Jacob Palm
Best results in sailing:
- 1980-89: Jacob sailed the Optimist.
- 1989-93: Europe Dinghy. Represented Denmark in a number of Junior and Senior European and Nordic Championships.
- 1992: Danish Youth Champion in Pirat Dinghy (Double Handed).
- 1992: Danish Youth Champion in OK Dinghy (Single Handed).
- 1996: Coach for Pakistan, Team Racing Gold in Asian Optimist Championship.
- 1997: Coach for South Korea, Team Racing Gold and Individual Silver in Asian Optimist Championship. Next year Boy Gold and Girl Gold in Asian Games.
- 1999: Coach for Singapore, Team Racing Gold in ASEAN Championship. Worlds: 33rd in Miami Herald, 71st best individual.
- 2000: 3-year-contract with Singapore. First results: Team Bronze + 4th, Girls Silver + 5th, Overall 4, 6, 7 in Asian Optimist Sailing Championship.
- 2000: World Championship: 26th in Miami Herald Challenge, 62nd individual sailor.
- 2001: Gold in Asian Open Team Racing Championship, Silver for boys and Bronze for girls in the individual event.
- 2001: Gold for Boys and Gold for Girls in Open African Championship.
- 2001: World Championship: 4th in Miami Herald Challenge, 5th individual sailor, 6th in Team Racing, 1st girl in category 12 and under. Besides best team when all 5 team members' scores are counted. We are the only team having all 5 sailors in top 70.
- 2001: SEA Games: Gold for Girls, Silver in Team Racing, Bronze for Boys.
- 2001: ASEAN Championship: Gold in Open(boys), Gold in Team Racing and Bronze for Girls.
- 2002: Some of my sailors awarded Singapore's Sports Boy of the Year 2001, Young Team of the Year 2001, and Meritorious Award 2001.
- 2002: Denmark Trip 2002: Singapore sailors finish 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 13, 31 in Danish International Selections.
- 2002: World Championship: 6th in Miami Herald Challenge, 11th and 21st individual sailor.
Two OCS from Bronze for Miami Herald...
- 2002: Asian Championship: Gold in Team Racing, Bronze for Boys.
- 2002: Asian Games: Bronze for both Boys and Girls.
- 2002: ASEAN Championship: 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze in my last international regatta for Singapore...
- 2003: Five of my top sailors in 2002 were awarded Junior Team of the Year 2002.
Miami Herald Challenge is the accumulated score of the best four sailors from each team at the World Championship.
Sports Boy of the Year making one of his incredible starts, helping him to win 2 races on same day in Holland, 2001.
| World Championship | Team | Best Individual Sailor | Second Individual Sailor | Sailors Participating | %Average of Best Two
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| 1999 Martinique | 33 | 71 | 151 | 220 | 49.5%
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| 2000 Spain(la Coruña) | 25 | 61 | 72 | 252 | 71.6%
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| 2001 China(Qingdao) | 4 | 5 | 23 | 208 | 93.3%
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| 2002 USA(Corpus Christi) | 6 | 11 | 21 | 208 | 92.3%
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Just before my team won ASEAN Championship in the Philippines.
Celebrations of Victory!
Lago de la Garda, Italy.
Happy sailors with their coach, Denmark.
Europe Team 2001, Just before driving from Denmark to Holland.
Toh, whom I coached 1999-2000.
Picture from opening ceremony Asian Games 2002, Korea.
Asian Games Optimist Team 2002: Wee Chin, Jacob and Sarah.
Three Singaporean sailors leading 1, 2 and 3 in African Championship, Egypt.
11-year-old Singaporean boy taking Open African Championship.
Big Brother Flemming in his laser.
Dawn, Prissy, Debbie and Ting saying goodbye, as my contract with SingaporeSailing expires...
Udsigten fra køkkenet...
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