ILCA Sailing Interviews
Interview with Emma Plasschaert
Photos | Sailing Energy How old were you when you started sailing? I started sailing when I was seven years old, as soon as I could swim I was allowed to go sailing. How did you first get involved with sailing? My dad was the president of the local sailing club at that time. As a…
Interview with Sam Meech
Photo | Sailing Energy How old were you when you started sailing? I grew up living on a boat so I was sailing from about five, but I didn’t really get into dinghy racing until around thirteen when we arrived back to New Zealand. Tell us about the years of your childhood that you spent living…
Interview with Vasileia Karachaliou
How did you first get involved with sailing? My first encounter with sailing was at the age of 5, when my brothers started sailing. I was in swimming back then, but I still remember that I wanted to quit and follow my brothers into sailing. They wouldn’t accept me though since I was very young, so…
Interview with Pavlos Kontides
(Sailing Energy | Gamagori, Japan 2017) How old were you when you started sailing? 9 How did you first get involved with sailing? My father is sailor as well, so he took me to Limassol Nautical club to try out the sport, and that was enough to immediately fall in love. What was your first boat? Optimist Why…
Interview with Alison Young
(Sailing Energy | Abu Dhabi 2015) How old were you when you started sailing? About 9 at Trimpley Sailing Club How did you first get involved with sailing? My dad got some sailing lessons for his birthday when I was young and that was how we got into it. What was your first boat? Optimist Why did you…
Interview with Jonatán Vadnai
How old were you when you started sailing? I went to my first summer sailing school when I was six. How did you get started in sailing (what led you to get involved in sailing)? My father sailed for the national team. He showed us the sport and he taught and inspired us. What was…