Bronze level & Official Car Supplier- Volvo 

Bronze level sponsor

Volvo Car UK is proud to be the official car supplier of Skandia Team GBR and bronze level sponsor.  

Volvo began its global association with sailing in 1997, since then Volvo Car UK has sponsored sailing in the UK from the grass roots to the pinnacle of the sport. They have developed a sponsorship portfolio that includes Team Volvo for life, the Volvo RYA Youth Programme, Volvo RYA Champion Clubs and the Volvo Gill Optimist Championships.  

All the UK sponsorships support the pinnacle of Volvo’s global sponsorship, The Volvo Ocean Race.

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Team Volvo for life
Team Volvo for life is a group of elite, inspirational British athletes at the pinnacle of their sailing career.  With the backing of Volvo, the sailors hope to attain their ultimate goal, gold at 2012.  

Ben Ainslie OBE, Finn; With 3 Olympic gold medals and one silver to his name, Ben is the most successful British Olympic Sailor ever  

Paul Goodison, Laser; Beijing 2008 gold medallist, 2x World Champion and  5x European Champion   

Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills, 470 Girls; Top British 470 team with silver medal podium finishes the 2011 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta and the Pre-Olympic Test Event        

Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor, Match Race Girls; Top international Women’s Match Racing Team and Current World Champions with National and European Championship titles to their name

Helena Lucas, 2.4mR; One of Britain’s leading Paralympic sailors who serves as an inspirational figure to many young sailors who compete with disabilities

Alex Thomson; One of Britain’s most talented sailors- having set two world records, he is the youngest skipper ever to win a round the world race

Shirley Robertson OBE; Double Olympic gold medallist in the Yngling class and TV presenter  

Volvo RYA Champion Club Programme

The Volvo RYA Champion Club recognises those sailing clubs with a commitment to youth sailing and race coaching. It aims to encourage young sailors and windsurfers at the grass roots level, to stay in the sport and learn to compete. Ultimately the goal is to increase Britain s medal wins in international regatta, building on the British Sailing Team s successes. There are currently 174 clubs involved in the programme throughout the UK.

• Volvo RYA Youth and Junior Programme
o RYA Volvo Youth Squad
o RYA Volvo Youth National Championships and Trials
o RYA Volvo Zone and Home Country Championships
o RYA Volvo Transition Squad
o Volvo RYA Champion Club Programme

Volvo Gill Optimist Championships

The Optimist class is a crucial part of Volvo Car UK commitment to supporting British sailing from the grass roots to the pinnacle of the sport. 

Sailed by 8-15 year olds, the 2.3 metre optimist has proven an excellent starter boat across the globe and has helped groom some of sailings great names including triple Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie and double Olympic gold medallist, Sarah Ayton. Volvo sponsors the 5 key Optimist events during the season; the Spring, Inland, National, End of Season and Winter Championships.  

Supporting partner to the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race

Volvo are proud to be a supporting partner of the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race - one of the world s largest and most famous yachting races - in a race where some of the biggest names in the sailing world compete with weekend sailors.

Volvo RYA privilege price plan

Volvo is the car choice of the sailing community, to find out more about the exclusive offers available to RYA members visit: /Membership/benefits/volvocars.aspx