EDITORIAL

A European circuit, a unanimous press, a boat that seduced investors and businesses but also fundamentally the talented skippers who are passionate about sailing, 2009 has marked a great turning point for Longtze Yachts, launched in May 2008.



The Longtze Yacht team, buoyed by the success and the enthusiasm aroused amongst both professionals and amateurs,  is now looking towards the 2010 season with an even bigger fleet and new owners whom we welcome with great pleasure into the class.



On the programme, an enticing menu of regattas: the European Tour is of-course on again (presentation at the Paris Salon Nautique), but also the Longtze Student Cup, a 5-event championship open to schools, universities and faculties whose kick-off is March next year. Not forgetting the Asian circuit and the regattas organised in Hong Kong.



You will find all the detail on our activities in this newsletter and on our new website www.longtze.org. A more user-friendly and detailed site, with new sections (notably a new multimedia owner’s guide), to inspire you to pursue the adventure or to simply get yourself out on the water.



In the meantime, all the Longtze Yacht team will be at the Paris Boatshow from the 5th to the 13th of December. We hope to see you there very soon.



From all the team at Longtze Yachts.

The Longtze Student Cup circuit

The Longtze Student Cup circuit was born from the enthusiasm for the Longtze from a group of students and from the interest created by the Longtze European Tour.Why not, then, launch an annual circuit dedicated to students?The idea has matured these last months. Today, directed by the LSC Management, the circuit is the result of negotiations and partnership between the students’ associations of the schools in Lyon, CPE Lyon, EMLYON Business School and Longtze Yachts.The circuit kicks off in March 2010 with the Hydro’s Cup and is open to schools, universities and faculties. It is also a great communications and hospitality vehicle aimed at businesses…with the same principle inaugurated with the Longtze European Tour : highly visual hulls and sails in the partner colours !

Circuit's programme
Hydro’s Cup : 13th and 14th March, Marseille (France)
La Course Croisière Edhec : 17th - 24th April, Brest (France)
Le Grand Prix de l’Ecole Navale : 16th - 20th May, Brest (France)
The Longtze Student Final : Place and dates to be confirmed

More informations
Longtze Student Cup website : click here
For the Sponsors, the Longtze marketing tools : click here

Prepare for your 2010 season

Take advantage of the 2009 rates until the Boatshow. A small increase is scheduled for 2010…
The Longtze Premier costs 24,079 Euro until December 31st 2009 and for all orders taken at the Paris Boatshow. A series boat includes : a hull and  deck totally equipped with Harken deck hardware, Lewmar cover, reinforced carbon keel with lead bulb, carbon rudder and tiller with stick extension, carbon mast and boom, Dyform rigging, running rigging, hiking straps, retractable carbon bowsprit.You can choose the colour of your boat from the 7 available gelcoats with assorted sails, without incurring extra costs : Red, Grey-Black, White, Yellow, Strawberry, Royal Blue and 2-coloured Orange- White. More information : click here

Purchase a Longtze on Sale
There are still boats from 2008 and 2009 available on sale !
To see the selection : click here
If you are interested, contact us by email : sales@longtze.org

Make your boat profitable
We have had strong demand from teams wanting to hire a Longtze for the weekend series and especially for the Longtze Student Cup series. Owners or future owners of Longtzes, this is your opportunity to hire out your boat.As an indication, hireage for the Longtze Student Cup covers 50% of the annual acquisition of the boat (based on cost of a 4-year credit period).If you are interested, contact us on the following email address:info@longtze.org

Hats off to - The Longtze European Tour 2009 !

What to say about the excitement that reigned on the waters of Lake Constance in the last reaches of the Bodensee Cup and the Longtze European Tour 2009 : it was in rounding the last mark of the last lap of the last regatta that clinched both the event and the championship.Suffice to say that you needed nerves of steel and a clear head! In this match it was Lufthansa (Luc Gellusseau) who surprised everyone coming to the fore in Switzerland. Just behind Nicolas Béranger (Kone), Eckhard Kaller (Wet feet) and Erwan Tabarly (Athema).Numerous Swiss teams equally showed their expertise, with Andréas Benz and Wieland Jarmo regularly in the leading group. To see the best moments on the Longtze European Tour on video : click here