How old were you when you started sailing and how did you get involved? I started when I was 8 when my dad took me to a sailing practice and I’ve never looked back. My dad used to sail when he was young and as my coach and he were friends, it made a lot […]
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Via Laser Training Cabarete While many of Laser Master sailors began racing sailboats at a very young age, you started racing as a Master. What brought you into the sport, and what keeps you motivated to keep on improving? My way into sailing was not really traditional. I got interested in sailing as an adult when
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Via Laser Training Cabarete Congratulations, Elliot, for your selection as the GBR Olympic representative for the Tokyo games. In your ILCA interview, you talked about team spirit and cooperation of the national squad during the selection process. What changes should be expected now? Two-time world champion Nick Thompson has officially announced retirement from racing. Nick will now help me
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Hear from North American Laser legend, Andrew Campbell, courtesy of ILCA North America. Current Hometown: American Magic Homebase (this year we’ll be in Pensacola, FL, Newport, RI and Auckland, NZL. Current Occupation: Flight Controller, American Magic, Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup. Do you Currently Own a Laser: No. I think I have owned six
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Photo by Sailing Energy How old were you when you started sailing and how did you get involved? It feels like I started sailing way back when I was in my mother’s womb when she and my dad would go on the yacht. When I was born, we would spend many weekends on the yacht
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How did you get involved with sailing? Both of my parents are sailors. My dad did a campaign for the Olympics in the Soling for the 1984 Games in LA. He was very close but didn’t make it. But he knows what it’s like to train hard and do sailing competitions. My parents introduced me
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How old were you when you started sailing? Well I grew up living on a boat so I did my first yacht race at five months old (apparently), but didn’t really get into dinghy sailing until I was around 15 when my family arrived back in Australia. Tell us about the years of your childhood
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How did you get involved with sailing? My father, who has been sailing too, took me to a sailing course at my club when I was 7 and I really liked it. What made you decide to sail the Laser Radial and what has kept you sailing it since? I wanted to sail single-handed and
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How old were you when you started sailing and does anyone else in your family sail? I first learned to sail around while crewing for my father, Jim Buckingham, in local competitions but learned to sail alone in a Naples Sabot when I was eight years old. My dad has been a keen sailor since
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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