Skipper
Björn Hansen (SWE)
- 1st European Matchracing Championship 2011
- 1st Korea Match Cup 2011
- 2nd Stena Match Cup Sweden 2011
- 1st Berlin Match Race 2009 and 2010
- 1st Open of Spain 2009
- 1st Scandinavian MR Championship 2006 & 2007
- 2nd European MR Championship 2006
- 3rd European MR Championship 2004
Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA)
- 2nd St. Moritz Match Race 2011
- 1st Internationaux de France (grade1) 2010
- 1st Tour de France à la voile 2008 and 2009
- Champion de France de Match Race 2006 + 2009
- 2nd European Championship Match Race 2007
Mads Ebler (DEN)
- 1st Internationaux de France de Match Race 2011
- 1st European Match Race Championship 2010
- 1st Nordic Championship 2009
- 3rd European Championship 2009
- 3rd Nations Cup Grande Final 2009
- 1st Nations Cup Regional Final - Europe II 2008
- 1st Dong Energy Cup 2008
- 1st Spring Cup 2008
- 4th Marseille International Match Race 2008
- 1st Baltic Match Race 1 2007
- 1st Danish Championship 2007
- 1st TMC Dong Energy Cup 2007
- 1st Radisson SAS Match Race 2007
- 6th Internationaux de France de Match Racing 2007
Staffan Lindberg (FIN)
- 2nd Sails of White Nights 2011
- 2nd GKSS Spring Cup 2011
- 3rd European Championship Match Race 2007 and 2011
- 1st WASA Match Race grade 2 2011
- 8th Bermuda Gold Cup 2011
- 4th Congressional Cup 2011
- 1st Nordic Championship 2010
- 1st Baltic Match Race 2010
- 1st European Championship Match Race 2006
- 3rd WMRT 2006/2007
Eric Monnin (SUI)
- 3rd Match race grade 1 Sopot 2011
- 3rd Match Race grade 1 Pornichet 2011
- four times in the semifinals of a world tour event
- Placed 9th at ARGO Group Gold Cup, Bermuda 2009
- Inventor and developer of the Alinghi Match Race Simulator
- Victory at the Open MR Hard 2007 and 2008
Alvaro Marinho (POR)
- 8th Match Race France (WMRT) 2011
- 7th Sail for Gold Weymouth 2011 470 class
- 4th Internationaux de France Match Race2010
- 7th 470 World Championship 2010
- Competitor Olympic Games 470 class 2000, 2004, 2008
- 1st Swiss Championship - World Tour Qualifier 2009
- 1st Troféu Sir Thomas Lipton 2009
- 1st Campeonato Nacional 2008
- 8th Portugal Match Cup 2008
- 1st ISAF Nations Cup Europe Final 2008
- 5th European Match Race Championship 2008
- 2nd 470 World Championship 2008
- 1st 470 European Championship 2007
William Tiller (NZL)
- 1st Asian Match Racing Championship 2011
- 1st Young 88 Nationals NZL 2011
- 1st Seven Feet Cup 2011
- 1st Parnu Race Week 2011
- 1st Maritim Cup 2011
- 2nd Korea Match Cup Q 2011
- 1st Wellington Match Race Cup 2011
- 1st Warren Jones Regatta 2010
Keith Swinton (AUS)
- 1st Chicago Cup 2011
- 1st Sir Thomas Lipton Match Race 2011
- 3rd Maritim Baltic Match Race 2010
- 3rd Australia Cup 2009
- 1st Trapani Match Race 2009
- 1st Geneva Match Race 2009
- 3rd Sopot Match Race 2008
Markus Wieser (GER)
- 2nd TP52 World Championship 2011
- 1st Dragon Gold Cup 2011
- 2nd World Championship Dragon 2011
- 2nd European Championship Dragon 2011
- TP 52 Med Cup 2011: 1st in Marseille, 2nd in Cascais
- European Champion Dragon 2010, 2009 und 2007
- German Champion Dragon 2000,2005,2006,2009
- 1st Drachen Goldcup 2006
- eight times German Champion Match Race
- World Champion IMS 2007
- European Champion Match Race 1994
- World Champion FD class 1989
