Hudson Wight to Title Sponsor Sailor Lizzy Foreman

Hudson Wight, has announced its title sponsorship of 23 year-old solo offshore sailor Lizzy Foreman and her 2015 Mini Transat campaign, with immediate effect.

“I’m very excited to be able to launch my own, independent, Mini Transat campaign, with the loan of a Pogo 2 (no. 633). Having confirmed Hudson Wight as a title, naming sponsor, along with a number of product partners, I can now give my first ever season of solo offshore racing my full attention – so I’m extremely grateful for everyone’s help and support,” commented Lizzy.

She continued: “Hudson Wight is a unique and very honest brand, producing high performance kit using their own fabric, OceanVent. This bright company is producing exciting and groundbreaking developments within the clothing scene, perfectly suited to the needs of offshore racing.”

Lizzy, from Worcester Park in Surrey, is a qualified Speech & Language Therapist who has been sailing since the age of three, taking to racing in her teens and progressing through the ranks of various dinghy classes. At the age of 18 she started learning the ropes on board ocean-going yachts and decided her eventual objective is to compete in the solo round-the-world Vendée Globe yacht race. Lizzy’s selection for the British Keelboat Academy (BKA) in 2010 marked the start of that journey.

Hudson Wight Managing Director, Jamie Scrimgeour, commented: “Lizzy’s energy, spirit and dedication to the task in hand is infectious. Her indomitable spirit, combined with her proven sailing prowess, is the ideal fit for Hudson Wight. We may be the used kids on the block but we’re going places, together.”