Vectrix SB3 King of the Docklands - The Teams

20 teams will face off in the inaugural Vectrix SB3 King of the Docklands. The competition will be tight as Olympians, World and National Champions battle it out to win the prestigious title. Their prize, one of the richest in a single day of sailing is a $17,500 high performance Vectrix maxi-scooter.

The teams vying for the title are:

Ridgidige
o Paul Ridgeway – numerous State and National titles
o Bronwyn Ridgeway – Numerous State and National titles
o Hugh Ridgeway – 2005 Junior World Champion

Firbog Team Ireland
o Paddy Oliver - Olympian 1984 & 1998
o Bill O’hara - Irish Olympic Squad
o Chris Kalleen - British Team Racing Champion
o Diane Nelson - Current Australian Team Racing Champion

Mitch Booth
o Mitch Booth - Dual Olympic medalist, 10 time World Champion
o Pim Niuewenhuis - Olympic Team 2008

Oceanburo
o Kai Timm - ‘Team Oceanburo’ Skippered by Kai Timm, tactician and top sailing coach. Kai is the distributor for the SB3 in Australia and will have had a chance to sharpen his teeth well before the event.

Skandia Cowes Week
o Jono Shelley
o Lawrie Smith - 2nd in Cowes Week (fleet size 90 plus) for three years running

Hawaiian Lau
o Michael Harvey - Match Racing UK Team member
o Darren Simcox - Match Racing UK Team member, 7 Melbourne to Hobarts
o Lino Lascalia
o Peter Nagarski - 4 Melbourne to Hobarts

AST
o Tom Slingsby - Australian Team sailing member, world champion, NSW Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year

Sail McCrae
o Guy Bancroft - Numerous National dinghy titles
o Rhys Bancroft - National Title Winner
o Kelvin Boyle

Ocean Blue
o Mark Dagge - 3 time Hong Kong Yachting Association Yachtsmen of the Year
o James Dagge - 2nd Youth Championship – Laser
o Samantha Dagge - Royal Queensland Yachtsmen Squadron Junior Yachtsman of the Year, multiple State and National championships

Team Hungary
o Tamas Keleman
o Andras Vigh
o Balint Perjes

Tasqua Youth
o Sean O’Rourke - Audi Australian IRC Champion

Home Team
o Brendan Garner - 2 time fireball Australian Champion
o Jake Newman - 4 Sydney to Hobarts
o Michael Schilt

AST Masters
o Tom King - A gold medalist at the Sydney Olympics and World Champion
o Mark Turnbull - OAM, over the years Mark has won nine Victorian, five Australian, two pre-worlds, one World Championship and an Olympic Gold Medal

Skandia Wild Thing
o Grant Wharington - Too many to mention, Sydney to Hobart and much more

North Atlantic (Nato)
o Andrew Campbell - US Olympic Sailing Team 2008 Laser, PanAmerican Games Gold Medalist (07) Youth World Champion (02), US University Sailor of the Year
o Ed Wright - British Sailing Team – Finn, currently winning Sail Melbourne, top three at Finn Gold Cup, World ranked #3
o Dave Wright - Canadian Sailing Team – Laser, current US Laser National Champion, US University Champion

Team GBR
o Nick Rogers - Nick and Joe have grown a reputation as one of the worlds strongest pairings, achieving medals at Olympic, World and European competition and reached No 1 on the world rankings
o Joe Glanfield
o Ronstan
o Michah Shusalow
o Josh Newman

AST
o Glen Ashby - Australian and Victoria Sailor of the year. A number of World, National and State titles in catamaran classes, including two F18 World titles as crew for Darren), two F18 Australian titles, five European A-Class wins and as of February 2007 the pair are currently ranked number on in the world in the Tornado class.
o Darren Bundock - Australian Sailor of the Year, Olympic Silver medalist at Sydney and representing Australia in the 2008 Olympics

Intrusion – Demand
o Cameron Way – S80 2007 State Champion
o Luke Reinher – S80 2007 State Champion
o Gary Holdsworth - S80 2007 State Champion
o Mike Kusnank - S80 2007 State Champion

Australian Sailing
o Vanessa Dudley – Editor of Australian Sailing Magazine
o Alistair Murray – Managing Director of Ronstan