Joao pedro Cascais 'jcascais'

Joao pedro is Chairing the Race Officials Committee of Portuguese Sailing Federation where is is the President. (about 1 year ago)

“ISAF International Judge ISAF International Race Officer FPV National Umpire”

Joao pedro has been sailing since 1946

Questions and Answers

Who or what first introduced you to sailing?
My father
Offshore or inshore and why?
Both. Offshore is great. Inshore is adrenaline.
What item of sailing kit could you not do without at sea?
Good clothing
What is the longest passage you have done (without stops)?
Lisbon to Marin (Spain)
What, if anything, have you learned from your experiences sailing?
I love the sea
What is your worst sailing memory?
A gale in my twenties
Who do you most admire in sailing?
The team and the friendship in a closed world
In sailing, what do you most want to achieve?
Nothing important. With my age I had been quite everything in sailing: competitor, judge, officer, organizer, member of the ISAF committees, member of my Federation committees. (take a look at my website www.geocities.com/jcascais)
What is your favourite sailing venue(s) and why?
Cascais. Good sea, good wind, good sun, good friends and above all the best conditions for the America's Cup event, we loose some time ago.
What is your favourite boat(s) and why?
470, because in my twenties I had very good results in high level competition
What is your best sailing memory?
Be the PRO of the ISAF 2007 OCC Worlds Championships at Cascais
What is the fastest you have sailed and on what boat was it?
I remember very fasts surfs but I can not check and compare all

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