Mirsky Racing Team joins the Sail Racing Test Team

4:28 PM Sat 1 May 2010 GMT

'Mirsky Racing Team' Mirsky Racing Team &copy Click Here to view large photo

Sail Racing International have recently formed a partnership with professional match racing team, Mirsky Racing Team. The team, led by helmsman Torvar Mirsky finished second in the 2009 ISAF Match Racing World Championships.

They look to launch their 2010 campaign with a new clean and competitive look with the Sail Racing 50 KTS Race Edition.

The Mirsky Racing Team is made up of international sailors Torvar Mirsky, Kyle Langford and Graeme Spence of Australia, Kinley Fowler of New Zealand and Tudur Owen of Wales.

The team has many goals individually and collectively, the Americas Cup is at the forefront of the team's sight, they are waiting with anticipation for the announcement of the upcoming Americas Cup.

'Its great to be associated with such a strong brand as Sail Racing, they have realized the future direction of sailing and are one step head of the competition in terms of design, fashion and quality."

"It is the same direction in which our team is heading, and together with Sail Racing we hope to remain a step ahead of our competition,' commented Mirsky on the new partnership.

Sail Racing will use the Mirsky Racing Team as a base for developing new innovative products with special focus on 50 KTS Race Edition and other future racing parts of Sail Racings collections.

Torvar Mirsky - Mirsky Racing Team &copy Click Here to view large photo

'This great team is in the top of Match Racing in the world, which of course leads to lots of experience on how the clothing must work in an action filled sailing class."

"Comments and feedback from the team on areas, such as form and details, will definitely lead to innovative new solutions for our products,' says Lars Bolin, Sail Racing marketing manager.

Sail Racing?s Test Team comprises of Magnus Holmberg, Klabbe Nyl?f, Anna Kjellberg, Skip Novak, Kazuhiko 'Fuku' Sofuku and now also Torvar Mirsky and the Mirsky Racing Team.

'We are very proud to add these sailors to our Test Team. Now when we've made a strong impact with our export venture it's even more important to have a team of international sailors onboard."

"We have a close cooperation with our new Australian distributor, Storm Performance, and this is of course perfect to start building the brand on that market' concludes Bolin.

For more information go to: www.mirskyracingteam.com or www.sailracing.com

by Mirsky Racing Team/Sail Racing