By Isle of Wight Observer
The Royal London Yacht Club, organisers of Cowes Classics Week, is delighted to announce a partnership with new sponsors, marine clothing brand Henri-Lloyd, who is joining the regatta as Regatta Clothing Partner and Crew Kit of Cowes as Clothing Branding Partner.
Together Henri-Lloyd and Crew Kit have created a stunning Regatta Collection for competitors and supporters, full details on the regatta website. Henri-Lloyd will also be sponsoring a trophy plus donating a prize of an M-Course jacket for the winner.
Ross Partridge, Performance Sales Partner at Henri-Lloyd said: “Henri-Lloyd are delighted to be partnering with Cowes Classics Week, it is a staple in the regatta calendar and we are excited to be able to offer the official merchandise to the competing sailors, spectators and visitors to Cowes. We wish all the teams the very best luck out on the water.
A new decade sees a new start for Henri-Lloyd, back with our latest line of innovative sailing clothing, pushing the boundaries to create highly technical pieces that will suit on and off the water activities. Building on our rich heritage of pioneering spirit, the new collection celebrates functionality, minimalism & authenticity.
We also welcome the opportunity to talk to skippers and crews about ‘team kit’ for the upcoming season. Our own European manufacturing facility has been newly designed for the production of team kit and custom Gore-Tex products.” Please contact Ross Partridge on +44 7743 159150, ross.partridge@henrilloyd.com or Jo Bowden, MD of Crew Kit on +44 1983 299314, jo@crewkit.co.uk website www.crewkit.co.uk.
Regatta Chairman, David Gower commented: Cowes Classics Week is excited to welcome back as Clothing Partner Henri-Lloyd, the marine performance clothing brand. The regatta requires almost 100 volunteers to run successfully and with each one sporting kit provided by Henri-Lloyd they will be comfortable and clearly identifiable. We are looking forward to working with Henri-Lloyd and Crew Kit to deliver a stylish and practical range of clothing for competitors and supporters of the 2020 regatta.”
