Sailor Q&A

Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Currently ranked number two on the ISAF Women’s World Match Racing List, Lotte and her team, TEAM HSH NORDBANK, had a very successful year in 2006 topped with two first place finishes in Grade 1 events: Portugal Women’s Cup and Lysekil Women’s Match Race (Sweden). Visit her team’s website to learn more: www.matchraceteam.dk/

QUESTION: Do you have any nicknames?
ANSWER: not that I know of :-)

QUESTION: Are you superstitious?
ANSWER: Yes.

QUESTION: If you were a dog, what kind of dog would you be?
ANSWER: Springer spaniel

QUESTION: Favorite part of match racing?
ANSWER: in-fights from the pre-starts to the finish line

QUESTION: Name your dream team and who you would like to be racing against in a final series?
ANSWER: Hmmmm.....

QUESTION: Who has had the most influence on your life?
ANSWER: My parents

QUESTION: Who is your biggest fan?
ANSWER: My parents

QUESTION: Who is your sailing idol?
ANSWER: Paul Elvstrøm, he has proved that sailing can develop, is a challenge and a life long sport.

QUESTION: If you were going to create a reality TV show what would it be about?
ANSWER: I would never do that!

QUESTION: If you were a superhero, what power would you have?
ANSWER: Healing

QUESTION: What was your best subject in school?
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QUESTION: Who taught you to sail and how old were you?
ANSWER: I started the optimist at an age of 8 in my home town.

QUESTION: What is your favorite ride at an amusement park?
ANSWER: Hmmmm....

QUESTION: What is your most annoying habit?
ANSWER: Whistling

QUESTION: Besides sailing what is your favorite sport?
ANSWER: Badminton

QUESTION: What is the best thing about your home town?
ANSWER: My apartment :-)

QUESTION: If you could travel to anywhere in the world where would it be?
ANSWER: Some of the places I haven’t been yet: Africa, New Zealand/Australia, South America

QUESTION: What is the most important item in your ditty bag?
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QUESTION: What is one thing that you feel WIMRA could do for you?
ANSWER: Promote this fantastic part of sailing to even more women sailors!