Ericsson, Sweden
- Thu, 28 May 2009
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At least one, if not both, of the ERT entries have to be looked at as early favourites. This programme has more than any other team of the one commodity that money can’t buy – time.
“In the last race we started late and had some technical problems early on, which, it is clear, hampered our performance,” says Richard Brisius, managing director of the team. “By starting early (at the finish of the last race in 2006), we have been able to get what we believe are the right people, the right design, the right boatbuilders and the right training.”
The international team is led by skipper Torben Grael, who has assembled a crew that’s long on talent and offshore experience. The Swede, Anders Lewander, leads the Nordic crew, a team with less previous round-the-world race experience, so will benefit from the addition of Magnus Olsson (sixth time around the world), who should be a reassuring presence.
Both boats were designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian and built by Killian Busch, which proved to be a winning combination for ABN Amro in the last race. Will lightning strike twice?
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