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The Bank for International Settlements is pleased to invite you to Switzerland for Eurosail 2015

What is Eurosail? Eurosail is a sailing event with teams from European Central Banks and International Financial Organisations based in Europe. Over the past 10 events about 15 different Central Banks and Organisations took part. The main goal of Eurosail is to bring together sailing teams of different nations to have a fun weekend and make new sailing friends. The members of the sailing teams should have some sailing knowledge but do not have to be experts! 2000 Masurian Lakes, Poland2001 La Rochelle, France 2002 Stockholm, Sweden2003 Bodensee, Germany 2004 Cowes, UK (EIB)2005 Montpellier, France 2007 Ijsselmeer, Netherlands2009 Sardinia, Italy 2010 Thunersee, Switzerland2012 Vigo, Spain (EIB)

A few facts Eurosail 2015 will take place on Lake Thun, which is situated in central Switzerland at the foot of the famous 4,000m peaks Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Lake Thun is 18km long by 4km wide. The pretty towns of Thun and Interlaken lie at either end of the lake. Accommodation will be provided in the Hotel Bellevue au Lac in Hilterfingen. From the hotel it is a pleasant 400m walk to the port with our sailing boats. We have reserved 15 boats, each for teams of three sailors. Each central bank can submit a registration form for up to three teams. However, the first team of each institution has priority, with second and third teams being permitted only if there are available boats. In this case we will follow first-come, first-served criteria for second and third teams, respectively. At the close of the registration period we will confirm the number of teams for each institution.

Participation fee Double room CHF 400 per person; triple room CHF 370 per person This includes sailboats, race organisation, three nights’ accommodation with breakfast, Saturday and Sunday lunch, dinner on Friday and Saturday, award dinner on Sunday, some drinks and transfers from Thun to the hotel. Accompanying guests and officials are welcome although no special programme will be arranged. An additional charge of CHF 80 per accompanying person or officials will apply to the above amounts.

While sailing you can enjoy breathtaking views of 4,000m peaks Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau! Eurosail 2015 will take place on beautiful Lake Thun

The Eurosail 2015 boat is the sporty ST19

ST19 details The ST19 was developed especially for Lake Thun. It is a keelboat that is stable in strong winds but also very fast in low wind conditions. Length:5.80m Width:1.87m Depth:1.10m Weight:250kg Sail:15 sqm Spinnaker:20 sqm Crew:3 sailors

Programme Friday, 10 July 2015 – Arrival of the teams (preferably by 17:00) – Briefing of captains – Reception and dinner Saturday, 11 July 2015 – Race briefing – Races for the whole day – Dinner Sunday, 12 July 2015 – Races for the whole day – Award ceremony and dinner Monday, 13 July 2015 – Breakfast – Departure of the teams More details to follow in due course

Our hotel – Bellevue au Lac in Hilterfingen at Lake Thun

Travel - Fly to Basel (EuroAirport: e.g. Easyjet, KLM/Air France), Zurich (all major airlines) or Geneva (Easyjet, major airlines) - From each airport there are very good train connections to Thun (every 30 minutes) where we will meet you and accompany you to the hotel in Hilterfingen - From Basel EuroAirport 1h 45min (Bus 50 to Basel SBB main station, then direct train) - From Zurich airport 1h 45min (Direct train) - From Geneva airport 2h 20min (Change train once)

For those who want to know more – some links Hotel Lake Thun Switzerland tourism Train from the airports

For those who want to stay longer… By train to Jungfraujoch 3454m (30km) James Bond visted Schilthorn (30km) The Staubbachfall near Grindelwald (30km) Swiss capital Berne (40km) Grindelwald (30km) Lucerne (90 km)

The BIS Sailing Team looks forward to welcoming you and your sailing team to Switzerland in July! For more information please contact