Born in Zoetermeer, Rosalin Kuiper learned to sail at six on an Optimist. After a trip to Australia she joined Roy Heiner's sailing academy and went on to crew in major races: Sydney to Hobart (2018, aboard InfoTrack), Fastnet, Middle Sea Race and Caribbean 600.
In 2021 she was trimmer and media crew on the Volvo 65 AkzoNobel at The Ocean Race Europe (3rd). She joined Team Malizia in 2022 and sailed The Ocean Race 2022-2023 on the IMOCA Malizia-Seaexplorer alongside Boris Herrmann, finishing 3rd overall.
In 2025 she led the Holcim-PRB crew at The Ocean Race Europe, with Carolijn Brouwer, Nicolas Lunven and Franck Cammas among others. She is based in Lorient.
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Malizia-SeaexplorerCo-skipperWith Axelle Pillain, Nicolas Lunven, Will Harris, Christopher Pratt, Boris Herrmann, Yann Eliès
Holcim-PRBWith Carolijn Brouwer, Nicolas Lunven, Franck Cammas, Alan Roberts
