Katie Olsen, Author at International Laser Class Association

Interview with Viktorija Andrulytė

April 13, 2019 Katie Olsen Interviews

How old were you when you started sailing? I was 10 years old when I started sailing. It wasn‘t very early but not too late. How did you first get […]

Lasers in Strong Wind

April 2, 2019 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett Firstly, you may find it useful to read the two preceding articles to this, so as to get the full picture: Lasers in Light Wind and Lasers […]

Interview with Charlie Buckingham

March 25, 2019 Katie Olsen Interviews

How old were you when you started sailing and does anyone else in your family sail? I first learned to sail around while crewing for my father, Jim Buckingham, in […]

ILCA Asian Open Laser Championships

March 19, 2019 Katie Olsen Asia Regatta Announcements

(Singapore, 19 March 2019) The National Sailing Center in Singapore at the East Coast Park hosted 64 sailors across 15 nations last week where the inaugural ILCA Asian Open Laser […]

Interview with Elliot Hanson

March 16, 2019 Katie Olsen Interviews

How old were you when you started sailing and does anyone else in your family sail? I was eight years old on a family holiday in Wales with my grandparents, […]

Lasers in Medium Wind

March 12, 2019 Katie Olsen How To

by Jon Emmett The exact wind range that you would consider medium winds of course depends on your bodyweight. After all, the Laser 4.7, Radial, and Standard rigs all cater […]

Interview with Paige Railey

February 26, 2019 Katie Olsen Interviews

How old were you when you started sailing and how did you get involved? I started sailing at the age of 8 because my parents needed a daycare for the […]

Interview with Hermann Tomasgaard

February 24, 2019 Katie Olsen Interviews

How old were you when you started sailing? I started sailing when I was 7 years old and my first boat was a Swedish Finessa Optimist. Did anyone else in […]

Tomasgaard Takes Gold in Miami

February 18, 2019 Katie Olsen Other Regatta Announcements

by World Sailing A key component of Laser sailor Hermann Tomasgaard’s (NOR) preparation for the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami involved a week at the Laser Training Center in […]

Interview with Sarah Douglas

February 15, 2019 Katie Olsen Interviews

How did you get involved with sailing? My brother started, and I followed. Growing up on the island of Barbados meant that the ocean was in our backyard. Where was […]