Event Partners

Raymarine
Raymarine makes high-performance marine electronics for boating and sailing enthusiasts. With a legacy of marine navigation technology spanning over 80 years, Raymarine products are renowned today for their ease-of-use, rugged design, and reliability. Raymarine is continually innovating to deliver best-in-class sensors and intelligent navigation systems - making boaters’ time on the water safer and more fun.

Hydrovane
Hydrovane is a self-steering windvane system that is a completely independent mechanical system (ie. non-electrical) and steers the boat on a wind-based course. It is an auxiliary rudder type of windvane, meaning it has its semi-balanced rudder that is independent of the boat’s main steering system.

Range global Services
With a satellite phone from Range Global Services all of your equipment and airtime service is included in one low monthly fee. Range Global Services provides the lowest prices and best customer service for those needing or using satellite communications. Website www.rangeglobal.com

International Association of Cape Horners (IACH)
The IACH maintains a register accounting for around 1850 sailors who have rounded the Horn during a circumnavigation on crewed passages, 150 single-handed with stops and just 180 solo non-stop. Sailors in the GSC will be awarded IACH membership on successfully rounding Cape Horn.

Royal Western Yacht Club of England
Acting Rear Commodore Oceanic, Adrian Gray said “This is a great opportunity for both the RWYC and the GSC to work together in promoting the spirit of Corinthian, short-handed Oceanic Sailing – a discipline that the RWYC is proud to have created and continues to develop to this very day.”