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From left: Sir Keith Mills, Chairman of the Royal Foundation and Founding Director of Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing, Harvey Attrill, winner of the Raymarine Young Sailor Trophy and Cloudy Bay’s Senior Brand Manager, Maria Ines Pina.
From left: Sir Keith Mills, Chairman of the Royal Foundation and Founding Director of Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing, Harvey Attrill, winner of the Raymarine Young Sailor Trophy and Cloudy Bay’s Senior Brand Manager, Maria Ines Pina.

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Raymarine: Round the Island Race Young Sailor Trophy Winner Announced

Proudly sponsored by Raymarine, a division of FLIR Systems, for over ten years, the 2017 Young Sailor Trophy at Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay was presented to the fastest young skipper at this year’s race, Harvey Attrill of Arun Rockall who completed the course around the Isle of Wight with a finishing time of 07:52:31.

“We are pleased to be able to congratulate Harvey on his success at this year’s Round the Island Race. Awards such as this are a valuable reminder of why we are proud to be part of this iconic race. The Round the Island Race attracts thousands of sailors each year and it’s fantastic to be able to recognise the younger sailors in the fleet,” commented Harry Heasman, Raymarine UK Sales & Marketing Manager.”

For full news of the winners of the race, visit http://bit.ly/2sDJSq7

Raymarine is encouraging participants to share stories of their time on the water during Round the Island Race on its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Raymarine/

For more information about participating in next year’s Round the Island Race, visit http://www.roundtheisland.org.uk

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Media contacts:

Ruud Heijsman

+32 3665 5100

ruud.heijsman@flir.com

Karen Bartlett

Saltwater Stone

+44 (0) 1202 669 244

k.bartlett@saltwater-stone.com

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About FLIR Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, FLIR Systems is a world-leading maker of sensor systems that enhance perception and heighten awareness, helping to save lives, improve productivity, and protect the environment. Through its nearly 3,500 employees, FLIR’s vision is to be “The World’s Sixth Sense” by leveraging thermal imaging and adjacent technologies to provide innovative, intelligent solutions for security and surveillance, environmental and condition monitoring, outdoor recreation, machine vision, navigation, and advanced threat detection. For more information, please visit www.flir.com and follow @flir.

About Raymarine:

Raymarine, a world leader in marine electronics, develops and manufactures the most comprehensive range of electronic equipment for the recreational boating and light commercial marine markets. Designed for high performance and ease of use, the award-winning products are available through a global network of dealers and distributors. The Raymarine product lines include radar, autopilots, GPS, instruments, fishfinders, communications, and integrated systems. Raymarine is a division of FLIR Systems, a world leader in thermal imaging. For more information about Raymarine please go to www.raymarine.com.

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