| Name |
Frederik LÖÖF |
| Date of Birth |
25550 |
| Where were you born? |
Kristineham, Sweden |
| Age started sailing |
3 |
| Age started racing |
7 |
| What inspired you to take up sailing? |
Playing around in the water at a young age |
| How did you buy your first boat? |
My dad built my first Optimist |
| Which was your first sailing club? |
KSS Kristinehamns Kanot Seglare |
| First boat sailed? |
Optimist |
| First boat raced? |
Optimist |
| First Event competed in? |
A distance race at my home club |
| First Event won? |
Club Championship in an Optimist |
| Principle achievements? |
Finn Olympic Medal 2000 |
| Principle achievements? |
1st Finn Worlds 1994, 1997, 1999 |
| Principle achievements? |
1st Star Europeans and Worlds 2001 |
| Principle achievements? |
2nd Finn Worlds 1993, 1995, 1998 |
| Principle achievements? |
3rd Finn Worlds 1996 |
| Detail the personal highlights of your sailing career to date? |
As above |
| Future sailing aspirations? |
Olympics 2004, America's Cup and perhaps Volvo Ocean Race |
| Briefly state what sailing means to you? |
Ever since a young age sailing has meant everything to me |
| Who's had the greatest impact or inspiration in your sailing career and why? |
Pelle Pettersson - Great Sailor in the 70's (Swedish) |
| Who's had the greatest impact or inspiration in your sailing career and why? |
Ingemar Stenmark - Perhaps the best skier in the world ever |
| Who do you consider to be your sailing hero if any? |
Paul Elvstrom |
| Profession? |
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| What other sports do you participate in outside of sailing? |
Skiing, Mountain Biking |
| Who do you consider to be the greatest sailor in the World and why? |
Paul Elvstrom - His mental attitude to the sport was great |
| Briefly state what being nominated for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award 2001 means to you? |
I am honoured and very excited |
| If voted as the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2001, briefly say what will this mean to you? |
It would be a great privilege to be recognised on this world stage amongst such great names/achievements that have previously won this Award. |
Having sailed a leading position in the Finn Class for many years, he jumped ship 9 months ago to the Star Class and stunned all by immediately taking the runner up positions in the northern hemisphere's opening Grade 1 events, to be followed by an outstanding win at the Star Europeans and then the Worlds - outclassing even last year's male World Sailor of the Year title holders.
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