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| TEAMORIGIN EXTREME 40 take line honours | full story |
| Saturday 28th, June 2008 |
| TEAMORIGIN Extreme 40 team takes line honours being the first boat round the race course in just 3 hours, 23 minutes and 50 seconds. |
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| Grapefruit on the move... | full story |
| Friday 14th, March 2008 |
| The new Grapefruit Graphics HQ in Whiteley |
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| HUGO BOSS takes 2nd | full story |
| Thursday 14th, February 2008 |
| As the lights of Barcelona slowly came into their view, so Alex and Capey knew that they’d had their final night at sea, and their adventure was finally drawing to a close. |
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| Estrella Damm | full story |
| Monday 2nd, July 2007 |
| Estrella Damm, Spain's most important brewer, has announced today that it will sponsor the first Spanish entry in the Barcelona World Race 2007 |
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| Puma VO70 Unveiling | full story |
| Monday 7th, May 2007 |
| Global sportslifestyle company Puma introduced its skipper, training boat and the Puma Racing Team at an official unveiling ceremony in Boston Harbour. |
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| Victory Challenge | full story |
| Friday 9th, February 2007 |
| Today SWE 96 was launched in the America’s Cup harbour in Valencia after a private ceremony with the Victory Challenge team. |
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| Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia | full story |
| Tuesday 30th, January 2007 |
| Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team's ITA 99, the new boat of the team led by Vincenzo Onorato, was christened and launched at 12.40 in Valencia. |
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| Mean Machine | full story |
| Thursday 14th, December 2006 |
| It was full speed ahead this week as the Mean Machine team began its intense testing and training programme. |
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| Aviva Challenge | full story |
| Thursday 18th, May 2006 |
| On the 18th May Dee Caffari entered the record books by becoming the first woman to sail single-handed non-stop around the world against the prevailing winds and currents. |
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| Areva French team for the 2007 America’s Cup | full story |
| Wednesday 5th, April 2006 |
| AREVA has decided to sponsor K-CHALLENGE in the 32nd America’s Cup which will be held in Valencia, Spain during the summer of 2007. |
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| London Boat Show 2006 | full story |
| Saturday 14th, January 2006 |
Grapefruit Graphics have just finished completing the Stand graphics for Holt.
Holt who are exhibiting at this year’s London Boat Show are renowned for their performance sailing hardware all around the world. |
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| Volvo Ocean Race Special Editions | full story |
| Wednesday 11th, January 2006 |
| In Honour of the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race, Volvo has released three Volvo Ocean Race Special Edition vehicles. |
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| Sunergy & Friends Volvo Open 70 | full story |
| Friday 18th, November 2005 |
We received a call on Monday morning, five days before the start of the Volvo Ocean Race, asking if we could fly down to Spain to graphic up a VO70. Not ever turning down a challenge we leapt at it and proceeded to finalize a design and produce the graphics in time to arrive in Spain on Wednesday.
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| Volvo Open 70 No.4 for Grapefruit! | full story |
| Tuesday 13th, September 2005 |
| With a resounding smash and the traditional blessing, Lady Gabriella Windsor brought down the Mumm Champagne bottle on the bowsprit of the black and red Volvo Open 70. The Black Pearl had her name. |
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| Artemis Ocean Racing | full story |
| Thursday 1st, September 2005 |
| Artemis, one of the UK’s leading investment companies, embarked on a major sailing sponsorship earlier this year with Brian Thompson and his Open 60 ‘Artemis’. The Artemis Ocean Racing Team officially launched the rebranded yacht formerly known as ‘Pindar’on the 1st September in Leith, Scotland. |
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| Launch of ABN AMRO 1 | full story |
| Wednesday 31st, August 2005 |
| ABN AMRO One hit the water today. This is the third Volvo Open 70 that Grapefruit Graphics have been used in the branding of the hull. |
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| Ericsson Launch | full story |
| Thursday 18th, August 2005 |
| The Ericsson Racing Team's Volvo Ocean 70 yacht, was last night baptised by her godmother, HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, at a spectacular christening ceremony in Gothenburg, Sweden. |
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| Second Volvo Open 70 for Grapefruit! | full story |
| Friday 12th, August 2005 |
| The Ericsson Racing Team has launched its Volvo Open 70 yacht at the Green Marine yard in Lymington. The yacht is now based at Vigo in Spain and is in the middle of extensive preparations for the Volvo Ocean Race. |
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| GB Row Challenge | full story |
| Wednesday 22nd, June 2005 |
| Four men have set off on a record attempt to row non-stop around the British coastline. Led by Lt William de Laszlo, 25, of south London, the oarsmen left from London's Tower Bridge on Tuesday afternoon on their 2,000-mile trip. |
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| Laureus World Sport Awards 2005 | full story |
| Sunday 15th, May 2005 |
At this year's sixth Laureus World Sports Awards held on the 15th and 16th May saw two days of exciting sporting events that culminated to the glamorous Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony.
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| Team Volvo for Life wins major Sports Industry Award | full story |
| Monday 9th, May 2005 |
Photo credit - Action Images
From Left to Right: Chris King (The Sports Recruitment Company), Annabel Croft, Sarah Rees (Sports Marketing and Sponsorship Manager for Volvo), Joe Worsley, and Will Lloyd (The Sports Recruitment Company).
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| ABN Amro VOR 70 | full story |
| Thursday 17th, March 2005 |
With the Volvo Ocean Race start fast approaching, Grapefruit Graphics are active working with a number of teams to get their sponsors noticed.
