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2010 Skippers and Crew will be public around august 1st, 2010
2009 Skipper and Crew: (click on the picture for more info)
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Peter Gilmour, Australia - Yanmar Racing - ISAF World Ranking 11
Peter Gilmour is a sailing legend - he has been on the Tour "Forever" and won the World Championships 3 times. Won in Marstrand in July and have won Danish Open before - and are here to try to win it again.
Crew: Yasuhiri Yaji, Kazauhiko Sfoku, Thierry Douillard, Cameron Dunn
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Damien Iehl, France - French Match Racing - ISAF World Ranking 5
Gentleman on shore, Mr. Cool on the waters. Part of the French Americas Cup Team Areva, and one of the young guns of France. Just came off Match Cup Sweden with a respectable 4th - and is looking to improve on his ranking.
Crew: Fred Guilmin, Devan Lebihan, Francios Verdier, Erwan Vanier
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Ian Williams, Great Britain - Team Pindar - ISAF World Ranking 4
Current World Champion in Match Race, and defender of the Danish Open title he won in Frederikshavn in 2008. Ian and his crew is here to show who is the real Champion, and as always we can expect tough and fair sailing - to the limit.
Crew: Mark Nicholls, Andy Fethers, Simon Shaw, Richard Sydenham
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Torvar Mirsky, Australia - Mirsky Racing Team - ISAF World Ranking 6
Torvar and his Mirsky Racing Team is a relative newcomer to the Tour. They debuted last year, and rose to the top very fast. An adept of Peter Gilmour, you can certainly see how commitment, skills and above all, hard work pays off. Certainly the stars of the future - and the future is right now.
Crew: Kinley Fowler, Kyle Langford, Tudur Owen, Graeme Spencer.
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Adam Minoprio, New Zealand - ETNZ/Black Match Racing - ISAF World Ranking 1
The Black Match Racing Team led by fierceless Adam Minoprio is already an established Team on the Tour, in which they only came into last year. They won in Marseilles and are hot on the heels of the Champs - watch out for these guys.
Crew: Daniel McLean, Tom Powrie, David Swete, Nick Blackmann
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Sebastien Col, France - French Match Racing Team - ISAF World Ranking 3
Currently among the Worlds Best Match Racer. Always up there with the best, and Mr. Smooth rarely makes any mistakes on the race course.
Crew: Erwan Isreal, Christophe Andre, Gilles Favennec, Christian Scherrer
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Mathieu Richard, France - French Match Racing - ISAF World Ranking 2
Mathieu and his team is a true product of the efforts that the French Sailing Federation is putting into the Match Race scene. A dedicated Team, that has proven consistent and competitive - always looking to be among the best four teams - and currently no 1 in the World.
Crew: Jean-Marie Dauris, Greg Evrard, Oliver Herledant, Thierry Briend
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Phil Robertson, New Zealand - WAKA Racing - ISAF World Ranking 36
Phil and his WAKA Racing Team won the Warren Jones Match Racing event in Perth, Australia - a Qualifier Event for Danish Open - and thereby won a spot on Danish Open. It will be very exciting to see Phil participate in his first Tour Event in Denmark - we have seen so many young and upcoming stars from "down-under" - this should be no wonder that they will stir up the established teams.
Crew: Garth Ellingham. James Williamson. Sam Bell, Jonas Hviid-Nielsen
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Mattias Rahm, Sweden - Stena Bulk Sailing Team - ISAF World Ranking 20
Matthias and his Stena Bulk Sailing Team won the Qualifier at TMC in Middelfart this spring, and took the last Qualification spot to Danish Open. Mattias is no stranger to Danish waters or to Danish Open, as we have seen him here many times. And as always, Swedes like to contest in Denmark - expect hard racing.
Crew: Johan Barne, Oscar Anderwall, Daniel Björndahl, Frederik Aurell
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Peter Wibroe, Denmark - ISAF World Ranking 19
Peter and his team are known to be a very agressive and active team. With superb boathandling they often challenge the competitors into areas where it becomes very spectacular. Known as one of the Young Guns of Danish Matchracing, Wibroe has been around for a long time - and would love to win in Denmark.
Crew: Jeppe Bo Rasmussen, Phillip Kai Guhle, Kristoffer Olesen, Frederik Sparvath
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Jonas Warrer, Denmark - Wild Card - ISAF World Ranking 141
Jonas Warrer and Martin Kirketerp - winner of the Olympic Gold medals in 49´er in Quindau 2008, propably the most exciting Olympic Gold ever. Since then Jonas and Martin have tested various other sailing disciplines including match racing - and they are improving day by day as you would expect for a competitive and skilled pair with Olympic merits. Given a Wild Card we expect these guys to show "different moves" which could surprise some of the more established teams.
Crew: Martin Kirketerp, Thomas Jacobsen, Jens Dolmer, Søren Tønder
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Jes Gram Hansen, Denmark - Trifork Racing Team - ISAF World Ranking 158
Jes Gram Hansen and his Trifork Matchrace Team is a local hero. Practically grew up with matchracing in his backyard, and soon made it to the top of the pops. Has been part of the Mascalzone Latino Americas Cup team, as a very succesfull starting helmsman in the last Cup in Valencia. Today he tours the world as a popular professional Tactician. You can be sure that Jes and his team will make a difference on home waters. The second Wild Card was given to Jes and his Team.
Crew: Rasmus Køstner, Jann Neergaard, Pigi de Felice, Martin Kridte
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