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Gaastra and The Team part ways ending a successful six-year partnership.

Gaastra International Group Ltd. recently merged with Knut Budig Sportif GMBH, its largest European distributor. In doing so Gaastra has gone through a major but necessary restructuring. The merger has enabled Gaastra a more complete business model owning the manufacturing right through to distribution. Bringing the marketing, sales, and product development in-house was a logical and necessary step. Knut Budig will take over as General Manager of the new Gaastra windsurfing and kite-boarding group.

Knut Budig explains “We are very excited about the new direction for Gaastra. Centralising our marketing and sales operations in Europe will give Gaastra a more streamlined operation in terms of cost, structure and logistics. Everyone at Gaastra would like to thank The Team for their dedication to the brand over the past six years. We wish The Team all the best with their future plans.

The Teams Phil McGain had this to say. “Gaastra has been an exciting and rewarding challenge. We produced several World Champions and delivered world-class products to the market for six years. We are very proud to have been a part of it. We would like to take this opportunity to thank John Wang and David Lo for a great collaboration.
We would also like to thank all the importers with whom we shared our common passion for this wonderful sport that we dedicate our lives to. See you on the water.”

[quote=lulu29]et y vont naviguer avec quoi les Pritchard ?
avec des voiles Up sails ???? [/quote]

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Gaastra and The Team part ways ending a successful six-year partnership.

Gaastra International Group Ltd. recently merged with Knut Budig Sportif GMBH, its largest European distributor. In doing so Gaastra has gone through a major but necessary restructuring. The merger has enabled Gaastra a more complete business model owning the manufacturing right through to distribution. Bringing the marketing, sales, and product development in-house was a logical and necessary step. Knut Budig will take over as General Manager of the new Gaastra windsurfing and kite-boarding group.

Knut Budig explains “We are very excited about the new direction for Gaastra. Centralising our marketing and sales operations in Europe will give Gaastra a more streamlined operation in terms of cost, structure and logistics. Everyone at Gaastra would like to thank The Team for their dedication to the brand over the past six years. We wish The Team all the best with their future plans.

The Teams Phil McGain had this to say. “Gaastra has been an exciting and rewarding challenge. We produced several World Champions and delivered world-class products to the market for six years. We are very proud to have been a part of it. We would like to take this opportunity to thank John Wang and David Lo for a great collaboration.
We would also like to thank all the importers with whom we shared our common passion for this wonderful sport that we dedicate our lives to. See you on the water.”[/quote]
A priori le remplacement du Team serait assuré par Dan Kaseler (ex Naish):
http://www.u-ride.net/modules.php?name=New...order=0&thold=0
Mais diverses rumeurs (concordantes) sembleraient confirmer aussi l'arrivée chez Gaastra de Larry Herbig (ex North)... à suivre.