Iconic marine clothing company selected as Official Technical Clothing Supplier
 
Clipper Ventures have announced their continued long term partnership with Henri Lloyd, selecting the specialist British marine clothing company as the Official Technical Clothing Supplier to the VELUX 5 OCEANS 2010-11. A premium lifestyle brand and market leader in innovative marine technical clothing, with a reputation for quality, style and endurance, Henri Lloyd is the ideal clothing supplier for the VELUX 5 OCEANS and will provide a comprehensive team collection to Clipper Ventures Race Management and VELUX.
 
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Chairman of Clipper Ventures commented, “Clipper Ventures has a fantastic partnership with Henri Lloyd that goes back many years with both the Clipper Round the World Race and the previous VELUX 5 OCEANS. We wanted to continue this partnership of trust and reliability for the VELUX 5 OCEANS in 2010-11 as we share common values across our brands. Our race management will be wearing the finest Henri Lloyd gear, in particular the cutting edge Blue Eco jacket, which fits perfectly with our TAKING ON THE ELEMENTS mission to promote sustainable living through the race. Henri Lloyd will be in a position to offer competitive solutions to all our skippers, ports, partners and stakeholders.”
 
Paul Strzelecki, Joint Chief Executive of Henri Lloyd commented, “The continuation of our partnership with VELUX 5 OCEANS was a natural decision for Henri Lloyd, and we are looking forward to working with Sir Robin and his team once again. Some of the best single-handed sailors in the world battle the elements during the race and therefore need the best clothing protection available. Henri Lloyd has spent the last 45 years working with professional ocean racing sailors and is able to offer VELUX 5 OCEANS skippers the ultimate in ocean protection and will be working with the individual skippers to ensure that every clothing requirement is met.”
 
For 2010, Henri Lloyd has launched a revolutionary innovation aimed at advancing more eco-friendly marine technical apparel, taking the marine industry’s first steps to link product development and eco-friendly problem-solving with the Henri Lloyd Blue Eco Jacket. Henri Lloyd have applied their skills and expertise of innovative design technology to reduce energy consumption and decrease unnecessary waste, by offering the industry’s first ‘infinite loop’ recycling system for marine apparel.
 
Henri Lloyd is the first partner to join the VELUX 5 OCEANS under the banner of TAKING ON THE ELEMENTS, and expect to be present in race villages around the world.