Garmin® announced sponsorship of Neptune Regatta
Singapore/ December 21, 2012 - Garmin Corporation, a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced to sponsor Neptune Regatta, the world’s only international equator regatta. Garmin joint as the official race navigation equipment and naming rights of “THE GARMIN RACE TO ZERO” the regatta’s headline sprint race from Neptune Island (8 nm’s north of the equator) crossing the line and entering the southern hemisphere, paying homage to King Neptune, and racing back up to Neptune Island, a 16 nm sprint race.
Garmin Corporation is pleased to announce sponsorship of this unique event. Tony An, Sales and Marketing Director, said "This is a positive step forward for Garmin as we and Oceantalk, our regional OEM distributer, continue to expand our commitment to installed Marine electronics in the region. We see the adventure lifestyle nature of the event as a particularly good fit for much of the Garmin product range"
Since its inception in 1989, Garmin has reached the milestone of delivering over 100 million GPS enabled devices – far more than any other navigation provider. Garmin’s market breadth in the GPS industry is second to none, having developed innovative products and established a leadership position in each of the markets it serves, including automotive, aviation, marine, fitness, outdoor recreation, tracking, and wireless applications.
Additional product information is available at www.garmin.com.sg and for more information about Neptune Regatta, visit http://www.neptune-regatta.com/
About Garmin Corporation
Garmin Corporation, is a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications – most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Garmin, Bluechart, City Navigator, Colorado, Foretrex and Oregon are registered trademarks and Dakota, is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
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