Mixed Sailing around World

Mixed Sailing on Multi- and Monohulls is a well establish sport around the world. Also in Olympic Sailing. Here some facts from international Multihull Sailing:

 

  • The actual World champion in Open Tornado Worldchampionship is a mixed team.
  • Many of the World champions in the Hobie 16 Class are mixed teams
  • Women Sailing Legends Ellen MacArthur and Shirley Robertson sailing on Extreme 40 Multihulls with a mixed Team.
  • Vice-World champion in ISAF combined Worlds 2007 in Cascais was a mixed Team.
  • Vice European Champion 2010 in Hobie 16 is a mixed Team.
  • 20% of Top 10 in Tornado Worlds is mixed teams (Place 1. and 7.).
  • 40% of Top 10 in German Tornado Crew Ranking list is Women (from 81 Crews)! 
  • More women at Crew as at helm in Tornado. 3:7 ratio for helm/crew in mixed teams. 
  • Denmark send mixed teams to the Olympics in 1984, 1992 and 2000
  • The Tornado and 470 class had successful Mixed Teams in the past Olympics.
  • Our ultimate sailing Legend Poul Elvström places 4. at the Olympics 1984 with his daughter Trine

 

Most humans on the world are living together as men and women pair. So it is a natural way to continue this in sailing. It is great enjoyment to sail as a mixed team.

  

Girls and Boys playing together as soon they can walk. So why not sail together? There are many mixed teams in the youth sailing programs too.

 

In most water connected Holiday Resorts Multihull Sailing is the N.1 favored Sailing Discipline. We worked in such Holiday Resorts as Sailing Instructor and more than 50% of the teams who did sailing in their Holidays were mixed teams.

 

Mixed Sailing can color up Olympic Sailing a lot. Mixed sailing on the Formula-1 (Multihull) can attract the media and spectators too.

 

Multihull Sailing combines Sailing and Flying. That’s why women and men like to enjoy this ultimate sailing experience together on one boat.