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Vector World is leading the high-end powerboat and performance yacht industry on a brave new trajectory putting the ultimate combination of power and craftsmanship into the hands, also hearts, of the owners, participants and followers of their awe-inspiring powerboats and performance yachts.

PROVEN MARINE PERFORMANCE

Similar to a current Formula 1 racing team, Vector works with the world’s best shipyards to design and manufacture their boats. Instantly recognisable by their sharp silhouettes, sleek contours, carbon construction and race-driven designs, the Vector brand is as worthy of its place in the world’s most exclusive ports, and the most prestigious open water endurance racing events: a fact embodied in the Vector Martini Racing Team.

A PIONEERING APPROACH

Always striving to push the boundaries, Vector founders - media entrepreneur Malcolm Crease and world-renowned powerboat pilot Peter Dredge - have taken the marine industry to a whole new level. Proven manufacturing quality and performance are combined with a ground-breaking multimedia and brand marketing platform, offering unrivalled and breathtaking access to the highest level of marine motorsport for the first time in decades.

UNPARALLELED EXPERIENCE

Through its unique and innovative iRace and iRace-Pro platforms, both companies and individuals are able to personally experience Vector’s top-of-the-range V40R powerboat, at speeds of over 100mph. The iRace programme is led by Peter Dredge and supported by a multiple World Championship winning team who, between them, have covered many thousands of miles of competitive endurance racing and still retain 15 World Endurance Records.

Alongside Vector iRace, the company is also developing a number of media and content platforms around the versatile V40R including a new reality television show, a feature film franchise and even a 1-Class design endurance racing series launching in the Asia Pacific region. The new powerboats will be fitted with bespoke design and cutting-edge audio visual technology, so even land-based supporters can for the first time enjoy an unsurpassed racing experience.

Vector WorldProven powerboat performance on a pioneering trajectory



A race boat of superior design and record-breaking firsts

The official powerboat of the Vector Martini race team, the V40R is the eye-catching ambassador of the Vector range, and a prime example of the way in which recent advances in technology have radically improved both design and performance.

RACE THROUGH TIME

In 2005, Vector created the V28R, modelled on the legendary B28 ‘Bat Boat’ designed by Ocke Mannerfelt. The original Bat Boat was so fast that it was temporarily banned from competition following too many victories. Vector instantly recognised a record-breaker on the horizon, and its development team set to work.

In 2010, Vector unveiled the V40R: a bigger, faster and safer boat race boat which was soon followed by a successful retail version, the V40GT. An undisputed queen of the seas, the next generation V40R was destined to become the Vector Martini Racing version being used today throughout the entire Vector platform.

HERE AND NOW

Despite the rise in amateur powerboat racing, elite racing models such as Vector’s V40R are reserved for the very best, skilled and professional drivers; much like Formula 1 cars. Ground-breaking technology has enhanced both speed and safety, heightening the experience of all who get the rare chance to travel on board.

The V40R is rigged with a bespoke state-of-the-art camera system to capture the Vector Martini Team’s epic feats in broadcast quality, proving beyond all doubt that this is truly a power boating force to be reckoned with. And if anyone is left in any doubt whatsoever, there is the unique opportunity for sponsor-partners now to step aboard and experience it for themselves.

VECTOR V40R SPECIFICATIONS

LOA: 40’0”

Beam: 11’2”

Hull Weight: 11,500 - 13,000 lbs

Drives: Engines: 2 x Mercury Racing 1100hp Mercury NXT SSM 1:1.65

Props: Mercury Racing

Gearbox: Mercury 1350 electricallyshift-able

Props: Mercury Racing

Gearbox: Mercury 1350 electricallyshift-able

Speed Max: 135mph

Range: 400 Nautical Miles



Driver ProfilesThe Vector Martini Offshore Endurance Team

15 World Records2 World Championships3 European Championships

MALCOLM CREASE (44) FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

An entrepreneur at heart, since 2000 Malcolm has launched several successful media-related businesses. Prior to this he held senior commercial roles at MTV Europe, The FA Premier League, UEFA, FIFA and Formula 1. Malcolm’s passion for powerboats dates back to his participation in the Sunseeker XS Racing Team with Peter Dredge, in 2002/03, and their subsequent development of the XSR-48 Superboat before his acquisition of the Vector brand in 2012.

