Born in the very South of the Netherlands, I actually spend most of my youth in Belgium. After secondary school I enrolled in Law School at the University of Maastricht. After 3 years studying and working simultaneously, I took a year of to travel. Even though I planned to go onwards to Australia, I spend a whole year in South East Asia and got involved in the diving industry. After graduating at Dutch Law School in 1999, I wanted to spend more time scuba diving professionally. Therefore I moved to Thailand where I worked as the manager of a dive vessel in the Andaman Sea. It was there that I met a French yacht owner who talked me into joining him on a sailing trip. And that's how it all started...I had found my passion. Since 2000 I've been sailing extensively and by now it's hard to imagine life without it.

My experience ranges from sailing lasers and platu's to sailing a Volvo 60 and large cruising yachts; from repairs & refits to yacht brokering; from coastal cruising to long distance offshore racing and from fundraising to running campaigns. Also I've been involved in the publication of "The Cruising Almanac", an extensive guide for the watersport industry in Asia. Presently I'm co-writing a tv-program about sailing & diving in South East Asia.
Clearly I'm always keen to hear about racing, delivery and sponsorship opportunities. Contact me at Saskia06@seasas.com