1. Mattias Rahm (SWE), Stena Bulk Racing Team $50,000 2. Torvar Mirsky (AUS), Mirsky Racing Team $34,000 3. Magnus Holmberg (SWE), Victory Challenge $28,000 4. Mathieu Richard (FRA), French Match Racing Team $20,000 5. Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST $16,000 6. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Alandia Sailing Team $14,000 7. Jes Gram Hansen (DEN) Trifork Racing Team $12,000 8. Sébastien Col (FRA) French Match Racing Team/K Challenge $10,000 9. Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar $7,000 10. Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team $4,000 11. Paolo Cian (ITA) Shosholoza Team $3,000 12. Ben Ainslie (GBR) Team Origin $2,000
1. Björn HANSEN (SWE) Team Onico Crew Tompi Hallberg, Gustav Tempelman, Pontus Meijer, Mathias Bredin 2. Magnus HOLMBERG (SWE) Victory Challenge Crew Anders Dahlsjö, Daniel Björndahl, Oskar Ljung, Stefan Rahm 3. Jesper RADICH (DEN) Crew Jann Neergaard, Christian Monberg, Henning Lambertsen, Thomas Hartvig 4. Mattias RAHM (SWE) Victory Challenge Crew Mikael Björndal, Oscar Angervall, Niklas Carlzon, Claes Dahlberg 5. Gavin BRADY (NZL) BMW/Oracle Racing Crew Sean Clarkson Morgan Trubovich, Erick Doyle, Ed Smyth 6. Mathieu RICHARD (FRA) Saba Sailing Crew Greg Evrard, Yannick Simon, Olivier Herledant, Benoit 7. Sébastien COL (FRA) Areva Challenge Crew Teva Plichart, Christophe André, Gilles Favanneec, Jean-Francois Cuzon 8. Simon MINOPRIO (NZL) Crew Emil Wiberg, Haydon Goodrick, Stuart Clarke, Bryce Ruthenberg 9. Johnie BERNTSSON (SWE) Crew Johan Barne, Johan Bäckman, Martin Berntsson, Björn Lundgren 10. Ian WILLIAMS (GBR) Team Pindar Crew Mark Nicholls, Mark Williams, Andrew Eastcourt, Richard Sydenham 11. Evgeniy NEUGODNIKOV (RUS) Lord of the Sail Crew Ekimov Alexander, Aleksander Ekimov, Konstantin Besputin, Maxim Karelsky 12. Eric MONNIN (SUI) Crew Nicolas Berthoud, Henning Sohn, Simon Brügger, Marc Monnin 13. Torvar MIRSKY (AUS) Crew Kinley Fowler, Graeme Spence, Niels Kinch, Per Frykholm/Kimon Sfiros 14. Claire LEROY (FRA) Crew Margane Gautier, Ophelie Theron, Marie Rion, Catia Lowen 15. Jenny AXHEDE (SWE) Crew Nina Bake, Johanna Särnå, Elin Åderman, Annika Carlunger, Elisabeth Nilsson 16. Malin MILLBOURNE (SWE) Crew Karin Hagström, Madde Magnusson, Lotta Harrysson, Marie Öberg, Nina Barne
SWEDISH MATCH CUP 2005 FINAL STANDINGS Prize Purse: SEK 849,000 (approximately $107,500) Skipper (Country) Team, Record, Prize Money* 1. Peter Gilmour (AUS) Pizza-La Sailing Team, SEK 280,000 (approx.$35,400) Crew Rod Dawson, Mike Mottl, Kazuhiko Sofuku, Yasuhiro Yaji 2. Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Victory Challenge, SEK 142,000 (approx. $17,900) Crew Anders Dahlsjo, Lars Linger, Oskar Ljung, Mattias Rahm 3. Dean Barker (NZL) Emirates Team New Zealand, 13-4, SEK 87,000 (approx. $11,000) Crew Don Cowie, James Dagg, Jared Henderson, Terry Hutchinson 4. Peter Holmberg (ISV) Alinghi, 10-7, SEK 69,000 (approx. $8,700) Crew Rodney Ardern, Murray Jones, Matt Mitchell, Lorenzo Mazza 5. Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi, 11-4, SEK 57,000 (approx. $7,200) Crew Nils Frei, Yann Gouniot, Dean Phipps, Piet van Nieuwenhuyzen 6. Russell Coutts (NZL) Coutts Racing, 6-8, SEK 50,000 (approx. $6,300) Crew Michael Arnhild, Jes Gram-Hansen, Christian Kamp, Rasmus Kostner 7. Bertrand Pacé (FRA), BMW Oracle Racing, 7-7, SEK 45,000 (approx. $5,700) Crew Eric Doyle, Zack Hurst, Dirk de Ridder, Brad Webb 8. Kelvin Harrap (NZL) Emirates Team New Zealand, 6-9, SEK 35,000 (approx. $4,400) Crew Ray Davies, Tony Rae, Rob Salthouse, Chris Ward 9. Johnie Berntsson (SWE), 5-4 Crew Johan Backman, Johan Barne, Martin Berntsson, Claes Dahlberg 10. Jesper Radich (DEN) Desfío Español, 4-5 Crew Juan Pablo Cadario, Marcos Iglesias Garcia, Víctor Mariño Preto 11. Björn Hansen (SWE), 4-5 Crew Mathias Bredin, Anders Jönsson, Pontus Meijer, Gustav Tempelman 12. Philippe Presti (FRA) Luna Rossa Challenge, 5-5 Crew Thierry Fouchier, Andre Gilles, Fred Guilmin, Pascal Rambeau 13. Lars Nordbjerg (DEN), 3-7 Crew Pete Paulsen, Chresten Plinius, Henrik Jansen, Jens Dolmer 14. Ian Williams (GBR), 1-8 Crew Steve Mitchell, Marc Nichols, Richard Sydenham, Mark Williams 15. Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Team Finland, 1-6 Crew Nils Bjerkas, Niclas Carlzon, Carl-Johan Uckelstam, Daniel Wallberg 16. Iain Percy (GBR) +39 Challenge, 0-7 Crew Gabrielle Bruni, Antony Nossiter, Stefano Rizzi, Jocek Wysocki (*Prize money based on July 10, 2005 exchange rate of 1 SEK = .126682 USD)
PAST CHAMPIONS 2004 — Russell Coutts/NZL (defeated Peter Gilmour/AUS, 3-1) 2003 — Chris Law/NZL (defeated Karol Jablonski/POL, 3-2) 2002 — Dean Barker/NZL (defeated Russell Coutts/NZL, 3-0) 2001 — Russell Coutts/NZL (defeated Luc Pillot/FRA, 3-1) 2000 — Dean Barker/NZL (defeated Bertrand Pacé/FRA, 3-2)
EVENT SUMMARY Attracting an estimated 150,000 spectators annually, the Swedish Match Cup is one of the largest sporting events in Sweden. The rush of spectators and sailing fans turns the picturesque island of Marstrand, a summer vacation paradise for Swedes, into a bustling community rife with different nationalities and accents.
The Swedish Match Cup holds added significance each year because it is the final stop on the Swedish Match Tour. It is the last stop for skippers to try and improve their standing to ensure a more valuable end-of-year bonus. Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker won the Swedish Match Cup in 2000, which helped solidify his second place overall on the Tour and $35,000.
The 2006 Swedish Match Cup will be the 13th annual.
SWEDISH MATCH CUP 2004 FINAL STANDINGS (July 5-11, 2004) 1. Russell Coutts/NZL, 16-3, $37,834.00 Crew Michael Arnhild, Jes Gram-Hansen, Christian Kamp, Rasmus Kostner 2. Peter Gilmour/AUS, Pizza-La Sailing Team, 11-8, $19,187.00 Crew Rod Dawson, Mike Mottl, Kazuhiko Sofuku, Yasuhiro Yaji 3. Magnus Holmberg/SWE, SeaLife Rangers, 11-7, $11,755.00 Crew Martin Krite, Lars Linger, Oskar Ljung, Stefan Rahm 4. Chris Law/GBR, The Outlaws, 9-7, $9,323.00 Crew Oscar Angervall, Daniel Björndahl, Anders Dahlsjö, Henrik Valderyd 5. Ed Baird/USA, SKF Racing, 10-2, $7,700.00 Crew Andy Horton, Pete van Nieuwenhyzen, Peter Poulsen, Jon Ziskind 6. Lars Nordbjerg/DEN 5-9, $6,756.00 Crew Jeppe Blak, Niels Gramkov, Thomas Hartvig, Henning Lambertsen 7. Karol Jablonski/POL, Toscana Challenge 5-6, $6,080.00 Crew Tom Baranowski, Piotr Przybylski, Markus Wieser, Jacek Wysocki 8. Jesper Bank/DEN 5-9, $4,729.00 Crew Thomas Jacobsen, Time Nielsen, Morten Halkier, Henrik Blakskjaer 9. Mattias Rahm/SWE, Team Stena Bulk 6-4, $1,891.00 Crew Johan Barne, Nikas Carlzon, Claes Dahlberg, Pontus Meijer =. Gavin Brady/NZL, BMW Oracle Racing 5-5, $1,891.00 Crew Dirk de Ridder, Ross Halcrow, John Kostecki, Brad Webb = Peter Holmberg/ISV, Team Alinghi 5-5, $1,891.00 Crew Richard Bouzaid, Lorenzo Mazza, Will McCarthy, Dean Phipps = Bjorn Hansen/SWE 4-5, $1,891.00 Crew Mattias Bredin, Fredrik Ekman, Gustav Kampolm, Anders Jönsson = Luc Pillot/FRA 2-7, $1,891.00 Crew Gilles Andre, Fabrice Blondel, Erik Ferran, Frédéric Guilmin = Johnie Berntsson/SWE 2-7, $1,891.00 Crew Henrik Hansson, Nils Bjerleas, Martin Berntsson, Robert Skarp 15. Staffan Lindberg/FIN 1-6 Crew Johan Karlsson, Daniel Mattsson, Johan Mossberg, Daniel Wallberg = Michael Dunstan/AUS, OzBoyz Challenge 0-7 Crew Glen Atrill, Wade Morgan, Ben Morrison, Nick Partridge
