MARLOW ROPES DEFINITIVE ROPE GUIDE, ISSUE 8

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BRITISH SAILING TEAM - OFFICIAL SUPPLIER

Marlow Ropes is the official supplier and exclusive team ropes partner to the British Sailing Team GBR, thanks to our industry-renowned reputation for producing innovative, race-winning products.

Marlow have been a supporter of the team for a number of years, supporting individual sailors directly as well as working with the team as a whole. Marlow and the British Sailing Team work closely together on rope technology development to ensure the best performing products on board the boats. The team’s successes in recent Olympic Games are well documented and Great Britain head the all time gold medal table in sailing events by quite some margin. We are extremely proud to have been associated with such a successful team for so long and in some small way to have helped with those successes. The Marlow Ropes Award was introduced in 2002 with the aim of rewarding Britain’s most promising young sailors for their determination, focus and talent. The Marlow award entitles the winner to free Marlow rope for a year, which winners say is invaluable as they launch themselves into the new Olympic cycle.

OLYMPIC MEDALS 2016:

OLYMPIC MEDALS 2012:

GOLD GOLD SILVER BRONZE BRONZE

GOLD GOLD SILVER SILVER SILVER SILVER BRONZE

FINN:

Giles Scott

FINN:

Ben Ainslie Helena Lucas

470

Hannah Mills / Saskia Clark

2.4mr MD

RS:X

Nick Dempsey Helena Lucas

STAR

Iain Percy / Andrew Simpson Hannah Mills / Saskia Clark Stuart Bithell / Luke Patience

2.4mr MD SKUD18 TP

470 470

Niki Birrell / Alexandra Rickham

RS:X

Nick Dempsey

SKUD18 TP

Niki Birrell / Alexandra Rickham

US SAILING TEAM - OFFICIAL SUPPLIER Marlow Ropes became the Official Cordage Supplier for the US Sailing Team in 2017 and is committed to working alongside the USST through the 2020 Tokyo Games supporting individual sailors directly as well as working with the team as a whole. Marlow and the US Sailing Team work closely together on rope technology development to ensure the best performing products for the sailors needs. Marlow is extremely proud to have be associated with a historically successful team and looks to build on this tradition, working with sailors to improve their results and continue the positive growth and success that is expected from the US Sailing Team. “Marlow is one of the most trusted names in our sport, and as any sailor knows, having strong, dependable and customized line solutions on board your boat is a key factor in any successful racing program. Our National team loves working with Marlow to provide our sailors and development athletes with the best line products in the world.” Two-time Olympic Champion Malcolm Page (Newport, R.I.), Chief of U.S. Olympic Sailing. INTER-COLLEGIATE SAILING ASSOCIATION Marlow Ropes has enjoyed a partnership with ICSA for almost a decade. The ICSA is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada. There are seven Conferences that schedule and administer regattas within their established geographic regions and Marlow is committed to sponsoring key championships and competitions within the inter-collegiate regatta schedule. The Everett B. Morris Trophy is awarded annually to the Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year for outstanding performance at the highest level of sailing in the collegiate year. Marlow Ropes have been title sponsors of this award since 2014. Winners have included: 2014 Graham Landy Yale University 2015 Nevin Snow Georgetown University 2016 Nevin Snow Georgetown University 2017 Ian Barrows Yale University 2018 Stephano Peschiera College of Charleston 2019 Nicholas Baird Yale University 33 OLYMPIC MEDALS 2016: FINN Caleb Paine BRONZE