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Here you will find keynote speakers, who all are able to talk about Sailing. Click on the individual keynote speakers and read more about them and their keynotes.
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Florian Dirkse
Global adventurer Florian Dirkse: Sailed the world for 2 years, co-founder of The Ocean Cleanup.
Netherlands
Transform your event with Florian Dirkse: A seasoned keynote speaker, global adventurer, and co-founder of The Ocean Cleanup. Elevate your audience's experience with riveting tales, actionable insights, and a compelling vision for sustainable...
Lucas Schroder
Award-winning ocean sailor Lucas Schroder: Elevate your team's resilience and performance with insights from the fastest Dutch single-handed sailor.
Netherlands
Experience transformative keynotes with Lucas Schroder, renowned ocean sailor and business expert. Propel your team's success through resilience, peak performance, and strategic insights. Lucas crafts a compelling narrative, weaving his extreme...
Paula Reid
Paula Reid draws on her extreme adventuring experience, business acumen and Masters in Positive Psychology to help individuals and organisations survive and thrive in challenging conditions.
UK
From Skiing to the South Pole to Yacht Racing round- the-world, Paula Reid has learned to develop the mindset to thrive and perform in the toughest of conditions. Paula draws on her extreme adventuring experience, extensive business acumen and...
Laura Dekker
Laura Dekker: Motivational speaker, professional captain, author, world traveller and passionate to share her dreams and life lessons with her audience.
New Zealand
Laura was first introduced to this wonderful and crazy planet in 1995, born in New Zealand during a seven year circumnavigation of her parents. Her love for the ocean was instant and only grew over time. Having lived in a house for only one year of...
Paul Heiney
Broadcaster, author and ocean adventurer who is humorous, highly professional and a natural storyteller
UK
Keynote speaker Paul Heiney is a well-known and respected British broadcaster, author and ocean...
Humphrey Walters
Successful sportsman and author who has completed “the world’s toughest round the world yacht race”
UK
Keynote speaker Humphrey Walters helps teams and individuals perform at high levels. He focuses on leadership, motivation and teamwork. He is a successful author and has completed what has been dubbed “the world’s toughest round the world yacht...
Dee Caffari
Adventurer and motivator best-known for being the only woman to have sailed non-stop around the world three times
UK
Our keynote speaker Dee Caffari is not one to let challenges get in her way. As the only woman to have sailed non-stop around the world three times, and competed in grueling sailing races around the world, Dee is a fighter and an inspiration to all....
Brad Van Liew
Extreme solo sailor known for being one of very few people who have raced by sail around the world alone
USA
Keynote speaker Brad Van Liew is an extreme sailor and one of very few people who have raced by sail around the globe alone. He has battled extreme weather, emotional despair and extreme hardships in his various excusions and he has an impressive...
Adrian Hayes
Polar explorer and adventurer, business coach, campaigner and author advising companies on leadership and performance
UK, USA
Speaker Adrian Hayes is an adventurer turned into an exceptional keynote speaker. He is a global expert in team development, communication, goal setting, risk, resilience, and sustainability. He is also a former British Army Gurkha officer with a...
About Sailing
- Sailing refers to the sport of operating or riding in a sailboat, and sailinghas contributed to many great explorations in the world. Today many people sail for pleasure for example on short trips across a bay, day sailing, coastal cruising and more extended cruising. Others enjoy the sport of sailboat racing, which is governed by the International Sailing Federation.
- A sailing competition is known as a regatta, and usually consists of multiple individual races, where the boat that performs best in each race is the overall winner. The costs of participating in the high end large boat competitions make this type of sailing one of the most expensive sports in the world. In some cases sailing is also considered an extreme sport, and ocean races such as the Volvo Ocean Race, the solo VELUX 5 Oceans Race, and the non-stop solo Vendée Globe, rate as some of the most extreme and dangerous sporting events.
- Keynote speakers on the topic of sailing have first-hand experience with sailing and understand the dynamics of sailing in open waters and competing in international races. Keynotes can also focus on the importance of teamwork and communication, which is essential in the world of sailing.