1. Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM): the sport's world governing body, based in Monaco, roughly a century old. Its titles span inshore circuit racing, offshore, jet ski (Aquabike) racing, and other disciplines. VS. Safe: \"The sport's world governing body is based in Monaco and has been around for about a century.\" 2. UIM Events S.A.R.L. is the commercial arm that signs licensing deals. VS. 3. Licensing model (verified in two independent reports): UIM Events granted Race World Offshore a multi-season license making it the designated promoter and exclusive commercial rights holder for the United States and Canada for three offshore classes (UIM Offshore Class 1, UIM Offshore Class 2, and APBA Super Cat). Race World Offshore runs race organization, race control, course design, logistics, and safety. UIM keeps sporting integrity and championship recognition. UIM marks appear on podiums, broadcast graphics, event materials, and trophies. VS. Safe: \"A multi-season license makes the promoter the exclusive commercial rights holder in North America, while the international body protects sporting integrity.\" Do not state the license years in prose. 4. The earlier model: UIM granted Powerboat P1 an exclusive ten-year license for Class 1 organization and promotion. VS. Later events show the arrangement changed, so do not describe it as current. Safe: \"An earlier long license for the top offshore class did not last the whole term.\" (Only if the chapter needs it; the phrase \"did not last\" is an inference from the later RWO license, mark as author observation.) 5. What a sponsor needs: sponsors buy from the promoter, not from UIM directly. UIM mark usage terms are confirmed through the promoter. Fee tables and rulebook text for promoters were not found. Safe: \"Sponsors work with the promoter and confirm mark usage through the promoter.\" 6. American Power Boat Association (APBA): the American member body of UIM and the sanctioning body for American offshore and hydroplane racing; the Gold Cup carries its name. VS (APBA pages could not be read). Safe: \"The American sanctioning body sanctions the national offshore schedule and the Gold Cup.\" Do not describe the sanction process, dues, membership counts, or junior rules (see DNP). 7. Teams must complete at least two APBA sanctioned events to race at the Key West world championships. VS (single trade report). Use as \"reportedly\". 8. Oversight shifted for the top offshore class more than once; the name of the body that sanctions the professional class is rendered inconsistently across sources. DNP the name. Safe: \"Governance of the top offshore class has shifted more than once, which is itself a planning risk.\" 9. Recognition bodies: a UIM web page lists Olympic family recognition bodies. RS. Do not use.
"},{"id":"sp-2-uim-f1h2o-inshore-circuit","title":"SP-2. UIM F1H2O (INSHORE CIRCUIT)","html":"1. Promoter: H2O Racing, a sports marketing company that describes itself as the UIM contracted promoter of three world championships, headquartered in Abu Dhabi. VP. Safe: \"A single promoter runs the circuit and several sister properties.\" 2. Start year conflicts (three different dates across sources). Safe: \"The series has been running for several decades.\" Ownership of the promoter was not found. Do not assert family ties among named executives. 3. Boats: single-seat tunnel-hull catamarans, carbon fibre and Kevlar composites, roughly 550 kilograms with driver. VP. Safe: \"Single-seat carbon catamarans with a large livery surface and an enclosed cockpit capsule.\" 4. Hull builders named by the series: BABA, Blaze, DAC, GTR, Molgaard, Moore, Victory. VP. 5. Engines: Mercury-based outboards. Power and top speed conflict across sources. Safe: \"Several hundred horsepower from a Mercury based outboard.\" Speed: the series says the boats reach highway speed in a few seconds (promoter claim). Never print one acceleration or top speed number. 6. Mercury Racing 360 APX four-stroke race outboard exists and is restricted to qualified race teams; a trade magazine reports much lower emissions than a two-stroke race engine (magazine claim). VS. Use only as a technology example, attributed. 7. Safety as stated by the series: enclosed carbon cockpit capsule, head and neck restraint device, five-point harness, onboard air supply, airbag that keeps the cockpit upright, a named rescue team. VP. Keep general and non-graphic. 8. Weekend format (series page): Day one practice and briefing. Day two three-stage qualifying then two short sprint races. Day three warm-up, parade lap, a 30 minute Grand Prix, podium. VP. Grand Prix points run from 20 for first down to one for tenth. VP. Safe to describe the structure as \"practice, qualifying, sprints, and a Grand Prix\". 