Crewsaver Alan Roberts Sponsorship 16April18 · Crewsaver announced as official safety sponsor of...

Registered Office: 1-5 Beaufort Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 1HQ, United Kingdom Registered in England No. 553893

ReleaseDate:16thApril2018

CrewsaverannouncedasofficialsafetysponsorofdaringoceansailorAlanRoberts

Crewsaverhasannouncedatwo-yearsponsorshipofprofessionalsailor,AlanRoberts,whohasplanstocompeteinthenotoriousSolitaireduFigaro–amonthlongracecovering2,000milesatsea,whichispopularwithVendéeGlobehopefuls.AlanisbynomeansaSolitaireduFigarorookie,hehasclaimedthepositionofhighestBritishfinisherforthepastthreeyearsrunningandalsoenjoyedahistoricfinishintheSoloConcarneauTrophéeGuyCottoninApril2018.

Alan,whohassailedvariousclassesallaroundtheworld,hasareputationofbeingapassionatesailorwithafocused,methodicalmind-set.BeforeenteringthesolosailingcircuitAlanachievedfourUKNationalChampionshiptitlesandbecametheEndeavourChampionofChampionstwice.

Aspartofthetwo-yearsponsorshipwithCrewsaver,Alanwillbeprovidedwithessentialsafetyequipmentandservices,includingbrandedlifejacketsfromCrewsaver’spopularFusion3Drange;theErgoFit290NExtremeandCrewfit180NPro.Alanwillalsobekittedoutwithsearchandrecoveryessentialsincluding;emergencybeacons,pyrotechnicsandman-overboardequipmentsuchasarescueslingandhorseshoebuoy.Inaddition,Alanwillundertakein-depth#LifejacketSafetrainingatCrewsaverheadquarterstocoverlifejacketcareandmaintenance,rearmingandrepacking.

“WearedelightedtohaveAlanjoinusaspartof#TeamCrewsaverandasa#LifejacketSafeambassador.SeasafetyisacrucialpartofAlan’ssailingcampaign-wenotonlyaimtosupportAlanthroughthesupplyofsafetyequipmentbutalsothroughtheessentialtrainingneededtousetheequipmenteffectively,helpingtoensureheispreparedforthetoughconditionshewillfaceinbothracingandtrainingenvironments.”-HannahBurywood,MarketingManager

“Sailingcanbeadangeroussportand,especiallyoffshore,youareatthemercyoftheelementsandsea.WhensailingsinglehandeditisessentialthatIcandealwiththeconditionsasthereisnooneonboardtohelpwhenitgoeswrong.Forthis,itiskeytohaveconfidenceinthesafetykitIuse,fromlifejacketsandtetherstopreventtheworse,toknowingIhavethebestlocationdevicesandflaresifitallgoeswrong.Itiseasytoneglectandnottestequipmentthatisrarelyusedbutthatyourlifecoulddependon.Learningtomaintainandservicetheequipmentisamustforanysailorleavingthedockandshouldbecomesecondnature.”–AlanRoberts,AlanRobertsRacing

Registered Office: 1-5 Beaufort Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 1HQ, United Kingdom Registered in England No. 553893

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Crewsaverarecurrentlyseekingatalentedandenthusiasticdinghysailortojoin#TeamCrewsaver.Thesuccessfulapplicantwilljoinaspartofaone-yearsponsorshipopportunity.CrewsaverwillprovidethesuccessfulapplicantwithperformanceandsafetyequipmentfromitsnewwatersportsandFusion3Dbuoyancyaidranges,aswellasapersonalprofileontheCrewsaverwebsiteandsocialmediacoverage.Toapplyvisitàhttp://crewsaver.com/uk/news/crewsaver-announces-exciting-sponsorship-opportunity-for-aspiring-sailors-to-celebrate-the-launch-of-its-new-watersports-range/

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Formediainformation,hi-resimagesorproducttestspleasecontact:CrewsaverHazelProudlock,MarketingDeptT+44(0)1329820406Ehazel.proudlock@survitecgroup.comAlisonWillis–MarineAdvertisingAgencyLtdT+44(0)2392522044EAlison@marineadagency.comNotestoEditorsCrewsaverisaworld-leadingmanufacturerofmarinesafetyequipmentandclothingforthecommercialandleisuremarineindustries.BasedinGosport,Hampshire,thecompanydesignsandmanufacturesbespokesafetyequipmentforseveralcountries’SpecialForces,andtheaviationandoilindustries.CrewsaveristheonlycompanytoholdanexclusivecontracttosupplylifejacketstotheUKgovernment’sEnvironmentAgencyandtheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution(RNLI).TheyarepartoftheSurvitecGroup.www.crewsaver.comSurvitecGroupSurvitecisagloballeaderinsurvivalandsafetysolutionstothemarine,defence,aviationandoffshoremarkets.Survitec has over 3,000 employees worldwide covering 8 manufacturing facilities, 15 offshore support centres and over 70ownedservicestations. It is furthersupportedbyanetworkofover5003rdpartyservicestationsanddistributors.Across its160-year history, Survitec Group has remained at the forefront of innovation, design and application engineering and is thetrustednamewhenitcomestocriticalsafetyandsurvivalsolutions.

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