Open Class

Team: Team GAC Pindar

A Stockholm sailor with the Åland Islands as a baseas. Frequent visitor to Marstrand, which crowned the 2007 season with the first Swedish victory in Stena Match Cup Sweden.  When he sails at his best he can beat anyone in the world elite, which he showed in 2007 in the most extreme weather conditions.

Team: Hansen Global Team

Keith is skipper of Black Swan Racing and the third sailor coming from, Peter Gilmour's hometown, Perth in this year's competition. A young, ambitious team with their goals set on the world elite.

Keith is based in Gothenburg during half the year in which he also is head coach of the GKSS Match Race Center.

Team: Black Swan Racing

Semi-pro, sailing as a full-time professional. Near to knock out Peter Gilmour 2009 and wants to become the third Swede to win the title. Johnie also represents GKSS and has the DS37 as his everyday tool, which makes him a strong contender for this year's Stena Match Cup Sweden.

Team: Berntsson Sailing Team

Phil Robertson has been match racing since he was a teenager, winning the Youth International Match Racing Championship in 2007 and 2008. He sails for WAKA Racing, a newly formed match racing team from Auckland, New Zealand.

Team: Waka Racing Team

A Marstrand Legend with seven victories in the trunk in Stena Match Cup Sweden, the latest in 2009. Mastering the waters off Marstrand like no other. Is now also president of the World Match Racing Tour and elected to the Stena Match Cup Sweden Hall of Fame.

Team: YANMAR Racing

He is the man from Åland that in the years 2004 to 2007 sailed allot on the the World Match Racing Tour. Sailing usually with a Swedish crew from GKSS and is very familiar with Marstrand and DS37.

Team: Alandia Sailing Team

After leaving Australia in 2008 to dedicate all his time to match racing, without funding, it has now paid off and he is a well established world top sailor. He where in the final of Stena Match Cup Sweden in 2008 and in the quarterfinals 2009. He seems to thrive both on the island of Marstrand and the waters south of it.

Team: The Wave Muscat

The winner of GKSS Spring Cup on May 26-27 qualifies for Stena Match Cup Sweden.