Sweden
WS Ranking 3
Berntsson Sailing Team
Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club
Johnie Berntsson began his sailing career in an Optimist dinghy at the age of 9, but quickly jumped over to a keelboat at age twelve. Since then, he has raced at the local level to gradually broaden the competition arena, first within Sweden and then within Europe.
Johnie made his entrance to match racing in 1997 and has been progressing up the match racing ladder ever since. He is the two times champion in King Edward VII Gold Cup and has won Swedish (2022), Scandinavian and European Match Racing Championships.
In February 2012, the Swedish Sailing Federation crowned Berntsson and his team “Swedish Sailors of the Year.”
Johnie is a three-time winner of the Argo Group Gold Cup (2008, 2014, 2023) and came runner up in the Gold Cup in 2018. He finished 3rd overall in WMRT 2011.
Johnie is returning for his 14th Congressional Cup appearance, seeking his second Crimson Blazer to match the one he won in 2009. He took home a silver medal in 2021.
Crew:
Herman Andersson |
Filip Karlsson |
Fredrik Langström |
Erik Malmberg |
Jesper Stålheim |
Past Results:
1st Ficker Cup ‘16
2nd Ficker Cup ‘18
6th Congressional Cup ‘06
2nd Congressional Cup ‘07
2nd Congressional Cup ‘08
1st Congressional Cup ‘09
7th Congressional Cup ‘11
8th Congressional Cup ‘12
7th Congressional Cup ‘14
9th Congressional Cup ‘16
2nd Congressional Cup ‘17
4th Congressional Cup ‘18
4th Congressional Cup ‘19
2nd Congressional Cup ‘21
4th Congressional Cup ‘22
8th Congressional Cup ‘23
4th WMRT Final ‘23, Shenzhen Bao'an, CHN
1st Bermuda Gold Cup ’23, Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, BER
2nd Swedish Championship Open MR ’23, Langedra, SWE
3rd GKSS Match Race Cup ’23, Marstran, SWE
1st WMRT GKSS Spring Cup ’23, Marstran, SWE
1st Swedish Championship Open MR ’22, Langedra, SWE
1st WMRT GKSS Spring Cup ’22, Langedra, SWE