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America's Cup- Ben Ainslie Racing launches partnership with Yamaha

by Sail-World on 17 Sep 2014
Sir Ben Ainslie, BAR Team Principal launches new partnership with Yamaha Motors UK at the PSP Southampton Boat Show 2014. The 12-21 September 2014 marks a unique date in the boating calendar, the 46th boat show in Southampton. The PSP Southampton Boat Show 2014, a festival of boating, will host almost 150 boat debuts, thousands of brands, boats, products and suppliers and features one of Europe’s largest purpose-built marinas onEdition http://www.onEdition.com
Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) Team Principal, Sir Ben Ainslie, launched a new team partnership with Yamaha Motor in the UK.


2013 America's Cup Challenger, Emirates Team New Zealand, has also had a long standing partnership with Yamaha extending back for several America's Cup Challenges and two Defences.

The UK occasion was the presentation of the first of the BAR team’s new 9.8m Scorpion Serket RIB chase boats, with twin Yamaha F225 engines, delivered at the Southampton Boat Show.

Both Scorpion and Yamaha are working closely with the America’s Cup team to build bespoke vessels that concentrate on BAR’s core sustainability goals.

Yamaha, who already lead the way in fuel efficiency, are constantly striving for further improvements, making their engines lighter and leaner. Together with BAR, Yamaha will monitor the RPM and fuel efficiency of their engines and, working with the BAR shore team to record sea conditions and driver efficiency, the data will be analysed to drive further developments in engine and boat design.

Andy Pumfrey, New Business Divisional Manager, of Yamaha, commented, 'We are delighted to support Ben Ainslie Racing as the team embarks on the new challenge of bringing The America’s Cup home.

'Yamaha has been the outboard of choice for the British Sailing Team’s coaching RIBs for many years and for thousands of running hours, throughout Ben’s sailing career and many Olympic medal successes.

'Yamaha also brings its global experience from previous America’s Cup Campaigns so that together we set the benchmark for chase boats with the new Scorpion.'

Although a first collaboration for the team, Yamaha and Scorpion have had a working partnership for many years and Scorpion has been a supporter of BAR’s America’s Cup bid since 2012. Over the past year Scorpion has significantly researched the development of RIB hull design, resulting in high performance, safe, comfortable and efficient RIBs.

Scorpion’s Patrick Byrne commented on the partnership, 'We are thrilled to continue to work with Ben Ainslie Racing and launch the new Scorpion BAR Nine Eight today.

'Together we are setting a new standard in chase boats, the dry and comfortable handling of a Scorpion, powered by the reliability of Yamaha with the advantage of fitting straight into a container – reducing transport costs, ready for use anywhere in the world.'

Sir Ben Ainslie added, 'As well as being extremely reliable, versatile and adaptive, Scorpion and Yamaha are both innovative companies which makes for a really exciting partnership for BAR.

'We are looking to race sustainably for the America’s Cup and across the team, from sailing, design and shore side, we will work closely with them both to build and develop new technologies whilst delivering this goal.'

The new 9.8m chase boat will be on display at Yamaha berth M492, Southampton Boat Show for the rest of the week.


Ben Ainslie Racing:

Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) was launched on June 10th 2014 in the presence of the Duchess of Cambridge. The team was conceived by four times Olympic gold medalist and 34th America’s Cup winner, Sir Ben Ainslie, with the long-term aim of challenging for Britain and bringing the America’s Cup back home to where it all began in 1851. Ben will develop and lead a British entry capable of winning the prestigious trophy, something Britain has so far never managed to achieve.

BAR is a commercial sporting team, with a number of individual private investors alongside corporate partners. The team is made up of some of the best British and international sailors, designers, builders and racing support.

www.benainslieracing.com


Yamaha Motor (UK)

Yamaha Motor (UK) is the Great Britain and Northern Ireland distributor of Yamaha marine products, motorcycles, scooters and all-terrain vehicles.

Yamaha is the leading outboard brand in the UK and the world’s largest producer of outboards on an annual basis. The total output reached 10 million unit milestone several years ago. Yamaha also produces the widest range of outboards from the smallest – the portable F2.5 – to the largest production unit – the F350hp.

Yamaha outboards are used globally in the leisure, rescue, commercial, defence and professional markets.

www.yamaha-motor.co.uk

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