The World Match Racing Tour’s debut Tour Card Holder Johnie Berntsson admits that a harsh but honest assessment of ‘a mediocre’ 2010 season was needed if his Berntsson Racing Team is to get the changes right to launch a realistic assault on the podium in 2011.
A 3rd place at the Argo Group Gold Cup aside, the Swedish team struggled for consistency last season, eventually finishing 13th overall. However, with a Tour Card secured for the next series guaranteeing up to 6 event invites, Berntsson knows that now is the time to take his chance.
“Last season was mediocre after a really good 2009. We simply tried to do more events than we were capable of. Now we’ve negotiated and planned so we can be dedicated to the Tour and make that our sole focus.”
Continuing in our series of weekly interviews with the 9 WMRT Tour Card Holders, we sit down with Johnie Berntsson to get his assessment on last season and his plans moving forward. Visit www.wmrt.com to read about his plans to build a ‘double team’, who he sees as his key challengers and what personality he likes to cut on and off the water.