ILCA Sailing Interviews
Interview with Alison Young [GBR]
Alison Young – talks to Jeff Martin just after winning her world title at the 2016 Laser Radial World Championship in Mexico! Congratulations you are the new World Champion – how does it feel? Pretty cool. I didn’t really expect it – going in today our fleet was so close. There were about five girls…
Interview with Gintare Scheidt [LTU]
Gintare Scheidt – past world champion, married to Robert Scheidt and Mum to two young boys, talks to Jeff Martin about Rio after the Laser Radial Worlds awards ceremony! Five world champions in the top seven on the podium and you were one of them. How did it feel? Well I did my maximum and…
Interview with Anne-Marie Rindom [DEN]
Jeff Martin talks to the winner of the Laser Radial Women’s World Championship 2015. So how does it feel? It feels very good, I’m so happy about the things I’ve been doing on the water for the past weeks so it feels awesome. It was tough, what were your thoughts going into the last race?…
Interview with Stefano Peschiera [PER]
What was your first boat? An Optimist How old were you when you first sailed a Laser? 15 years old. Why did you choose the Laser? I tried both the International 420 and the Laser. I chose the Laser because I had the right size and weight for the boat and was used to sailing…
Interview with Nick Thompson [GBR]
Congratulations! How do you feel after your win yesterday? Surprisingly ok – a little bit tired and overcome with emotion rather than hung over which is a good thing. Is this a big deal for you? At prize giving last night you said you had been here a couple of times before – in fact…