Nicolai Sehested

Nicolai Sehested
Personal information
NationalityDanish
Born6 November 1989 (1989-11-06) (age 36)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSailing
Sailing career
ClassF50

Nicolai Sehested (born 6 November 1989), is a Danish competitive sailor. He has twice sailed in the The Ocean Race.[1] Since 2020 Sehested has been the driver of Rockwool Racing SailGP Team.[2]

Career

Since 2010 Sehested has competed in World Match Racing Tour as founder and skipper of Ewii Racing (formerly Trefor Racing).[3][4]

Additionally, he won the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in the Wally class in 2018[5] and 2019[6] with Team Lyra.[7][8]

For the 2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race Sehested sailed with Team Vestas Wind. In 2017 as part of the 2017–2018 Volvo Ocean Race he sailed for Team Akzonobel.[9][10]

In 2019 Sehested was announced as the new driver for the new Denmark SailGP Team.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Nicolai Sehested - Team Profile". www.rockwool.com. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  2. ^ "Nicolai Sehested - Rockwool Denmark SailGP Team". SailGP. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  3. ^ "Sehested Brings Danish Dynamite to WMRT - World Match Racing Tour". 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  4. ^ "World Match Racing Tour: Skippers Announced". Live Sail Die. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  5. ^ "Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup Results Table". www.yccsfiles.com. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  6. ^ "Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2019 - Results Table". www.yccsfiles.com. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  7. ^ Boyd, James (2024-10-01). "Solid start for maxi favourites at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  8. ^ Boyd, James (2024-09-29). "41 strong maxi fleet for Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez season concluder". www.internationalmaxiassociation.com. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  9. ^ "2015 World Match Racing Tour - Danish Volvo sailor making waves". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  10. ^ "Nicolai Sehested". The Ocean Race. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  11. ^ "SailGP: Denmark SailGP announced as seventh team for 2020 circuit". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
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