Next in our Lockdown Interview series is one of the World's truely great sailors.  The Olympic and World Sailing legend Carolijn Brouwer.

Intro

We continue our series with the IACA Technical Head, and the Worlds Fastest Sailor, Paul Larsen.  

Intro

• When and why did you first start sailing and in what?

First wind driven vessel… would have been a scow moth up at Bonnie Doon (Made famous in “The Castle”… it exists). First proper sailing where I had any vague idea what was going on… was on a Hobie 14. That was also up on Lake Eildon in Victoria.

Posted on Youtube by 'Gonzo' a Tornado sailor.  Enjoy!  https://youtu.be/ZaEYbMEjWTI

With the World in Covid Crisis, sailing has, understandibly, taken a back seat.  All National Associations see their calendars massively distrupted and most events, both local and nationally being cancelled. This unfortunatly includes our own 'A' Class World in the USA and European Championships in Spain.  However, the Dutch Association, in co-operation with the Hellecat Club,  are cautiously planning ahead for the combined BEL/GBR/GER/NED National Championships event, the inaugural 4 Nations Cup event in early September on their brand new beach.

We continue our interview series with another well known face - multiple World Champion Stevie Brewin.  

Intro

• When and why did you first start sailing and in what?

Father got me into it at  the age of 5. We had a Solcat

• When did you first become aware of the ‘A’ Class Cat?

Aged 11 and was sailing on a Nacra 5.2 and when we actually collided, destroyed and sunk one in a collision back in 1985!

Next in our Lockdown Interview series, we have current GER National 'A' Cat Open Champion and GER Olympic N17 sailor Paul Kohlhoff, and the reigning DEN Champion Lars Schrøder.

Intro

• When and why did you first start sailing and in what?

Paul - I first started sailing in my parents boat at very young age on the river Weser.

Our next 'A' Cat Ace is a Greek Legend.  Multiple cat class World Champion, currently the F18 Champ,  and multiple GRE Olympian - Konstantinos Trigonis

Intro

• When and why did you first start sailing and in what?

Konstantinos - Started in the age of 9 in an Optimist. 

• When did you first become aware of the ‘A’ Class Cat?

I've seen the boat back in mid 90s but didnt pay any attention as all my focus was in Olympic sailing.

In these troubling times.  Many of us are in lockdown and furloughed, fitness is on the wain for some as the temptation to eat your way through that stash in the fridge becomes overwhealming, racing is currently a thing of the past as clubs are all shut and the grass grows around our beloved boats.  So, we too the opportunity to ask our National Champions and a few other 'A' Cat luminaries, a series of  questions to see if we normal mortals can learn about and from these masters.

The Notice of Race amendment confirming November 5th to 12th in 2021.  See here

The famed AUS sailor and Class President, Ian Johnson, was clearly bored and cleaning his desk up when he came upon these from the 1992 Worlds in St. Mortiz.  See who you recognise here!  

Check out the video here too.