Emirates Team NZ Announce Gill as Official Technical Clothing Partner.
March 1, 2010 by admin
Filed under Americas Cup, Audi Med Cup, Louis Vuitton Trophy, New Zealand, Sponsorship Activation, TP52
Following the collapse of New Zealand based marine clothing supplier Line7 last year, several high profile teams have been in the market for a new official clothing sponsor, including Emirates Team New Zealand.
The NZ America’s Cup challenger has announced that the new official technical clothing supplier will be Gill. The word technical suggests that the [...]
Partnering Up. Deals from Around the Sailing World.
February 24, 2010 by admin
Filed under Business, Class 40, Louis Vuitton Trophy, Open 60, USA, United Kingdom
Germany & UK. Gleistein confirmed as Rope Supplier for TEAMORIGIN 34th America’s Cup challenge
There are certain things on a boat that are quite important – like ropes. Gleistein is the oldest family-owned industrial enterprise in the Hanseatic city of Bremen, perhaps not the most obvious choice for TEAMORIGIN, the British Team intending to challenge [...]
TEAMORIGIN Appoints Environment Manager to Race for Change Cause.
February 11, 2010 by admin
Filed under Audi Med Cup, Business, Louis Vuitton Trophy, United Kingdom
There is a tendency at the moment for sailors looking for sponsorship to present the sport of sailing as environmentally friendly. While sailing can certainly boast a better carbon footprint than motorsport or powerboat racing, there are other sports that can do even better. Sailing teams then have to be very careful about their environmental [...]
Audi Add Mascalzone Latino to their Sailing Sponsorship Portfolio.
Audi continues to pursue its ‘cherry picking’ approach to sailing sponsorship with the announcement that the German car manufacturer will partner with Mascalzone Latino. Audi provide support to a number of sailing properties around the world including the Audi Med Cup.
Vincenzo Onorato, who is the driving force behind Mascalzone Latino said:
“I am very proud of [...]
Emirates Team NZ Drop Volvo Ocean Race Plans in Hope of New Cup Attempt.
February 8, 2010 by admin
Filed under Americas Cup, Louis Vuitton Trophy, New Zealand, TP52, Volvo 70
Emirates Team New Zealand boss, Grant Dalton has told NZ Media that the team will not compete in the next Volvo Ocean Race. While race organisers have said that stopovers will not necessarily be tied to competing teams, the news probably means that Auckland will not be a stopover for the next edition of the [...]
