Rich Wilson Skipper

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A Series of Sponsorship Opportunities
2007
LE DEFI ATLANTIQUE
2008
2008-9
Rich Wilson Skipper
Great American III(ex-VM Materiaux,ex-Solidaires
)
Dreams are only foolish to those who dare not
go. Bob Dotson, NBC-TV Nightly News
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Transat Jacques Vabre 2007Doublehanded Race,
France to Brazil4,000 miles, 20 days Le Defi
Atlantique 2007 Solo Race, Brazil to France 4,000
miles, 20 days
The Transat 2008Solo Race, UK to USA3,000 miles
15 days
In my NEXT life, I want to be you.  What great
adventures you have!  And what a wonderful thing
you are doing for education.  Aren't modern
computer technology and Rich Wilson something?!
Bob Dotson (NBC-TV) email to Rich Wilson
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Vendee Globe 2008-9 Solo Race, Non-Stop, Around
the World25,000 miles, 100 days
Wow, The Vendee, that is a big project. Yes,
youre the obvious person to do it. Merfyn
Owen, Owen-Clarke Design
It is a wonderful event the most challenging
sailing event there is you should do it.
Russell Bowler, Farr Yacht Design
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Rich WilsonSailing

• 2004 The Transat (Plymouth - Boston) Great
  American II - Class 2 Multihulls 2nd
• 2003 World Record Hong Kong - New York
  Great American II vs. clipper Sea Witch, 72 days
  21 hours
• 2001 World Record New York - Melbourne
  Great American II vs. clipper Mandarin, 68 days
  10 hours
• 1993 World Record San Francisco - Boston
  Great American II vs. clipper Northern Light, 69
  days 20 hours
• 1990 San Francisco - Boston Great American
  capsizes off Cape Horn
• 1988 C-STAR Curtana Class V Multihulls
  1st
• 1980 Newport Bermuda Holger Danske
  Overall Winner Skipper

Awards
Clubs

• 2004 Cruising Club of America Blue Water
  Medal
• 2004 Storm Trysail Club Hugh Kilmer Trophy
• 2003 National Maritime Historical Society
  Outstanding Achievement

• New York Yacht Club
• Cruising Club of America
• Storm Trysail Club
• Eastern Yacht Club
• U.S. Sailing

Felicitations pour ton fantastique et courageux
record. Francis Joyon
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Rich WilsonSailor, Teacher, Author, Businessman

• Educated at Harvard (72), M.I.T. (76),
  Harvard Business School (82)
• sitesALIVE! Founder CEO 1990-present
• Pioneer in creating 75 live, interactive,
  global, learning adventures online
• Award - 2001 Newspaper Innovators in Education
• Award - 1999 Ziff-Davis Internet (Children
  Education)
• Racing A Ghost Ship Walker Co., 1996
• 1997 Scientific American Young Readers Book
  Award

Rich has a gift for relating to children, and
they respond to him for what he is a genuinely
unselfish hero of a kind we seldom see anymore.
Bob Niehaus, Morgan Stanley
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Media Coverage(from Vendee Globe 2004-5)
Bonduelle Our sponsorship returned 50M Euros in
media value. Summary Public Relations Report
from Vendee Globe 2004-5
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Media Coverage 3 world record voyages of Rich
Wilson Great American II

• TV Radio
• NBC-TV Nightly News
• NBC-TV - Today Show
• CNN
• National Public Radio
• Newspapers
• USA Today
• New York Times
• Washington Post
• Los Angeles Times
• San Francisco Chronicle
• Boston Globe
• Philadelphia Inquirer
• Seattle Times
• Denver Post
• Detroit News

• Magazines
• Readers Digest
• Sports Illustrated
• Sail Sailing World Cruising World
• Internet
• CNN.com
• NYTimes.com
• WashingtonPost.com

Press surrounds Wilson at finishof San
Francisco-BostonWorld Record
An extra measure of rum for those boys tonight.
Tom Brokaw, NBC-TV Nightly News
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EducationNewspaper in EducationSkippers essays
published in newspapersand delivered to schools
families nationwide

• Newspaper Partners
• Los Angeles Times
• San Francisco Chronicle
• Seattle Times
• Miami Herald
• Baltimore Sun
• Philadelphia Inquirer
• Newsday (NY)
• Hartford Courant
• Boston Globe, etc.

• sitesALIVE Program
• Teachers Guide
• 15 Weekly Features
• 1/4 page
• Written by Wilson at sea
• 10 million readers weekly
• 250,000 students
• 150 million sponsor exposures

Its the only thing were doing in school that
is really happeninginstead of just
pretending.6th grader, Merion, Pennsylvania
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Educationwww.sitesalive.com
Skipper Rich Wilsoninteractive at sea online
Team of Expertsinteractive ashore online
A fascinating way to teach about health. Dr.
Brien Barnewolt, Tufts-New England Medical Center
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Asthma Asthma Allergy Foundation of America
(AAFA) American Lung Association (ALA)

• Skipper Rich Wilson
• Severe asthma, 5 medications daily
• Inspirational role model for young and old
• Awards
• 1990 - Honored by ALA-National as
  SuperAchiever
• 1993 - Honored by ALA-Massachusetts with
  Christmas Seals Hero Award
• 2005 - Honored by Partners Asthma Center
• AAFA
• 15 Chapters
• 120 Education Support Groups
• ALA
• 50 State Chapters nationwide

If he can do that, I can do anything. 16
year old girl with asthma
You are truly a source of pride and inspiration
to those of us at the ALA. John Garrison,
President, ALA
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AdultsAmerican Association of Retired Persons
(AARP)

• Skipper Rich Wilson, AARP Member
• At 58 years old during the 2008/9 race,
  Rich may be the oldest competitor
• AARP Rationales
• Role model for 36M members (50 years old)
• Intergenerational
• Grandparents, parents, and grandchildren on a
  family voyage of discovery by newspaper series
  and live, interactive website
• Science, Geography, Math, History, Oceans,
  Climate
• Asthma - 3 million AARP members
• Interaction with Team of Health Experts on
• Nutrition, Fitness, Sleep, Emergency Medicine,
  Asthma

Also, worth noting is that the Rich Wilsons
adventure is being accessed by adult members
almost as much as our under 18 members. Paul
Stapleton, Prodigy
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Contact Rich Wilson, President sitesALIVE
Foundation, Inc. 63 Main Street Gloucester,
Massachusetts 01930, USA rich.wilson_at_sitesali
ve.com 1.978.282.7766 tel Skype richwilson