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The Ocean Racing Club

  • Skipper

    Mitch Booth

  • Boat Sponsor

    The Ocean Racing Club

  • 2009 POSITION

    N/A

About the Sponsor

This year Booth has set up an entirely new team with backing from Slovenia, his campaign run by The Ocean Racing Club.

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.

Team Links

http://www.oceanracingclub.com/

Crew List

Skipper
Mitch Booth
  • 04.01.1963
Previous Experience

Olympic Silver Medal 1996, Olympic Bronze medal 1992, 8th Extreme Sailing Series 2009.

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

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