Expressions of Interest
TEAM NAME / TEAM LEADER
NOTES
Albator
Philippe Frantz
NMD 43
AMP-lifi
Chris Frost
Carkeek 42 formerly Fast40+ Girls on Film. frosty@elnhafdavies.co.uk
Beau Geste
Karl Kwok
Karl Kwok is the skipper of the team with Gavin Brady as team manager. Botin 52 Beau Geste is the big boat and the team are working on options for the small boat.
Black Pearl
Marc Lagesse
Looking for a small boat team mate. Botin 56 Black Pearl's owner is German and a member of RORC and NYYC, open to all options.
Celtic Team
Jock Wishart
The Celtic Team (Holders of the last Commodores' Cup) have expressed an interest in competing in the next Admiral's Cup and are currently in discussions with different owners.re forming a team for 2025
Chenapan
Gilles Caminade
Ker40 Chenapan4
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Team CYCA
For more information: Tara Blanc-Ramos | Sailing Manager tara.blancramos@cyca.com.au
Dutch Offshore Sailing Team
Royal Maas Yacht Club
Ker 46 Van Uden, Rotterdam Offshore Sailing Team, skipper Gerd-Jan Poortman & Ker 43 Baraka GP sailing team, skippered by Family de Graaf
Edelweiss
Thomas Reinecke
Millenium 40 Edelweiss GER6880 has competed in 30 offshore races including the last two editions of the Roschier Baltic Sea Race and Rolex Fastnet Race. Thomas Reinecke is a RORC member and member of Hamburg based Segel Club Oevelgönne e.V.
Elida
Daniel E. Baum
Elida is a wooden yacht - cold molded with 4 layers of 45 degrees Spruce and a mahogany veneer - she is designed to be a racer cruiser and to take part in offshore regattas.
Final Final
Jon Desmond
PAC 52 purchased this summer. Our interest in competing in the Admirals Cup remains strong. We continue to communicate with the NYYC about creating a team.
Fox
Victor Wild
USA - New York Yacht Club, San Diego Yacht Club and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
Ginkgo Bandits
Carl-Peter Forster and Dirk Clasen
Our team consists of Dirk Clasen’s ‘Ginkgo’, a Humphreys 39 and Carl-Peter Forster’s TP52 ‘Red Bandit’, which will sail under the flag of the Bayersiche Yachtclub in Starmberg Germany.
Jolt Racing
Yacht Club de Monaco
Peter Harrison plans to race a TP52 in the big boat class and the small boat of about 40ft will be sailed The Prince of Monaco, Pierre Casiraghi.
Lion
Matt Cornwell
World class grand prix sailors for next year’s Admiral’s Cup. The aim is helping to win back this iconic trophy for Great Britain for the first time in over 35 years. Focus on options for yachts in the lower rating band. matt.cornwell@iraceyachts.com
New York Yacht Club
NYYC
The New York Yacht Club is excited about the return of the Admiral's Cup. It expects to have multiple teams competing under its burgee.
Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
Harm Mueller-Spreer
Commodore Tobias Koenig, Vice-Commodore Offshore Racing Sebastian Ropohl. www.nrv.de
RORC Red
www.rorc.org
Garm SWE918 Per Roman JPK 1180 & Ino Noir GBR2747R James Neville Carkeek 45
Royal Irish Yacht Club
Members of the RIYC
RIYC Dún Laoghaire Harbour, County Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Republic of Ireland.
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
www.rnzys.org.nz
Callisto NZL42 James Murray GP 42 & Caro CAY52 Max Klink Botin 52
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
Members of the RPAYC
Holders of The Admiral's Cup.
Sailing Team Imagine
Streckenbach Family / Regatta Verein Greifswald
The team will be set up with the TP52 GER 280 "Imagine" owned by family Streckenbach, skippered by Holger Streckenbach and a Fast 40+ (Farr GP42) GER 4819 "X-Day" owned by Walter Watermann, skippered by Lars Hueckstaedt.
Sunrise
Tom Kneen
A new custom designed JPK 1180 due to splash in October 2024. RORC Member Tom Kneen with Sunrise III was the overall winner under IRC for the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race.
Team Styrbord
Kim Sandberg
One Tonner, designed by Norlin in the mid 80’s, as Fast Foot Sally. The boat has bean racing in at least 35 Around Gotland Races with various result. Refitted in early 2010.
Teasing Machine
Eric De Turckheim
NMD54 - Past RORC Vice-Commodore Eric De Turckheim was Chair for the RORC Programme & Race Committee when the Admiral’s Cup was announced last year. Teasing Machine was in sparkling form for 2023, including winning the RORC Transatlantic Race.
Tulikettu Racing
Arto Linnervuo
The Goal of Tulikettu Racing team is to be the first all-Finnish crew to win RORC’s most legendary and important offshore races. www.tuliketturacing.com
Union Yacht Club Wolfgangsee
August Schram
Austrian ClubSwan 50 "Stella Maris".
