Two more members for Nautor

Joining Lisa MacDonald's Volvo Ocean Race Nautor Challenge team

The Nautor Challenge has confirmed two more members of the women's crew to sail Amer Sports Too in the Volvo Ocean Race.
They are Klaartje Zuiderbaan (29) of the Netherlands and Sharon Ferris (27) of New Zealand. They join skipper Lisa McDonald and the nine women crew already confirmed for the 33,000 nautical mile race, which starts from Southampton, England, on September 23.

In 2001, Klaartje Zuiderbaan is first in Women's World Match Racing ranking and has an impressive sailing record over the past 10 years on the women's world match racing circuit. This year, Sharon Ferris has won several New Zealand regattas, including the women's match racing championships, Dragon class nationals, 470 nationals and 470 Olympic Sail regatta. Her world match-racing ranking is 10th.

One crewmember has still to be confirmed. The current crew is:
- Lisa McDonald, USA/UK, skipper
- Marie-Claude Heys, France/UK, navigator
- Katie Pettibone, USA, watch leader
- Emma Westmacott, UK/Australia, watch leader
- Keryn Henderson, New Zealand
- Anna Drougge, Sweden
- Bridget Suckling, New Zealand
- Abigail Seager, UK
- Eleanor Hay, UK
- Klaartje Zuiderbaan, The Netherlands
- Sharon Ferris, New Zealand