ILCA Sailing Interviews
Interview with Elliot Hanson
How old were you when you started sailing and does anyone else in your family sail? I was eight years old on a family holiday in Wales with my grandparents, two brothers and cousins. I was always one of the youngest so obsessed over beating them even from a young age. What was your first…
Interview with Paige Railey
How old were you when you started sailing and how did you get involved? I started sailing at the age of 8 because my parents needed a daycare for the summer months. Why did you first decide to sail the Laser Radial and what has kept you sailing it since? I sailed a Byte when…
Interview with Hermann Tomasgaard
How old were you when you started sailing? I started sailing when I was 7 years old and my first boat was a Swedish Finessa Optimist. Did anyone else in your family sail? None of them had sailed a lot, but we had a keelboat that we used to sail down towards Denmark for the…
Interview with Sarah Douglas
How did you get involved with sailing? My brother started, and I followed. Growing up on the island of Barbados meant that the ocean was in our backyard. Where was your first international regatta? I competed at the 2004 Optimist World Championships in Ecuador when I was only 10 years old. I didn’t do well…
Interview with Jean-Baptiste Bernaz
How old were you when you started sailing? I started sailing at the age of 7 in my Optimist (21019), in Ste Maxime a small town in front of St Tropez. Why did you first decide to sail the Laser? After the Optimist where I was clearly too tall, I really wanted to sail 420…
Interview with Anne-Marie Rindom
How old were you when you started sailing? I was 5 when I started sailing the Optimist. It was a red old-style Optimist. My brother and sister were sailing so I wanted to start as well. My dad is a sailor and he took me to Horsens Sailing Club where it all started. Why did you…