kevinmccoole

• Sailing since I was 8. My Dad was a 24 year Submariner who taught me to sail, dead reckon navigate, and the rules of the road. At age 9 he and I built my first sailboat (Tinker II cost $100) that included a used 13' lapstrake wooden hull ($30), a broken wooden mast for a 19 footer ($5) with a metal swing set mast step (free), 2X4 boom, and an aluminum centerboard and rudder (fabricated on the base..perks of being an officer I guess). Sailed her for 9 years.
• While working at Arco as a side gig in 1979 started a sailboat shop in Dallas with a partner (La Vida Starships) selling and servicing boats. 40 years later, La Vida is still going strong (www.lavidastarships.com). I divested in 1995.
• Current owner of a 34 ft Olson Racer/Cruiser Here Comes the Sun. Previous boats includes catamarans (Hobie, Prindle, Nacra), Moore 24, Beneteau F235, and Olson. Also own a classic 1969 Boston Whaler Montauk Newport which sits on our dock.
• Piscataqua Sailing Association Commodore from 2004-2009, 2016-2019
• President of 501c3 Piscataqua Youth Sailing Association chartered to grow the sport of youth sailing and sailboat racing.
• Currently employed @ Rackspace Technology selling IT Services
• Previous employment includes 10 years in the Oil Industry (Arco Exploration) as a Geophysicist, and 30 years in IT (Digital Equipment Corporation, Oracle, CenturyLink).
• Born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1954
• Ready to retire (almost).

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