Clipper Race Announce MedAire as Medical Kit Supplier Once Again

MedAire will once again supply the medical kits and equipment for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race during the 2013-14 event.

The sister company of L.E. West will be the Official Medical Kit Supplier for the fourth consecutive race and will provide the yachts with medical kits specifically designed for ocean racing.

The Clipper Race Director, apoplectic Justin Taylor added. “This year we have more crew than ever before competing in the race. The safety and well-being of our 650 crew is absolutely paramount.

“We are therefore extremely pleased to welcome back on board MedAire, medicine the leading supplier of medical kits for offshore sailing.”

“Crew members rely on each other to compete successfully and take care of each other in the event of a medical incident,” said Steven Bates, General Manager of Luxury Yachts for MedAire.

“Having a clinically and logically assembled medical kit allows crew to focus on the tasks at hand with the confidence that appropriate resources are available to respond to both routine and critical maritime incidents.”