The Ocean Racing Club
This year Booth has set up an entirely new team with backing from Slovenia, his campaign run by The Ocean Racing Club.
Team Name The Ocean Racing Club
Boat Sponsor ::
The Ocean Racing Club
2009 Position ::
N/A
Team Nationality ::
Slovenia
Colours ::
Dark Blue
Boat Launch Year ::
N/A
Skipper ::
Mitch Booth
About the Skipper...
Dutch/Australian Mitch Booth, co-innovator of the Extreme 40 boat, has an amazing 10 World Champion titles to his name. He also secured two Olympic medals (bronze in Barcelona, 1992, and silver in Atlanta, 1996) and has been Sailor of the Year twice in his native Australia. He comes back to the circuit in 2010 with a Slovenian-backed crew.
About the team...
Mitch Booth will be sailing with his regular dinghy cat crew Pim Nieuwenhuis, Extreme 40 regular Sander Speet and Ed Van Lierde – all ex-Holmatro crew . The Ocean Racing Club can rely on a solid Extreme 40 background to shine on the course.
Crew List
- Skipper/Helmsman
- Mitch Booth
04.01.1963
Previous Experience
Olympic Silver Medal 1996, Olympic Bronze medal 1992, 8th Extreme Sailing Series 2009.
- Trimmer
- Sander Speet
07.02.1984
Previous Experience
Extreme Sailing Series 2008, Winning Fastnet 2004 in our class, Young skipper award 2007, Winning Cowes week, 3rd place 2008 Farr 40 worlds Mean Machine.
- Tactician
- Pim Neuwenhuis
- 23.12.1976
Previous Experience
Tornado worlds 2007 Cascais (3F18 worlds ʼ07 Yeppoon (2nd), Extreme Sailing Series 2009.
- Bowman
- Ed van Lierde
- 11.06.1975
Previous Experience
Euro Champ Mumm 30 on Mean Machine, 2 participations in the Volvo Ocean Race, 8th Extreme Sailing Series 2009 on Holmatro, Extreme Sailing Series 2008 on Tommy Hilfiger
