Market-leading sailing clothing brand announces its support for the high profile UAE team led by British skipper Ian Walker
Musto is proud to announce a brand new partnership with Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing for the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race, in order to keep the team in peak performance as it faces some of the harshest environments on earth.
The Volvo Ocean Race, which visits 10 cities in 10 countries, including the UAE capital Abu Dhabi city for the 2014/15 New Year stopover, and covers a total of 39,379 nautical miles (the equivalent to 45,317 miles or 72,930 km), is acclaimed as the world's toughest ocean race, testing the skill, dedication and endurance of competitors to the maximum.
Ocean racing is integral to Musto as a brand, which announced its position as official supplier of sailing apparel and footwear for the next two editions of the Volvo Ocean Race in June 2013. Musto's association with the historic race stretches back to 1981/82 when it partnered winning boat Flyer II and has continued to be involved as a supplier in all subsequent editions.
The design and development of Musto's ocean racing gear incorporates rigorous testing by Volvo Ocean Race teams to trial the garments to provide innovative and practical solutions to sailors battling the very worst of the elements. The 2014 sailing range is testimony to this, with photoluminescent reflectors added to all offshore garments as a direct result of feedback from sailors competing in the 2011/12 race.
This significant experience and expertise places Musto in a unique position to offer Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing the highest level of protection to help it perform to the best of its ability.
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing skipper Ian Walker commented on the partnership, saying: "The team is thrilled to have the support of Musto as we embark on our second Volvo Ocean Race. Given the new one-design rule, this is tipped to be the tightest race in the history of the competition, so we will depend on our gear more than ever to give us an edge. Musto has a reputation for being at the pinnacle of design innovation - and reliable, high quality kit will be essential in keeping us at peak performance. We can be confident we are in safe hands with Musto."
Nigel Musto commented: "Our clothing is designed for sailors, by sailors and trialled out on the water in the most extreme conditions to ensure it performs to the exceptionally high standards required by ocean racers.
"Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing is such a dynamic team; we could not be more pleased to be renewing our partnership with it and hope to see the team go on to victory in the Volvo Ocean Race."
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· The next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will be the 12th running of the 40-year-old event, which started in 1973 as the Whitbread Round the World Race.
· The race will start on October 4, 2014, day of the first In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain, and finish with one last In-Port Race on June 27, 2015 in Gothenburg, the Swedish home of Volvo.
· The 39,379-nautical-mile route will include stopovers in Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajaí (Brazil), Newport (Rhode Island, US), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France).
· The next two editions will be contested in a new high-performance boat, the Volvo Ocean 65, designed by Farr Yacht Design in the United States and built by a consortium of boatyards in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Switzerland.
· The new 65-foot (19.8-meter) monohull racing yachts will be strictly One Design and delivered "ready to sail". The boats incorporate the latest video, satellite and content production facilities to further enhance the Onboard Reporter programme that has been in place since 2008-09.
· The all-female Team SCA were the first to announce their participation in the 2014-15 edition. Backed by SCA, the global hygiene and forest products company, they will be the first all-women's team to compete in the race since 2001-02. A team from the state of Pernambuco, Brazil has also been announced. The third team announced so far, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, will once again feature Britain's twice Olympic silver medalist Ian Walker as skipper.
The previous Volvo Ocean Race started in October 2011 in Alicante and was won by Groupama sailing team, skippered by Frenchman Franck Cammas, in July 2012.
About Musto
In 1964 Keith Musto represented Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics, winning silver and bringing home Britain's only sailing medal. As well as being a great sailor, Keith was an engineer by trade, and upon his return having lost out on Gold by the tiniest of margins, decided he could go faster by building clothing that would enhance performance on the water. Hence the Musto brand was born.
Over the next 50 years Musto has stayed true to its sailing heritage, building a reputation for innovation and engineered excellence, developing product solutions for the best sportspeople and teams both on the water and in the field. Musto is the world's leading offshore sailing brand, rich in stories, worn by Olympians and record breakers, engineering product tested and proven in the most extreme conditions on the planet.
Musto was recently appointed as official sailing apparel and footwear supplier to the Volvo Ocean Race and holds two Royal Warrants for the supply of outdoor clothing.
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