Line 7 to Sponsor Australian Match Racer

Line7, one of the leading Sailing Clothing brands has announced its sponsorship of Australian Match Racing sensation, Torvar Mirsky and his MRT. Torvar is the leading Australian Match Racer on the ISAF rankings, ahead of heavyweights James Spithill and Peter Gilmour.

MRT will be joining Adam Minoprio and his Blackmatch Racing in becoming the newest members of Team Line 7. The clothing brand is also one of the leading sponsors of the World Match Racing Tour for the 2008 season, which boasts an impressive line-up of several America’s Cup syndicate teams, along with the new young prospects such as Adam Minoprio and Torvar Mirsky.

Mirsky, who is based in England for the European season, sails with a core crew of Graeme Spence on bow, Tudur Owen on trim and Kinley Fowler on trim. The team have achieved great results both in Match Racing and Fleet Racing over the recent years. Together they are able to compliment one another’s strengths and produce great results both on and off the water. As a self funded, self run team, each member must take on organisational duties in addition to their sports role.

Torvar Mirsky commented that 'It’s a really good sign that all of our hard work is being recognised by a top brand such as Line 7' after the deal was confirmed last month. 'The sponsorship has given us a stronger affiliation with the World Match Racing Tour, and we are a team that prides ourselves on being presented as professionally as possible. Now that we have a leading clothing brand supporting us, this is going to be much easier to achieve. We are still finding our feet on the Tour, but this deal has boosted our status, and is going to help us gain a permanent spot on the Tour.'

Pat Langley from Line 7 commented, 'We have been keeping a close eye on Torvar and the team for sometime now and have been really impressed with the professional approach they are taking towards reaching their goal of becoming the best team on the WMRT.

Combined with our support of Adam Minoprio and Blackmatch racing team, these two teams are a great representation of what Line 7 is all about - Australians and Kiwi’s taking on the world to be the best.'