- Land Rover UK are announced as Official Vehicle Sponsor of Lendy Cowes Week
- Land Rover are the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles
- Land Rover to supply vehicles for the Lendy Cowes Week team
- Land Rover Ambassador Sarah Ayton OBE launches Land Rover’s partnership with a series of coaching sessions to bring on-the-water sailing experiences to inspire the next generation of sailors
Cowes Week Ltd, organiser of the prestigious sailing regatta and highlight of the British Sporting Summer, is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership as Land Rover UK joins the event as Official Vehicle Sponsor for 2018.
Land Rover UK will celebrate its partnership with Lendy Cowes Week 2018 with a series of coaching sessions with Sarah Ayton, double Olympic Sailing Gold Medallist, to bring on-the-water sailing experiences to youngsters to inspire the next generation of sailors. Land Rover UK will also provide opportunities for visitors to experience the off-road capabilities of its latest vehicles at the Land Rover Experience, situated in Cowes Yacht Haven.
Land Rover Ambassador, Sarah Ayton OBE said, “It’s really important to me to help young people find their passion. To bring new inspiration to the next generation is an incredible privilege. There are so many exciting and rewarding careers in the sports industry and working with Land Rover and Lendy Cowes Week to broaden the horizons of so many children and young people is a great privilege.”
Commenting on the partnership with Land Rover UK, CWL’s Commercial & Marketing Director, Kate Johnson, said, “We’re thrilled that Land Rover has taken the decision to join us at Lendy Cowes Week. Its support of sailing at the grassroots level will be really valuable to the event, and we know that the range will be extremely popular with the Lendy Cowes Week audience. Land Rover is celebrating its 70th birthday this year, while Cowes Week moves ever-closer to the 200th anniversary of its first royal regatta. Both brands are huge British icons, and their shared values and heritage make this a very special partnership.”
Lendy Cowes Week 2018 takes place from the 4-11 August.
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For more information, please contact:
Cowes Week Limited
Mary Scott-Jackson
Media Manager
T: +44 (0) 1983 248009
E: mary.scott-jackson@lendycowesweek.co.uk
About Cowes Week
Cowes Week is one of the UK’s longest running sporting events, having first taken place in 1826. The aspirational and inclusive sailing regatta is the largest of its kind in the world, attracting between 800 and 1,000 yachts in up to 40 classes. Around 8,000 competitors race during the week ranging from weekend sailors to World Champions and Olympic medallists.
The lively après-sail atmosphere at Cowes Week means there are plenty of social and exciting onshore activities for sailors and the thousands of spectators who visit Cowes each year. The next edition of the regatta takes place from 4 – 11 August 2018.
The event’s Title Sponsor is Lendy, supported by the following sponsors who also help to make the event a success: aql, Westerhall Rums, Nyetimber, Chatham Marine, MUSTO, Isle of Wight Council, Sunsail, Fever-Tree, TNG Swiss Watches, and Media Partner: Yachts & Yachting. Official Charity: 1851 Trust
More information at www.lendycowesweek.co.uk
About Cowes Week Limited
Cowes Week Limited (wholly owned by Cowes Combined Clubs Limited) was formed in November 2007 to provide a single management board with overall responsibility for the event. This ensures that the business operation of both the shore-side and racing elements are managed in a streamlined way.
About Lendy
Lendy is Europe’s leading peer to peer secured lending platform, one of the new breed of lenders providing property finance and development loans via its borrower service to UK businesses. A reduction in bank lending to the property market and subsequent shortfall in finance for developers has led to a new breed of funders like, Lendy, to step in fill the funding gap. Lendy provides funding for UK property in the form of bridging loans, and development finance. Since Lendy was founded in 2012 more than £320m has been raised to lend to UK property developers and investors. Lendy offers developers a fast and straightforward service, aiming to turn loans around within 5-10 days, with an initial decision made within 24 hours.
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About Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands: Land Rover, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles; and Jaguar, one of the world’s premier luxury sports saloon and sports car marques.
We employ more than 43,000 people globally and support around 240,000 more through our retailer network, suppliers and local businesses. Manufacturing is centred in the UK, with additional plants in China, Brazil, Austria and Slovakia.
At Jaguar Land Rover, we are driven by a desire to deliver class-leading vehicles, which will provide experiences our customers will love, for life. Our products are in demand around the globe. In 2017 Jaguar Land Rover sold 621,109 vehicles in 130 countries, with more than 80 per cent of our vehicles being sold abroad.
Our innovation is continuous: we spent more than £4 billion last year on new product creation and capital expenditure.
From 2020 all new Jaguar Land Rover vehicles will be electrified, giving our customers even more choice. We will introduce a portfolio of electrified products across our model range, embracing fully electric, plug-in hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles as well as continuing to offer ultra-clean petrol and diesel engines.