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Transpac is more than just another offshore sailboat race to Craig Chamberlain, Novamar's President.
Not only has he and many of Novamar's staff members been active sailors for most of their lives, dating back from their college dinghy years up to currently competing in inshore and offshore big boat regattas, but Craig and his wife Julie did their first Transpac together back in 1981. They later introduced their three kids to the sailing lifestyle by racing and cruising up and down the coast of Mexico as far south as Zihuatanejo.
Craig therefore feels there is a natural and organic fit between Novamar and Transpac and is proud to be the Official Presenting Sponsor of the Transpac 50 Virtual Regatta that is available for registration now at http://click.virtualregatta.com/?li=4959. This online simulation game replicates sailing the 2225-mile course from the start in Los Angeles to the finish line at Diamond Head buoy in Honolulu. The race is sailed virtually on a Figaro II, the 33-foot Marc Lombard design that was used throughout the world of oceanic double handed sailing from its introduction in 2003 to now, only recently being replaced by the Figaro 3.
"There is something special about finishing off the Diamond Head buoy in Honolulu after an exciting and sometimes intense final run down the Molokai Channel," Craig said. He says in a way this kind of experience in offshore sailing also represents the marine insurance business, where challenges met with hard work and creativity are rewarded with customer satisfaction.
Novamar was founded in 1987 on these principles, and currently distributes all lines of insurance products through its network of offices in the USA and Mexico.
"Early on I dipped my toe into yacht design and boatbuilding, Julie is an architect, and we're both sailors, so I feel like we're both also adept at finding creative solutions to any problem," Craig said. Furthermore, both Craig and Novamar colleague Charlie Bailey are both putting these skills to work - about a third of the fleet are customers, and both are personally competing in this year's race: Craig is aboard Jon Shulze's Santa Cruz 50 Horizonand Charlie is with his family on their TP 52 Destroyer.
So, whether it is yacht, home, auto, or aircraft insurance, in the USA or Mexico, the Novamar team's commitment to provide the best insurance and risk transfer solutions combined with highest level of service is lived out every day in their company ethos: "At Novamar It's About You Our Client."
For more information about Novamar Insurance, visit www.novamarinsurance.com.
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