Kolb confirmed

Another two crew announced for Neal McDonald's Ericsson VO70 team

The Ericsson Racing Team has today announced Tony Kolb as crewmember
on board 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 70s are pretty high-tech racing machines, much faster than the VO 60s, 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 VO70 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 multihull 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 8 August, bound for Gothenburg, Sweden, where the yacht will be christened later this week.