Onda: Flying the flag and looking to the future

Knowing what they do about the intensity, and the extremely high level of competition within the 52 SUPER SERIES, the crew of double Olympian, Eduardo de Souza Ramos, considers their debut season to be about learning and experience building.

Even with five-time Olympic medallist Robert Scheidt in the hot seat as tactician, their ambitions are tempered by their belief that it will take time to break into the very top tier of TP52 teams to challenge for a podium finish.

But their target is more than just winning regattas and podiums; it is to proudly fly the Brazilian flag together over the five-regatta 2018 season, and most importantly, to nurture and inspire younger Brazilian grand-prix, yacht-racing talent. Between Torben Grael's two and Scheidt's two, sailing has given Brazil more Olympic gold medals than in any other sport, but Brazil's participation in top...