SPEEDFOILER: SAERTEX®, FR. MEYER’S SOHN AND LOOMION AG SUPPORT INNOVATIVE SAIL PROJECT
TeamGaebler’s SpeedFoiler project continues to gain momentum. On Wednesday, the team – headed by the multiple sailing world champions Roland and Nahid Gäbler – announced additional partners and suppliers for the construction of the high-speed catamaran and the planned global Foiling World Cup racing series. As recently as the beginning of June, the global specialty chemicals company Evonik, based in Essen (Germany), came on board as a partner in the development of the prototype.
In addtion to the co-sponsor Loomion AG and the logisitc partner for the Foiling World Cup Fr. Meyer´s Sohn: SAERTEX is a new official supplier of the SpeedFoiler project. SAERTEX will provide, among others, the carbon fabric for the SpeedFoiler prototype.
“With their expertise, their products and their enthusiasm, our new partners are giving the SpeedFoiler project a vigorous extra boost,” said team boss Roland Gäbler delightedly on the occasion of the announcement. “It was also important for us that we share common values. With their innovation and their dedication to perfect solutions, SAERTEX, Fr. Meyer’s Sohn and Loomion, as well as Evonik, are an ideal fit for us,” emphasized Gäbler.
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