RATHFARNHAM sailing sensation Annalise Murphy is off on the next stage of her journey to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in a Vito Mixto supplied to her under a sponsorship arrangement with the Mercedes-Benz organisation in Ireland.
Fresh from her recent success in taking gold in the 2013 Laser Radial European Championship, the 23-year-old Olympian returned to her National Yacht Club base in Dun Laoghaire to accept the keys of her new Vito from Fergus Conheady, sales manager for Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles.
Annalise said:
“Securing the support of Mercedes-Benz on top of my winning the Laser Radial European Title has ensured that my plans to secure gold at the next Olympic Games are off to a wonderful start.
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Decked out to transport her and her team, with room inside for most of her equipment, the Vito Mixto crew van, with its five passenger seats and spacious load-carrying interior, is wrapped in a colourful, eye-catching picture of Annalise doing what she does best.