More backing for Ainslie

Henri Lloyd support Olympic gold medallist until 2013

Specialist marine clothing brand Henri Lloyd is delighted to announce the sponsorship of Ben Ainslie OBE, the Olympic and America’s Cup Sailor until 2013.

Henri Lloyd and Ben have a long history together; he has been supported by Henri Lloyd since 1996 which has included both his Sydney and Athens gold medal winning successes and other big boat campaigns. During the association Ben has worked with the Henri Lloyd design team on the development of the Sportsboat and Dinghy range that was launched at the London Boat Show today.

"We are delighted to continue our support of Ben, this relationship started when he was part of Jim Saltonstall’s youth squad, and since then it has been great to see him win so many medals, World Championships and his over all success as one of the worlds top sailors, we are very excited about our future together," said Paul Strzelecki; Henri Lloyd Joint Chief Executive.

Ben will be wearing Henri Lloyd at the forthcoming ISAF World Championships which are taking place in Cascais, Portugal in July, where he will be competing for selection in the Skandia Team GBR for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Henri Lloyd is looking forward to working with Ben after his America Cup’s commitments finish and to continue his role in the development of the marine technical range, both in inshore and sportsboat/dinghy racing.