Sweden

21 June the race will be in Copenhagen

June 20, 2008 -- This summer, Volvo Cars is highlighting an entirely new sailing concept in Scandinavia called Volvo City Sailing. The event is aimed at both beginners and experienced sailing enthusiasts. On 21st June the competition can be watched in Copenhagen, in August Gothenburg and Oslo. In September Helsinki will host the race.

"It's an exciting Volvo Ocean Race in miniature designed to be both simple and enjoyable for the participants. We naturally hope it will attract a large public following," says Bengt Magnusson, project manager at Volvo Cars Sweden.

With Volvo City Sailing, the company is aiming at the wider public in the sailing fraternity, offering a variety of activities featuring well-known artists, hands-on events, festival areas and the chance to test drive the latest Volvo models.

"Volvo City Sailing is a concept that we have started in Sweden as well as a few other places in Scandinavia. If the project is successful, we will expand it to additional markets. Our aim is that the competition should gradually grow into one of the world's largest sailing competitions in terms of the number of participants," says Johan Bexell, sponsorship director at Volvo Cars.

WASHINGTON, Mo., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Challenger Powerboats, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CPWB) today announced that its international distributor 'Nautique International' in conjunction with KBI Marine / IDG, exhibited the Company's Sugar Sand jet boats at the Stockholm International Boat Show. The Stockholm Show is the largest boat show in the Nordic countries with over 1,000 boats on display.

Challenger CEO Laurie Phillips stated, "We are firmly committed to expanding the Challenger brand outside of our borders and believe the key to success is with a continued aggressive marketing approach. We expect to see solid growth in our international sales this year."

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Båtmässan - Göteborg Boat Show 2008
Feb 1 - 10, 2008
Venue: Svenska Mässan, Göteborg, Sweden

Web: http://www.batmassan.se

Show open to: Trade and public
Entrance fees - public: US$13-15
Entrance fees - trade: Free on 2 Feb 2007
Price of catalogue: Free

Location: Stockholm International Fairs, Stockholm, Sweden

Website: http://www.scandinavianboatshow.com/

Location: Stockholm International Fairs, Stockholm, Sweden

Website: http://www.alltforsjon.com/

Location: Stockholm International Fairs, Stockholm, Sweden

Website: http://www.alltforsjon.com/