The World Sailor of the Year is a celebration of a sailor’s spirit and hard work that goes into sailing their boats with a skill that is unparalleled over some of the roughest waters in the world. Rolex has associated itself with this event for a long time now as it truly endorses the human will and courage to fight the worst that once can possibly face in life. Rolex as a signature name in the field of watch making also involves itself with acts that reflect a commitment to excellence and a striving for the best that life has to offer. The Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards achievers who have very faithfully striven to create benchmarks when it comes to sailing and they have created this through a sheer grit and a lot of patient practice. Rolex recognizes equality when it comes together as an organization to celebrate the art and sport of sailing. Sailors who are part of the nominations are chosen because they are not only skilled in the sport but their achievements relate to all aspects of the sport.

Rolex sets dates within which the nominees present their skills in all sailing events dating from 1^st September 2008 to 31^st August 2009. This is the period when sailing is at its peak and fans get to witness some great sailing action live or on their television screens. Most sailors who are nominated this year have displayed a strength of character and purpose that has clearly made them an easy choice for nominations for this year’s events. An extremely egalitarian event, the Rolex World Sailor of the Year recognizes talent in both men and women sailors. There are four nominees in the women’s category this year and five in the men’s. Great Britain and France have swept a greater part of the nominations this year, a display of the fact that these countries are currently producing some of the best talents in the field of sailing.

Blanca Manchon from Spain has beaten her competitors to a podium finish very consistently this year and has also won most of the events that she has participated in. She is also a claimant to the Absolute Winner trophy for the year. Anna Tunnicliffe is lending strong competition to the other nominees, coming with a background that declares her as the world class ambassador for sailing. Winning at the ISAF Nations Cup Regional Final and also grabbing a gold medal at the Laser Radial North Americans and silver at the Laser Midwinters’ east. Hillary Lister and Sam Davies are the other two nominees who are posing some real challenge to the competition, each coming with their years of experience in the sailing field and with a lot of accolades won through hard work behind them.

The male nominees this year are as illustrious. Pascal Bidegorry who has set a new benchmark and a new transatlantic record with his feat on the waters. Michel Desjoyeaux his contemporary from France has won the Vendee Globe twice. Fondly called Le Professeur the sailor looks at this award as a rewarding conclusion to his prowl for records and achievements in the world of sailing. The other nominees in the men’s category are no mean achievers, and include some of the best names in the field of sailing, from Paul Goodison, Torben Grael to Nathan Outteridge, each bringing with them a thousand reasons why they deserve to win the award.

Stunning as a quality that defines a person has mostly been associated with women. However this quality goes beyond the physical appearance of the person and translates onto the character that makes the person. A Rolex watch like the Lady Datejust is a time keeper that is not only stunning in terms of the look that it projects to the Rolex buyer but also the persona that it lends to the person who wears the watch on her wrist. An exclusive ladies’ watch the Rolex Lady Datejust is not only stunning but also elementally graceful in its carriage. Rolex Lady watches identify the potential customers, and then build those particular traits into the watch’s mechanism. This is almost a process of personifying the watch and this is also something that only Rolex has very successfully been able to master the art of. Rolex has an uncanny ability to reinvent its mechanism and design with a consistent frequency and make human elements a part of how the watch performs. One Rolex watch only resembles another in the way it marks time with accuracy. The similarity ends there. Every Rolex watch that is manufactured by the masters of watch making carries a unique aspect that particularizes the watch. To this extent, the Rolex watch offers a very exclusive experience with every new model or collection that it comes out with. Rolex watches stun the wearer and onlooker alike and when it does so very few can resist the temptation to not own this watch for themselves. Rolex watches are extremely streamlined and fine tuned to perform in a particular manner, irrespective of who they are adorning and where they are accompanying the wearer. Rolex watches awe but they don’t overshadow their wearers. The watch is the perfect accompaniment for who time and its every ticking second holds a lot of importance.

