{"id":4343,"date":"2024-02-20T16:26:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T16:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/?p=4343"},"modified":"2024-02-22T19:49:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T19:49:08","slug":"interview-with-sailing-dynamo-linda-lindquist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/20\/interview-with-sailing-dynamo-linda-lindquist\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with sailing dynamo Linda Lindquist"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tune in on our featured interview with Linda Lindquist for an overview of the GL52 Winter Series racing in Key West, the results, and her plans for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gl52racing.com\/\">GL52 North American fleet<\/a>\u00a0kicked off the 2024 racing season at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesouthernmostregatta.com\/\">Southernmost Regatta<\/a>, the first in a series of winter events called the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gl52racing.wordpress.com\/florida\/\">GL52 Winter Series<\/a>, which includes the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yachtscoring.com\/emenu.cfm?eID=16308\">Key West Cup<\/a>\u00a0presented by Quantum Sails from February 15-18, 2024.<\/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 255) Sail Sport Talk with Karen Lile and Rick Tittle: Linda Lindquist Bishop\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/914977180?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\">Five of the most competitive GL52 teams raced in ten races over five days off Key West. The teams: Victor Wild\u2019s (San Diego, Calif.)<em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gl52racing.wordpress.com\/fox\/\"><em>Fox<\/em><\/a>; Chris Duhon\u2019s (Key Largo, Fla.)<em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gl52racing.wordpress.com\/mockingbird\/\"><em>Mockingbird<\/em><\/a>; Larry Landry and Paul McDowell\u2019s (Newport, R.I.)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gl52racing.wordpress.com\/prospector\/\"><em>Prospector<\/em><\/a>; David Team\u2019s (Newport Beach, Calif.)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gl52racing.wordpress.com\/vesper\/\"><em>Vesper<\/em><\/a>; and Doug &amp; Dalton DeVos\u2019s (Holland, Mich.)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gl52racing.wordpress.com\/windquest\/\"><em>Windquest<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linda has blazed trails in the all-male world of offshore yacht racing, sailing on over 100 teams in the past 30+ years. Winning two world championships in 2004 and 2009, she thrives in high-risk, stretch-goal team environments. Making history as a member of\u00a0<strong>America3<\/strong>, the first and only All-Women\u2019s team to compete for the\u00a0<strong>America\u2019s Cup<\/strong>, she simultaneously competed as a team member and spearheaded their highly successful sponsorship program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1528\" height=\"1875\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/l2b-headshotcrop-1.jpg.webp?resize=1528%2C1875&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4348\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to America3, Linda drove the marketing and branding for the world\u2019s largest marine paint company, creating new product lines in the off-shore sport fishing, bass and high-performance sailing markets. As Publisher of\u00a0<strong><em>Yachting Magazine\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Times Mirror), she leveraged her grand-prix sports success and 15-years of brand building in the luxury goods market, to create an array of non-endemic business opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image002.jpg?resize=1024%2C704&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Thanks to strong fleet building in the Great Lakes, as many as 14 GL52s will participate in the 2024 season; events are planned in Florida (GL52 Winter Series), the Great Lakes and Newport, R.I. later this year. (Photo credit: Felipe Juncadella) \" class=\"wp-image-4345\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image002.jpg?resize=1024%2C704&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image002.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image002.jpg?resize=768%2C528&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image002.jpg?resize=1536%2C1056&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image002.jpg?w=1985&amp;ssl=1 1985w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GL52 Winter Series is intended to encourage like-minded TP52 type boat owners, with a healthy mix of Corinthian and Pro sailor crews, to compete in similarly configured boats under the ORC on a Time-on-Time basis in a group of buoy races that form\u00a0the winter series. It\u00a0is sanctioned by the North American GL52 fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on the GL52 Winter Series (including Notice of Race and results), visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/GL52yachtscoring\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/GL52yachtscoring<\/a>\u00a0or contact<a href=\"mailto:GL52FleetManager@gmail.com\">Linda Lindquist, GL52 Fleet Manager<\/a>\u00a0at +1 (312)-560-1168.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Southernmost Regatta, powered by Sailing Inc., is a fun, sustainable event that features five consecutive days of high-quality racing on the picturesque blue waters of Key West, Fla. The event is open to One Design and ORC Racing\/Cruising Keelboats.\u00a0\u201cWith more than 30 years of racing in Key West, the GL52 is one of the premier fleets at The Southernmost Regatta,\u201d said Regatta Chairman Martin Kullman. Follow the racing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tractrac.com\/event-page\/event_20240112_Southernmo\/2812\">TracTrac<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More About the GL52 Class<\/strong><br>Founded in 2019 by five TP52 owners \u2013 Doug Devos,\u00a0<em>Windquest<\/em>; Chris Duhan,\u00a0<em>Mockingbird<\/em>; Austin Fragomen,\u00a0<em>Interlodge<\/em>; Robert Hughes,\u00a0<em>Heartbreaker;<\/em>\u00a0and Phil O\u2019Niel,\u00a0<em>Natalie J.<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 the GL52 North American fleet is member of the TP52 Class Association which incorporates TP52 Class Global, the 52 Super Series and TP52 Australia.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gl52racing.com\/\">www.GL52racing.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linda Lindquist is president of\u00a0<strong>Courageous Thinking Inc.<\/strong>\u00a0She facilitates strategic clarity and alignment for leadership teams and individuals in times of transition as the foundation for making the best decisions to achieve success.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tune in on our featured interview with Linda Lindquist for an overview of the GL52 Winter Series racing in Key West, the results, and her plans for the future. The\u00a0GL52 North American fleet\u00a0kicked off the 2024 racing season at the Southernmost Regatta, the first in a series of winter events called the\u00a0GL52 Winter Series, which includes the\u00a0Key West Cup\u00a0presented by Quantum Sails from February 15-18, 2024. Five of the most competitive GL52 teams raced in ten races over five days off Key West. 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