Ai Kondo yoshida

Most Influential Person

Mr. Kazunori Komatsu, who was a superviser in the college sailing club and is my current coach.

Best Sporting Achievement

470 World Championships 2006 in Rizhao in China & World Championships 2008 in Australia

Yacht Club Location

enoshima

Most Admired Person

Mr. Kazunori Komatsu, who is my current coach

Coached Since

2014

First Event Competed

International debut - OP World Championship in 1993, in Sardegna, Italy

Hometown

Kanagawa, Japan

Coach

Coach

Superstitions

Putting on a white sun visor. Listning to relaxing music.

Yacht Club

odakyu

General Interest

Playing the piano & the sanshin(a musical instrument used in Okinawa), and reading books and playing golf

Awards

2nd place in 470 World Championships 2006 in Rizhaoin China, 4th place in 470 World Championships 2007 in Cascais, 1st place in Semaine Olympique Francaise 2008

Education

Bioresource Sciences, Food Economics - Nihon University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Ambitions

Being a person to be respected by others and transform sailing into a major sports in Japan

Why This Sport

My parents recommended me sailing (they used to enjoy sailing by cruiser)