Valle Romano Golf & Resort is joining forces with the Mean Machine TP52 team skippered and owned by Dutchman Peter de Ridder. The firm will sponsor the team in some of the key events in the European TP52 calendar for 2007.
The sponsorship agreement, signed in Palma de Mallorca on April 14 signals the start of the 2007 European regatta season for the Mean Machine-Valle Romano TP52.
The team’s main objective couldn’t be any other than defending the double title gained last year in the highly competitive Breitling Medcup Circuit. The team not only took the Corinthian crown, but also walked away as overall winners of the competition.
For Valle Romano, the prestigious Golf & Resort located in Estepona – Málaga, Spain, this union is the forging of an even stronger bond with the sport of sailing. In 2006 the firm enjoyed a victory in the IMS 600 category at the prestigious Copa del Rey Trophy in Palma de Mallorca. This season brings a brand new journey which Valle Romano has chosen to embark on with Dutchman de Ridder’s Mean Machine team.
Mean Machine-Valle Romano will open their 2007 season in Palma de Mallorca with the Hublot Palmavela Trophy. This will be the first date for the sponsor and boat before Mean Machine-Valle Romano takes on the Breitling Medcup 2007.
Valle Romano’s sponsorship will be on display in the City of Alicante regatta, the Breitling regatta, as well as at the Copa del Rey Tophy in August.
Peter de Ridder was pleased to welcome the new sponsor: “I am very happy that we have signed a sponsorship agreement with Valle Romano for a portion of the 2007 Breitling MedCup series. For sure last year we were the overall winner of the Breitling MedCup, but this year we all will start from zero again. For that reason, I appreciate the trust Valle Romano has put in our 2007 campaign. No doubt we will do our very best to battle again at the front end of the fleet, and by doing so I sincerely hope that we as the Mean Machine Team will be able to bring Valle Romano the media attention they are aiming for.”
With Valle Romano onboard, the typical Mean Machine branding will be accompanied by Valle Romano’s corporate logo. This will be displayed on the hull, the cockpit and on the mainsail using a variety of colours that range from green to pink, the latter being akin to the pink tones in the characteristic flames on the bow of the boat. These flames also appear on the team’s VO 70 that the team is preparing for the gruelling Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 which will depart from the Spanish port of Alicante.
