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Patricia Suárez / Nicole van der Velden

Patricia Suárez / Nicole van der Velden

Patricia Suárez

Skipper

Patricia Suárez

ESP

Age 0

World ranking #8|49erFX

Nicole van der Velden

Crew

Nicole van der Velden

ESP

Age 0

2021 Racing Stats

49erFX · Port Tack Racing trackingRanked 51 of 141 qualified crews on fleet beaten

Races40

Fleet beaten52.7%

Start score+1.45

Places gained+38

Top speed34.3 km/h

Race wins2

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Fleet beaten = share of the fleet finishing behind them, averaged over the season's races. How the numbers work

Results

202014th of 44 – World Championship→20194th of 51 – Oceania Championship→201917th of 57 – Volvo European Championship→201914th of 61 – World Championship→201815th of 60 – World Sailing Championship→

Also Sailed With

Patricia Suárez has also sailed with

Patricia Suárez / Melania Henke49erFX · 2025-2026 · 4 regattas on record

In the media

Olympic sailor navigates Gowanus Canal clean-up ahead of annual Sailing Grand Prix weekend New York Post · May 2026 → WATCH: "They didn’t expect us to FIGHT them" | One-on-One with Spain strategist Nicole van der Velden SailGP · Apr 2025 → Seven Indigenous paths to protect the Amazon: Voices from the land (commentary) news - Mongabay · Sep 2025 → Quantum Pacific Enters SailGP with Acquisition of Championship-Winning Spain Team Sail-World.com · Apr 2026 → Mallorca Sailing Centre Regatta 2026 - Day 1 Powerboat.World · Apr 2026 → Nicole Van der Velden, strategist of Spain SailGP Team, lifts the Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix trophy as Spain SailGP Team celebrate winning the Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix Yachts and Yachting Online · Aug 2023 →

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