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Get Ready For The Best

Get Ready For The Best

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In Get Ready For The Best you hear the inspiring stories of the best sailors, top athletes from other disciplines and organizers building up to the Allianz Sailing World Championships coming August in The Hague, The Netherlands. An event where sailors from 86 countries show their pace and talent and where the stakes are high.

In four episodes Dutch sports journalist Chris Wobben talks with his guests about the beauty of facing the elements, handling the pressure and dealing with other challenges that the sports comes across like accessibility and sustainability.

The Allianz Sailing World Championships will be from August 10th until August 20th 2023 in The Hague. For more information visit: https://allianzsailingworlds.com/. 

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Episodes
  • Welcome to The Hague

    Welcome to The Hague
    Jul 26 2023

    In this fourth and last episode Chris Wobben invites one of the greatest Dutch sailors ever: Marit Bouwmeester and alderman of sports of The Hague Hilbert Bredemeijer. They introduce host city The Hague in The Netherlands as a playground of the upcoming Sailing World Championships. What does organizing such an event bring to a place and how do they try to make sailing and surfing more accessible for everyone?
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    23 mins
  • Get ready to perform

    Get ready to perform
    Jul 19 2023

    In this episode World Sailing Champions Odile van Aanholt and James Peters share their experiences about the moment to be at your finest: game day. How do they handle the pressure and prepare for the day they must perform?
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    30 mins
  • Organizing a major event

    Organizing a major event
    Jul 12 2023

    In this second episode Chris Wobben invites two organizers from big sporting events: Arno van Gerven, director of the Royal Dutch Watersport Association and Jan Lammers, sports director of the Dutch Grand Prix. They will talk about their passion for sports, the motivation to promote sports, how they deal with the dilemmas they face in their work, organizing big events and much more.
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    25 mins
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