Ben Ainslie homecoming party in Lymington Henri Lloyd store
by Amy Bradley-Watson, Henri Lloyd 19 Sep 2008 14:39 BST
18 September 2008
Ben Ainslie signs posters at the Lymington Henri Lloyd store © Henri Lloyd
Ben Ainslie OBE, Triple Olympic Gold Medallist and Henri Lloyd ambassador, was welcomed home to Lymington by his clothing sponsor Henri Lloyd at their Sailing Store on Lymington High Street last night.
Ben Ainslie, who won his second Gold Medal in the Finn Class in Bejiing, to become the most successful British Sailor of all time, was the guest of honour at a party hosted by Henri Lloyd’s Lymington Sailing Store, where he was joined by family, friends and loyal Lymington supporters.
“It is great to welcome Ben back to his home town. We are immensely proud of his achievements and look forward to supporting him for many years to come”. Paul Strzelecki, Henri Lloyd Joint Chief Executive
“It’s great to be home and I’m really pleased to get the chance to thank all my local supporters in the Lymington area and the Henri Lloyd Lymington store was the perfect setting for such a great party. Henri Lloyd have supported me through all my sailing achievements, and they understand the needs of all sailors, the preparation needed to win, and the ongoing attention to detail required in order to get a result, I look forward to working with them in my next sailing campaigns, and developing the Ainslie Collection in the coming years” Ben Ainslie
Ben was the pre-event favourite after winning Gold in the Finn Class in Athens four years ago and also the two test events in Qingdao, but due to the difficult conditions encountered by the sailors in China, which included the delay of the Finn medal race by 24 hours, nothing could be certain until the final results were in.
Henri Lloyd and Ben have a long history together; he has been supported by Henri Lloyd since 1996. During the association Ben has worked in conjunction with the Henri Lloyd design team on the development & launch of the Ainslie Collection, which is an inspirational, bespoke junior range marine range which includes spray tops, hiking pants, rash vests and a selection of accessories, the collection all has a unique design and carries the Ben Ainslie signature. Henri Lloyd have committed to support Ben until 2013.
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