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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Amazon to Become an Official Retail Partner of the U.S. SailGP Team
NEW YORK, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States SailGP Team is pleased to announce Amazon as an official sponsor and retail partner, marking a major step in the team's mission to elevate the sport's presence on a global stage. This collaboration celebrates the high-performance and growing appeal of SailGP with Amazon's unmatched selection and convenience, creating new opportunities to bring the sport to a wider audience and to engage fans like never before. "We are thrilled to partner with one of the biggest and most recognizable companies in the world, Amazon," said Mike Buckley, 2x World Champion Sailor, U.S. SailGP Team CEO and Co-Owner. "This represents a major milestone for our team and our sport as we continue to expand our audience, bring new fans into the world of sailing, and showcase the excitement and innovation that SailGP represents." SailGP fans will be able to shop a curated assortment of fashion and accessory items, including exclusive designs with Amazon Merch on Demand, in the team's official U.S. SailGP storefront on Customers can choose from a wide assortment of products — all available with fast, free Prime delivery. Additionally, fans can shop curated storefronts from some of their favorite athletes, including Anna Weis, Mike Buckley, Hans Henken, and Peter Kinney, where they share their everyday must-have items and training essentials across fashion, travel, beauty, and skincare. "Amazon has strong ties to sports and fitness, and we are proud to not only offer a wide selection of products and entertainment that help fans cheer on their favorite team or explore a new hobby, but also to create immersive experiences that bring customers closer to the action," says Jenny Freshwater, vice president of Amazon Fashion and Fitness. "We're excited to collaborate with the U.S. SailGP Team and for our customers to discover the world of sailing and learn more about the amazing athletes transforming the sport today." The U.S. SailGP team will continue their 2025 campaign at the upcoming Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix on June 7-8, 2025, where fans will see Amazon's logo on the U.S. SailGP Team's jib sail. For more information on the United States SailGP Team's collaboration with Amazon please go to, U.S. SailGP Team Amazon Storefront. For more information on the United States SailGP Team and their official team partners, please visit the website HERE. ABOUT THE U.S. SAILGP TEAM Energized by prestigious new owners and investors across U.S. professional sports, entertainment and technology, the U.S. SailGP Team is led by co-owners Ryan and Margaret McKillen and two-time world champion Mike Buckley. Seven-time world champion Taylor Canfield is the driver, and the U.S. team has an All-American roster of talented athletes. The Americans are one of 12 national teams in the Rolex SailGP global championship that races in iconic locations around the world using identical hydrofoiling F50 catamarans, flying at speeds approaching 60 mph. Visit for more information. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE U.S. SailGP
Forbes
27-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
The Accessibility 100 -- The Top Innovators and Impact-Makers
getty Accessibility is about far more than wheelchair ramps or live captioning. The field has emerged as a bustling innovation hub, an educational imperative and—unapologetically—a business sector waiting to explode. 'This isn't charity. This isn't just 'doing the right thing,'' says Mike Buckley, CEO of Be My Eyes, whose software in Ray-Ban/Meta sunglasses connects blind and low-vision people to live, seeing volunteers who help them navigate the world. 'It's about seeing a market, innovating, scaling and ultimately ROI. Venture capital is getting more and more involved every day.' The Accessibility 100—a new Forbes list, launching June 17—will unveil the 100 biggest innovators and impact-makers in the field of accessibility for people with disabilities. The list will include the top global forces in accessibility-related fields ranging from consumer products and software to education, AI-driven robotics, sports and recreation, travel, the workplace and the arts, among others. Some will be juggernaut tech companies leveraging their reach and resources to embed their products with crucial accessibility features; others will be smaller entrepreneurs whose innovations are poised to change the world. The Accessibility 100 will be launched on alongside a live panel discussion at the Cannes Lions Festival in France. For the purpose of this list, the disability categories that listees are impacting include the following: For the purposes of this list, 'Accessibility' is defined as software, devices and services that allow people with disabilities to have access to information, content, public spaces and experiences. Examples include: The Accessibility 100 was compiled through interviews with more than 400 experts, along with an expert advisory panel. Emphasis was placed on breadth of true impact across the widest landscape. The final selections will feature companies and individuals from more than 15 countries. — As with all Forbes lists, there was no fee for any company or person to be considered for the Accessibility 100. For questions about the list, please email Alan Schwarz at aschwarz [at] Forbes
