Dave Lussier
- Former USCG Licensed Captain (100T)
- Former President of an Engineering Service Company (500 employees/$100M/yr)
- Former boating instructor for the US Power Squadrons
- Avid boater (sail, power, and land sailing)
- Wickford, RI
Steve Prime
- Worked at North Sails East, Pearson Yachts and Gowrie Barden & Brett
- Managed The Newport Yachting Center
- Sailed in eight Bermuda Races, two Fastnet Races and other major offshore events
- Completed the Newport to Bermuda Safety course and US Power Squadron courses
- Avid Sailor
- Newport, RI
Michael Keyworth
- Former USCG Licensed Captain (100 Ton)
- Former Boat Captain of Maxi yacht Nirvana. Logged over 200k miles at sea.
- Recipient of many awards, including the Alfred L. Hawkes award.
- Safety seminar instructor for the Newport to Bermuda race
- Former head of the RI Marine Trades Association
- Founding member of the Better Bay Alliance
- Newport, RI
Jay Hansen
- Competitive racing sailor, having sailed, for example, 15 Newport Bermuda races.
- Former COO of North Technology Group (North Sails and Southern Spars)
- Former part-time consultant for US Sailing, Grand Banks, and Nautor Swan
- Continues to race his own boat in long distance races.
- Jamestown, RI
Mollie Frazer Williams
- Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce & Innovate Newport Innovation Hub
- Worked at IYRS School of Technology & Trades
- Lived on a sailboat as a child and did multiple boat deliveries
- Completed all women’s Outward Bound Sailing Course
- STCW Certified
- Races on an Ensign through the Newport Yacht Club
- Bristol, RI
Tim Kohl
- USCG Captain’s license
- Yacht Sales and Project Management
- Over 1000 documented days at sea
- Seven Newport to Bermuda races
- Bristol, RI
Stephen Tartaglino
- Grew up sailing
- Completed numerous boat deliveries
- Raced high-performance Catamarans
- A 39 foot sailboat
Jeff Hammond
- Former offshore sailboat racing editor of Yachting Magazine
- Editor of Motor Boating & Sailing Magazine
- Publisher of Boating Magazine
- CEO of Power and Motoryacht Magazine
- CEO of BoatTest.com
- Has owned boats from 15 to 92 feet. Owns a small boat club in southern Florida
- Member of the NYYC
- Newport, RI