Description of Satu Ekdahl as a Sailor and an Athlete

1. Athlete profile

2. Hi, i am
Satu Ekdahl

3. I am searching for partners for
co-operation

4. become
World’s best catamaran sailor
My goal is to

5. 2021-2022:
Build foundation for all catamaran sailing by training full-time with single-
handed, foiling catamaran throughout the year. Helm in M32 Sailing Series.
Target in World Championships (for A Class catamaran, of 190 boats): Top 40
Steps towards my goal
1. Build foundation

6. 2023-2024:
Helm and skipper in GC32/ Extreme Sailing Series (or equivalent) successfully.
Target in A Class Worlds: Top 10
2. Build for excellence
Steps towards my goal

7. 2025-2028:
Crew in America’s Cup team.
Target in A Class Worlds: Top 1
Steps towards my goal
3. win

8. Who am i?

9. Who am i?
.. Satu Ekdahl. My name translates to ”Fairytale Valley of Oaks” in English
.. 46 years old woman from Finland
.. Building race sailing into a profession
I am..

10. Who am i?
.. Found my path in sailing 10 years ago and it’s been L-O-V-E ever since
.. Love combination of physical + tactical aspects + nature in sailing
.. Have perfect background for physically demanding catamaran sailing
I..

11. Who am i?
.. Background in athletics, gymnastics, climbing, snowboarding and roadracing
.. Very strong physics
.. Been educated by Finnish Sport Federation as C-level coach
I have..

12. Who am i?
.. Am currently employed by IT Consultancy company as an Senior Advisor
.. Have over 20 years of experience in working in international business, of
which 5 years I ran my own business
.. Have MSc degree in Economics and possibility to proceed to PhD
I..

13. Who am i?
.. Am used to being the only woman in the pack without realizing that
.. Focus on doing instead of talking about it J
.. L O V E S P E E D in all of it’s forms
I ..

14. Who am i?
.. Believe anything is possible
.. Believe in mind’s power
.. Believe it is our journey in LIFE to find one’s passion and LIVE it
I ..

15. Who am i?
.. Lived in 4 countries
.. Driver in local gokart team in UK
.. Training roadracing on Suzuki 1000 R motorcycle in Finland
.. Competed in Fjällräven Polar 318 km dog-sledge race above Arctic Circle
.. Off-piste snowboarding in Austrian, Swiss & French Alps, Norway & Sweden
.. Surfing and bodyboarding in Barbados
.. Wakeboarding in Finland
.. Snorkeling in Italy, Spain, Croatia and Finland
.. Motor-boating and island hopping in Croatia and Finland
.. Rock-climbing in Croatia and Finland
.. Hiking on glacier in Iceland, in Switzerland, Spain and Finland
.. 150 meter benji-jump and bag-jump in Finland
.. Co-paragliding in French Alps
Other THINGS I’VE DONE

16. Who am i?
2007 1st FIN Cup Snowboarding
2002 3rd FIN Championships Indoor wallclimbing
1989 3rd FIN Championships Athletics: 3x800m
best achievements

17. Who am i?
IN SAILING
2012 World Champion X-41 class Floater
2013-14 Olympic campaign Nacra 17 class Co-skipper
2016 2nd FIN Championships Melges 24 class Bow
2010-15 Regional podiums in Several classes Several positions
Baltics and Balkans area
best achievements

18. Who am i?
Jyrki Järvi
Olympic Gold, 49er, Sydney, 2000
+358 40 544 8188
Mikkel Rossberg
America’s Cup Sailor
+45 26 79 63 80
My references

19. Who am i?
http://www. ekdahlracing.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ekdahlracing https://www.facebook.com/satu.ekdahl
https://www.instagram.com/satuekdahl
https://twitter.com/ekdahls https://twitter.com/satu_ekdahl
fi.linkedin.com/in/satuekdahl/
in social media

20. My sailing

21. My sailing
.. I have raced with Nacra 17, Formula 18, M32 and A Class catamarans
.. I have been main/tactician/co-skipper, floater and helm
.. I have trained and raced in Finland, Germany, France, Sweden and Spain
On catamarans

22. My sailing
.. I have trained and raced with Elliot, J80, SM40, X Blu, Polska
.. I have been main/tactician, trimmer, pit, bow
.. I have raced in Finland, Estonia and Poland
In Match racing

23. My sailing
.. I have trained and raced with X35, X41, Salona 35, First 36.7, Melges 24
.. I have been main/tactician, trimmer, tailor, pit, mast, floater
.. I have trained and raced in Finland, Croatia, Italy, Sweden and USA
In coastal

24. My sailing
.. I have raced with X41 and Open Class boat
.. I have been floater
.. I have raced offshore races in Croatia and Finland
In offshore

25. “It’s part of the game”

26. In autumn 2015, during our normal training evening on Formula 18 catamaran,
we experienced ”nosedive”, where my knee got injured
Knee is operated twice in 2015 and 2016

27. Rehabilitation has taken a lot longer than expected. I’ve had strong pain and
nausea and I have been unable to exercise for several years
So I’ve sat. And Dreamed. Joined M32 clinic and sailed without ”my muscles”
with world-class female sailors. Bought foiling A Class catamaran, first one in
Finland..

28. And now.. All I want to do is:
SAIL. TRAIN. RACE.
And see, if my highschool sport teacher was right about me.. J

29. Got Interested?
Satu Ekdahl
+358 400 27 80 92
Satu.ekdahl@gmail.com
Skype: satu.ekdahl
Let’s be in touch!

30. Thank you!