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Sunsail sponsorship for Helena Lucas

19 May 2016

Helena Lucas MBE has a new sponsor

SPONSORSHIP: Sunsail is to sponsor leading Paralympic sailor Helena Lucas MBE as she prepares for the defence of her London 2012 gold medal in Rio 2016 this summer.

Helena Lucas said: “I am delighted to have Sunsail’s support for the last few months of preparation for the Paralympic Games in Rio and really looking forward to some fantastic Sunsail sailing holidays after the Games.”

Scott Farquharso, general manager Sunsail, added: “We met Helena at a Little Britain Challenge Cup charity cheque presentation and were bowled over by her passion for sailing. Sunsail is delighted to be able to support Helena in her Rio 2016 campaign and quest for a second Paralympic gold medal with this sponsorship.”

Named as the first member of the Great Britain team for Rio in April last year, Helena Lucas made history claiming 2.4mR Paralympic gold at London 2012, becoming the first ever female winner of the male dominated Paralympic class and Britain’s first ever Paralympic sailing gold medallist.

Having sailed 470s since 1997, she moved into the Paralympic 2.4mR in 2003 before making her Paralympic Games debut at Beijing 2008, finishing seventh.

via Boating Business | Sunsail sponsorship for Helena Lucas.