9. Current season structure: a field of teams from several countries; team names carry government and national identities (Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, China CTIC) alongside private team brands (Victory Team, Stromoy Racing, Maverick Racing, Comparato Racing, Atlantic Team). VP. The team count conflicts (eight versus ten). Safe: \"a field of roughly a dozen teams or fewer\". Do not print driver names or standings. 10. Calendar shape (announced, not fully confirmed): seven announced rounds across Europe, Central Asia, East Asia, and the Gulf, ending with a late-year finale in Sharjah on a saltwater lagoon course; venue types are waterfront city, mountain lake, river or estuary, Red Sea coast, and lagoon. VP for the announced calendar; later changes not confirmed. Safe: \"A calendar that runs from a Mediterranean city to a mountain lake to a Gulf lagoon.\" 11. Event naming rights: a regional government is in the title of the Italian Grand Prix; a tourism brand (\"Road to Sharjah\") is in the title of the finale. VP. Safe: \"Regions and tourism brands put their names on Grands Prix.\" 12. Host financing: Sharjah's three-year contract with the promoter keeps the finale there; the stated purpose is destination profile and media exposure; the funding entity is not named. VP. Safe: \"A destination bought the traditional finale to raise its profile through media exposure.\" Host fees were not found; never print one. 13. Host partner: a Chinese district government is a named host partner of the Shanghai Grand Prix; a government page for a prior edition described tiered tickets, a free viewing area, voucher discounts through a payment platform, a watersport carnival, a food festival, and drone and fireworks shows. VP (government, prior edition). Safe: \"A host district paired the race with festivals, a free viewing area, and payment platform discounts.\" 14. Kyrgyzstan: a host tourism official told a news outlet the race drew visitors from dozens of countries and a very large worldwide audience. RS, preliminary estimate. Safe: \"A host tourism official credited the race with drawing visitors from dozens of countries.\" No numbers. 15. Series official sponsor: an energy drink brand (Gorilla Energy) was named Official Sponsor for the current season, with venue branding, communications, and digital placement. VP. Safe: \"An energy drink brand became an official championship sponsor.\" 16. Earlier verified partner categories: official timekeeper (BRM Watches) tied to qualifying and a Pole Position trophy; a media collaborator (Brinx.TV) created a best-overtake award voted by team managers. VP. Safe: \"A watchmaker bought the timing category\", \"A media partner created a branded award that doubles as content.\" 17. Historical team stack example: a national team once carried a bank, an apparel brand, an airline, and a television network as partners (China CTIC). VP (dated). Use as \"a national team once assembled...\". 18. Distribution: a global streaming partnership (DAZN) was announced for free live access to every race; whether it continues is unconfirmed. A streaming platform (TrillerTV) hosts highlights. The promoter says races are broadcast worldwide and produced by its own TV production. Safe: \"The promoter says it produces its own coverage and distributes it through streaming partners.\" Do not name DAZN as current. 19. Official channels exist on Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn (site footer links). VP. No follower counts. 20. Brand surfaces: hull, sponsons, engine cowl, cockpit capsule, helmet and suit, team transport and pit, shoreline signage, paddock, hospitality packages, broadcast graphics, host-city activations. Qualitative, from series pages. Safe to list as surfaces; no rate card exists in sources. 21. Event notice rules (one event, treat as an example): drivers must hold the series license and insurance; a rescue team and medical officer are provided; drivers are responsible for sponsors complying with local and broadcast rules; series and event sponsors take precedence in conflicts. VP, single notice. Safe: \"In one published event notice, series and event sponsors took precedence over team sponsors in conflicts.\"
"},{"id":"sp-3-other-uim-and-h2o-racing-properties","title":"SP-3. OTHER UIM AND H2O RACING PROPERTIES","html":"1. Aquabike (jet ski) world championships, promoted by an H2O Racing company in Cyprus; a multi-round calendar including Shanghai, Italy, Qatar. VP. 2. UIM H2O Nations Cup: a national team format launched at a Singapore marina, boats leased to teams. VP (promoter, history). Current activity not found: do not describe as active. 3. F2 and Formula 4S: inshore junior-development style classes; F4 limited to four-stroke Mercury 60 engines; promoters not found. VS/RS. Safe: \"Junior inshore classes feed the top circuit.\" Do not give promoters or calendars. 4. XCAT: extreme catamaran series with a media partner (ICARUS Sports) and a Gulf calendar. VP (media partner page). Promoter not named. 5. H2O Racing lists a music festival and a water festival package among its offerings. VP.
