Optimist Worlds 2018

Limassol Cyprus

Our team

Ton Thörn (Coach)

Club: KSSS
Age: 29
Best sailing memory: Ask me soon!
Sailing dream: To find my Navigator.
Recent achievements: Best club at the National Qualifiers 2016 & 2017
Other interests: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Computers Games, Electronics & Hardware
Deja-vu: My old optimist SWE 3873 has reappeared for sale. Looks brand new.

Melker Brenton

Club: KSSS
Age: 15
Sail no: SWE 111
Dinghy: Astro Racing Boats
Sail: J-Sails
Best sailing memory: When I won the two qualification regattas and won the total ranking in 2018.
Sailing dream: Go to the Olympic and sail America´s cup.
Best achievements: 4th place at the Nordic Championship 2016, 3rd at the Swedish Qualifiers 2017, First place at Swedish Qualifiers 2018.
Other interests: Skiing downhill, Ice hockey and Floorball.

Calle Lagerberg

Club: KSSS
Age: 15
Sail no: SWE 112
Dinghy: Astro Racing Boats
Sail: J-Sail
Best sailing memory: When I finished first in the Swedish Qualifiers 2017 in Optimist.
Sailing dream: Win the Olympics
Best achievements: 6th place at the European Championship 2016, 3rd place at European Team Racing Championship 2016, First place at Swedish Qualifiers 2017
Other interests: Skiing downhill and cross country.

Emil Wolfgang

Club: HjBK

Age: 14

Sail no: SWE 113

Dinghy: Winner

Sail: One sails

Best sailing memory: When I qualified for the worlds 2018 in Cyprus.

Sailing dream: Sail America´s cup

Best achievements: 3rd in the Swedish qualifiers 2018, 18th at the Easter regatta in Garda 2018

Other interests: Play handball and downhill skiing.

Theo Westerlind

Club: KKKK
Age: 14
Sail no: SWE 117
Dinghy: Astro Racing Boats
Sail: One sails
Best sailing memory: When I won my first Qualifiers race
Sailing dream: Go to the Olympic
Best achievements: When I finished second in the Nordics 2016, 29th in Riva del Garda and 4th on the Swedish Qualifiers.
Other interests: Tennis, Golf and Football.

Hugo Liljegren

Club: KSSS
Age: 15
Sail no: SWE 115
Dinghy: Winner
Sail: J-Sail
Best sailing memory: When I won the European team race.
Sailing dream: I want to be helmsman on Volvo ocean race.
Best achievements: European and Swedish team race champion, gold fleet on the European 2016 and 2017. 5th place on the Swedish trials 2018.
Other interests: Anything I find amusing.