Nicolai Sehested

Nicolai Sehested

Personal information
Nationality	Danish
Born	6 November 1989 (1989-11-06) (age 36) Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sailing
Sailing career
Class	F50

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.