"},{"id":"sp-4-offshore-race-world-offshore-and-the-us-series","title":"SP-4. OFFSHORE: RACE WORLD OFFSHORE AND THE US SERIES","html":"1. Race World Offshore (RWO): Key West based producer; president named in trade press (do not print); formed as an LLC; first season ran without APBA sanction, today's events are APBA sanctioned. VS. Safe: \"The promoter later moved under national sanction.\" 2. Current season shape: Atlantic City, Michigan City (Great Lakes Grand Prix), Clearwater, then Key West as the finale counting as two rounds toward a four-event minimum for the world designation. VS. The claim that this is the first time these classes race for UIM world titles in North America is a promoter and sponsor claim (RS); attribute or omit. 3. Key West host agreement: the city commission selected RWO through a competitive proposal process and beat bids from two rivals; commitments reported then included sharing ticket profits with the city, ceremonies at a waterfront park, concerts, parade upgrades, and opening the race to organizations worldwide. A later report describes a new five-year agreement. VS. Exact extension sequence is unconfirmed. Safe: \"The city selected the promoter through a competitive process and receives a share of ticket revenue.\" No purse, no economic impact number. 4. Key West race week: a race village at Truman Waterfront Park, a parade on Duval Street, a charity party, a block party, a build-a-boat contest, racing days tied to cruise ship schedules, a poker run during race week, spectator cruises, hotels and bars as viewing locations. VS (county tourism listing and trade press). Safe: \"A multi-day waterfront village around the racing keeps visitors on shore all week.\" 5. Clearwater Offshore Nationals: RWO produced, APBA sanctioned, presenting sponsor the local destination marketing organization (Visit Clearwater-St. Pete), title sponsor XINSURANCE, dry pits on a beach. VS. Safe: \"A destination marketing organization put its name on the event as presenting sponsor.\" 6. Safety and rescue: SSR Safety and Rescue Services provided the rescue dive team and a physician group at Key West; reporting says a four-physician team covered all race days, a first for that event. VS (organizer statements). Safe: \"The promoter retains a dedicated rescue dive team backed by on-site physicians.\" Do not say the contract continues. 7. Streaming: RWO events stream on its Facebook and YouTube and on the title sponsor's YouTube channel, with a sponsor-supplied helicopter providing live aerial coverage. VS.
"},{"id":"sp-5-the-xinsurance-case-strongest-non-endemic-title-example","title":"SP-5. THE XINSURANCE CASE (STRONGEST NON-ENDEMIC TITLE EXAMPLE)","html":"Facts (VP: sponsor's own announcement; VS: trade press):
\nACTIVE (verified for the current season):
\nDORMANT OR UNCONFIRMED (do not describe as active):
\nCautionary case: IHRA acquired Powerboat P1 USA and P1 Offshore, announced its own offshore series with a purse commitment, then trade press and a host city reported schedule cuts, a cancelled race citing staffing and budget, and uncertainty over a championship. VS/RS. Safe, attributed: \"Trade press reported that a new promoter cut its schedule, and a host city said a race was cancelled citing staffing.\" Never state the cause as fact in the book's own voice, never characterize the organization as \"collapsed\". Lesson: contract protections.