PETER DREDGE (51) FOUNDER AND CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER LEAD PILOT AND HEAD OF iRACE PROGRAMME

A technical designer and competitive powerboat racer for over 30 years, Peter has unparalleled powerboat design, development and retail experience in the performance marine sector.

He also held the post of Director of Powerboat Racing and Recreational Motor-boating at the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) for 14 years.

He was responsible for developing many of the safety standards and guidelines used today, in all aspects of recreational and professional powerboat racing. Peter has won two World and three European Championships and has broken 21 World Speed and Endurance Records, 15 of which still stand today.

VINCENT O’NEILL MBE (44) CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

An engineer and former military Special Forces commander, Vincent brings over 25 years of experience in operational co-ordination to the Vector leadership team. He has initiated and led large scale projects in the energy, maritime and event management sectors, including a key role in the preparation and delivery of the London 2012 Olympics.

He has held senior commercial, operational and military consulting roles to governments, and major international corporations. Vincent joined Vector in March 2014 as Director of Operations and to spearhead the development of Vector Marine in the commercial and surveillance sectors.



Martini Racing, one of the most iconic names in world motorsport, has recently been catapulted back into the spotlight after a 25 year absence from competitive racing. The Italian superbrand was lured back onto the water through a unique naming rights partnership with the newly-formed Vector Offshore Racing Team, now renamed Vector Martini Racing.

A WELCOME RETURN

Martini boasts a rich heritage in the powerboat industry but the Vector Martini Racing Team will be the first British team in history to carry the distinguished blue and red racing stripes. With a self-assured desire for victory, Martini is a playful and confident brand leader, perfectly at home in the adrenaline-fuelled world of racing and powerboats which sits alongside its recent high-profile partnership with the Williams Formula 1 Team.

THE MARTINI RACING REVIVAL

The new team was unveiled at the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix in April 2014, a bold statement which left powerboat experts and admirers alike in no doubt as to where this team would be pitched competitively. Its launch event was supported by the Williams Martini Racing Formula 1 team which included both Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas driving the V40R, followed by a series of localised iRace activations at Formula 1 weekends which drew admiring crowds at circuits all over the world.

RECORD-BREAKING TEAM

The powerful combination of Vector’s expertise and Martini’s internationally recognised branding have undoubtedly initiated new global interest powerboat racing, with over 420,000 people from around the world now following the Team’s Facebook page in the first year. This new audience will witness, first-hand and for the first time, the team’s unique attempts in 2015 and beyond to set and break numerous World Endurance Records around the globe, taking this rarely seen platform to new and emerging markets.

THE VECTOR IRACE PROGRAMME

The Vector Martini V40R powerboat has been designed in a 2 + 2 closed-canopy configuration to allow passengers to travel at high speed in the boat. The Vector iRace programme is a unique experience platform provided to team sponsors, where selected guests and journalists are given the opportunity to safely experience speeds of up to 100mph on the open water in a controlled environment. Vector is the only team in the

world currently able to offer such a programme which last year carried over 200 corporate guests in locations such as Monaco and Lake Como.

THE VECTOR IRACE-PRO PROGRAMME

In addition to the iRace Programme, Vector has assembled a team of very high-profile media and sports professionals who will all be trained and qualify as powerboat racing pilots. Each will then embark as a Qualified Crew Member in one of the 10 World Endurance Records scheduled over the next 2 years, being filmed for television as a new adventure reality TV show for a major international broadcasting network.

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Vector Martini RacingPowerful partnership reignites the famous Martini stripes



One of the most iconic brands in the world, MARTINI is the leading name in Italian winemaking and a purveyor of the highest quality amortised and sparkling wines.

The award-winning, vibrant and bittersweet taste of the MARTINI range is the result of secret blends of more than 40 botanicals sourced from the finest locations across the globe. The MARTINI portfolio includes: MARTINI Bianco, MARTINI Rosato, MARTINI Rosso, MARTINI Extra Dry, MARTINI Asti, MARTINI Moscato d’Asti, MARTINI Prosecco, MARTINI Rose, MARTINI Brut and MARTINI Royale. Created in 1863 in Turin, Italy, MARTINI is today part of the Bacardi group portfolio and continues to be the market leader of the category.

