The Danish Olympic champion – who has completed the set, scoring a gold, silver and bronze medal at three consecutive Games – steps back into the Danish roster after taking leave since March to give birth to her first child, daughter Summer, who is now 10 weeks old.

And the 34-year-old, who has not yet made a decision on whether to compete in the next Olympic Games, could not be happier to be back on the F50.

“I’m so happy to be back,” she explained, lining up with the crew in Perth ahead of the opening SailGP race of the 2026 season.

“I’m feeling good and ready to get back to it. Life is a bit different these days – I have a little one who dictates what I can, and what I can’t do – but she will travel with me to ease back in to the routine in the upcoming events.

“Having a baby just focuses the mind. I want to make the most of every second, because it’s time away from the family. I think I’m learning to be more efficient than ever before.”

Having managed a tricky balance between SailGP and two Olympic campaigns since joining the Danish boat, Rindom is a master of time management – but even she admits that the balance between mum and athlete can be tricky to find, running between briefings and feeding, team base and baby-sitting.

A long time coming
“It’s been almost a year since I was last onboard… and that was in LA,” she smiles, with an awkward giggle.

That was a rough event for the ROCKWOOL boat. This F50 session is Rindom’s first since the day that saw the Danish team clip a race mark in that event, with the subsequent penalty points, damage and missed events essentially putting paid to the its season podium hopes early on.

“Now, I’m sharing the strategist role with Kahena (Kunze) which is great for me. I get to ease back in and add value where I can, without the pressure to have to be onboard all the time.”

The Dane is no stranger to Australia, which she calls her second home having set up in Noosa with her partner, Ryan. She will stay Down Under until the end of March.

And having completed a full day of training, in big breeze of the Fremantle Doctor, she was straight back in at the deep end.

“It’s been a great day, what a place to go sailing, she said. "Definitely feeling a little tired towards the end, but that’s natural. A 10 out of 10 day.”

The future is bright
While she was away, the ROCKWOOL Racing team hit significant milestones – becoming the fastest team in the history of the sport by breaking the sailing speed record in Sassnitz (103.93 km/hr), taking its first event win in Abu Dhabi, and confirming that ROCKWOOL has extended its title partner commitment to 2032.

“It is weird being away from the action, but I have stayed in touch with the team and have been at some of the events including New York and Saint-Tropez to support.

“I was watching the first win from home, holding the baby, and I was just so happy for everyone involved in the project. I could really feel what it must have been like on the boat, and it’s a big moment for the whole team after so much pushing.”

Rindom added: “ROCKWOOL extending the contract and locking in a Danish boat for the long-term is absolutely huge, not just for the team, but for the whole of sailing in Denmark.

“What ROCKWOOL has built with this SailGP platform is changing the sport back home, and can inspire the next generation to dream of being part of something like this.”