Peet is a listed, national property and funds management group with around 70 company-owned, syndicated and joint venture residential land developments across Australia.

The company will be associated with the national promotion of the Championships and be closely involved with the John Bertrand and gold Mmedal clubs whose members are supporting the event.

The Championships are being contested in the waters off Fremantle between December 3-18 this year.

"In its early years, Peet was instrumental in opening up some of the very prestigious suburbs around Perth's most popular sailing clubs and we're looking forward to sharing our story and our future plans with the thousands of participants, spectators and visitors who come to Perth for this outstanding sailing event," said Peet Limited managing director and chief executive, Brendan Gore,

"Peet will be giving its full support to Perth 2011 and wish the organisers every success."

Perth 2011 chief operating officer, Darren Beazley, welcomed the Peet Ssponsorship as a major boost for the Championships.

"We are particularly pleased to have attracted the support of a company that was established in Western Australia and has now expanded to become a national success story," he said.

"It is important to have the strong backing of a major enterprise in an event of such national and international importance."

More than 1400 sailors and 850 boats from some 80 nations will be competing in Perth for the ISAF Sailing World Championships. 

The event is predicted to contribute up to $41 million (£25 million) to the West Australian economy.


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