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The Rolex Lady Datejust carries a dainty 31 mm in size with a style that is unparalleled. Set with brilliants, this watch looks all set to capture the hearts of watch wearers. The self wounding movement and the fact that the Rolex Lady Datejust is waterproof to 100 meters add to the appeal of the watch. Crystallized in sapphire and certified as a chronometer one can only expect the watch to dazzle wherever it goes. The dial of the watch is a stunning pink mother-of-pearl and this is another element that lends a stunning aspect to the watch. The bracelet of the watch is a special Rolex Lady Datejust President that is also speckled with diamond dust. The bezel carries the stunning element forward and the diamonds and platinum finish that serves as the material of the watch creates perfection out of creativity. For those who like their watches to reflect their personality and create a stunning effect every time they wear the watch the Rolex Lady Datejust also comes in 18ct yellow, steel and gold and white or Eve rose gold combinations. Each lending a particular element to the wearer who likes to experiment with their looks and that extends to the watch that they wear. The Rolex Lady Datejust and Rachel Blanchard are really as stunning as stunning can get.

Rolex watches have always associated themselves with endeavors that respect the quick and irreversible progress of time and when these watches set themselves on the wearer’s wrist they transfer the same sense of responsibility on to the watch wearer. Rolex as a brand name and as a house of premium luxury watches takes a lot of pride in the dynamism that it displays in the way it accounts for time and the manner in which it puts it across the interface that it projects. A Rolex watch is not only superior in terms of the mechanism that runs the watch but the dynamic element of the watch that also runs its spirit forward in the league of extraordinary watches is the fact that the watch marks time and respects it. The Rolex not only displays great respect for capturing time and doing that accurately, it also involves itself in putting forward the skill of watch making as a dynamic art that combines both forms of the modern and the traditional. The Cellini collection from the house of Rolex very successfully captures this much tried but not always successful coming together of the old and the new. The Rolex takes this effort a step further and creates the Rolex Cellini Danaos, a watch that is classically traditional looking and yet has a mechanism input that spells the magic of modern technology. Kelly Rowan as an actress and as a performer knows that what works best for her is the fact that because of the way she looks and carries herself she can tinge the old world charm of her beauty with a dash of modernity of her personality. The two then combine to create a heady mix.

After finishing a playwriting course at UCLA, the actress after a brief modeling stint, began her career in acting with films like Three to Tango, One Eight Seven and The Gate. Moving on to television roles that offered her meatier options and opportunities to express herself as an actor, Kelly Rowan offered her acting credits to series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Outer Limits, Growing Pains, amongst others. She won the Prism Award for her role in the popular series The O.C playing an alcoholic mother. She is slated to play the lead in this year’s film A War Within.

The Rolex Cellini Danaos is the kind of watch that draws a very typical reaction. More often than not, the Rolex Cellini Danaos takes the old, traditional look that it sports not very seriously because it knows that for those who it matters to, a watch is only as old as the time it shows, and since time is never ending, it never grows old, and neither does the watch. The watch features a solid 18ct Gold links and a screw down crown with the logo. The hour markers are genuine luminous ones and accompany a shock resistant movement holder. The Rolex Cellini Danaos a threaded leather band with screws and to provide extreme comfort to the wearer has no pinholes on the case or at the lugs. An extremely classic looking watch, the Rolex Cellini Danaos like Kelly Rowan makes sure that it combines the past charms with the present.

The CYA Laser and Laser Radial National Qualifier Regatta are all set to take the Canadian waters by storm from October 1- 4 this year. Last year’s event that had lasted only for two days has seen an extension by a day this year because the enthusiasm amongst fans and participants only seems to be growing. This sailing event which is held in St. Margaret’s Bay, Nova Scotia is hosted annually by the St. Margaret Sailing Club. The buildup to the event from last year has been highly charged especially because of the low key attendance last year. The Olympics had claimed participation from some of the best Canadian sailors last year accounting for a lower attendance at the event. This year however, the event has taken new wings, with more sailing teams signing up and the challenge posing itself with a stronger force.

