Hi, my name is Bart van den Berg.
I have been sailing in the Optimist with a professional racing team (FamedCoach4SailingTeam) since May 2016 until May 2019. Mid summer of 2019 I switched from the Optimist to the (foiling) Waszp Class, so had to start all over.., learning to foil, techniques and most of all understanding the boat. It’s so different than sailing an Optimist..
In addition to my training and racing in the Waszp, I am admitted as a talent at the Ocean Race Academy where they help me to develop myself as a person and in skills for professional offshore racing with big boats such as the Volvo Ocean Race. With the Ocean Race Academy I train and race with a VO60 the “BouDragon” the former 1997-1998 Volvo Ocean Race boat “Silk Cut”.