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British Team "Mirabaud" Wins Gold in Beijing

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British Team "Mirabaud" Wins Gold in Beijing
www.Sail-Search.com: The Olympic women’s sailing team Mirabaud - made up of Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson - won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing. The ‘Mirabaud Girls’, who compete in the Yngling Class (feminine keel boat), were sailing under the British banner. The three athletes got the title during the medal race (the final regatta, with the top 10 boats), on Sunday 17th August in a steady wind. They finished the event with a comfortable margin ahead of Mandy Mulder’s Dutch Team and Sofia Bekatorou’s Greek entry. "When we crossed the line, the three of us just looked at one another”, said Sarah Webb. “I can't describe the feeling, because you just know that you're the best in the whole world at what you do," she said Kindly nicknamed ‘Three Blondes in a boat’, the British trio proved once again its international leadership in this category. The crew had indeed already won the gold medal at Athens’ Olympic Games, as well as the world champion title in 2007. Antonio Palma, Limited Partner of Mirabaud & Cie Banquiers Privés, and Member of the Executive Committee of Mirabaud, said he was delighted with this result. "We are particularly happy to be associated with this victory, and to live one of the greatest moments of our three years long partnership." Mirabaud’s partnership with the British Olympic team is one element of a sponsoring strategy focused on sailing. Indeed, Mirabaud & Cie supports many projects in this field, amongst which the Bol d’Or Mirabaud (www.boldormirabaud.com), Europe’s biggest regatta held on a lake (to which Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson took part in 2006) and Mirabaud LX, a revolutionary boat that sails on its hydrofoils and doesn’t have a hull (www.jundt.ch/mirabaudlx). The colours of Mirabaud can also be seen on three "Surprise" one-design yachts based in Geneva, and mainly used for corporate sailing and as a sailing school. Last but not least, the Lake Geneva championship of the “Surprise” yachts is called the Mirabaud Trophy. Full Story »

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