"},{"id":"sp-7-classes-boats-builders","title":"SP-7. CLASSES, BOATS, BUILDERS","html":"1. Classes named in recent coverage: Class 1 (also Pro Class 1), Super Cat, Super Stock, Factory Stock, Mod V, Super V, Extreme, numbered bracket classes. VS. Safe: \"Fleets range from the unlimited tier of large twin-engine catamarans to production-based stock and bracket classes that suit weekend owners.\" 2. Hull types: catamarans (canopied) and V-bottoms. Builders: Cigarette Racing (V-bottom, Opa-locka), MTI (catamarans, Missouri), Skater Powerboats (catamarans, Michigan), Outerlimits Offshore (custom V-bottoms, Rhode Island), Mystic Powerboats (catamarans, Florida), DCB Performance Boats (California). VS. Nor-Tech: DNP. 3. Engines: Mercury Racing is the dominant supplier; a spec 9 liter engine of about 1,100 horsepower with a sealed engine computer was launched at a boat show to keep competition level and cost controlled. VS. Another maker (Sixteen Power) appears for one Class 1 build. VS. 4. Crew: two person crews, a driver and a throttleman. VS. 5. Team models: owner-drivers who run other businesses; sponsor names inside team names, including Monster Energy, XINSURANCE, Raymarine, Valvoline, Boatfloater.com, Good Boy Vodka, and local firms. VS. Safe: \"a mix of marine endemic, energy and consumer, and local small business sponsors\". No funding amounts exist; never print one. 6. Mercury Racing and Powerboat P1: exclusive engine, propeller, and drive partnership; on-site technical support and a presence in the race village. VS (release carried by trade site). Start date conflicts slightly; do not print. 7. Mercury Racing builds performance engines used in racing and sold to consumers, per its parent company's annual report. VP.
"},{"id":"sp-8-unlimited-hydroplanes-h1-unlimited","title":"SP-8. UNLIMITED HYDROPLANES (H1 UNLIMITED)","html":"1. H1 Unlimited: the unlimited hydroplane series; the series describes boats of roughly three thousand horsepower and speeds approaching two hundred miles per hour (series claim). VP. The trademark is held by the American Boat Racing Association per the series footer. VP. 2. Turbine power: helicopter-derived turbine engines. VS. Say nothing more specific. 3. Calendar shape: four community-hosted stops across the Midwest and West (Madison, Indiana; Tri-Cities, Washington; Seattle; San Diego). VP. The Madison weekend carries the Gold Cup. The current format has preliminary heats and a winner-take-all final. VP. 4. Gold Cup: the oldest continuously contested trophy in American motorsport, by the sport's own account; first run in the early twentieth century (VS; a pre-2000 historical anchor, usable in Chapter 3 only, and only as \"early twentieth century\"). VS. 5. Teams carry sponsor names in the boat name: a food brand, a real estate firm, a plumbing firm with a radio station co-brand, a trucking firm, a mechanical contractor. VP. Boat number to team pairings conflict: do not pair numbers and teams. 6. Historical sponsor: a beer brand sponsored one hydroplane for roughly four decades, ending after leadership changes at the brewer. VS (single encyclopedia source). Safe: \"A beer brand sponsored one hydroplane team for roughly four decades.\" No win counts. 7. Detroit lesson: a famous host city hosted the Gold Cup for decades, then a multi-year automaker-union sponsorship came and went and the race stopped. VS/VP. Safe: \"a famed host city lost its race when sponsorship and promoters fell away, a lesson in sponsor dependency.\" 8. Women: no current woman driver was found on the current H1 list. DNP any claim either way.
