Join our EUROSAF Inspirational Women in Sailing panel

World Sailing and EUROSAF are hosting a virtual Inspirational Women in Sailing panel on Wednesday 26 May at 17:00 CET, as part of Steering the Course, our global women’s sailing festival.

Free to attend, this event will offer those interested the opportunity to listen to the discussion and contribute with questions and comments.
 
Several high-profile female figures in the sport of sailing – including former athletes, race officials, and MNA representatives – will be taking part in the panel.

Alessandra Sensini (ITA)
Four-time Olympic medallist; the most successful female Olympic sailor in history
World Sailing Hall of Fame member

Mona Küppers (GER)
German Sailing Federation President, the first woman to hold this title

Emilia Tsoulfa (GRE)
Olympic gold medallist and former Rolex World Sailor of the Year
Member of the Greek Sailing Team for Tokyo 2020
 
Maria Torrijo Moll (ESP)
International Race Officer, International Jury & International Umpire, the first woman to obtain these qualifications
Deputy Principal Race Officer for Tokyo 2020
 
Jena Mai Hansen (DEN)
Olympic bronze medallist & Volvo Ocean Race sailor
Coach at the Danish Sailing Federation
 
The panellists will be discussing a range of topics, such as how they got into sailing, their experience so far, advice for aspiring young people in the sport, and their thoughts on how to grow female participation.
 
The event will be held using videoconferencing programme BlueJeans. The panellists will speak in front of a virtual audience of registered attendees, who will be able to ask questions and contribute to the overall discussion.
 
To register, please email catherine.duncan@sailing.org for further details.

Find out more about Steering the Course.