AN OLYMPIC DREAM COMES TRUE FOR COTÉDBSC member Coté Poncell has been selected to represent Chile at the Paris Olympics in the women’s ILCA 6 Class. It was excitement plus for her family, as her parents are both previous Olympic sailors, and it was a tough process for her country, and herself to win selection against the odds.Coté spent a season at our club last year, sailing against our top females, and with limited money, living at the iconic Bondi, with husband, José. They both took on a multitude of casual jobs to survive and live her dream: plenty of hills to improve her fitness as she pedalled her bike around the hilly terrain of Sydney delivering pizzas and living frugally.
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