#OLYMPIC SAILING – A new sponsor is a further boost for the Irish Olympic Sailing team that says it can deliver an Olympic medal for Ireland in 80 days time. Providence Resources, the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, is to sponsor the team.
The Olympic sailing team members include: Annalise Murphy, Laser (Radial), Peter O’Leary & David Burrows, (Star) and Ryan Seaton & Matt McGovern, (49er)
A further three campaigns will be competing for Olympic qualification during May including Gerbil Owens and Scott Flanigan (470), James Espey (Laser) and Ross Hamilton (Finn)
The partnership was launched today in Dublin by Olympic Sailor Annalise Murphy and Providence Resources Chief Executive, Tony O’Reilly.
“Providence Resources are proud and delighted to sponsor the Irish Olympic Sailing Team ‘Genuine Prospects’ for 2012, including their preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games. We believe they have “Genuine Prospects” for a medal, which would be great news for Ireland, and we encourage everybody to get behind the Irish Sailing Team” O'Reilly said on the Providence website this morning.