Howth Radial Sailor Aoife Hopkins Heads for Vilamoura Regatta With Mercedes Benz Support
17th April 2021
Mercedes-Benz has renewed its ongoing support for Irish sailing star Aoife Hopkins. Aoife will continue to drive a Vito Mixto which she uses to transport her team, herself and her equipment to events, here in Ireland and overseas
Olympic ambition runs deep for Howth Radial sailor Aoife Hopkins. After the controversially cut short Olympic trial last year, the 22-year-old is back in her ILCA 6 dinghy and en route this weekend to the Vilamoura International Regatta in Portugal.
Her ongoing efforts have received a ’fair wind’ from Mercedes-Benz. The car manufacturer has renewed its ongoing support for the talented helmswoman who must now have an eye on Paris 2024 after the disappointment of Tokyo?