Captain Salvatore Sarno | Driving Team Shosholoza with passion, vision and extraordinary energy is Durban-based Captain Salvatore Sarno, who believes South Africa's debut challenge for the America's Cup in 2007 presents the perfect opportunity to showcase the country's technology, human initiative, skills and expertise.

UPWIND TRIMMER

Alex Runciman | A top dinghy skipper, Runciman has been the Laser Radial, Extra and Fireball South African National Champion in recent years.

DESIGN ENGINEER

Alexander Friess | Alexander Friess has joined the SA Challenge Design team as a design engineer responsible for rig development.

MID BOW

Ashton Sampson | Ashton Sampson started sailing while still at Grassy Park High School through a programme offered by Rotary International at Zeekoevlei Yacht Club.

GRINDER

Camron Wills | Camron Wills, a 27 year old from Westville in KwaZulu/Natal is the latest sailor to join the SA America's Cup Team Shosholoza on a full time basis following a nation-wide search for more heavy weight grinders.

FLUID DYNAMICIST

Charles Crosby | Charles Crosby is working on the SA America's Cup Challenge Design team as a Fluid Dynamicist, and more specifically in Computational Fluid Dynamics.

MAST

Charles Nankin | Charles Nankin is a top South African dinghy and keelboat sailor who was living in Portugal when he heard about the SA America's Cup Challenge 2007.

PORT GRINDER

Davey Smith | Davey "Zulu" Smith is a 24 year old professional yachtsman who has lived and worked throughout North America and the Caribbean while competing at the top end of the highly competitive international yacht racing circuit.

COMPOSITE ENGINEER

David Jonson  | Jonson is on secondment from the Durban Institute of Technology where he is a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, working on research for the Defence industry.

MAINSAIL TRIMMER

David Rae | Rae is a top South African skipper and crew on both dinghies and keelboats.

SKIPPER

Geoff Meek  | Meek is a world champion South African yachtsman who was the alternate skipper for the British team in their pre-America's Cup trials in Freemantle in 1987.

BOWMAN

Golden Mgedeza | Mgedeza grew up in Kwa-Thema in Gauteng and only started sailing in his teens after winning a bursary to study at Simonstown High School in the Cape.

PITMAN

Guido Verhovert | Verhovert is a top South African sailor who has been sailing since he was eight years old.

SHORE MANAGER

Henri Hiddes | A professional yacht captain for the past 20 years, Hiddes has worked, skippered and crewed on top racing and luxury cruising yachts throughout the world.

STRATEGIST AND AFT GRINDER

Ian Ainslie | Ainslie is one of South Africa's most accomplished helmsmen having represented South Africa in the Finn Class at three Olympics.

PRINCIPLE DESIGNER

Jason Ker | Rated among the most talented yacht designers in the world, Jason Ker is designing for the America's Cup for the first time.

MID GRINDER

Joe Heywood  | Joe Heywood, 23, has been sailing with Team Shosholoza once every two weeks while retaining his job at Southern Wind Shipyard in Cape Town.

DESIGN COORDINATOR /CREW

Ken Venn  | Ken Venn joins SA Challenge to fulfil the dual roles of Design Coordinator and sailing crew.

NAVIGATOR

Marc Lagesse | Lagesse is a sought after South African crew who has built a crack reputation while competing in many major local and international campaigns.

STARBOARD GRINDER

Marcello Burricks | Nineteen year old Marcello Burricks is the youngest member of the SA America's Cup Challenge 2007 team appointed so far.

DOWNWIND TRIMMER

Mark Sadler | Mark Sadler is a top South African dinghy and big boat racing skipper. He has won two Lipton Challenge Cup regattas...

SAILING MANAGER

Paul Standbridge | The appointment of British born yachtsman Paul Standbridge as sailing manager for the SA America's Cup Challenge 2007 is considered a great coup.

MID GRINDER

Sieraj Jacobs | Born into an active sailing family, Jacobs started sailing Optimists at Zeekoevlei when he was nine years old.

DESIGNER

Simon Schofield | Simon Schofield graduated with a B.Eng (hons) degree from Southampton University, where he studied Ship Science before joining SMI where he was involved designing advanced composite amphibious vehicles.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Siphiwe Edwin Mthandi | Siphiwe Mthandi is responsible for performance analysis and computer programming within the SA Challenge design team.

SECOND PITMAN

Solomon Dipeere | Dipeere was just 15 in Grade 10 at Eureka HIgh School in Kwa Thema, Gauteng, when he won a Safmarine bursary to do maritime studies at Simonstown High School in the Cape.

BUILD MANAGER

Tony Evans | Tony Evans has 18 years experience with building, sailing, racing and project management.