Short Facts

Born: January 17, 1969
Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality: New Zealander
Family: married to Joanne, son Alec, 4
Interest: off road driving, family
Hidden talent: amateur yacht designer

Sailing achievements
1989, 1991 and 2000 – New Zealand Championship, dinghy, first place
1989 – World Championships, sixth place
1990 – World Championships, fourth place
1997/98 – Whitbread Around The World Race, trimmer/helmsman/sail coordinator, Swedish Match, third place
2001/02 – Volvo Ocean Race, helmsman/trimmer sail/coordinator /watch captain, SEB, seventh place
2005/06 – Volvo Ocean Race, helmsman/trimmer, ABN AMRO One, first place
2007 – Louis Vuitton Cup, Victory Challenge

Biography

Born in Auckland, Tony Mutter's sailing career has spanned over thirty years and ranged from dinghy's to Volvo 70's to Super Maxi's.

During his teens and early 20's, Tony's focus was on dinghy sailing. At the age of 25, he moved to keel boat Match Racing regattas, both as a trimmer and helmsman. He turned fully professional during the Whitbread Round the World race in 1997-98, working both as a trimmer, helmsman and sail co-ordinator onboard Swedish Match.

In 2000, he competed as a watch captain in the Volvo Ocean Race again, on board SEB. He was also responsible for sail design and management.

He then competed on board many different boats, including the 92' Super Yatch Alfa Romeo, before joining the ABN AMRO team and winning the Volvo Ocean Race as helmsman and trimmer. Tony was also part of the ABN AMRO sail design team, working closely with North Sails.

During the America's Cup 2007 he was part of the Victory Challenge sailing crew as trimmer and/or runner pitman and responsible for headsail design.

His is now part of the Ericsson Racing team as a member of the international crew.