PRESS Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa organizes cooking sessions for the children Classic Sailing Fleet of the Kuwait’s Down Converges On Cannes Spanish fashion brand Syndrome Association For Final Stage Of The El Ganso celebrates 2017 Panerai Classic grand opening in Kuwait Yachts Challenge
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Spanish fashion brand El Ganso has formally celebrated its Middle East debut with the grand opening of its first store at The Avenues in Kuwait at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by El Ganso CEO and co-founder Alvaro Cebrian and Alshaya’s Executive Chairman, Mohammed Alshaya. The store opened its doors for trading in September, and has already attracted an enthusiastic customer base who are drawn to the brand’s originality and hallmark use of distinctive details. Established in 2004 in the heart of Madrid, El Ganso offers fun and elegant clothing for individuals with class, who are in search of a unique style. The El Ganso style is a cosmopolitan look, with colours and ranges from preppy American looks to the more alternative Berlin style, and not forgetting a touch of English elegance. Every collection is designed in Spain and primarily manufactured in Europe from raw materials, using new fabrics and yarns from quality Italian houses such as Subalpino. Co-founder and CEO Alvaro Cebrian said: “We are delighted to be introducing El Ganso into Kuwait and the Middle East. Our design ethos is rooted in our experiences of global culture, and we are sure our hallmarks of confident colour, quality and innovative detail will appeal to fashion-forward consumers in this region. We design clothes, footwear and accessories to reflect the individuality of each person, and look forward to introducing customers to our brand.” Kuwait is now part of the El Ganso global story, joining over 200 stores in 11 countries, including stores in cities such as London, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Amsterdam, Berlin and Lisbon. The new El Ganso store will stock collections for both men and women, boasting styles and designs that reflect the individuality of nonconformists, who are in search of unique attire with a clear focus on design, quality, innovation and attention to detail.
Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa organized special cooking activities for the children of Kuwait Down Syndrome Association as part of its active involvement in supporting the society and local community. The hotel invited a group of children to engage in pizza and pasta making sessions. The children, who previously expressed their interest in learning to cook, had fun with their culinary creations after which they shared with everyone and enjoyed eating altogether. They also got creative with cupcake-making and marshmallow designing. General Manager Savino Leone said: “The Kuwait Down Syndrome Association plays an instrumental role in the lives of these children and we take pride in upholding our strong bond with them every year through various activities. It is heart-warming to see the children enjoying their time and being given the opportunity to develop their abilities, discover their hidden talents and realize their dreams.” Hessa Al Baloul, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait Down Syndrome Association, said: “We are fully appreciative of the efforts of the team at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa in making our children feel so welcomed every time. These special experiences make a big difference and our long-standing relationship with the Hotel helped us greatly in advocating for this cause.”
After rounds at Antibes (FR), Porto Santo Stefano (ITA) and Mahon (ESP), the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, the leading international classic sailing circuit, reaches its official conclusion at Cannes between September 26 and 30. The 39th edition of Les Régates Royales de Cannes will culminate in the presentation of the end-of- season Panerai Trophies in the Vintage Yachts, Classic Yachts and Big Boats categories. The winners’ names will be added to the circuit’s Roll of Honour at the end of a very successful season: more than 250 historic craft, manned by around 2,000 crew, competed in the various stages of this year’s Challenge. In all, just under 90 yachts from more than 10 different nations will be converging on Cannes where they will be split into different categories according to their sailing rigs and year of construction. This is one of the world’s largest and most diverse historic boat fleets built between the end of the 19th century and the 20th century to designs by the great international yacht designers and yards, not least Fife in Scotland, Herreshoff and Sparkman & Stephens in the US, and Camper & Nicholsons in England. Also attending will be a fleet of at least 40 Dragons. The world’s largest one-design keelboat class, the Dragon was designed in 1929 by Norwegian architect Johan Anker and this year celebrates its 30th year at the French regatta. The most spectacular category at Cannes will be the aptly-named Big Boats, genuine giantesses of the sea stretching in the case of Elena of London, a replica of a 1911 schooner, to a massive 55 metres. Also there will be the 40-metre Cambria (1928) and Moonbeam IV (1914), formerly owned by Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco, both names already inscribed on the Panerai Trophy roll of honour. Hallowe’en (1926) is one of the strongest contenders for the season title in her class along with Moonbeam of Fife (1903). They will be joined on the water by the equallycompetitive Tuiga (1909), the flagship of the Yacht Club de Monaco and often helmed by Pierre Casiraghi. The Vintage category will see a slew of prestige contenders for the title pulling out all the stops to the final mark, not least Linnet, a 1905 New York Yacht Club 30, Spartan (1913), Enterprise and two New York 40s, Rowdy and Chinook, both launched at the Herreshoff yard in New York in 1916 but with rigs. Also in this group is Tilly XV (1912), holder of an important personal record: she is the first and only yacht to have competed in Panerai’s Caribbean regattas at Antigua, on the North American circuit and at Les Regatés Royales de Cannes in a single season! Vying for the Classic title this year will be, amongst others, Ardi (1968), representing the Club Nautico Versilia in Viareggio, Encounter (1976) and the historically-important Il Moro di Venezia I, chasing her third win after 2013 and 2015. Lulu (1897) will be celebrating 120 years since her launch – she boasts a long and glorious career that includes competing in the Paris Olympics of 1900. The two-master Veronique is also marking 110 years since she splashed in England in far-off 1907. The “younger” woodbuilt yachts expected include Cholita, Ellad, France, Havsornen (Sweden), Manitou (US) aboard which J.F. Kennedy used sail, and Skylark of 1937, all celebrating the passing of a mere eight decades since their launch. www.cpmagazine.net
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