Teaching fundamental offshore seamanship skills
Situational awareness, watch-keeping, log-keeping, night & fog sailing
Navigation, rules of the road, lights at sea, safety, weather analysis, communications
Resourcefulness, decision-making, problem-solving, repairs-at-sea
Medical training, nutrition, sleep cycles, physical training
Team building, vessel maintenance, logistics

Pierre Jean

Advisor

Pierre holds an MBA from UCLA and has had a long career in corporate marketing and entrepreneurship. He has sailed a transatlantic delivery and a long Pacific delivery with Rich Wilson. Pierre and Rich were the two who originally imagined the COSC idea for college sailing and worked to gain traction with college coaches, to attract the Storm Trysail Foundation partnership, and to attract Board members and finally donors.

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