Greg grew up sailing every summer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He coached young sailors at the South Shore Yacht Club for 7 years and competed on keelboats on Lake Michigan including the Chicago to Mackinac race on a variety of boats. When not sailing, he enjoys skiiing. Greg’s goals revolve around gaining as much skill as possible to become a professional in the sailing industry and eventually growing the sport by teaching those skills to as many people as possible from all different backgrounds. Greg is already planning on paying it forward! … [Read more...]
Andres Guerra Font
I started to sail in Barcelona as a kid with the Optimists and then worked as a sailing instructor, I was teaching on dinghies, keelboats, yachts and multihulls. One day, after a break up, I decided I had enough of everything and that I needed a change, so I quit my degree in Chemistry and started over in the UK studying Navigation and Maritime Science at Plymouth University and focusing my life on sailing and racing. Since then, I have been using every chance to go out racing on as many different boats as possible and have managed to take part in many prestigious regattas like Les Voiles de … [Read more...]
Sean O’Halloran
Sean is the boat captain for Farr 40 Black as well as Weegie, a Columbia Carbon 32. Specializing in offshore sailing, he has developed extensive skills both on and off the water in order to be successful in all aspects of sailing. He’s become competent in rigging, sail repair, painting, and boat/crew logistics, and composites, culminating in his recent project converting six Nacra 17s to the current foiling Nacra 17 platform. Sean has taken significant interest in short-handed sailing and program management. With Weegie and the other offshore boats, he’s gotten plenty of experience in both … [Read more...]
Ethan Johnson
Ethan has been sailing for 9 years on offshore and inshore sailboats both large and small. He grew up sailing in high school competitively, shortly to begin coaching sailing. Before Oakcliff he spent each season coaching high school sailing and expanding STEM sailing in his hometown of Southern Maryland. Wanting to follow his dreams of sailing a Volvo Ocean Race he left everything behind to pursue the professional field. … [Read more...]
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