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12 February 2007, 02:30 pm

New Premises Ceremony At Clube Naval De Cascais

HM King Constantine and ISAF President Göran PETERSSON at the opening of the new premises

©Clube Naval de Cascais

ISAF Sailing World Championships 2007

Cascais, Portugal

The new premises of Clube Naval de Cascais, the host club for the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Portugal, were officially inaugurated on Saturday.

Attending the event were the entire ISAF Executive Committee, including ISAF President Göran PETERSSON (SWE) and ISAF President of Honour HM King Constantine. The event was also attended by several Members of the Club (including one of the original founding Members), the Club's Executive Committee and the Mayor and Vice-Mayor of Cascais, Drs. Ant?nio D'Orey CAPUCHO and Dr. Carlos CARREIRAS, respectively. The ISAF Executive Committee attended the opening whilst in Cascais for the first of their quarterly meetings.

The Club's guests visited the new premises, following the official inauguration which was performed by the Mayor of Cascais, the Club's Commodore Dr. Miguel HORTA E COSTA and the President of the Club's Executive Committee, Dr. Miguel MAGALHÃES.

Clube Naval de Cascais (As Amended By ISAF)

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