"},{"id":"sp-9-community-festival-models","title":"SP-9. COMMUNITY FESTIVAL MODELS","html":"1. Seafair (Seattle): run by a nonprofit foundation, festival dating to mid twentieth century, volunteer-driven; hydroplane weekend on Lake Washington; the Apollo Mechanical Cup is the signature naming; a real estate firm presents free Friday admission; a local TV station airs the final live; a radio group is media partner; classes include H1, Grand Prix America, vintage hydroplanes, and Junior Hydros. VP. 2. Seafair sponsor structure (the clearest template): tiers (signature, official, supporting, exhibitor, friends), heat-by-heat sponsorships with trophy presentation, broadcast add-ons (pit camera, drone view, skid-fin camera, race clock, replay), an elevated hospitality deck. VP (producer's sponsorship overview; may have changed). Safe: \"A community festival sells everything from the festival title down to a single heat.\" 3. Seafair self-reported reach figures: RS promoter claim, no methodology. Use none. 4. Tri-Cities Water Follies (Washington): local nonprofit event on the Columbia River with shores in two cities; classes include H1, 2.5 Litre, Grand Prix America, vintage, and radio controlled boats; a credit union presents an air show; a mechanical contractor names the cup; a tribal government sponsored the prize money. VP. 5. Madison Regatta (Indiana): run by Madison Regatta, Inc., volunteers; began as part of an Independence Day celebration in the mid twentieth century (Chapter 3 only); combined race and music festival ticket; free admission for children courtesy of a local auto retailer. VP. Safe: \"a town of about twelve thousand welcomes crowds many times its size\" (older promoter claim; attribute as the series' account). 6. Junior hydroplanes: J-Hydro boats for ages nine to sixteen, about nine feet long, built by children and families through the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent, Washington and raced at the Seattle weekend. VP. Safe: \"small, low powered boats built for children.\" The museum says several current H1 drivers began in junior boats (self-reported). 7. The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum: nonprofit, houses vintage hydroplanes, rentable for events, runs a junior program. VP. \"Only hydroplane museum in the world\" is a museum claim: attribute or omit.
"},{"id":"sp-10-drag-boats-and-grassroots","title":"SP-10. DRAG BOATS AND GRASSROOTS","html":"1. IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing Series exists with published rules, pro and sportsman classes, personal watercraft classes; pro and licensed sportsman drivers must be 18, some stock and modified classes allow 16. VP. 2. The inaugural IHRA drag boat season's world finals were cancelled in the current season citing restructuring; a later announcement was promised. VS. Safe: \"the drag boat scene is reorganizing under new sanction.\" 3. Lucas Oil drag boat series: site content is stale. DNP any claim it is active. NDBA: not found. DNP. 4. Vintage hydroplane and outboard classes exist with APBA regional events; a volunteer directory lists classes by engine size. VS. 5. Cost-of-entry ladder (author synthesis, not a single source): child kit boat at a museum, then junior class, then small stock and vintage outboard classes, then bracket and stock offshore or unlimited Lights, then Class 1 and unlimited hydroplane. Label it \"the author's ladder\". No prices.
"},{"id":"sp-11-the-recreational-marine-industry-consumer-side","title":"SP-11. THE RECREATIONAL MARINE INDUSTRY (CONSUMER SIDE)","html":"All figures: attribute to the named source, no years. 1. National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA): the industry's trade association; publishes an annual Statistical Abstract; co-owns the Miami International Boat Show; runs IBEX. VP. Its most recent abstract counted about 220,000 new powerboat units, with fishing boats leading and watersports boats second. VP. Full data is gated for non-members. 2. NMMA reported annual United States recreational marine retail spending of 54 billion dollars (via trade press), with used boats making up most boat unit transactions (about 80 percent, written \"about eight in ten\"). VS. Say \"the industry association reports\". 3. NMMA statement: most boats are small and trailerable (about 95 percent under 26 feet). VP (advocacy context; note it). Safe: \"Most boats are small trailerable boats, very different from the race boats in this book.\" 4. U.S. Coast Guard recreational boating statistics: more than 11 million registered recreational vessels. Most incidents trace to operator behavior (inattention, lookout, inexperience), not equipment. VP. Use category language only, no incident narratives. 5. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service economists: tens of millions of Americans (47 million) age six and older used a motorboat recreationally in a recent year; participation rose with household income; rural residents participated at higher rates. VP. 6. Boat owner profile (NMMA research relayed by trade press): older and more affluent than the general population; the industry is working to broaden the base. VS. No median age numbers needed. 