{"id":3100,"date":"2022-04-05T00:15:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T00:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/?p=3100"},"modified":"2022-06-09T02:02:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T02:02:27","slug":"nicolai-sehested-sailgp-denmark-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/05\/nicolai-sehested-sailgp-denmark-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicolai Sehested, SailGP Denmark Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3101\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicolai Sehested, the first ever Driver of the Denmark SailGP Team, has gained a reputation among his peers and in the sailing community as a hard-hitting, never back down skipper who will go to great lengths to get his boat across the finish line first. On land, however, his nickname is \u2018smurf\u2019 and he is known to always carry a smile and have a positive outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Audio 157) Sail Sport Talk with Karen Lile and Rick Tittle: Jordie Xammera; Nathan Outerage; Nicolai Sehested; Martin Evans\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/693796410?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Youth<\/strong><br>Sehested began sailing at the age of nine and first started competitive racing when he was 11-years-old and has been a self-described speed freak on the water ever since.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a young Optimist sailor, he once made a pact with his parents to never take part in the around-the-world race in exchange for a new boat that season. Two Volvo Ocean Races later, Sehested said his parents have since forgiven him for twice breaking his word.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Career<\/strong><br>Although he\u2019s younger than the other helmsmen in the global championship, Sehested brings a wealth of experience competing in some of the world\u2019s biggest sailing events, including two The Ocean Race campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sehested has skippered the entry for Ewii Racing \u2013 of which he is a founder \u2013 in the World Match Racing Tour since 2010, accumulating more than 30 podium finishes. Additionally, he won the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in 2018 and 2019 with Team LYRA, while taking the title at the Rolex Fastnet in 2019 as a member of the Ocean Challenge Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He currently holds the 24-hour distance record, covering 604 nautical miles, and has an eye on the SailGP speed record, to add to his accolades<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicolai Sehested, the first ever Driver of the Denmark SailGP Team, has gained a reputation among his peers and in the sailing community as a hard-hitting, never back down skipper who will go to great lengths to get his boat across the finish line first. On land, however, his nickname is \u2018smurf\u2019 and he is known to always carry a smile and have a positive outlook. 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