Jens Als Andersen
Boat manager and skipper
Boat Manager Jens was a director at A.P. Møller-Mærsk, the world’s largest container shipping company. He broke his back in an accident in 1974 and has competed three times in the Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (formerly the OSTAR), won Silver at the IFDS World Championships and is a Paralympic silver medallist, having competed in the last four Paralympic Games.
Related blog posts
May, 2015
"The stormy 24 hours before Sydney arrival – Captain’s Blog by Jens" 28. May"Oceans of Hope celebrates World MS Day in Sydney" 27. May"We've made it halfway around the world!" 26. May"Oceans of Hope arrives in Sydney – another ocean crossed" 24. May"Invitation to the official celebration of Sydney arrival" 20. May"What a ride! - Blog by Kathy" 20. May"Goodbye Auckland!" 14. May"MS Auckland’s 50th year anniversary luncheon" 11. May
February, 2015
December, 2014
October, 2014
August, 2014
July, 2014
"A hard journey but worth every minute" 27. Jul"A surprise visitor" 25. Jul"Powerful, adventurous people" 25. Jul"Getting ready for the Atlantic" 24. Jul"From Rebeira to Porto" 20. Jul"The dancing of the waves" 20. Jul"Under way to Porto" 19. Jul"Au revoir La Rochelle; Lisbon, here we come!" 14. Jul"Dancing with joy" 12. Jul"Just 10 miles from La Rochelle" 10. Jul""We saw our first dolphins!!!"" 09. Jul"On board sailing school" 09. Jul"Bumpy start to Portsmouth to La Rochelle leg" 07. Jul