TEAM NILSEN
Last Login: 11/23/2011
SAILORS
CLASS: 29er - Match Racing - 49er
Hometown: Fairfield, CA
Finn-Erik Nilsen
Position: Helm

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Alek Nilsen
Position: First Mate

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NEWS/ARTICLES
• Best Sailing Webpage - CleverPig 2010
• 2010 Youth champs - Alek
• Sailing into the Future - B1
• Sailing into the Future - B8
• Set Sail To New Orleans - Sports Page
• Sailor SpotLight StFYC-Nov.08
• Healthy Obsession - S.F. Chronicle
• Set Sail To New Orleans - Front Page
SPONSORS/LINKS
  Sponsors
• US Sailing
• CISA
• Southport Sailing Foundation
• St. Francis Yacht Club
• St. Francis Yacht Club Foundation
 
Links
• 2009 29er Worlds Garda Italy (Highlights)
• Predict Wind
CleverPig.org
CAMPAIGN SUMMARY
My name is Finn Nilsen. So far in my sailing career I have sailed boats such as the El Toro, Optimist and the Knarr, and currently I am sailing the 49er with my younger brother Alek. We have done various regattas in these boats; however most of our campaigning in the last 4 or so years has gone into the 29er. My future goals for my sailing career are to make it to the 2016 Olympics in the 49er with my brother and build our sailing career from there. So far we are well on our way to achieving those goals in light of the recent success me and my brother had in the 29er. We are fortunate to have a great "Mentor" Zach Berkowitz which has taken us under his wing and pushed us from one level to the next. We are looking forward to 2011 and beyond.

My name is Alek Nilsen. My sailing has been very much along the same lines as my brother and now we are a team sailing the 49er. Our chemistry together is great on and off the water. We are looking forward to the 2011 season and the future.

We wish to thank the St. Francis Yacht Club Foundation and the St. Francis Yacht Club for all its support of our goals. Individuals and organizations wishing to support our campaign can donate to the St. Francis Yacht Club Foundation in the name of TEAM NILSEN.
LATEST BLOG ENTRY

Posted By: Finn-Erik ••••••DATE: October 09, 2011

Team Nilsen after many months of searching have located and purchased the new style carbon rig. Jon Ladha one of the Canadian 49er team made available to us one of his rigs. We wish to thank RHS Financial, being our first sponsor for providing support in making this possible. We look forward to a new 49er racing season and have been training hard to get ready for the up and coming regattas.

PHOTO GALLERIES
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2008 29er North Americans (4th place out of 65) (3)

2008 Junior Yachtsman of the Year - St. Francis Yacht Club (T. David Fenix Award) (7)

2008 U.S. Nationals - Columbia Gorge (6th place) (6)

2008 US Youth Championships - SF Bay (4th place) (1)

2009 29er Worlds Garda Italy (40th out of 186) (24)

2009 CISA (3rd Place) (4)

2009 U.S. Nationals - St. Francis Yacht Club (4th place) (5)

2010 29er Europeans (3)

2010 Youth Champs (1)

2011 49er North Americans - Richmond (1)

2011 49er US Nationals - Gorge (7)

49er (1)

Elvstrom Zelerbach (4th place) (7)

Midwinters west 2008 (3rd place) (7)

RYC Midwinters (2nd place) (1)
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