The MARTINI brand’s long-standing relationship with motorsport, and rich history of sponsorship and participation in worldwide sporting

events, began in 1968 with the creation of MARTINI Racing.

With the brand’s return to powerboating, MARTINI will give consumers a taste of life in the fast lane, bringing a renewed sense of Italian style and glamour to the water and beyond so that a new generation will fall in love with the gioia di vivere (the Italian “joy of living”) that MARTINI brings to the world.

The MARTINI brand is part of the portfolio of Bacardi Limited, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited.

For more information, please visit www.martini.com

Partner InformationMartini



In 2015 this proud family-run company continues to celebrate over half a century as the market leader in technical sailing gear and as a premium lifestyle brand. Henri Lloyd’s track record of innovations have paved the way for all modern foul weather clothing, setting the standards throughout the generations for performance and comfort.

Founded in 1963 in Manchester, England by the late Mr Henry Strzelecki MBE, and managed by his sons Martin and Paul since the 1980s, this British specialist clothing brand has pioneered the development of modern foul weather clothing technology and design.

Starting from the very early days with ‘Mr Henri’, the company introduced a number of design firsts which are now accepted as industry standards including the first ever Bri-Nylon® garment with hand-taped seams, the first integral safety harness, the first non-corrosive zip and the use of Velcro® as a closure on garments to name but a few.

Henri Lloyd’s association with the world’s sailing elite includes working with the early pioneers of solo circumnavigation and exploration: Sir Francis Chichester, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Sir Alec Rose, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and over the past twenty years with Sir Ben Ainslie CBE, quadruple Olympic Gold Medallist, America’s Cup winner and Team Principle of BAR. Henri Lloyd is also proud to have had gear worn in almost every major Round-the-World Race over the past five decades, allowing Henri Lloyd to stay at the forefront of intelligent innovation.

Henri Lloyd was also the proud sponsor of the winning entry in the Clipper 2013-14 Round-the-World Race: Henri Lloyd – 50 Years of Pioneering Spirit, and is also the official technical clothing supplier and merchandise partner to Ben Ainslie Racing and British America’s Cup Team. Henri Lloyd’s strong international presence sees the brand represented in over 50 countries worldwide.

For more information about Henri Lloyd and its products and services, please visit www.henrilloyd.com

Partner InformationHenri Lloyd



TimelineVector World and Vector Martini Racing

2014 20156 April 2014 Vector, the British powerboat racing team and global manufacturer of high-performance powerboats and performance yachts, announces its partnership with Martini® to create the Official Vector Martini Racing™ team at the 2014 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. 6 May 2014 Y.CO announce a long-term strategic partnership with Vector Martini Racing™ as part of a far-reaching strategy to bring the superyacht and powerboating lifestyles closer together.

31 August 2014 Vector Martini Racing finished first in both races, and overall at the prestigious Annual Cowes Classic Offshore Powerboat Race. The race, also known as Cowes-Torquay-Cowes is regarded as the oldest and toughest powerboat race in the world. The Team picked up an array of seven trophies over the weekend including The Beaverbrook Trophy (overall winner), The Mellery-Pratt Challenge Trophy, The Cougar Trophy and The Waynefleet Challenge Trophy. 5 September 2014 The world famous Martini stripes are seen once again on the lake for the first time in 25 years as the V40R returns to Martini’s home region as part of the Martin Monza Formula 1 activation weekend at Villa Erba on the shores of Lake Como.

7 February 2015 The Vector Martini Race Team win the prestigious RYA Marathon British Champion 2014 trophy at the RYA’s Annual Awards.

Upcoming Events:5th – 6th September Cowes Classic 2015 – Racing in ‘A’ Class9th – 12th September 2015 Cross Channel World Record Attempt

ToBeConfirmed:8th – 15th November Key West World Championships, Florida22nd – 29th November Key West – Cancun World Record Attempt



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