Meet Dru Slattery

This was first published in the May 2014 Newsletter. By Christina Pandapas Fleet 5’s talent meter went up quite a few notches when Dru Slattery bought #1090 a couple of years ago. In addition to representing the U.S. on the international match-racing circuit, at one point ranking 4th in the world and 1st in the…

Meet Dave Reynolds

This was first published in the September 2010 Newsletter. by Christina Pandapas How long have you been sailing and how did you start? I started sailing competitively in high school. I was fortunate to go to a school with a very competitive program (Hotchkiss School in CT) and crewed in dinghies on a team that…

Meet Stuart Boyd

This was first published in the July 2010 Newsletter. by Christina Pandapas As a teenager growing up in Northern Ireland, sailing kept Stuart Boyd and his brother out of trouble. A tall order in the days when trouble was easy to come by in a region engaged in escalating violence. Stuart was one of the…

Meet Jennie Aspinall

This was first published in the May 2010 Newsletter. by Christina Pandapas When Jennie Aspinall decided not to buy a Rhodes 19, the fates stepped in, or perhaps it was the Sirens. Jennie had been racing her Sonar for several years, but was interested in the Rhodes, so much so, that she crewed for Bob…