Sun Hung Kay Scallywag. Alex Gough. A veteran of three Sydney-Hobart races, Gough started out as a sailmaker and has progressed to racing boats internationally. While working onboard a yacht in Asia, he met Scallywag skipper David Witt, who introduced him to the Volvo Ocean Race campaign. 14 March, 2018
Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag Antonio Fontes. Having sailed 100,000 miles Fontes has notched up significant miles at sea already. He started sailing at the age of 8 and turned pro in 2005. Fontes was crowned Portuguese Match Racing Champion in 2007 and 2008 then turned his hand to solo sailing in the Class Mini. He finished 3rd in the Trofeu MAP in 2014 (300 miles) and 13th in the Mini Transat 2015 (4,000 miles). Photo by Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race. 14 March, 2018
Sun Hung Kay Scallywag. David Witt. ‘Witty’ is known as a straight shooter on and off the water. The Australian honed his skills in some of the roughest waters in the world, with over 20 appearances to his name in the Sydney to Hobart Race. His first Volvo Ocean Race experience came in 1997-98 with Knut Frostad and after a long gap he can’t wait to get back into the Southern Ocean and test himself once again in the most remote and extreme regions on the planet. He brings with him a ready-made, solid and experienced Scallywag crew from the 100ft Super Maxi campaign. Previous Volvo Ocean Race: 1997-98 Innovation Kvaerner. Photo by Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race
Sun Hung Kay Scallywag. David Witt. ‘Witty’ is known as a straight shooter on and off the water. The Australian honed his skills in some of the roughest waters in the world, with over 20 appearances to his name in the Sydney to Hobart Race. His first Volvo Ocean Race experience came in 1997-98 with Knut Frostad and after a long gap he can’t wait to get back into the Southern Ocean and test himself once again in the most remote and extreme regions on the planet. He brings with him a ready-made, solid and experienced Scallywag crew from the 100ft Super Maxi campaign. Previous Volvo Ocean Race: 1997-98 Innovation Kvaerner. Photo by Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race
Trystan Seal. Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Trystan steps onboard the Volvo Ocean 65 in 2017-18 – a boat he knows all too well after working as part of the Volvo Ocean Race Boatyard team in 2014-15. Once he decided he wanted to become a professional sailor, he moved to Southampton to be closer to the yachting scene and has since been working as a full-time engineer at Diverse Yachts, before getting his big chance onboard.14 March, 2018
Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Annemieke Bes. After a spell racing in the one-person Europe dinghy Olympic class, she switched to the three-woman Yngling class to represent the Netherlands at the 2004 Olympics in Greece – and four years later she won an Olympic silver medal in the women’s match racing at the 2008 Beijing Games. After a third Olympic appearance at London 2012, Annemieke turned her attention to another long-time goal – the Volvo Ocean Race. Photo by Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race 14 March, 2018
Sun Hung Kay Scallywag. John Fisher. A long-term member of the Ragamuffin and Scallywag super maxi crews, Fisher had plenty of big boat experience and had sailed with skipper David Witt for many years. A Sydney-Hobart veteran, he made the step into the Volvo Ocean Race world for the first time in 2017-18.
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