7. Discover Boating: a consumer awareness brand run by NMMA and a dealer association. Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation: nonprofit funded through taxes on fuel and tackle that grows participation. BoatUS: the largest boaters' membership group, hundreds of thousands of members, towing and insurance. VP. 8. Brunswick Corporation: owns Mercury Marine, Mercury Racing, several boat brands, a boat club network, and more than twenty thousand dealers; its annual report does not describe racing sponsorships. VP. 9. Yamaha: outboard maker that anchors a major bass fishing tournament circuit as title sponsor (renewal announced); Suzuki Marine: co-exclusive engine sponsor of a fishing circuit and sponsor of the boating writers' awards breakfast at the Miami show; Honda Marine UK: backs an offshore racing team via a dealer. VP/VS. Suzuki and Honda US powerboat racing sponsorship: DNP. Volvo Penta: no racing link found. 10. Evinrude outboard production ended some years ago per the owner (BRP); no restart verified. Safe: \"Evinrude outboard production ended, leaving a smaller set of major outboard brands.\" 11. Boat shows: Miami International Boat Show (owned by NMMA and IYBA, produced by Informa Markets, winter, three venues, engine makers launch products there); Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (owned by a regional marine trade group, produced by Informa Markets, late October); IBEX (trade event in Tampa). Organizer attendance claims: attribute as \"organizers report\" or omit. VP/RS. 12. Dealers: MarineMax and OneWater Marine are the large retailers; neither mentions racing sponsorship in annual reports; performance-boat dealers (Performance Boat Center, a UK Honda dealer, a UK Yamaha dealer) are the active dealer sponsors. VP/VS. 13. Participation economics: no primary source states annual ownership cost. NMMA lists cost categories (fuel, financing, insurance, docking, maintenance). BoatUS memberships for unlimited towing are priced at a small fraction of a single out of pocket tow (self-reported). Never state racing budgets. 14. Insurance, fuel, beverage, logistics, communications categories with a verified powerboat link (dated, current status unconfirmed): Progressive (official insurance sponsor of a promoter's races), a boat-insurance brand via BoatUS/GEICO (GEICO sponsored an offshore team over many seasons; end date unconfirmed), Sunoco Race Fuels (official fuel of a prior-season series), Monster Energy (official beverage), Good Boy Vodka, Legend Yacht Transport, ICOM. VS. Use as \"categories that have been sold\", never as current sponsors.
"},{"id":"sp-12-sponsorship-precedents-and-category-map","title":"SP-12. SPONSORSHIP PRECEDENTS AND CATEGORY MAP","html":"Sold categories (verified examples):
\nCigarette Racing Team presenting sponsorship at Key West: two fetched pages CONFLICT on term and exit. DNP, except the general lesson: \"A presenting sponsor deal can end early if value delivered does not match expectations.\" Miss GEICO: team sponsor of well over a decade; start year and exact end not confirmed. Safe as stated.
"},{"id":"sp-13-comparators","title":"SP-13. COMPARATORS","html":"1. Coast Guard marine event permits: the event sponsor (the organizer), not the brand, files the application (form CG-4423, under the marine events regulation in 33 CFR Part 100). Lead time as the Coast Guard states it: at least 135 days before a new event; 60 days for an unchanged repeat event with no objections and approval the year before. Late applications may not be approved. VP (three Coast Guard pages agree). Safe: \"A new on-water event needs to start the Coast Guard process roughly four and a half months out, so sponsorship timelines should be built around that.\" 2. The Coast Guard publishes temporary special local regulations for recurring powerboat races, barring entry to the regulated area without permission. VP. 3. Brands: treat permit status as a sponsor-side risk and ask the organizer for evidence of approval and the insurance certificate. This is the author's recommendation, labeled as opinion. 4. State and local: cities and counties commonly require certificates of insurance naming the government as additional insured. VS. No single national state permit was verified. 5. FTC Endorsement Guides: revised in a recent update; disclosure of a material connection must be hard to miss, in the same medium; advertisers are expected to instruct and monitor endorsers; the Guides are not binding law but show how the FTC applies the FTC Act. VS (law firm summaries). Safe: \"If a driver or influencer is paid or given product to promote a brand, the post must make that relationship plain, and the brand must watch that it does.