Knut Frostad
1967 births | living people | norwegian yacht racers | olympic sailors of norway
Knut Mauritz Frostad (born June 4, 1967 in Harstad, Norway) is an Norwegian yachtsman who has participated in a broad range of world championship level sailing events including the Volvo Ocean Race and the Olympic Games. In total, he has twice participated in the Olympic Games ( 1988 and 1992) and four times the Volvo Ocean Race. Twice as skipper.
In 2004 he won the Scandinavian Nokia Oops Cup and in 2005 he finished second.
He has a business background in management, director and advisor positions with international companies. As well he is a recognised motivational speaker. And used the race catamaran Academy for company teambuilding and leadershiptraining.
Volvo Ocean Race
His first participation in 1993-94 VOR was in the Swedish Intrum Justitia which finished second.In the 1997-98 VOR he was skipper and project founder/director at the Norwegian Innovation Kværner and in the 2001-02 VOR in the Norwegian Djuice.
In the 2005-06 VOR he was watchplancaptain on southern ocean legs in the Brazilian Brasil 1.
He is the chief executive for the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race.
Category: Norwegian yacht racers Category: Olympic sailors of Norway Category: 1967 births Category: Living people
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