The upcoming race, starting in November will see the addition of the new bread of Volvo Ocean Race yacht class, the VOR70. |
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| Breitling Medcup Series | full story |
| Tuesday 1st, March 2005 |
| The second season of the Mediterranean circuit’s Breitling Medcup series saw 22 Transpac 52’s competing (including 13 purpose-built brand new ones), double the number of entrants that competed in the previous season. The series attracted an impressive line up of Olympic, America’s Cup and Volvo Ocean Race veterans. |
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| SKANDIA & now ECOVER | full story |
| Monday 7th, February 2005 |
STOP PRESS:
First Nick Moloney lost his keel on SKANDIA in the Vendee Globe, Now it's happened again. ECOVER has lost their's too!
Just 50 miles from the finish of the Vendee Globe, Singlehanded Round the World Race, Mike Golding onboard ECOVER lost his keel.
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| Well Done Ellen & Team! | full story |
| Monday 7th, February 2005 |
Ellen MacArthur has sailed her 75ft trimaran, B & Q Castorama into the record books by making the fastest ever singlehanded passage around the World.
She crossed the Ushant – Lizard finish line after 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes & 33 seconds. This time was 1 day, 8 hours and 36 minutes faster than the time set by the Frenchman Francis Joyon last year.
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| Volvo Masters Amateur Golf | full story |
| Friday 22nd, October 2004 |
One of the Worlds major golfing tournaments - The Volvo Masters Amateur, provides a platform for amateur golfers to put their passion & dedication to the test in a World-recognised and respected sporting event
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| London 2012 Candidate City | full story |
| Thursday 7th, October 2004 |
At the end of September, the Grapefruit Graphics Team put their support behind the London 2012 Candidate City bid to host the Olympic Games.
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| ISAF Youth World Championships. | full story |
| Wednesday 1st, September 2004 |
Grapefruit Graphics were pleased to be involved in the branding for the recent ISAF Youth World Championships.
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| Gold! | full story |
| Wednesday 25th, August 2004 |
Congratulations to Ben Ainslie, Shirley Robertson, Sarah Webb & Sarah Ayton who have all won Olympic Gold Medals in the past week in Athens.
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| Anna Kournikova & Ellen MacArthur start 'The Transat' | full story |
| Saturday 3rd, July 2004 |
Tennis star & top model Anna Kournikova was in Plymouth recently to help her fellow Omega Watches ambassader, Ellen MacArthur start the Transatlantic Race, The Transat.
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| Congratulations Ecover! | full story |
| Sunday 20th, June 2004 |
Mike Golding sailing the Open 60 yacht 'Ecover' has won The Transat race from Plymouth to Boston in a record breaking time of 12 days, 15 hours, 18 minutes & 8 seconds.
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| Skandia Open 60 Launch | full story |
| Tuesday 1st, June 2004 |
| With 'The Transat' fast approaching, Nick Moloney launched his re-branded Open 60 recently on the River Thames in London. |
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| Norwich Union Grand Prix Athletics | full story |
| Saturday 1st, May 2004 |
Grapefruit Graphics are pleased to be associated with Norwich Union sponsored UK Grand Prix athletics.
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| Cristabella 2004 | full story |
| Tuesday 20th, April 2004 |
The Grapefruit Graphics team recently paid a visit to Palma, Majorca to breathe new life into one of the top performing yachts on the Spanish IMS circuit.
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| Ben Ainslie wins third Finn World Championship in a row! | full story |
| Tuesday 24th, February 2004 |
Under instruction from Fast Track Events, Grapefruit Graphics are pleased to be associated with the ‘Team Volvo for Life’ sailing scheme.
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| Grapefruit Graphics & Snowsport GB | full story |
| Tuesday 17th, February 2004 |
| Snowsport GB, the governing body for Skiing & Snowboarding recently commissioned Grapefruit Graphics to brand their new fleet of sponsored Audi cars. |
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| Mirabella V Hits the Water | full story |
| Monday 22nd, December 2003 |
The World's largest single masted yacht ever built was launched recently at the Vosper Thornycroft shipyard in Southampton.
Mirabella V is set to become one of the most famous yachts ever built. |
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| Skandia Wild Thing | full story |
| Friday 31st, October 2003 |
At over 30m long Skandia Wild Thing is Australia's biggest ever ocean racing yacht.
Launched in October 2003 the yacht has a busy schedule including the JP Morgan regatta, Canon Big Boat Challenge, British Trophy Regatta and culminating in the prestigious Sydney-Hobart Race |
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| Holt Tide Ride | full story |
| Thursday 9th, October 2003 |
| Grapefruit Graphics were pleased to be a sub sponsor at this year's HOLT TIDE RIDE. |
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| Grapefruit Graphics at the J Cup | full story |
| Saturday 23rd, August 2003 |
| The J Cup Regatta held this year in the Channel Islands & open to all of the classes built by the American company J Boats. |
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| Skandia Cowes Waterfront | full story |
| Friday 22nd, August 2003 |
| Nick Moloney & Sam Davis are this year taking part in the Transat Jacques Vabre Race, a punishing double handed race from France to Brazil. |
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| Pindar | full story |
| Thursday 21st, August 2003 |
Emma Richards has renewed her association with printing giant Pindar.
They have cleverly aquired Graham Dalton's Open 60 HSBC and after spending time in the JMV yard in Cherbourg she is ready to compete in this years Jacque Bavre race to Brazil. |
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| Nokia Sponsors Enigma of London | full story |
| Wednesday 20th, August 2003 |
| Enigma of London is the new Reichel-Pugh maxi yacht owned by Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone. |
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| Grapefruit Graphics at Cowes Week | full story |
| Tuesday 12th, August 2003 |
| Competing at Cowes Week 2003, numerous boats across the classes were branded especially for the event by Grapefruit Graphics |
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| Grapefruit Graphics at the Admirals Cup | full story |
| Wednesday 23rd, July 2003 |
| This summer we were pleased to design & apply graphics for many of the teams competing in the prestigious Admirals Cup. |
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