About The Captains

She specializes in women’s and youth sailing programs and has experience with the Boy Scouts of America (Florida National High Adventure Sea Base) and their Coral Reef Sailing Program as well.

Jenn has extensive coastal and blue-water sailing experience, including an Atlantic Ocean crossing in 2006. She has also sailed in the Chesapeake Bay, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Jenn is fluent in French, English, and Spanish and enjoys singing and playing guitar.

CAPTAIN JEFF RIECKS
Captain Jeff Riecks is a certified ASA instructor and currently holds a US Coast Guard 50-ton Near Coastal Master’s license with Sailing and Towing Endorsements. He has been working as a sailing educator and charter/private yacht captain since 2001. Prior to becoming a professional mariner Jeff spent many years in the corporate world as a mechanical engineer and manager in the government electronics, computers and information technology industries.

Jeff has taught basic, intermediate and advanced sailing and cruising to hundreds of adults and children and received the “2005 Outstanding Instructor” award from the American Sailing Association. In addition to sailing, Jeff enjoys playing acoustic guitar, reading, and working on electro-mechanical boat systems.