SUSA Championships 2009 - Supported by Thales

Thales is very pleased to support the 2009 Scottish Universities Sailing Association Championships

What is it?
3 days of hard racing and hard partying with over 150 of the UK's elite sailors in attendance!

When is it?
28th-30th March

Where is it?
Bardowie Loch, 6 miles from Glasgow City Centre

Who is hosting it?
Glasgow University Sailing Club


There will be more info up here shortly!

If your dead excited and keen and want to know more right now, email the committee at:

sailing-committee(at)gla.ac.uk

About Thales

 With operations in 50 countries and 68,000 employees, Thales is a world leader in Mission-critical systems for the Aerospace, Defence and Security markets.

Building on proven capabilities in large and complex systems, Thales steps up to the security challenges of its customers in an increasingly interconnected, technology-driven world.

Civil and military systems benefit from many of the same technologies and innovations. Developing these dual technologies has been a long tradition for Thales, with its global network of 22,000 high-level researchers.

Leveraging a global presence and spanning the entire value chain, from prime contracting to equipment, Thales plays a pivotal role in making the world a safer place.

Thales has been established in Scotland since 1888 when Professor Archibald Barr of the University of Glasgow and Dr William Stroud of Yorkshire College (now Leeds University) set up Barr & Stroud Ltd to make optical range-finders. In 2001 the Company became part of the Thales Group.

Thales' optronics facilities in Glasgow are some of the best in the world, with first-class design, assembly and test areas.

For more information on Thales in the UK, go to www.thalesgroup.com/uk

Thales is currently recruiting in Glasgow and elsewhere. Please visit www.glasgowareag51.com