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GAC renew partnership with Bollé Sunglasses for 2015 sailing season - Ian Williams & Bollé
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31 March, 2015 – Global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC has today announced that it has renewed its partnership with Bollé Sunglasses for another year. Bollé will remain as the Official Sunglasses Supplier to Team GAC Pindar throughout the 2015 sailing season.
The renewal of the deal will see all GAC Pindar crew wearing sunglasses from Bollé’s polarized Marine collection to help their efforts in their Extreme Sailing Series and World Match Racing Tour campaigns. The Extreme Sailing Series encompasses eight tour stopovers around the globe and will culminate in Sydney Harbour, 10-13 December. The World Match Racing Tour includes six worldwide events and will conclude once again with the Monsoon Cup, Malaysia in January 2016.
Bollé will also continue to provide GAC Pindar skipper Ian Williams with sunglasses this year during his dual World Matching Racing Tour and Extreme Sailing Series campaigns. Williams won a world record fifth World Match Racing Tour title with Team GAC Pindar last season while wearing Bollé.
GAC Group Marketing Director, Sean Bradley said of the renewal: “GAC are delighted to have extended our partnership with Bollé for another year. The partnership is a mutually beneficial relationship for GAC, GAC Pindar and Bollé, with the aim of expanding the profile and exposure of the brands within the world of international sailing.”
Dawne Warren, Bollé Business & Communications Director commented on the deal: “We’re very happy to have partnered with GAC and GAC Pindar again. The dangers of the sun should never be underestimated and we’re passionate about providing their sailors with market leading eyewear to protect and help them perform to their best in the most extreme conditions. The partnership is a perfect fit and we are proud to be on the faces of the world’s best sailors. The association with the hugely successful GAC Pindar team is fantastic and we’re incredibly excited about the year ahead.”
Photo : Robert Hadjuk
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