February 22nd, 2009
Sponsoring Nick to cross the Pacific
For the past several months, Nick from Bigoceans.com has been helping us out here at Bluemapia. His time with us is nearly up, and to help Nick with his upcoming solo crossing of the Pacific ocean, we’ve decided to put together an interesting campaign to help sponsor his trans-Pacific voyage.
However, in order to sponsor Nick and keep him sailing, we need your help too. If you’re not familiar with Bluemapia, or what we’re all about, we’re building a free, open and creative commons licensed online cruising guide. Imagine a Wikipedia for sailors, but with maps, photos, tracks, trip logs and a whole bunch of other stuff we’re developing as fast as we can.
And if you’re not sure what Nick is attempting to do, he’s sailing singlehanded from Europe to Australia. In 2008, he departed Europe, and sailed to New York via the Caribbean - Now, in 2009, the voyage will continue on, with a solo crossing of the Pacific, beginning in May:
Here’s our proposal: If we gain 300 new users, and 600 new placemarks in the next month, we’ll provide Nick with the much needed cash he needs for his Pacific crossing. It’s quite a straightforward target, and a goal we think is achievable. So if you want to help Nick out, while also assisting in building the worlds largest open and free online cruising guide, sign up, and start contributing (100% free). To read more how Bluemapia works, take a look at our How it Works page, learn about what constitutes a good submission, or feel free to contact us (info@bluemapia.com) for more information. Additionally, Nick is offering a few prizes to help boost interest in our proposal, so to find out what they are, or to read more about Nick, take a look at Bigoceans.com.
Massimo & Marcello
Founders, Bluemapia.com
Posted in Sailing, sponsorship
6 Responses to “Sponsoring Nick to cross the Pacific”
By Boatweb on Feb 25, 2009
Hi,
I just signed up after reading Nicks blog, but went through the normal sign up link at the top of the home page, not the link at the bottom of this post. Just want to make sure I am contributing to the cause and haven’t stuffed up by signing up from the wrong place.
Cheers
Ian
By nickjaffe on Feb 25, 2009
Hey Ian,
Yes, you’re helping me out! All users/placemarks during the next month count towards the campaign - Appreciate your support.
Cheers, Nick!
By Douw on Feb 26, 2009
Hey Nick… Just read your blog & archives… wish I did it at your age.. now 46 ..married & 2 kids ..but planning to go cruise full time in 2011.. Hope my joining and placemarks of South Africa and Brazil will help you towards filling the old cash box … Cheers also to Massimo & Marcello.. GREAT idea !!
Stay safe
Douw