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dossier de présentation 2015_US.indd
- Photo Crédit : © Yann Couvrand. 2014. 2nd-5th April 2015 2015 Edition OVERVIEW www.karujet.com karujet-World Championship (official) FOLDER INTENSITY & PERFORMANCE Photo credit : © JetskiMagazine.2014 2015 Edition Created by Jacques Boucher and Eric Paulin 18 years ago, Karujet is now known as the most difficult jet ski race in the world. The story of two men... This race, which was in the first place a challenge between two friends to go around Guadeloupe, became a circuit which attracts the best national and international pilots. In accordance with security and environment rules , year after year a high speed pursuit takes place at the heart of the Caribbean, on turquoise water, in a idyllic landscape: the unique offshore championship of the UIM A fair play battle in which the best brand of the world (Yamaha, Kawasaki, Sea Doo) compete against each other under the aegis of the FFM and the UIM. Guadeloupe situated at 6 249 km of France dazzles with its beauty, fill pilots with wonder and makes engine suffer. Its butterfly shape, surrounded by the Caribbean sea on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other, makes the circuit particularly difficult. The 600km circuit, with alternation of waves, swells, and dead calm has lots of surprises in store. Men and engines will have to fight fiercely for 4 days. ...and a race. From the 2nd to 5th of April 2015 the beach of Viard will host the 18th edition of the Karujet. From the 2nd to 5th of April 2015 the beach of Viard will host the 18th edition of the Karujet. This dark volcanic sand beach surrounded with coconut trees, situated between Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre welcomes water sports all year long. Every Year 45 000 people come there to admire pilots‘ performances, discover their engines, or simply spend a good moment with their family. Faithfull to its traditions and ambitions, KARUJET will once again be THE place to be with international performances, and a festive and popular atmosphere. The KARUJET Village will propose lots of booths and activities. Kids will have the pleasure to climb on giant slides; teenagers will be able to enjoy the concerts and other activities such as the election of a miss or a giant class of Zumba. Numerous regional, national and American journalists will be there to live the moment from the air, the sea or the shore thanks to an important devices ( press point, boats , helicopter..).The press coverage will be completed and broadcasted on the official web site of the KARUJET where it will be possible to live the highlights in direct, as well as follow the results and the animations proposed by our partners. 3 2015 Edition Dans les épisodes précédents... In 2006 KARUJET became a « world championship », and since then it has never stop revealed new champion to the world. Pilots who stand out in European or American races come to the KARUJET, Offshore UIM world championship, to demonstrate their supremacy. Their prizes list is impressing. Victory is the result of their continuing effort as well as their team’s ones. 9 th KARUJET 2006 World Championship ranking Cyrille LEMOINE – France 11 KARUJET th 2008 World Championship ranking Cyrille LEMOINE – France 13 KARUJET th 2010 World Championship ranking JEAN BRUNO PASTORELLO – France 15 KARUJET Photo Credit: © Yann Couvrand. 2014. th 4 2012 World Championship ranking DAVY VAITILINGON – Guadeloupe 17 th KARUJET 2014 World Championship ranking Ugo FIFDELIN – Martinique 10 th KARUJET 2007 World Championship ranking DAVY VAITILINGON – Guadeloupe 12 th KARUJET 2009 World Championship ranking DUSTIN FARTHING – USA 14 th KARUJET 2011 World Championship ranking TEDDY PONS – France 16 th KARUJET 2013 World Championship ranking Marc FORBIN – Guadeloupe Some figures 500 Kilometers Solicitous over environment respect, the organizers of KARUJET in collaboration with the mayor of Petit-Bourg, Guy Losbar, have defined a circuit, between Viard, les Saintes and Saint-François in order to preserve the coastline and the surroundings of Petit-Bourg which represent 40 hectare of ground and lacustrian forest. 18 years Launched 18 years ago, KARUJET is for passionate people. It is a beautiful story of men and women in love with mechanical sports , always torn between reason and passion. Thanks to the organizers’ creativity and energy the KARUJET is now considered as a highlight in the Guadeloupean sporting calendar with a local and international promotion. This 18th edition, anchors the KARUJET in the Guadeloupean sports heritage, making Guadeloupe a key destination for water sports. This international standing is accepted by the French Federation for powerboat and the International Union for motonautism. A new edition that Guadeloupean people will put in the list of events that must not be missed . Like every year they will come and show their passion for water sports and activities. 45000 Every year KARUJET attracts more than 45 000 visitors from all over the world at Viard, a beach especially arranged for the contest. 80 pilots Every year around 80 competitors from all over the world answer the call for our great delight. Big name such as Marc Forbin (winner in 2013), Graig Warner (USA), Chris Mac Cluggage (USA), Eric Francis (USA), Alexandre Barret (viceworld , France, and Europe champion 2009-2010), Jean Baptiste Botti (3rd at the UIM world championship in 2011), Teddy Pons (world champion 2011), Jean-Bruno Pastorello (world champion 2011) Kevin Carlini and François (both France champion)… come back edition after edition to compete against each other. 