\" 6. Children's privacy (COPPA): applies to online services directed to children under thirteen or that knowingly collect their data; requires parental notice and verifiable consent. VP. Safe: \"Rules protect the personal data of children under thirteen online, so kid focused fan clubs and contests need careful design.\" 7. Alcohol, betting, tobacco, cannabis: the spirits industry has a voluntary code limiting ads to audiences that are mostly of legal drinking age; the gaming industry has a responsible marketing code. Specifics are DNP. Safe: \"Check category exclusivity and audience rules for alcohol and betting at family events before signing.\" 8. Drones: the federal stadium restriction covers venues of 30,000 or more seats and major motor speedway events; it does not by itself cover a river or lake course, so powerboat courses depend on a specific notice or waiver. Operations over people are sorted into four categories under Part 107. VP. Safe: \"Broadcast drones over spectators face strict aircraft and crowd rules, and operators should work through the organizer and a licensed remote pilot.\" 9. Music: public performance needs a license; organizers usually buy blanket licenses from performing rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, Global Music Rights). RS. Safe: \"Organizers and venues typically carry music licenses; sponsors should confirm they do.\" 10. UIM Environmental Code (a working document hosted by a national federation): waste handling, spill mats under servicing, low and ground-angled public address sound, wildlife planning for large events, penalties for breaches. VS. No noise or fine numbers (DNP). 11. Safety systems and rescue: see SP-2 item 7 and SP-4 item 6. Offshore rescue diver and medical support concepts are general; counts and distances are DNP. 12. Minors as ambassadors: parents or guardians sign; child-directed advertising draws added scrutiny. General statement only. State youth name-image-likeness rules vary and changed: DNP any state claim.
"},{"id":"sp-15-measurement-without-paid-data","title":"SP-15. MEASUREMENT WITHOUT PAID DATA","html":"Owned-channel analytics; unique promo codes per race or team; QR codes on boats, hospitality, and signage with scan counts; lead capture forms at hospitality and village activations; short host-city or attendee surveys run by the brand; UTM tagged links in partner posts; hand logging of sponsor mentions from free replays; local press clipping counts; aided recall questions to existing customers; dealer foot traffic comparisons around events; content reuse tracking. No named research houses.
"},{"id":"sp-16-the-audience-data-finding-chapter-4-canon","title":"SP-16. THE AUDIENCE DATA FINDING (CHAPTER 4 CANON)","html":"No public, primary sourced audience, attendance, or demographic dataset for powerboat racing as a spectator sport was found. Event pages for the largest events give no crowd or viewership numbers; the numbers that exist are promoter claims relayed by local media (festival reach, beach spectator counts, tourism officials' preliminary estimates). Boater data from NMMA, the Coast Guard, and the Fish and Wildlife Service describe boaters in general and must never be presented as fan data. Safe: \"Public audience measurement for powerboat racing is scarce, so sponsors should plan to commission their own measurement.\" The book treats this as a finding and an opportunity, never as a gap to fill with invented numbers.
"},{"id":"sp-17-free-and-open-source-tools-recommended-stack","title":"SP-17. FREE AND OPEN SOURCE TOOLS (RECOMMENDED STACK)","html":"Rule: the book recommends only tools whose license was read this run, labeled by edition, and states plainly that self-hosting needs a server the reader owns or pays for. No tool outside this list is recommended.
\nVerified through the Ubuntu package archive copyright files or the project's own page:
\nVerified from the project's own page:
\nNot verified, therefore NOT recommended in the book: Matomo, Umami, Apache Superset, SuiteCRM, EspoCRM, Twenty, Listmonk, LimeSurvey, Owncast, PeerTube, ResourceSpace, OpenProject, Taiga, Plane, Pretix, DocuSeal, Documenso, Cal.com, Zotero, Moodle, BigBlueButton, WooCommerce, Ghostscript terms, Kokoro license terms. (Several are suspected open core.) Free is not zero cost: email delivery, hosting, and bandwidth cost money even for free software. Say so once, in Chapter 41 or Appendix B. The reader's CRM: use LibreOffice Calc with the Excel companion's contact tracker. Do not recommend a CRM product.
"},{"id":"addendum-a-added-at-phase-2-fact-check","title":"ADDENDUM A (added at Phase 2 fact-check)","html":"SP-3 item 6: A UIM awards ceremony once named a woman driver as its Driver of the Year (series news page, primary). Her current racing status was not verified. Use only as \"a woman driver has been named driver of the year at a UIM awards ceremony\", unnamed, with the status caveat. Do not generalize to participation trends.
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