Jochen Schümann (GER)
- 1st Sardinia Trophy TP 52 2011
- 1st Americas Cup "Alinghi" 2003 and 2007
- World Champion 5,5 m class 2005
- 2nd Olympic Games Sydney Soling 2000
- World Champion Match Race Soling 1998
- European Champion Match Race Soling 1997 and 1998
- winner Olympic Games Soling 1988 and 1996
- winner Olympic Games Finn Dinghy 1976
Nicolai Sehested (DEN)
- 2nd USA Grand Slam Tour (grade 2) 2011
- 3rd Knickerbocker Cup 2011
- 2 times Danish Youth Champion
- 3rd at Danish Nationals
- 3rd at Nordic Championship
Carsten Kemmling (GER)
- 2nd Berlin Match Race Championship 2011
- 4th World Championship FD
- 7th World Championship Laser
- 3 times winner German Match Race Championship
Teams
Mekonomen Sailing Team (SWE)
Bjorn Hansen was on the water from his earliest childhood days: at the age of four he secretly borrowed his sister‘s Opti Dinghy in order to go on a sailing trip. The early practice seems to have paid off, because shortly after that he celebrated his first success at the Spring Cup. He then sailed between the Åland Islands and on the Vänern, the largest lake in Sweden. Today he especially enjoys sailing the waters around Marstrand. He particularly enjoys looking back on his win in the 2007 GKSS Match Cup in Marstrand for this reason. The Swede also loves sailing on the Wannsee lake: For him, the BMW Berlin Match Race is not only a unique regatta, he is also looking forward to meeting with other sailors and together with them, round off the season with a thrilling competition.
Skipper
Björn Hansen
Mitsegler
Anders Jönson
Philip Kai Guhle
Mathias Bredin
Extreme Team Morbihan (FRA)
Pierre-Antoine Morvan comes from Nantes, France. He learned to sail at the age of six in the Gulf of Morbihan. Then he sailed on a small class multihull, then on a Farr 30. He remembers well his first success in match racing which he celebrated at the Ameri’Cast Cup in Saint Cast. The list of his subsequent victories is long, he won not only the “Tour de France à la Voile” in 2008 and 2009, but also the “Internationaux de France” 2010. This season he won, among others, second place in the St. Moritz Match Race. Considering these successes it’s no wonder that Pierre-Antoine, when asked who he thinks is a good sailor, answers: a fast one. Privately he sails only in the Gulf of Morbihan, which since his childhood has been his favourite sailing spot.
Skipper
Pierre-Antoine Morvan
Mitsegler
Nicolas Pauchet
Steven Liorzou
Cédric Chateau
Ebler Matchracing (DEN)
Mads Ebler is from Vejle, a small fjord on the east coast of Jutland. His father, an enthusiastic sailor, taught him the basics of sailing when he was seven years old in an Optimist. The following summer the family spent a lot of time together on the water. The Danish sailor remembers his first success in an Optimist well. He then received a new sail and his first victory was assured. Since then Mads Ebler has always been excited by the many different factors which sailors have to consider in order to win a race. He has proven many times that he has mastered this art, most recently winning the Internationaux de France 2011 in Match Racing. But the Danish sailor also loves to sail outside of competitions and that’s why he spends every summer sailing with friends.
