The brand new Port Louis Marina by Camper & Nicholsons Marinas.

For the first time in the sixteen years of the event, yachts taking part in the annual Grenada Sailing Festival will all be able to dock at a 'Home Port', the brand new Port Louis Marina by Camper & Nicholsons Marinas. The Port Louis Grenada Sailing Festival & Digicel Work Boat Regatta will run from 30 January to 3 February and event organisers promise four days of challenging top quality racing. There are some changes planned in the schedule, including for the first time a full-fleet Pursuit Race, to make the sailing experience even better for yachts taking part. 2009 also will be the first year that there will be racing classes under both CSA and IRC Rules.

Clyde Rawls, General Manager C&N Port Louis Marina, commented: "We are extremely pleased to have become presentation partners of this important National event, and providing a central base for participating yachts. Steadily over the years the Grenada Sailing Festival has put the island back onto the map of international sailing. We believe that a partnership with Camper & Nicholsons, a name linked with quality and prestige, will result in even greater numbers of yachts heading for and staying in Grenada. We look forward to welcoming owners, skippers and crews to Port Louis in January and providing a taste of what is to come in the future."

The ever-popular After-Race Party scene will also have a new character thanks to the work of a planning group made up of event organisers and sponsors. Headed by Brian Sylvester, Bryden & Minors' brand manager for Mount Gay, with key members Brenda Baptiste of Colombian Emeralds; Digicel's Raelene Lazarus and Joslyn Smith of Heineken, expertise and advice is being pooled from many sources to make 2009 a Fun Festival to remember. New plans include a 'Pirates of Calivigny' Party at the new Le Phare Bleu Marina and a return to the ever-popular Aquarium beachside restaurant for a 'Taste of Spice' night. Prize presentations will have extra sparkle with Moet & Chandon champagne all the way.

Summing up, Danny Donelan, Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator for C&N Port Louis said, "This is a particularly exciting time for Camper & Nicholsons, the Grenada Sailing Festival and Grenada. The island's image in the international yachting scene is changing, and with the new initiative of the Southern Caribbean Regatta Circuit, there will be even more interest in staying in this region. Being a key player in the Port Louis Grenada Sailing Festival and encouraging more sailors to experience the great friendliness and great facilities that are on offer is a very big part of our commitment to making Grenada a premier international sailing destination."

For more information about booking dock space contact Danny Donelan on danny.donelan@cnportlouismarina.com or call +1 (473) 435 7432.

Look for details on the Festival website www.grenadasailingfestival.com, designed and managed by TSL Grenada Ltd., the official Internet Partner of the Festival.

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