Elsa Meyers at the realm of her 14ft Laser boat

Coupled with her skills in cycling, sailing and football, this aspiring athlete hopes to pursue Environmental Forensic studies.

“I would go nuts working in an office confined around a desk, I like to be outdoor, the fresh air I guess,” revealed the active athlete.

Meyers is well known for her unerring insight and compassion for boat handling and looks forward in taking up a two-week Sailing Instructor’s Course at the Royal Yachting Association Center in the United Kingdom next month.

This able bodied character, whose life evolves around the world of sports, is also part of the BVI National Football League and the Cycling Team in addition to filling the capacity of a Sailing Assistant at the BVI Water Sports Center where she was taught the art of sailing.  

At the tender age of seven, a very reluctant Meyers was introduced to the ocean under the watchful eyes of Alison and Colin Bramble of the Water-Sports Center and has since been one of their best prospect as she continues to represent the Territory at various events on an international scale.

Meyers is striving to replicate her father’s (Elvett Meyers) footsteps in representing the VI at the Olympics and is focusing mainly on sailing as she is now recovering from a dislocated arm, which was discovered three months after she fell from her bike.

“I probably will get back on my bike after a while, cycling is second to sailing and training for both is pretty hard at this time,” she said.

The talented scholar of Cedar School , who has been fervently pursuing success in sailing, is focused on passing her course in the United Kingdom as this determines her dream of becoming the youngest sailing instructor in the history of the Virgin Islands .

“Not passing my course is my greatest fear, but where there is a will there’s away, as long as you show the passion and the commitment and have people who will assist you, you will be O.K,” she added.

Meyers described her world beyond the ordinary as she found sailing on the open ocean to be quite relaxing – without doubt or fear, a world apart, rid of traffic congestion, buildings, just the wind and you at the controls, sailing towards the open horizon.

Having a major set back from the sailing competitions held this year in Denmark, because of her arm injury, Meyers is confident that her sailing partner, Alec Anderson, who represents the VI, will be on top of the competitions as he possesses the quality of a well rounded sailor.

“I am positive he will do is very best at the competitions, to make his country proud, we’ve known each other for a very long time. I am looking forward to next year,” she added.

Meanwhile, Meyers encourages young people to get involved in sailing or other aquatic sports as this medium serves to connect especially locals with their environment and gives them the insight to another world.

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