Skipper
Mads Ebler
Mitsegler
Søren Tønder
Chris Keene Boye
Søren Woitack
Alandia Sailing Team (FIN)
Staffan Lindberg comes from Mariehamn in the Åland Islands. His father and grandfather were sailors and he began sailing Optimists at the age of ten. Later he learned to master a large number of different boat classes, including the Laser, H-Boat, Soling and Star. He also drove 80 and 90 foot boats. He won his first medal in an H-boat, when he competed against 90 other boats in the Finnish H-Boat Championship and won the third. His partiality for different boat classes is as diverse as his understanding of good sailing areas: For him, each body of water has its own challenges, so that a good sailor must face the peculiarities of any particular sailing area anew each day. The Finn will be participating in the BMW Berlin Match Race this year for the tenth time.
He is pleased to be able to round off the 2011 season with a special regatta.
Skipper
Staffan Lindberg
Mitsegler
Björn Andersson
Carl Johan Uckelstam
Swiss Matchrace Team (SUI)
Eric Monnin was born in Zurich. He came into contact with sailing early through his family and learned the first steps on a Surprise yacht. Over time, he participated in many competitions together with his two brothers and his father. Since those days, sailing has been for him inextricably linked with his family. The Swiss sailor‘s favourite sailing area is Geneva Lake, though he has celebrated successes on many waters in the world. He particularly enjoys looking back on his first match race in which he defeated none other than Russell Coutts. For Eric Monnin, sailing is characterized not only by its complexity, but above all by teamwork. Especially during match races, the most important thing is working together as a crew and overcoming any weaknesses. He is happy to be returning this year to the BMW Berlin Match Race, because he likes the combination of competition, hospitality, parties and the city of Berlin.
Skipper
Eric Monnin
Mitsegler
Simon Brügger
Julien Falxa
Clement Salzes
Team Seth (POR)
Alvaro Marinho was born in Lisbon. His father and grandfather, both enthusiastic sailors, passed on their fascination for sailing sports in his early childhood. At the age of eight he sailed his Optimist on the Tejo river. At the age of nine he won his first regional regatta in this class. Since then the Portugese sailor has won many competitions, among others he won the silver medal in 2008 at the 470 world championship in Melbourne. This year he celebrated further success at the “Match Race France” and the Pre-Olympics “Sail for Gold” in Weymouth in 470 class. When match racing he lays value not only on teamwork, the intensity of a head-to-head race and the opportunity to prove himself in a competition, but also loves the feeling of being out in nature whilst sailing. In his free time the Portugese sailor loves to spend time with his children and cooking.
Skipper
Alvaro Marinho
Mitsegler
Gil Conde
Luis Brito
Nuno Barreto
Full Metal Jacket Racing (NZL)
William Tiller is a Newzealander by birth. His family owned their own boat, so even in his early childhood he gained experience of sailing. He sailed all the classes of small dingy on the Hauraki Gulf, then joined the RNZYS Youth Training Program and keel boats. Since then William Tiller has successfully taken part in many regattas all over the world. He especially likes to look back on the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta 2010, during which he won against Phil Robertson in the final. The regatta was held in Perth, Australia. This location is one of the Newzealander’s favourite for sailing and he often sails there in his free time with friends. William Tiller will be taking part in the BMW Berlin Match Race for the first time. In the head-to-head races he particularly enjoys the intensity of the competition, a result of the short racing times. In this way all aspects of sailing can be decisive in winning.
Skipper
William Tiller
Mitsegler
Brad Farrand
Harry Thurston
Shaun Mason
Team Swinton (AUS)
Keith Swinton was born in Perth. The city lies on the Swan River on which his father taught him to sail on their small family yacht. At the age of ten he began taking part in Match Racing competitions and at once rose to the title of Club Champion with the Pelican Dinghy. Since then the australian has brought many titles back home. This year alone he won both the Chicago Match Race on Lake Michigan and the Sir Thomas Lipton Match Race in Spain. For Keith Swinton sailing isn’t only about success, he has also found many friends whilst discovering the most beautiful sailing waters in the world over the course of many trips. Last year he sailed on Berlin waters for the first time and enjoyed the fast and hard-fought J80 race. That’s why he’ll be at the starting line once again this year at the BMW Berlin Match Race.
