Hap Fauth
Owner/Driver
Hap has been building “Bella Mente Racing” since 2005 when he purchased the first of the three racing yachts that have been part of the program. With his team, Hap has raced throughout the U.S. and all around Europe. When he is not competing on the water, Fauth runs a number of businesses that span many industries – from agriculture to aerospace – and brings many of the same principles and tactics that he uses in the boardroom to the development of his sailing campaign.
James "Skip" Baxter
TRIMMER
Skip’s first season as part of Bella Mente Racing was 2015. Aside from sailing since he was eight, Skip has made a career out of racing professionally, and some of his major accolades include winning ten world...
championships in a number of different classes. HOMETOWN: Auckland, New Zealand
READ MOREEduardo "Pachi" Caro
RIGGING
Pachi has been with Bella Mente Racing since 2011 and is in charge of running rigging for the yacht. He also supplies the running rigging for a number of other racing campaigns,...
including Quantum Racing, through his company T-E-C. He grew up sailing off the Spanish island of Palma Mallorca. HOMETOWN: Palma Mallorca, Spain
READ MORESean Clarkson
MAIN CADDY
Sean’s sailing accolades cover every degree of the sport’s spectrum. The New Zealander represented his country at the 1996 Olympic Games as bowman in the Soling Class and has done two Whitbreads (now Volvo Ocean Race).
Sean "Doogie" Couvreux
BOW
Doogie joined Bella Mente Racing in 2008 and has been on the winning yacht for two Transpacs (where the team also won the “Barn Door” trophy for first to finish). He also has sailed two Louis Vuitton Pacific Series events and the...
Tour de France a la voile and has competed in two Olympic Trials regattas in the 49er class. HOMETOWN: White Salmon, Wash.
READ MOREJulien Cressant
GRINDER
Julien joined Bella Mente Racing as a grinder in 2019 having sailed the five previous America’s Cup competitions and broken the TransAtlantic record (still standing) with Comanche. He also held the TransAtlantic record...
with Mari Cha before that and is a Transpac and Sydney Hobart winner, holding current records in both of those races, also with Comanche. To top it all, he sailed on a maxi catamaran to finish second in The Race, a non-stop race around the world, and sailed with Bella Mente’s tactician Terry Hutchinson in 2011/2012 to become the AC 45 World Series Match Racing champion. Julien was born in France. HOMETOWN: Nice, France
READ MOREJames Dagg
HEADSAIL TRIMMER
With a long list of world-class regattas and America’s Cup campaigns to his credit, James joined Bella Mente Racing in 2014. He specializes in trimming, and his professional accomplishments include (but are not limited to)...
winning the 30th America’s Cup with Team New Zealand (2000) and the Audi MedCup in 2009 and 2010 with NZL380. HOMETOWN: Auckland, New Zealand
READ MOREOllie Dickens
FLOATER
Ollie’s passion for sailing began at 13 when he started racing dinghies at his local sailing club. From there, he moved to big boat racing and started sailing with Bella Mente in 2011. The 2015 campaign with the team...
was especially exciting for Ollie, as they spent a large portion of the year racing in his home waters of the Solent. HOMETOWN: Southampton, U.K.
READ MORECooper Dressler
GRINDER
Jared “Beach” Henderson
Mid Bow
Henderson started racing with Bella Mente in 2019. He is a veteran of two Volvo Races (aboard Merit Cup and Team Sanya), four America’s Cups (three with Team New Zealand,...
one with Oracle Racing) and two TP52 campaigns (Artemis and Quantum). He learned to sail in Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. HOMETOWN: Auckland, New Zealand
READ MOREPeter "Pirate" Henderson
BOAT CAPTAIN / RUNNERS
Pirate has been racing with Bella Mente Racing since 2008 and took the role of boat captain in 2009. Peter is a five-time Yngling North American Champion and has won multiple championships...
and events with a number of different teams. Career highlights onboard Bella Mente include winning three Maxi 72 Rolex World Championships, the Transpac and the Newport Bermuda Race in 2012 and the RORC Caribbean 600 in 2014 and 2015. HOMETOWN: Newport, R.I. / Alpena, Mich.
