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O'pen Bic now Energized!

BIC Sport is pleased to confirm that from this summer '08 onwards, all new Open BIC boats will start to be delivered with Ronstan cunninghams, pulleys and the new Orbit 55 series ratchet block.

Ronstan is an Australian based manufacturer and marketer of high quality sailing hardware and architectural products.

One of the "big three" in the international sailboat hardware arena, Ronstan products can be found in excess of forty countries worldwide. Ronstan products are used on all types and sizes of hi-tech sailing boats, from the O'pen BIC dinghy through to maxi yachts and Volvo Around-the-World racers.

«Ronstan is excited to be working with and supporting the O'pen BIC project. We see this as a very special boat and a fresh new concept because it puts the emphasis very much back onto fun, in encouraging young people to sail. The O'pen BIC is fast and looks great, while the regattas don't follow the boring old concepts of traditional yacht racing around the buoys. I wish the O'pen BIC had been around when I was a kid!" Alistair Murray, Managing Director, Ronstan.

"We are very pleased to be working with Ronstan on the O'pen BIC, as they are clearly one of the leaders in their field. Having such high quality products not only improves the modernity, attractiveness and value of the boat; but it also ensures that both the kids and sailing clubs have very functional, long lasting, and durable fittings that will serve them for years to come." Peter Durham, Chairman of International Class Association.