100 countries KARUJET is also a 26 minutes report broadcasted in 100 countries and a 52 minutes one broadcasted in 26 countries. 5 2015 Edition The communication Since its creation, 18 years ago, KARUJET has welcomed numerous regional, national and international Medias which, with times, has awarded it with the status of international water sport event, while promotion Guadeloupe as a key destination. An international audience of more than 42 million people ! Broadcasted in more than 100 countries, KARUJET 2014 was followed by millions of viewers. Among the medias which talked about it you can find: Eurosport France 2 TF1 TV turque Canal + France Mondo Visio Sport + 6 France Ô Guadeloupe 1ère Martinique 1ère ETV Canal + Caraibes Canal 10 ATV Communication Tools KARUJET, a world championship that you see and live big: Posters 4x3 with a network of at least 120 faces. An official KARUJET guide distributed in 30 000 copies. 2 TV movies on the race and the villages: 604 broadcasting on 15 days on Guadeloupe première, Canal 10 and the internet website. 2 Radio spots about the race and the village: in addition of 5 days of intense communication with live broadcasting (from RCI, Guadeloupe 1ère, Zouk’n news, Radio TV …), 13 000 radio spots will be diffused. A TV on the KARUJET website: www.karujet.com for live broadcasting of races A complete website, daily updated: pilots’ inscriptions, videos of races, archives of videos and pictures: 450 000 views; web support from our partners such as France-Antilles (more than 50 000 views per day), RCI, Guadeloupe 1ère, Antilles Radio TV, Zouk’n news… Lively social networks: an officail facebook page with 6700 fans and a Twitter account. Text message sending and newsletter : 780 000 sending to inform partners, pilots and journalists. Media partners enable to population to live the different stages of the race : before, during and after. Permanent interviews and reports, with more than 40 articles and report in paper press and internet. Every year KARUJET is nothing less than 40 partners who meet with 45 000 persons! 7 2015 Edition A village... Like every year at the heart of races, for four days the village of KARUJET become a real place of life, where families will be able to discover numerous activities and animations… 40 booths Water demonstrations A seafront restaurant A VIP space for private shows Snacks A lively podium A special place for sports and health care A playground for kids (with slides, and inflatable games) Rendez-vous of 2015 A press conference with all the pilots A private reception for the opening of the village on the site ( partners and organizers) Monday 6th of April 2015, a day after the event, to gather partners, pilots and organizers around a Jet Ski and fly boards shows. 8 Crédit Photos : © Yann Couvrand.2014 2015 Edition 2014 flashback Last year, the 17th edition of KARUJET kept its promises with unforeseen events and cold sweats … because of their determination Men suffered, engine broke down … and climatic conditions did not help at all. Indeed the sea was intermittent and rough hence a lack of visibility for pilots. Pilots suffered annoyances and had to face waves over 2m in the canal of les Saintes. Under the shrewd eyes of Thierry Scharff ( race manager) and his commissioners, assisted with maritime affairs and Fabrice Lesmenager, participants have redoubled their effort not to miss anything. One thing is sure, KARUJET is really the most difficult race of the world when it comes to UIM offshore competition (Editors’ note: the medical service had to intervene at several times because of broken ribs, torn ligament …) They have marked their name in the competition! At the begining, Lucas Granger (Guadeloupe #33) was leading respectively followed by Ugo Fidelin (Martinique #64), Chris Mas Clugage (USA #111), François Medori (Corsica #4) and Teddy Pons (Var #14). Two days later, Lucas Granger and Teddy Pons gave up because of mechanical problems. At the 4th stage, Ugo Fidelin (Martinique #64) was outdistancing Vincent Karam (Guadeloupe #5) of only 26 seconds. The least that we can say is that Guadeloupe held its breath… Launching of the 5th stage : Vincent Karam did not make a good start and get outdistanced round after round. The feisty Alexandre Barret (#130) wins the race (less than 5 minutes for one round) followed by Jean-Bruno Pastorello (#8), former KARUJET world champion. That being said, 2014 has really been Ugo Fidelin’s year, constant and prudent he won a magnificent victory and put his name at the top of the list in front of the cameras of Guadeloupe première, canal 10 , AntillesradioTV.com and Caseproductions coming from Turkey). 10 As always , comments of the race were signed Jean-Pierre Ferté from RCI. The village was lively : Visitors were able to follow the competition thanks to giant screen put in place by numericable and Kronotek. Activities proposed by the Région Guadeloupe , the town of Petit-Bourg, and the partners including NRJ and Trace FM put the place on fire ( giant zumba, miss Contest …) The shuttle service provided by Europcar has been really appreciated. See you all in April Find all the pictures and information about KARUJET on : www.karujet.com Photo Credit : © Yann Couvrand. Guillaume Aricique 2014. A little tour around the manifestation 11 2015 Edition Contacts Éric PAULIN KARUJET organization Mobile : 0690 49 58 03 E-mail : epaulin@hotmail.com Jacques BOUCHER KARUJET organization Mobile : 0690 35 38 07 E-mail : boucher.florentin@yahoo.fr Elaine POIRIER Projet manager Mobile : 0696 82 08 31 E-mail : contact@comandconsult.com Sabine WYBO Communication - Press Relation Mobile : 0690 54 14 87 E-mail : sabinewybo@gmail.com www.karujet.com karujet-World Championship (official)