ABOUT

Through sailing for almost 30 years I have developed myself into one of the most successfull allround sailors of the Netherlands.

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I used to be active in the Olympic Laser class. Sailing the Laser I became World Champion in 2014. Because of this, I received the Conny van Rietschoten Trophy, the most important sailing award in the Netherlands, with the title "Sailor of the Year 2014".

In 2017 I switched to the Olympic Finn class to set out for a new challenge and develop myself as sailor and person for future ambitions. 

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During 2017, at the age of 27, I trained to an extra of 15 kilos of muscles to perform optimally in the Finn. Later in 2017 I won the bronze medal at the World Championship in the Finn class at Lake Balaton. A good start but we want more. 

2018 and 2019 were really consistent years with hardly being outside the top three and winning multiple events, claiming the nr 1 on the world ranking. In 2020 my goal is going one up after I won a silver medal in the 2019 World Championship Finn in Melbourne. This all within the bigger goal of winning a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

After the race for Gold in Tokyo, I shift my focus to my next ambition: The Ocean Race or the SailGP.