Sailor Q&A

Silke Hahlbrock, Hamburg, Germany

Silke Halkbrock and her Team Musto from Hamburg, Germany have been near the top of the ISAF Rankings for the past few years and currently sit in 6th position.

QUESTION: Do you have any nicknames?
ANSWER: Stöpsel

QUESTION: Are you superstitious?
ANSWER: No

QUESTION: If you were a dog, what kind of dog would you be?
ANSWER: I would rather be a cat

QUESTION: Favorite part of match racing?
ANSWER: Pre-start tactics

QUESTION: Name your dream team and who you would like to be racing against in a final series?
ANSWER: My team is my dream team and I would like to race in a finale against Roussel Coutts

QUESTION: Who is your biggest fan?
ANSWER: My mum and dad probably

QUESTION: Who is your sailing idol?
ANSWER: Many idols, Ellen MacArthur, Dorte Jensen, Paul Elvström…

QUESTION: What was your best subject in school?
ANSWER: Mathematics, Art and Sports

QUESTION: Who taught you to sail and how old were you?
ANSWER: My dad brought me to sailing and I was 6 or 7 when I sailed the first time

QUESTION: What is your favorite ride at an amusement park?
ANSWER: Water rafting

QUESTION: What is your most annoying habit?
ANSWER: I talk too much and I sleep too long

QUESTION: Besides sailing what is your favorite sport?
ANSWER: Skiing

QUESTION: What is the best thing about your home town?
ANSWER: Hamburg is a beautiful city with a river, green places and the harbor a developing city with a nice Ladies Event

QUESTION: If you could travel to anywhere in the world where would it be?
ANSWER: Australia/New Zealand

QUESTION: What is the most important item in your ditty bag?
ANSWER: Additional Y-flags

QUESTION: What is one thing that you feel WIMRA could do for you?
ANSWER: Help making Women’s Match Racing more professional with more prize money and more publicity