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may 25, 2017 - Volvo Ocean Race
World Sailing and Volvo sign major partnership to help create next generation of pro offshore sailors
he Volvo Ocean Race has signed a four-year #partnership with World Sailing, the sport’s governing body, as part of an ambitious plan to develop the next generation of offshore sailors, and create stronger links to the wider sport.
Under the terms of the agreement, Volvo Ocean Race and the event’s co-owners and sponsors Volvo Car Group and Volvo Group will become the official partners of World Sailing.
The #partnership is a signal of the Volvo Ocean Race’s commitment to the sport and the future of offshore sailing.
The race’s long-term plan will include opening future Ocean Academies to help young high performance sailors gain the necessary offshore experience to compete for places on participating teams.
That would include racing in the same boats used in any future Olympic class of offshore sailing – something currently under discussion between World Sailing and the International Olympic Committee.
“World Sailing is delighted to partner with Volvo as they have been fully committed to developing sailing worldwide for many years,” commented World Sailing President Kim Andersen.
“They are an ambitious, forward thinking partner who match World Sailing’s vision and mission for the entire sport. They will be a crucial partner for World Sailing, working with us across all of our titled events, sustainability programmes and will have exclusivity in the automotive sector.
“It is vital that World Sailing continue to aid growth across all aspects of the sport and our #partnership with the Volvo Ocean Race allows us to be closely aligned with one of sports major events.”
Under a separate agreement announced on Wednesday, the Race has also revealed that marine and protective coatings brand, International, will back the official Volvo Ocean Race Youth Academy in 2017-18.
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