CAPE TOWN PRACTICAL MEDIA GUIDE November - 0 December 0 volvooceanrace.com
Dear Media, This is a practical guide to the media facilities at the Race Village. The official Media Guide for the Volvo Ocean Race 0- can be found here http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/media/en.html There are many ways to follow the Volvo Ocean Race online, via our App and our social media channels, and there are many other tools and assets the media can access. Media Hub A central source of information about the race, results, history, the sailors. Image Library An archive of photos from our photographers and the Onboard Reporters on each boat. Broadcast Room Where broadcast media can access Video News Releases, live conferences with the boats, video from the Onboard Reporters and more. Press Releases & Video News Releases Alerts Sign-up for press releases, Video News Release alerts, Best Videos & Images alerts or Feature Opportunities. All media enquiries: press@volvooceanrace.com
How to find us The Race Village in Cape Town is located at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 00, South Africa Approximately a 0- taxi journey from Cape Town International airport
volvooceanrace.com Map of Area MAPFRE DONGFENG RACE TEAM AKZONOBEL BRUNEL TURN THE TIDE ON PLASTIC SUN HUNG KAI/ SCALLYWAG Each team has their own dedicated Team Base open to view by the public and for hosting guests. Vestas th Hour Racing Team Base is located on Jetty.
volvooceanrace.com OFFICE / East Pier : Media Centre & TV Compound QUAY SIDE 000 000 0 Business Development. Events&Sponsorship pax RACE MANAGEMENT pax.sqm OFFICE 0sqm 0 pax sqm BALCONY ROLLER Worldsport Manager tea/coffee, etc table 0 (no access) 00 down 000 INTERNATIONAL JURY OFFICE pax sqm MEDIA OFFICE AREA pax sqm Water dispensers PWR PWR PWR Lockers PWR PWR Lockers % L L 0 * C NM M P R 00 MEETING FOR 0 PERSONS,sqm LP * POWER 000 00 MEDIA MANAGEMENT OFFICE 0 pax sqm printer 00 OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS OFFICE pax, sqm MEDIA MEETING Room sqm 000 SAFE&SECURE STORAGE ROOM sqm 0 000 00 00 P M, UTP / desk /desk R MN C COMMON AREA SCREEN ICT OFFICE STORAGE sqm * MEETING ROOM pax sqm, UTP / desk /desk PRINT JOURNALISTS AREA pax UTPphotocopier photocopier PWR 000 PWR CEO OFFICES sqm 0 * PL % L L PWR, UTP / desk /desk C R P M MN Lockers ICT OFFICE sqm 0pax 000 000 tea/coffee, etc table SCREEN F KITCHEN m² Refreshments area sqm SCREEN Water dispensers F 00 CEO OFFICES sqm (no access) ICT SERVER ROOM.sqm F Water dispensers SCREEN * 0 * PL % L L BALCONY 00 000 0 ROLLER (no access) 000 000 00 ROOF 00 000 000 000 POWER 00 OCEAN SIDE The Media Centre is located on the first floor next to the Race & Event Management offices. The Media Accreditation office is located on the ground floor below the Media Centre.
JETTY & The Globe Volvo Pavilion Vestas th Hour Racing Team Base AkzoNobel Race Boat Experience Musto Store Sailors Terrace Entrance to Race Village Volvo Ocean Fleet Blue Water Activation Areas
Key information Media accreditation Please sign up to media accreditation prior to your arrival. You can do this by filling in your details on the following link: volvooceanrace-accreditation.com On the day that you arrive at the Race Village, please collect your accreditation from the accreditation centre located on the ground floor of the East Pier offices. Please ensure that you have your ID with you. Please note, we can accept accreditation on the day, however the process may take some time. Arrival of the Fleet / Media Alerts Please follow our digital channels for the latest information around timings of the boat arrivals in Cape Town at the end of Leg. https://twitter.com/raceexperts http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/raceblog.html Stopover media can join a WhatsApp group to be alerted to boat arrivals at - hours to estimated arrival. Press boats depart - hour. Please register for this group at the Media Centre or email marketing@worldsport.co.za On arrival the boat will dock at the pontoon, a team prize giving will take place at the Arrivals Stage after docking - a media pen is located in front of the stage. Media interview opportunities will be coordinated with the relevant team Press Officer after the prize giving at the Volvo Pavilion. Press Boat Allocation We have a number of places available on our press/photo boats. Press boats will be available for the Arrivals, In-Port Race and Leg Start. To apply for a place on the press boats, please email press@volvooceanrace.com or register on site at the Media Centre. The cut-off time to apply for a place on a press boat is 00 local time on the day prior to the scheduled event. Places are granted upon merit of the the media assignment. The decision on press boat places is made by the Organising Authority. Media Centre Opening Hours (local time) 000 to 00 hours th November - th December 000 to 000 hours th - 0th December The Media Centre will also be open for for each boat arrival into Cape Town if this takes place outside of normal office hours.
