Henri-Lloyd appoints Yachting Mission 524 as distributor in Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro
by Alice Driscoll 17 Jun 2025 16:00 UTC
James Tinkler (keft) welcomes Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic as Henri-Lloyd distributor © Henri-Lloyd
Henri-Lloyd is extending its distribution channels with the appointment of a new distributor for Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro. Yachting Mission 524, founded by Olympic Finn sailor Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic, is headquartered at Split where a brand-new showroom has been built to display the full range of marine apparel and accessories from Henri-Lloyd.
The new Henri-Lloyd collection incorporates highly technical features including PFC-free and recycled waterproof and water-resistant fabrics, four-way stretch and ergonomically designed garments, taped seams, all-round vision hoods, high visibility patches and UV protection. The latter, says Gaspic, is extremely important. "As a lifelong sailor, I always wear full UV protection and I'm delighted that Henri-Lloyd incorporates UV50 protection in its range of Dri Fast clothing."
In addition to introducing the Henri-Lloyd range into key retailers, Gaspic will be working directly with the many yachting companies, sailing teams and events that take place on the region. "Croatia is a leading holiday destination and supports the world's largest bareboat charter fleet. In addition, the Croatia Sailing Federation hosts over 400 registered regattas every year," he says. "These events and corporate regattas offer a huge opportunity to highlight the Henri-Lloyd range as team wear, and branded corporate clothing."
James Tinkler, International Sales Manager at Henri-Lloyd agrees: "This region is increasingly important as a major yachting destination for sailing holidays and regatta's alike. We are very pleased to have Yachting Mission 524 join our team and look forward to continued success in the market."
Yachting Mission 524 recently attended the 2025 International Sales Meeting hosted by Henri-Lloyd in London, where the team had the opportunity to preview the new range of technical and leisure apparel which will be revealed to the trade at METS in November.
"It's an exciting time to be working again with Henri-Lloyd," says Gaspic. "I have a strong affinity for the company, as they supported me during my Olympic sailing campaigns, and in fact I still have some of my clothing from that time - and it still works!"
Gaspic competed in the International Finn class in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, coming head to head with another Henri-Lloyd wearer, Sir Ben Ainslie.
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