Corum - Ultimate Act of the Challenge Julius Baer
This ultimate act of the competition promises an intense race as the podium holders are known but their classification has to be determined. This week-end, September 17th to 19th, the twelve teams will compete for the victory of the Grand Prix Corum between la Societe Nautique de Geneve and the Creux de Genthod. The winner of the regatta will be rewarded with an Admiral's Cup Chronograph 48 Grand Prix Corum.
Corum, a key player in the sailing world, establishes itself currently in all the major competitions on the circuit. After announcing two partnerships in 2009 with team Okalys-Corum and giving its name to the Corum Grand Prix (one of the major races of the Challenge Julius Baer), the independent watchmaker is continuing its conquest in 2010 by recruiting the talented and charismatic Loïck Peyron and announcing its partnership with the Bol d'Or Mirabaud in April allowing to underline a prestigious calendar year echoing the 50th anniversary of the iconic Admiral's Cup collection. The waters of Lake Geneva are now under the Corum flag which will close the 2010 sailing season of the Challenge Julius Baer by offering a Grand Prix Corum 2010 limited edition timepiece to the winner of the regatta.
Ultimate act of the season, the Grand Prix Corum is decisive for the podium. Considering the very low number of points between the three finalists the podium will be highly competed and foresees a challenged regatta. Twelve catamarans will take the start off Geneva lakefronts this week-end.
General classification of the Challenge Julius Baer before the Grand Prix Corum
Last year, team Okalys-Corum, helmed by Loïck Peyron, came close to victory by winning a silver medal in the final of the Challenge Julius Baer. Having concluded 2009 season tied in points with Team Alinghi, the season 2010 turned out much more difficult for the team. Okalys-Corum enters the Grand Prix Corum with 29 points and 6th position of the general classification. The podium of the Challenge Julius Baer is out of reach this year, but with three consecutive victories (2005-2008) and a second place in 2009, the Grand Prix Corum remains one of Nicolas Grange's and his team's favorite competition. Let's wager that the wind of victory will blow in their sails to conclude this season in beauty and win the official Grand Prix Corum watch.
Admiral's Cup Chronograph 48 Grand Prix Corum
As an official partner of the Corum Grand Prix and the Okalys-Corum team, the brand is launching this year an official Grand Prix 2010 timepiece with the Okalys-Corum team colors. In line with the Admiral's Cup collection, this new timepiece joins the iconic models of the brand. With a titanium case and a dodecagonal bezel in rubber, the Admiral's Cup Chronograph 48 provides a dial decorated with monochromatic nautical pennants contrasted by the hour markers, a second hand and two counter's hands (minute counter at 3 o'clock and small second counter at 9 o'clock) enhanced with the Okalys-Corum team's iconic orange color.
The Admiral's Cup Chronograph 48 Grand Prix 2010 Corum houses the caliber CO753, a mechanical chronograph movement with an automatic winding COSC certified chronometer, a reference in terms of reliability and accuracy. This Corum Grand Prix 2010 watch is perfectly suited to the technical performance of the Decision 35 Okalys-Corum.
Best Picture Reward
Corum organises a photography competition during the Grand Prix Corum. The brand invites all amateurs and professionals to take and send their best picture of the D35 Oklays-Corum and its team in navigation during the week-end at event@Corum.ch. The jury, composed of Loïck Peyron, ambassador and prestigious sailor, Nicolas Grange, proprietary of the D35 Okalys-Corum, Loris Von Siebenthal, professional photograph and Gaelle Gygax-Zosso, communication director at Corum, will select the best picture. The winner will be rewarded with a sailing tour on the Okalys-Corum catamaran.
The participation conditions are available on our website www.Corum.ch
Chief Executive Officer of Corum, Antonio Calce said:
Nicolas Grange, owner, skipper and helmsman of the Okalys-Corum added: