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:

Past Results:

1^st      Ficker Cup ‘16
2^nd     Ficker Cup ‘18

6^th        Congressional Cup ‘06
2^nd       Congressional Cup ‘07
2^nd       Congressional Cup ‘08
1^st        Congressional Cup ‘09
7^th        Congressional Cup ‘11
8^th        Congressional Cup ‘12
7^th        Congressional Cup ‘14
9^th        Congressional Cup ‘16
2^nd       Congressional Cup ‘17
4^th        Congressional Cup ‘18
4^th        Congressional Cup ‘19
2^nd       Congressional Cup ‘21
4^th        Congressional Cup ‘22
8^th        Congressional Cup ‘23

4^th        WMRT Final ‘23, Shenzhen Bao'an, CHN
1^st        Bermuda Gold Cup ’23, Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, BER
2^nd       Swedish Championship Open MR ’23, Langedra, SWE
3^rd       GKSS Match Race Cup ’23, Marstran, SWE
1^st        WMRT GKSS Spring Cup ’23, Marstran, SWE
1^st        Swedish Championship Open MR ’22, Langedra, SWE
1^st        WMRT GKSS Spring Cup ’22, Langedra, SWE