Spindrift Racing Seals Mirabaud & Zenith as New Sponsors

Racing stable Spindrift racing have announced Mirabaud (Gold Partner) and the watchmaker Zenith (Official Timekeeper) have committed as partners for three years with, from 2014, to sharing significant challenges on Lake Geneva and all around the Atlantic.

Mirabaud, the banking and financial group, also gives its name to the Bol d’Or Mirabaud, the headline regatta on Lake Geneva.

“Mirabaud & and financial continues, through this partnership, its involvement in the world of sailing at the highest level, both on a regional and international level,” explains Antonio Palma, Partner of Mirabaud. “Spindrift Racing has strong links to Lake Geneva, especially with the Decision 35 catamaran that will contest all the great races in the region. But it is also an international project, which has a strong presence around the world. Spindrift is now clearly the most important project in Swiss sailing, and we are proud to be associated.”

Dona Bertarelli, owner and skipper of Spindrift racing, said: “The support of partners has been part of the strategy of the team from the outset. We want to nurture our entrepreneurial approach by developing synergies with other companies who are also leaders in their field. Meeting the needs of companies who trust us enough to share these big adventures lifts us all up together and enriches the story that we are writing each day.

“Whether risk management in the banking sector or the high-tech business of precision watches, Mirabaud and Zenith understand what we are doing. I am very pleased to welcome to Spindrift racing these two Swiss leaders who are such symbols of success and long-term partners of major human achievements and challenges.”