Ken Campbell - Director of Marine Services
30 years of experience in private weather forecasting and yacht race forecasting
Masters degree in Meteorology from Florida State University
Weather forecaster for U.S., Hong Kong and Dutch Admiral's Cup teams
20 years of Marine forecasting including race forecasting and routing
On-site weather forecaster for Nippon Challenge ('94-'95 and '99-'00) also '02-'03 One World Challenge America's Cup campaigns
Numerous successful Volvo and Around Alone campaigns, including ABN AMRO in the '05-'06 Volvo campaign
George Caras - Director of Operations
32 years of experience in private weather and marine forecasting
Masters degree in Meteorology from State University of NY - Albany
9 years as Director of Operations for a major weather forecasting company
15 years of Marine forecasting including race forecasting and routing
Forecaster for Assa Abloy and Brazil1 in the last two Volvo campaigns
Remote weather support for America's Cup and Admiral's Cup campaigns
Tom Mattus - Meteorologist
38 years of experience in private weather and marine forecasting
Bachelors degree in Meteorology from Penn State University
12 years as Supervisor for a major weather forecasting company
15 years marine forecast experience including race forecasting and routing
Other areas of forecast experience include snow and ice
Chris Wasserback - Meteorologist
14 years of experience in private weather and marine forecasting
Bachelors degree in Meteorology from Western Connecticut State University
9 years marine forecasting experience including race forecasting and routing
5 years experience in Aviation Meteorology for flights worldwide
Brynn Campbell - Meteorologist
14 years of experience in private weather and marine forecasting
Bachelors degree in Meteorology from University of Massachusetts - Lowell
7 years marine forecasting experience including race forecasting and routing
15 years experience in systems software and data communications
John Leavitt - Meteorologist
30 years of experience in private weather and marine forecasting
Masters degree in Meteorology from Texas A&M University
15 years marine forecasting experience including race forecasting and routing
18 years experience forecasting for a variety of commercial and industrial clients
5 years forecasting experience for a New England Nuclear Power Station
Other weather forecast experience for the US Air Force and as a consultant
Oliver Lucia - Meteorologist
8 years of experience in private weather forecasting and marine forecasting
Bachelors degree in Meteorology from Plymouth State University
3 years marine forecasting experience including race forecasting and routing
Forecast experience for a variety of commercial and industrial clients
Dave Pietras - Meteorologist
28 years of experience in private weather forecasting and marine forecasting
Masters degree in Meteorology from SUNY - Albany
20+ years forecast experience for a variety of commercial and industrial clients
Other experience includes forecasting for highway departments, airports and ski areas
Pat Healy - Marine Sales
25 years of world-class coaching experience and on-site weather forecasting for Olympic and World Championship regattas
Bachelors degree in Meteorology from the University of Wisconsin
Head Coach - Canadian Olympic Sailing Team
Regatta Director, Louis Vuitton Cup - AMERICA's Cup '95
Head Intercollegiate Sailing Coach - U.S. Naval Academy
Dr. Len Walstad - Gulf Stream Specialist
21 years of analysis and forecasting of ocean dynamics, specializing in the Gulf Stream
Doctoral degree in Applied Mathematics/Physical Oceanography from Harvard University
Contributed to development of the first operational forecasts of the Gulf Stream
Principal investigator for the Coastal Marine Demonstration Project
Uses experience with Gulf Stream characteristics, infrared satellite imagery and altimetry data to produce his Gulf Stream analysis and discussion