Wally Racing
YCCS
Giovanni Lombardi Stronati confirma that a YCCS team "Wally Racing" will consist of a Wally Rocket 51 and JPK 1180
| TEAM NAME / TEAM LEADER | NOTES | |
|---|---|---|
|
| Albator |
NMD 43 |
|
| AMP-lifi |
Carkeek 42 formerly Fast40+ Girls on Film. frosty@elnhafdavies.co.uk |
|
| Beau Geste |
Karl Kwok is the skipper of the team with Gavin Brady as team manager. Botin 52 Beau Geste is the big boat and the team are working on options for the small boat. |
|
| Black Pearl |
Looking for a small boat team mate. Botin 56 Black Pearl's owner is German and a member of RORC and NYYC, open to all options. |
|
| Celtic Team |
The Celtic Team (Holders of the last Commodores' Cup) have expressed an interest in competing in the next Admiral's Cup and are currently in discussions with different owners.re forming a team for 2025 |
|
| Chenapan |
Ker40 Chenapan4 |
|
| Cruising Yacht Club of Australia |
For more information: Tara Blanc-Ramos | Sailing Manager tara.blancramos@cyca.com.au |
|
| Dutch Offshore Sailing Team |
Ker 46 Van Uden, Rotterdam Offshore Sailing Team, skipper Gerd-Jan Poortman & Ker 43 Baraka GP sailing team, skippered by Family de Graaf |
|
| Edelweiss |
Millenium 40 Edelweiss GER6880 has competed in 30 offshore races including the last two editions of the Roschier Baltic Sea Race and Rolex Fastnet Race. Thomas Reinecke is a RORC member and member of Hamburg based Segel Club Oevelgönne e.V. |
|
| Elida |
Elida is a wooden yacht - cold molded with 4 layers of 45 degrees Spruce and a mahogany veneer - she is designed to be a racer cruiser and to take part in offshore regattas. |
|
| Final Final |
PAC 52 purchased this summer. Our interest in competing in the Admirals Cup remains strong. We continue to communicate with the NYYC about creating a team. |
|
| Fox |
USA - New York Yacht Club, San Diego Yacht Club and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. |
|
| Ginkgo Bandits |
Our team consists of Dirk Clasen’s ‘Ginkgo’, a Humphreys 39 and Carl-Peter Forster’s TP52 ‘Red Bandit’, which will sail under the flag of the Bayersiche Yachtclub in Starmberg Germany. |
|
| Jolt Racing |
Peter Harrison plans to race a TP52 in the big boat class and the small boat of about 40ft will be sailed The Prince of Monaco, Pierre Casiraghi. |
|
| Lion |
World class grand prix sailors for next year’s Admiral’s Cup. The aim is helping to win back this iconic trophy for Great Britain for the first time in over 35 years. Focus on options for yachts in the lower rating band. matt.cornwell@iraceyachts.com |
|
| New York Yacht Club |
The New York Yacht Club is excited about the return of the Admiral's Cup. It expects to have multiple teams competing under its burgee. |
|
| Norddeutscher Regatta Verein |
Commodore Tobias Koenig, Vice-Commodore Offshore Racing Sebastian Ropohl. www.nrv.de |
|
| RORC Red |
Garm SWE918 Per Roman JPK 1180 & Ino Noir GBR2747R James Neville Carkeek 45 |
|
| Royal Irish Yacht Club |
RIYC Dún Laoghaire Harbour, County Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Republic of Ireland. |
|
| Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron |
Callisto NZL42 James Murray GP 42 & Caro CAY52 Max Klink Botin 52 |
|
| Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club |
Holders of The Admiral's Cup. |
|
| Sailing Team Imagine |
The team will be set up with the TP52 GER 280 "Imagine" owned by family Streckenbach, skippered by Holger Streckenbach and a Fast 40+ (Farr GP42) GER 4819 "X-Day" owned by Walter Watermann, skippered by Lars Hueckstaedt. |
|
| Sunrise |
A new custom designed JPK 1180 due to splash in October 2024. RORC Member Tom Kneen with Sunrise III was the overall winner under IRC for the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race. |
|
| Team Styrbord |
One Tonner, designed by Norlin in the mid 80’s, as Fast Foot Sally. The boat has bean racing in at least 35 Around Gotland Races with various result. Refitted in early 2010. |
|
| Teasing Machine |
NMD54 - Past RORC Vice-Commodore Eric De Turckheim was Chair for the RORC Programme & Race Committee when the Admiral’s Cup was announced last year. Teasing Machine was in sparkling form for 2023, including winning the RORC Transatlantic Race. |
|
| Tulikettu Racing |
The Goal of Tulikettu Racing team is to be the first all-Finnish crew to win RORC’s most legendary and important offshore races. www.tuliketturacing.com |
|
| Union Yacht Club Wolfgangsee |
Austrian ClubSwan 50 "Stella Maris". |
|
| Wally Racing |
Giovanni Lombardi Stronati confirma that a YCCS team "Wally Racing" will consist of a Wally Rocket 51 and JPK 1180 |