The Ericsson Racing Team has today announced Tony Kolb as crewmember
onboard Ericsson’s entry into the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06. It has
also confirmed Britain’s Jason Carrington, Construction Manager for
the team, as part of the racing crew.

Tony Kolb, 29 years of age and born in Munich, is joining the
Ericsson Racing Team, on a leave of absence from BMW ORACLE Racing.
A bowman with the America’s Cup Challenger, he brings many attributes
to the Ericsson team. A skilled sailmaker and boatbuilder, Kolb’s
international sailing reputation rocketed being a member of the
winning illbruck team, alongside John Kostecki, in the last Volvo
Ocean Race 2001-02.

Kolb commented: “The last race was a great experience and I hope this
time will be even better. Ericsson is a very professional team with
a great skipper and great people. The Volvo Ocean 70’s are pretty
high-tech racing machines, much faster than the VO 60’s, so I think
we will have a lot of fun with some pretty crazy moments on the
limits. For sure I hope to be able to win this race again and I will
do everything possible to make that happen.”

Jason Carrington will join Kolb as part of the core racing crew.
Carrington, a highly respected boat builder, was appointed
Construction Manager for the Ericsson team last year and is looking
forward to participating in the race, having spent many months
preparing for and building the boat. In line with Ericsson’s
business, the new VO 70 is extremely high-tech, employing cutting
edge technology to make this ninth edition of the race more exciting
than ever.

Carrington has sailed three round the world yacht races and is one of
two people to have held both the mono and multi-hull 24 hour world
records at the same time - the other is Ericsson team skipper Neal
McDonald (GBR). Carrington’s invaluable combination of experience as
a professional boat builder and professional sailor, make him a true
asset to the team.

Supported by Semcon as design and development partner, the Ericsson
racing team is currently out sailing, clocking up invaluable miles on
the water. They departed from their training base in Vigo on August
8, headed for Gothenburg, Sweden, where the yacht will be christened
later this week.

For updates and pictures on the Ericsson Racing Team’s participation
in the Volvo Ocean Race, please visit: www.ericssonracingteam.com

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