The British Open Paramotor Championships are the official annual event through which the UK’s most talented pilots challenge each other in XC navigation, flight planning, and aircraft control skills for the prestigious British Open Paramotor Champion and British National Paramotor Champion trophies.

The event scoreboard is also used as the primary basis for selection of the British Paramotor Team who compete international FAI World Championships. As a parallel Open Championship scoring stream, foreign pilots are welcomed to raise the competition level, and the event is sanctioned as FAI Cat. 2, with pilot scores eligible for the FAI (CIMA) World League Cup.

Sponsorship of the British Open Paramotor Championships is an excellent opportunity to promote your brand within the UK airsports’ community and beyond as well as meet your customers, and potential customers, face to face. The event will feature a trade show, a stand at which is included in all sponsorship packages from Silver upwards.

Event Dates: 28th June – 2nd July 2023 at Manston Airfield, Kent.

Anticipated pilot numbers: 30 (of which approx. 20% international)

In addition to challenging the top pilots, the event carries a central philosophy of pilot skill development, providing a safe and nurturing environment through which pilots at any level can improve their skills by learning from the top pilots in the country. The event offers two additional competition classes, tailored to encourage new entry competitors and widen participation in competitive paramotoring.

The Discovery Challenge emulates the main Open Championship in most tasks, but recognises that not all pilots are confident in navigating without the use of GPS. It gives new entrants an opportunity to try out competition flying, and develop their skills without committing to the challenge of navigating with paper maps only. This is also open for pilots at club level in the BHPA training programme, looking to develop their skills and attain their BHPA Pilot (Power) rating through attending the championships, participating in seminars and tasks specifically designed for their level of experience, building their logged airtime hours, and learning from some of the most experienced pilots in the country.

Lead sponsorship for the BOPC event includes the following benefits:

• Your branding on the Open Championship competition score sheets, scoreboard, trophies, and centrally featured across competition site including named social / briefing marquee and all competition signage.
• Your company logo front and centre of the main 6m x 2m banner in marquee and behind the podium at the prize giving ceremony and for photo opportunities (size guideline 150cm x 120cm)
• Your company social media tags regularly featured on event social media.
• Your company logo/name in primary position on the official T-shirt, and two T-shirts for you.
• Two of your team pilot entries into the championship.
• Presentation of the individual Open Championship winner’s trophy
• Display of maximum 8 windsocks/blades around launch/land area (items to be supplied by sponsor), and wind blades displayed in the official competition pilot group photo.
• Your company logo on official local regulations and task catalogue documents sponsors page.
• The use the BOPC logo graphic and official photos on your company website
• Your company logo added to front page of the PPGComps website with statement of recognition for lead sponsorship, and featured centrally on the live pilot tracking page during the event.
• A trade stand at the competition event (subject to you having public liability insurance)
• Your company logo on weekly social media promotions.
• Up to 4 of your own adverts reposted through BOPC social media channels (content to be supplied by you), at times of your choice during the year

Representative illustrations of branded scoresheets and marquee for lead sponsor
Marquee photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic 

Official Championship photo from 2022 with Lead Sponsor windblades prominently displayed

Platinum sponsorship for the BOPC event includes the following benefits:

• Your company logo on the podium backdrop at the prize giving ceremony and for photo opportunities (size guideline 90x90cm)
• Your company logo added to the sponsorship section of the competition entry website with a link to your site.
• Your company logo on the official T-shirt, and two T-shirts for you.
• Your company social media tags regularly featured on event social media.
• One free team pilot entry into championship.
• Joint sponsorship of the discovery challenge class, and logo on associated score sheets
• Your company logo on the main scoreboard
• Display of maximum 4 windsocks/blades around launch/land area (items to be supplied by sponsor)
• The use the BOPC logo graphic on your company website, and official photos.
• Your company name specifically associated with one competition task of your choice and printed on score sheets for that task.
• A trade stand at the competition (subject to you having public liability insurance)
• Your company logo on official local regulations and task catalogue documents sponsors page
• Up to 4 of your own adverts reposted through BOPC social media channels (content to be supplied by you), at times of your choice during the year

Podium and marquee backdrop to prize giving from 2022 championship. 6m x 2m in overall size

Gold sponsorship for the BOPC event includes the following benefits:

• A company logo on the podium backdrop at the prize giving ceremony and for the photo opportunities (size guideline A2 – 59 x 42 cm).
• Your company logo on the official T-shirt, and a competition T-shirt for you.
• A trade stand at the competition (subject to you having public liability insurance)
• Your company social media tags regularly featured on event social media.
• Your company logo added to the sponsorship section of the competition entry website with a link to your site.
• The use the BOPC logo graphic on your company website.
• Your company logo on official local regulations and task catalogue documents sponsors page.
• A specific advert reposted through BOPC social media channels (content to be supplied by you), at times of your choice during the year

Representative illustration of T Shirt design

Silver sponsorship for the BOPC event includes the following benefits:

• A trade stand at the competition (subject to youhaving public liability insurance)
• Your company social media tags regularly featured on event social media.
• Your company logo added to the sponsorship section of the competition entry website with a link to your site
• Your company logo on official competition documents including local regs and task catalogue sponsors page.

Bronze sponsorship for the BOPC2022 event includes the following benefits:

• Your company social media tags regularly featured on event social media.
• Your company logo added to the sponsorship section of the competition entry website with a link to your site.
• Your company logo on official local regulations and task catalogue documents sponsors page.

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IMPORTANT NOTES FOR SPONSORS

Publication of your logo is subject to you sending us a logo that we can use. The logo will be displayed on the website shortly after we receive confirmation that your payment has been received.

• Our sponsorship packages will be sold as an annual agreement, starting from 1st January (or whenever you join after that) and finishing on the 31st December. We offer a range of options at different levels to suit your budget.
• If you wish to have your logo displayed on the t-shirts, we must have received both your payment and your logo artwork no later than 5 weeks in advance of the competition start date.
• It is essential that you use your company name as the reference when sending money electronically so that we can account for the payment.
• Any sponsors who are unable to attend the actual competition event are welcome to send us their promotional materials (as per the level of their sponsorship) for us to display in their absence.
• It is a request of the site owners that no direct sales be made at the event. Sponsors at levels Silver and above are welcome to present a stand exhibiting their products and build contacts with customers but please follow up any sales after the close of the championship.