Sunsail announces sponsorship of leading British sailing team member

by Marion Telsnig on 26 May 2016 Sunsail is delighted to announce the sponsorship of the leading member of the British sailing team Helena Lucas MBE providing her with valuable support for this summer's competitions.

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.

Outside of her competitions this summer she is looking forward sailing in other classes and expanding her sailing experiences and career.

Helena Lucas commented: “I am delighted to have Sunsail's support for the last few months of preparation for this summer's competitions and really looking forward to some fantastic Sunsail sailing holidays afterwards”.

General manager Sunsail Scott Farquharson commented: “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 with this sponsorship.”