Sponsorship terms
Last updated on 12 August 2026
01What this page is about
This page explains how partnership works with this campaign: what a request is, what an agreement settles, and what can and cannot be promised. It is not an agreement in itself. Every collaboration is set down separately in writing and signed.
02From request to agreement
A message sent through this site is a request for a conversation, not an order and not an offer that binds you. A collaboration only comes about when both parties sign an agreement.
That conversation looks at what your company is after and what the campaign can offer in return. What you can expect is set out on the home page, under the packages.
03What an agreement settles
Every agreement settles at least this:
- what the partner pays, when, and in which instalments
- what visibility is provided in return, and where it appears, at what size and for how long
- who supplies the visual material, and who may use it for what
- how the partner’s logo may be used, and how the name of the campaign may be used by the partner
- what happens if the campaign changes, is postponed or stops
- how the agreement can be ended, and by whom
04What a sailing campaign cannot guarantee
This is the most honest chapter on this page and it is here on purpose. Ocean racing is a sport with risk, and a sponsor ought to know what they are getting into.
- Taking part is not certain until the organisers start the race. Weather, damage, scrutineering or health can make it impossible.
- A result is never promised. Neither is a finish.
- Media coverage rests with the press and not with the campaign. No reach, no article and no broadcast is guaranteed.
- A boat that suffers damage can lose visibility that had been agreed. What happens then belongs in the agreement.
What is fixed is the commitment: the images, the story and the visibility that the campaign has in its own hands.
05Logo, name and visual material
A partner gives the campaign the right to use its logo and name for the agreed visibility, and for nothing else. That right ends when the agreement ends.
The visual material of the campaign remains the property of the campaign. A partner receives a right of use set out in the agreement, together with the period and the channels.
06Payment and invoicing
Sponsorship is invoiced as a fee for a defined advertising service, not as a contribution towards the costs of the campaign. The amount, the payment schedule and any payment in instalments are set out in the agreement.
What a partner pays is matched by what they receive: where it appears, at what size and for how long, as described in the agreement. Whether that is a deductible business expense for your company depends on your own situation. Put it to your accountant before you sign.
07Who you sign with, and which law applies
The agreement is entered into with Amaury de Jamblinne de Meux, in his own name. Should an association be set up around this campaign later, it may take over a running agreement, and you will be asked beforehand.
Belgian law applies to every agreement. Disputes are submitted to the courts of competent jurisdiction.