The National Qualifier Regatta or NQR as it is also called is more exciting than a regular regatta because the challenge ahead presents an opportunity for the winner to claim a position on the Canadian Sailing Team. This is a matter of national and individual pride and no sailor worth his salt can ask for a better chance at proving his mettle. Every year the very best amongst Canada’s sailing athletes gather here and showcase their talents to the world and sports enthusiasts all over the globe.

The Canadian Yachting Association that is a non profit corporation founded to support the country’s best and fledgling talents is also well known for its commitment to training and competition for the participants. This is a work attitude that Rolex house of watches completely support. Rolex as a brand name takes forward the conviction that the best are those who consistently perform and keep their performance fine tuned to a steady determination and hard work.

Rolex watches associate themselves with events that create opportunities to bring out the best that a country has to offer in terms of its talents in any field from sports to music. The Rolex sponsorship is not just a monetary and momentary involvement with an event of such magnitude and such character. When a Rolex sponsorship is on board one can rest assured that the event will be one that has ambition and passion driving it steadily onwards.

A sailing event especially one like the pair of the CYA Laser and Laser Radial National Qualifier Regatta is an experience that is seeped in dramatics in the water. Every year, the event has had its fair share of challenges that the crafted boats and their extremely skilled sailors have had to face. The sailing teams come with the knowledge that no two waters are the same, and no matter how much practice one puts behind the team, at the end of the day what matters the most is that the sailor’s instinct, motivational skills and presence of mind be sharpened. In sailing, it is the moment that counts. Rolex watches have become a luxury and premium brand in watch making precisely because it has always prioritized the moment and its truth. Rolex watches are known for the accuracy that they display and one is always confident that with a Rolex on the wrist and determined will in the heart nothing and really nothing is impossible.

Rolex watches tie a binding shape with the hearts of wearers and people who wish to own these watches because they define a character that is simply elegant. Simplicity while it may come across as a dampener for those who like to live life large and create moments in them that will not only be high on the fun quotient but also be demanding on the person. Rolex watches while trying to play up to the fact that they have created for themselves a name as a luxury brand also minds that nothing strikes the eye more than something that has been simply and effectively put across.

Rolex sells premium watches at an exclusive price line because it always prioritizes performance over design. The Rolex Lady Datejust is refreshing in its simplicity and most accurate in displaying current time. Rolex Lady Datejust is not a watch that is perfect for those who don’t fuss over how they look but what they do. For such people being simply elegant is the call of the day because for them it is always better to give those things more importance that actually makes a difference in one’s life. Jessica Pare a young and talented Canadian actress truly reflects this kind of a spirit.

Starting her acting career with Stardom, where she played an ice hockey player turns supermodel, the actress’s talent was much appreciated. Her next film to release was Lost and Delirious, going on to star in the girl gang thriller Posers. Her film debut in Hollywood was with the film Wicker Park opposite Josh Hartnett. Her latest movie Suck, a vampire film was premiered at this year’s International Film Festival and the actress has gone on to start filming for Red Coat Justice.

The Rolex Lady Datejust spells out an elegant simplicity from the word go. One look at the watch and you know it carries the most understated of personalities and never aims to overshadow the wearer with its ostentatious display of jewels and metals.
The watch is a very simple yet stunning combination of white gold and steel and nothing relates to the watch better than a character of simple but dignified taste. The Rolex Lady Datejust always makes a promise to deliver the most accurate time of the day and keeps the promise with its self wound movement.

The Rolex Lady Datejust is a mere 31 mm in size and this is from where its simplicity takes off. The Date Calendar and Cyclops Magnifier, especially the latter ensure that one can perfectly view the time at all times and in all places. The certified chronometer is also jeweled with a fluted bezel that is the perfect accompaniment to the rest of the watch’s design. The Rolex Lady Datejust is also waterproof to 100 meters and crystallized in sapphire. The watch only deviates from the simplicity mode, by way of offering to people a range of these watches to suit from. One can choose between an Eve rose Gold, an 18ct yellow, and a platinum finish in their watches but they only have to keep in mind that like Jessica Pare symbolizes, only in simplicity lies elegance.