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    Jens als Andersen
    Jens als Andersen
    Denmark

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    Name

    Jens als Andersen

    Nation

    Denmark

    Place of Birth

    Frederiksberg, Denmark

    Class

    2.4 Metre

    Q&A

    Campaign Website

    www.jensalsandersen.dk

    General Interest

    Sailing

    First Event Won

    Evening regatta, Holbæk, Denmark 1972

    Ambitions

    Best at what I do

    Awards

    Member of the adventurers Club of Denmark

    Current Class

    2.4 mR

    Yacht Club

    Holbæk Sejlklub

    Racing Age

    12

    Hometown

    Holbæk, Denmark

    Yacht Club Location

    Holbæk, Denmark

    Why This Sport

    For romantic reasons ;-)

    Injuries

    Broken spine, at working accident, aged 15

    Starting Age

    11

    Boat First Sailed

    Plywood dinghy

    Most Influential Person

    Eric Tabarly

    Most Admired Person

    Eric Tabarly

    Best Sporting Achievement

    1988 Surviving the Singlehanded Transatlantic Race, 2000 Winning 1. ever danish medal in sailing, at the Paralympics, Sydney

    Amusing Sporting Episode

    1996, sinking in the Northatlantic, during the Singlehanded Transatlantic Race, after hitting semi-submerged Container

    First Event Competed

    Regional championship, Isefjord, Denmark

    Education

    MBA

    Classes Sailed

    more than 75 different types