David Raison’s futuristic boat joins Etienne David’s Mini in TeamWork’s quest for the Transat 6,50.
Geneva, April 7, 2011 – 2011 will be an intense year for the Geneva based company TeamWork, who supports two Minis in the Transat 6,50, one M2 catamaran, and also supports an ambitious mountaineering project which consists in climbing all of the Alps’ mountains above 4000 meters with the company’s employees.
Etienne David has been sailing under TeamWork’s colours for over a year, winning amongst others the Grand Prix d’Italie. He is now joined by David Raison’s revolutionary prototype – a strange-looking boat with an enormous bow that made a lot of noise and impressed the observers of the Mini Class last year. Philippe Rey-Gorrez – TeamWork’s President – met David Raison during a regatta in 2010 and rapidly decided to support this ambitious and creative project.
“It fits in perfectly with our approach”, he commented. “Part of our work is based on performance in a well-controlled environment, and this is what Etienne David does with his boat. But the other part is based on innovation and measured risks in order to promote future developments; exactly as David Raison does with his TeamWork Evolution.”
David Raison is the designer, architect and builder of his boat. He looks forward to competing in the Transat 6,50 under the colours of a partner who is as committed as TeamWork. “It’s a fantastic opportunity for me. I have already competed in two Mini Transats ; however, for the first time I am in a position to fully concentrate on my preparation.”
When designing his boat, David Raison decided to radically modify his approach by getting rid of any preconceived ideas and start with a blank sheet of paper. The result is a strange looking boat with an enormous bow that grants him more power than his competitors.
The highlight of the 2011 season for TeamWork will definitely be the Transat 6,50. Yet the company’s other projects will carry on in parallel; they include the participation of a team of young talents – with skipper Antoine Thorens – in the Ventilo M2 championship, as well as a mountaineering campaign, initiated last year – that consists in allowing the company’s employees to climb all of the Alps’ mountains over 4000 meters under the supervision of mountain guide Christophe Bressand.
