From the day she got her first optimist dinghy the ‘Sailing Kitty’ she wanted to sail around the world. She plotted her first course on an atlas to grandma’s house from Long Island, New York to Mentor Harbor, Ohio. She set off with her cheerios to put a letter in the mailbox for granny. Catherine was a frequent vision on the water since she was a child. In 2006 she moved to New Zealand to follow her passion for sailing and engineering. She graduated with a BE (honors) in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Racing heavily on the Radial Olympic Class Circuit and then moving on to offshore sailing. Her project management style and experience in composite materials in one of her greatest strengths. She gets things done.
"The American Sailboat Racing Foundation Board is impressed with Catherine’s, determination, and sailing skills. In addition, we believe she in particular is an inspiration to women sailors, and the American Sailboat Racing Foundation seeks to encourage all sailors who can compete in the national and international arena." - ASRF Board
Cole Brauer
Originally from Long Island, NY and a Magna Cum Laude graduate from the University of Hawai’i with a Bachelor’s in Science, Cole is a former Mini Transit sailor and current Class40 Co-Skipper/Boat Captain with 100Ton US Coast Guard Captains License.
To Give Back: Cole coaches the MudRatz offshore racing team; in 2022 they won the Youth Record in the Newport Bermuda Race
Goal:
First American Woman to Race Solo Around the World: Vendee Globe 2028 (IMOCA)
Chris Poole
Chris Poole grew up in Falmouth, Maine where he learned to sail at age 10 at Portland Yacht Club. He first got his feet wet with match racing when he became an intern at the Chicago Match Race Center during the summer of 2011. During the following summer Chris launched the Riptide Racing campaign for the World Match Race Tour. Since 2012 the team has achieved a personal best ranking of 19th in the world and 1st in the United States. With repeated success at top international events Chris hopes to challenge for the 2018 M32 World Championship in Chicago.
Sara Stone
Ed Lebens
Sara Stone is a professional sailor with a goal of competing in The America's Cup and racing around the world. She is a finalist for the 2022 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year and a past member of the US Sailing Team while campaigning the foiling Nacra 17. She competes in both the US TP52 circuit and in the Super Series TP52 circuit, in addition to team racing, match racing, and doublehanded and fully crewed distance racing. Outside of sailing, Sara previously worked as an epidemiologist and risk manager, and competed as a Division 1 rower.