Skipper
Keith Swinton
Mitsegler
Ricky McGarvie
Olof Lundgren
Jakob Gustafsson
Team Wieser (GER)
Markus Wieser was taught passion for sailing while he was still in the cradle by his sailing enthusiast father. Aged just four years old his father taught him to sail on the Starnberger See. Together with his brother the sailor from Munich celebrated their first success at an early age, for example they won vice world champion title at the Vaurien Youth World Championship in 1977. His preferred boat classes are TP52, RC44 and Dragon class. Markus Wieser has masterd each of these classes in an extraordinary way, so that this year he won not only the title of vice european champion but also vice world champion in the Dragon class, to mention just a few of his many triumphs. After an exciting head-to-head race at the BMW Berlin Match Race 2010, Markus Wieser will now be hitting the start line for the 17th time at Berlin Wannsee.
Skipper
Markus Wieser
Mitsegler
Matti Paschen
Eberhard Magg
Rasmus Kostner
Team Schümann (GER)
Jochen Schümann’s sailing career began in a self-made Optimist on Berlin‘s Müggelsee. Since those days he can look back on a long list of major victories. Notably, the gold medal in the Finn Dinghy in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal as well as two Olympic victories in the Soling in 1988 in Pusan, South Korea, and in 1996 in Savannah, Georgia. For him, the thrill of sailing comes from the ever-changing complex challenges which any good sailor must master in order to achieve victory. Nevertheless, the Berliner also loves private sailing and in his scarce free time he also likes to ski, cycle, climb and play golf. Jochen Schümann is looking forward to reconnecting with friends from 19 years of exceptional match-race history at this year's BMW Berlin Match Race.
Skipper
Jochen Schümann
Mitsegler
Ingo Borkowski
Hannes Baumann
Dustin Baldewein
TRE-FOR Match Racing (DEN)
Nicolai Sehested comes from Kolding in Denmark. At the age of ten his uncle, an avid sailor, taught him the first steps on an Optimist on the Kolding Fjord. Over time he graduated from the Optimist to an E-dinghy. After only eight months in this class, he won the Danish National Championships. When sailing, the Dane especially appreciates the possibility of being able to continually improve by adapting to new circumstances. For him, sailing is also always a team effort. The young sailor passes on this knowledge in his spare time to his students: He trains young sailors in Optimists and E-dinghies. He also studies at the Copenhagen Business School. He and his young team participate in mainly grade 2 events all over Europe. The BMW Berlin Match Race is, as a Grade 1 event, a great way to live up to the challenge and gain experience.
Skipper
Nicolai Sehested
Mitsegler
Thomas Hedegaard
Jesper Blom
Søren Secher
Team Kemmling (GER)
Carsten Kemmling, from Duisburg, began his sailing career at the tender age of six, classically in an Optimist. At this time his father was buiding up his sailing club in Duisburg and thus brought his son onto the water. And with success! Carsten Kemmling stayed on board and changed to the 420 class, Laser Standard and FD. He also grew interested in coaching and became Opti state coach in NRW. His first sailing success was gaining eleventh place in the Opti of a German championship. Warnemünde is one of his favorite stomping grounds. So far, he has become German Champion three times in a Match Race. In the FD and Laser boat classes, he won second place in the Olympic elimination rounds. Although he also likes sailing on boats in the J 80 class, the Laser Standard is one of his favorite classes. Carsten Kemmling qualified for the BMW Berlin Match Race in the Qualifier, a Grade-3 event, held by the Berlin Yacht Club two weeks ago. A perfect sailor is marked out for Kemmling mainly by his good risk management. In match racing he is fascinated most by the close race, the high level coupled with little effort. Despite the tension and athleticism of regatta sailing, he also enjoys cosy cruising trips with his family every year, where he can relax completely.
Skipper
Carsten Kemmling
Mitsegler
Peter Stein
Sven Gauter
Kai Kemmling