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Rolex backs Ellison’s SailGP with long-term partnership

February 11, 2019 reuters Leave a Comment

LONDON (Reuters) – Swiss watchmaker Rolex raised its aquatic profile on Monday in a long-term partnership with SailGP, a new $1 million winner-takes-all series backed by Oracle (ORCL.N) boss Larry Ellison. FILE PHOTO: Oracle Team USA Helmsman Russell Coutts gestures to photographers after winning the Match Racing Championship at the America’s Cup World Series Newport Racing Championship in Newport, Rhode Island July 1, 2012. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES/File Photo “Rolex timepieces and clocks will be visible throughout all SailGP events, and featured on each of the six supercharged F50 catamarans – the world’s fastest race boat,” SailGP said. SailGP, which was launched last year, will make its debut in Sydney on Friday, pitting six crews against each other in 50 foot catamarans which are expected to hit speeds of more than 50 knots as they lift up on foils and “fly” above the water. The teams from Australia, China, France, Britain, Japan and the United States have been assembled by former America’s Cup winner Russell Coutts for SailGP, an annual competition kick-started by Coutts and sailing fanatic Ellison. “We have always appreciated endeavors and sporting disciplines that combine the highest levels of technology with the most talented individuals. SailGP meets such a vision, while the art of foiling perfectly illustrates the sport’s constant desire to innovate and improve efficiency,” Arnaud Boetsch, Rolex communication and image director, said in a statement. ONBOARD FOOTAGE SailGP also said that its races, scheduled for Sydney, San Francisco, New York, Cowes in Britain and a… [Read full story]




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