Race Schedule Other Infos: CAPE TOWN VO sailing: On Wednesday, December we have a number of places available for media to go on board the racing boats for the Practice Race starting at 00 local time. Please email amy.monkman@volvooceanrace.com to register your interest (places are limited). ACTIVITY.. ETA of fleet.. Race Village opens 00.. Practice Race / 00-00.. Pro-Am Races x / start times 00,, 0,.. Skippers Press Conference / start time 000 @ The Globe.. In-Port Race / 00-00.. Volvo Ocean Boat Tours (dockside) 0.. Leg start Cape Town to Melbourne / start time 00 ETA Estimated time of arrival Practice Race x onboard media places per VO Pro-Am Race Sailing race for hospitality guests In-Port Race Official regatta within the In-Port Race Series Tour of a Volvo Ocean : On Saturday, December we can offer a tour of a VO for up to guests. Tour on Team Brunel between 00-00; Tour on team AkzoNobel between 0-0; and Tour on Dongfeng Race Team between 0-0. Please email amy.monkman@volvooceanrace.com to register your interest. Safety & security - your equipment and personal possessions are your responsibility. Volvo Ocean Race S.L.U. take no responsibility for loss or damage. Disclaimer - if you go on the water on board a racing boat, you will be required to sign a disclaimer form. We will require an ID number (passport, NIE) and details of an emergency contact person. Parking Limited parking is available for accredited media. Please contact XXX for more information. Useful Infos: Local currency is the Rand. euro = rand. Tipping is normal. Pin and credit card payment accepted everywhere. Time zone SAST (South Africa Standard Time) UTC/GMT + hours. Weather: average temperature of around degrees Celsius with average high of and low of ; often windy and a high UV-index of. Power: -pin plugs. Safety: the V&A Waterfront area is considered safe.
Other Race Village Activities CAPE TOWN ACTIVITY Nov - 0 Dec Kadir van Louizen Photo Exhibition Nov - Dec CoCreate Design / Making Waves for Change Nov - 0 Nov Schools Programme Nov - Dec Science and Management Conference - Achieving Integrated Regional Ocean Governance through Integrated Ecosystem Nov - Dec The Innovation Station - Ocean Plastics with See Saw Do Nov - Dec Ocean Film Festival curated by Wavescape 0 Nov Boat Builders Conference Dec Heal the Hood / graffiti and music activation Dec Beach Clean-Up with Two Oceans Aquarium Dec - Dec Amphitheatre Performances Dec Event Incubation Conference Dec - Dec Volvo Ocean Race Capte Town Ocean Summit Please visit http://volvooceanracecapetown.co.za/ for further information
Contacts: Cape Town Stopover marketing@worldsport.co.za Volvo Ocean Race press@volvooceanrace.com Volvo Ocean Race S.L.U. Muelle nº0 de Levante Puerto de Alicante 000 Alicante, Spain volvooceanrace.com Team Contacts: Team AkzoNobel teamakzonobel@mallory-group.com Team Brunel bart@teambrunel.com Dongfeng Race Team julia@dongfengraceteam.com MAPFRE desafiomapfre@infosailing.net Sun Hung Kai / Scallyway kim@pyshk.hk Turn The Tide on Plastic emily@deecaffari.com Vestas th Hour Racing tjomc@vestas.com