READ MORETim Hornsby
GRINDER
Terry Hutchinson
TACTICS
Terry joined Bella Mente Racing in 2013. The four-time All American and two-time College Sailor of the Year has been involved with four America’s Cup campaigns...
In 2008, after showcasing his talent as tactician for Emirates Team New Zealand, Terry was named Rolex Yachtsman of the Year for his successful transition to fleet racing. In that year, Terry held the title of Melges 24 North American Champion and took home victories in four major TP 52 regattas before winning the TP 52 World Championship. Outside of that, Terry has racked up many major regatta victories in a variety of classes, including five more World Championships, five more North American Championships, six National Championships and six Match Racing Championships. HOMETOWN: Annapolis, Md.
READ MORECraig Monk
GRINDER
Craig joins Bella Mente Racing fresh off the Artemis Racing team, which marked his fifth America’s Cup campaign. The two-time America’s Cup winner is also a double Olympian...
and took home the bronze medal in 1992 in the Finn class. When he's not racing himself, he is spending time with his family and teaching his eight-year-old son Finn how to sail. HOMETOWN: Auckland, New Zealand
READ MOREIan "Soapy" Moore
NAVIGATOR
Soapy was on his first boat at a mere six weeks old, and his life has unfolded into a storied sailing career that includes being navigator in the Volvo Ocean Race and as navigator and performance manager...
for America’s Cup Campaigns. He has been a part of Bella Mente Racing since 2010. HOMETOWN: Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK
READ MOREDan Morris
DOWNWARD TRIM
David Oswald
Rob Ouellette
PROJECT MANAGER / FLOATER
Rob was exposed to boating before he could walk and grew up sailing all over New England. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island where he was captain of his keelboat...
sailing team in 1998, and he took first place at the Kennedy Cup and third place at the College Sailing World Cup. He has been part of Bella Mente Racing for eight seasons, sharing in the team’s many national and international triumphs. HOMETOWN: Marblehead, Mass./Portsmouth, R.I.
READ MORELuke Payne
GRINDER
Brian Porter
GRINDER
Alberto "Berti Saiz
Mike "Moose" Sanderson
OFFSHORE HELMSMAN / CREW BOSS
Moose is a two-time winner of the Volvo Ocean Race who has held numerous World Records. Mike has been involved in four America’s Cup campaigns and was ISAF World Sailor of the Year in 2007...
He brings a wealth of knowledge to the Bella Mente team. HOMETOWN: Auckland, New Zealand
READ MOREAdrian Stead
TACTICIAN
Adrian joined Bella Mente Racing in 2015, after winning two Mini Maxi Rolex World Championships as tactician aboard fellow mini maxi Ran. He is an Olympian and a...
triple world champion in TP52s and Farr 40s. Growing up on the south coast of England, Adrian spent most of his life on the water. When he's not sailing the former accountant spends time with his family and doing property renovations. HOMETOWN: Bursledon, UK
READ MOREJonathan “Boycey” Taylor
Pit
Taylor, who joined Bella Mente Racing in 2019, was born in Brighton and started sailing at a young age off the south coast of England. His inshore successes include winning...
the Maxi 72 World Championship six times and the TP52 World Championship twice. In addition, he has represented Great Britain in the America’s Cup and in Admiral’s Cups. His offshore successes include winning the Fastnet Race overall three times and breaking the 24-hour distance record aboard Comanche (which still stands). HOMETOWN: Southampton, England
READ MOREJim Turner
GRINDER
Pieter van Nieuwenhuijzen
FLOATER
Pieter grew up sailing with his parents in the Netherlands and turned his passion into a career, working with a number of successful racing campaigns, in a number of different positions...
onboard. Pieter won the 2003 and the 2007 America’s Cup with Swiss team Alinghi and most recently has been racing with the TP 52 Campaign, Quantum Racing, which has taken home a number of championship titles. When he’s not on the water, Pieter also enjoys mountain biking and skiing. HOMETOWN: Belgium
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