Simone Ferrarese
What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given? Who gave it? Te best advice came from my mother at the age of four, she suggested I jump on an Optimist.
What is your training regime like? We don’t exactly have a standard regime because my crew and I all live in different cities and we also spend a lot of our time sailing and racing with different boats. Our goal normally is to do two sessions of four-five days each in a month, during the winter, and then to intensify it as we get closer to the beginning of the season. Te physical training program is different, as it’s easier to go to the gym than to organise something on the water, I do work-outs every day.
Is there a song, book or a movie that would describe you best? I’ve never thought about that. I would say that I found a reflection of my way of thinking in “Te Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway.
Your favourite food? I’m Italian, it has to be pasta!
Your favourite holiday destination? My favourite holiday destination is Bali, Indonesia, for the nice swells they always have.
If you could have a super power or be a superhero, what or who would it be? It would be nice to have the same super power as Peter Pan, and to remain young for eternity!
If you could master a new language or a new skill overnight, what would it be? I would like to have night-time infrared vision, sometimes it can help you!
What types of people do you enjoy? I don’t have a standard type of people. I like meeting new people, or discovering something new!
If your house was burning down, what is the one possession would you save? I would save some memories of my childhood!
Do you have a favourite karaoke song? I haven’t used a karaoke for some time! I would say that in some “situations” I tried to sing, but I understood that I just wasn’t cut out for it!
What are your three most-listened to songs? Miss Sarajevo by U2, Space Oddity by David Bowie, Surfing Safari by Beach Boys.
Last film you saw? Te last film I saw was Shutter Island by Martin Scorsese.
Your three favourite films? La Vita è Bella, Scarface and Captain Courageous.
What is an ideal birthday gift for you, or the best gift you have ever received? Te best gift I have ever received was my first boat, ‘Manuel’, it was an Optimist.
What do you want people to remember you for? I would like to be remembered as a good sportsman.
Tell us something we don’t know about yourself... Tell me what you know about me and I will tell you what you don’t know!
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