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by Leslie Ryan
TEAMORIGIN announced today the sailing team line-up for the forthcoming Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta in Nice Côte d'Azur which commences at the weekend. The TEAMORIGIN sailing team line-up includes many of the familiar world class sailors...along with a few new names.
Leading the team is Ben Ainslie, the team's skipper and helmsman and triple Olympic gold medallist; backed up by Iain Percy as tactician, Ian Moore as navigator, Andrew Simpson as strategist and Robert Greenhalgh as strategist/traveller - an impressive all British line-up for the afterguard.
The team includes 8 sailors from Great Britain, 4 from New Zealand, 3 from Australia, and 1 each from France, Denmark and Poland.
TEAMORIGIN SAILING TEAM for the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d’Azur:
Matt Mitchell, NZL, Bowman
Julian Cressant, FRA, Mid Bowman
George Skuodas, GBR, Mastman
Craig Satterthwaite, NZL, Pit
Mark McTeague, AUS, Grinder
Pawel Bielecki, POL, Grinder
Chris Brittle, GBR, Grinder
Mike Mottl, AUS, Trimmer upwind
Christian Kamp, DEN, Trimmer downwind
Tony Mutter, NZL, Mainsail trimmer
Robert Greenhalgh, GBR, Strategist/traveller
Ben Ainslie, GBR, Skipper & Helmsman
Iain Percy, GBR, Tactician
Ian Moore, GBR, Navigator
Andrew Simpson, GBR, Strategist
Mike Sanderson, NZL, Runners
Anthony Nossiter, AUS, Runners/pit assist
Garry Bainbridge, GBR, Grinder back-up
SAILING TEAM SUPPORT
Kelvin Harrap, NZL, Afterguard coach
James Stagg, GBR, Crew coach
Stevie Erickson, USA, Sailing Manager
Charlotte Harmer, NED, PA to Mike Sanderson
Mike Sanderson, Team Director, commented: “TEAMORIGIN is ready to go and looking forward to racing here in Nice. It is especially good to see GBR-75, our ACC training yacht, here on the water and looking in great shape – thanks to the work of our shore crew over the last few weeks. It promises to be a great event.”
Ben Ainslie, team Skipper and Helmsman, added "It is great to be back on the water with so many of the guys from the team squad that sailed together in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in Auckland – and a few extras that will surely add their expertise and skill to our team for this event. We are looking forward to the racing starting on Saturday and should have some exciting matches against some of the best teams in the world.”
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