peter holmberg

Olympic Silver Medallist

Ondeck Ocean racing in St. Thomas is an exciting company that understands champion behaviours. so we are are delighted to partner with Olympic Silver Medalist and Helm of the America’s Cup winning boat Alinghi, Peter Holmberg. 

Peter learned to sail at age five in St. Thomas and began racing internationally at age nine.  After many years of training locally in the Virgin Islands, Peter won the Silver Medal in the Finn Class  at the 1988 Olympics in Korea.  This is the first and only Olympic Medal ever won by the Virgin Islands.

After winning the Olympic Medal, Peter began racing as a professional sailor and has since gone on to win numerous World and International Championships.  In 1992 Peter shifted his focus to Match Racing and traveled the world extensively with his small team of Virgin Islanders, finally reaching the #1 ranking in the World in 2002.

Peter then joined the Oracle BMW Team for the 2003 America’s Cup where they finished second in the Challenger Selection Series. Following this, Peter joined the winner of the 2003 America’s Cup, Team Alinghi from Switzerland, as one of the helmsmen. After four years of training and racing, Alinghi successfully defended the 32nd America’s Cup in July 2007 in the waters off Valencia, Spain.

When Peter decided to take leave of the Alingi team this past season Virgin Islanders were thrilled to welcome home one of their own.

Through his efforts of representing the Virgin Islands around the world in sailing, he hopes to encourage others to pursue excellence in sports.

With Peter back in St. Thomas we are now able to offer our fleet of  Farr 65s and Farr 40s complete with the ultimate tactician / race advisor / technical expert who can deliver in-depth training and development for our corporate and racing clients.    Sailing a yacht breaks down boundaries and has excellent results in effective teamwork no one know this better than World Class sailing champions. Peter Holmberg is now available to share his dynamic personal and team endeavor and leadership skills.   From  practical sailing instruction to the ultimate winning attitude you and your team will improve your technique and knowledge, on or off the water!   Peter Holmberg is also available for lecture style seminars, motivational speaking and after dinner speaking engagements.  For further details contact John Holmberg.