Get Ready For The Best
Get Ready For The Best
In Get Ready For The Best you hear the inspiring stories of the best sailors, top athletes from other disciplines and organizers building up to the Allianz Sailing World Championships coming August in The Hague, The Netherlands. An event where sailors from 86 countries show their pace and talent and where the stakes are high. In four episodes Dutch sports journalist Chris Wobben talks with his gu…Social links:
Welcome to The Hague
In this fourth and last episode Chris Wobben invites one of the greatest Dutch sailors ever: Marit Bouwmeester and alderman of sports of The Hague Hilbert Bredemeijer. They introduce host city The Hague in The Netherlands as a playground of the upcoming Sailing World Championships. What does organi…
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Get ready to perform
In this episode World Sailing Champions Odile van Aanholt and James Peters share their experiences about the moment to be at your finest: game day. How do they handle the pressure and prepare for the day they must perform?
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Organizing a major event
In this second episode Chris Wobben invites two organizers from big sporting events: Arno van Gerven, director of the Royal Dutch Watersport Association and Jan Lammers, sports director of the Dutch Grand Prix. They will talk about their passion for sports, the motivation to promote sports, how the…
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Get ready for sailing & sustainability
What is the magic of sports on water? How do you become a top athlete? And how do you organize an event in a sustainable way? In this first episode Chris Wobben invites Alexandra Rickham, five-time Parasailing Champion and nowadays head of sustainability at World Sailing and Olympic Champion windsu…
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