Skipper

Axel Strauss

Born 1960 in Darmstadt/Germany.
double nationality: German and Swiss

Education as Master Cabinetmaker.
Water and Mountain Sports since childhood.

Professional skipper on charter yachts, large private yachts,
deliveries and Sailing Instructor since 1988.

RYA Yachtmaster Ocean commercial endorsement

10 Transatlantic crossings.
more than 100'000 Miles logged on North and South Atlantic, Baltic Sea,
Mediterrean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf.

"Since I heard the first time about the Class 40 in 2003, I knew that this is the type of boat I had been looking for since a long time.
Not too big, not too small, but fast. I like to sail fast!"

 

Class 40 Palmares

2009:

Les Sables-Horta 3rd (25 boats participating - doublehanded)

RORC Fastnet Race 13th (19 boats participating - crewed)

1000 Miles Brittany Ferries 4th (13 boats participating - doublehanded)

2010:

Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale 2010 13rd (44 boats participating - singlehanded)

2011:

Normandy Channel Race 7th (16 boats participating - doublehanded)

RORC Fastnet Race 9th (20 boats participating - crewed)