Foiling Youth World Series confirms logistics partner
GAC Pindar, the global provider of marine sport, leisure and event logistics, is the official logistics partner of the new Foiling Youth World Series.
The series will start in the second half of 2023 in key sailing venues worldwide, with the support of World Sailing, the China Sports Industry Group and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
The series is organised by Foiling Week, a global event dedicated to foiling boats, their sailors, designers and manufacturers. The year 2023 is Foiling Week’s tenth anniversary on a special extended edition from 26 June-5 July at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy.
Andrew Pindar OBE DL, founding partner, GAC Pindar says, “The new Foiling Youth World Series by We Are Foiling, is starting with a clean slate, giving talented young sailors the opportunity from day one of competing with 50/50 balanced equity between male and female athletes.
“This is why we are particularly proud and excited to be chosen as the official logistics partner of the series, convinced as we are that this will provide a vital springboard of talent for women and men as they progress on their foiling journey.
“As a sector-leading specialist logistics business in the sport of sailing we are proud to be involved with many of the world’s most notable events such as We Are Foiling’s Youth Series and Foiling Week. As a champion of gender equality in business, sport, and life, we are delighted by the progress being made throughout sailing, despite the myriad of challenges this entails for the various stakeholders when seeking change.”
Luca Rizzotti, pictured above, is the founder and president of We Are Foiling. He says: “We started collaborating with GAC Pindar in 2015, immediately sharing vision and intentions. This partnership is not only limited to solving operational issues but extends to a common value framework. Like Andrew (Pindar), I am on The Magenta Project board and our initiatives have resulted in a threefold increase in female attendance at the event.”
All images courtesy of We Are Foiling / Martina Orsini.
