Successful sponsorship project sails to the finish line

Successful sponsorship project sails to the finish line

After six successful years, HiQ is bringing to an end its HiQ Sailing Team
project and its partnership with Whyshore. The decision was taken by mutual
agreement and is based on different goals for the HiQ Sailing Team project in
the future. 


HiQ Sailing Team, the well-known 60-foot trimaran and one of the fastest sailing
boats in the world, has broken a number of records through the years. Among the
most spectacular were the events of December 2006, when HiQ Sailing Team sailed
around Gotland in a new record time of 17 hours 39 minutes - at an average speed
of nearly 21 knots! 

“We have had a very good partnership with Whyshore and HiQ Sailing Team for six
successful years. The trimaran has broken a number of records, offered our
clients and staff fantastic experiences and contributed greatly to building
internal pride and to gaining us attention. We have decided to bow out at the
top and I hope that we will carry out other projects with Whyshore in the
future. But HiQ Sailing Team has reached the finish for now,” says Lars Stugemo,
President and CEO of HiQ.

“We have had six fantastic years with HiQ Sailing Team during which, together
with HiQ, we rewrote the record books. Whyshore has a new crew with new
management and owners. Going forward we will focus on new competitions and goals
at the local and international arena. HiQ Sailing Team has been one of the most
successful Scandinavian projects with Swedish support,” says Klabbe Nylöf,
Managing Director of Whyshore.

Summary of HiQ Sailing Team's successful years:

2008
Winner of Gotland Runt, setting a new race record 
Broke every Scandinavian and Nordic record
Line honour, i.e. first boat to the finish in all competitions in which the boat
sailed 

2007 
Winner of Gotland Runt
Speed record Helsinki-Tallin
Speed record Tjörn Runt

2006
Winner of Nokia Oops Cup
Winner of Færder Race
Runner-up Gotland Runt

2005
3rd place Nokia Oops Cup
3rd place Gotland Runt	
Runner-up Færder Race
Runner-up Sjælland Rundt
New speed record in Lidingö Runt

2004
Runner-up Nokia Oops Cup
Runner-up Gotland Runt
Runner-up Færder Race
Runner-up Sjælland Rundt
New speed record in Gotland Runt

2003 
Winner of Nokia Oops Cup
Winner of Gotland Runt
Winner of Færder Race 
Winner of Sjælland Rundt
New speed record in Færder Race
New speed record in Sjælland Rundt

For more information, please contact:
Annika Billberg, Head of Corporate Communications HiQ, 
tel.: +46 (0)8-588 90 015, +46 (0)704-200 103, annika.billberg@hiq.se 


HiQ is an IT and management consultancy company focusing on high-tech solutions
in the fields of communications, software development and simulation technology.
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domestic market. HiQ employs nearly 1,200 people at offices in the Nordic region
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