EP 25: A Mission to Make More Sailors with Brad Read

Sail Newport has been Rhode Island’s public sailing center since its inception in 1983 and it has attracted sailors as young and inexperienced as the kids in their summer Guppy Program to the biggest names in the sport with the 2018 Volvo Ocean Race stopover.  Brad Read is the executive director of Sail Newport and he has been instrumental in bringing high profile events like The Ocean Race to Narragansett Bay and by partnering up with American Magic, hopefully returning The Cup to her home. With all those career accolades, it is clear that the program that he is most proud of is the Pell School Sailing Program that gives all Newport Public School 4th graders the opportunity to get out on the water, learn how to sail, take care of our oceans and become better people.  In other news, we also discuss some exciting details about the ATB Morning Light movie night, April 16th at Jane Pickens Theater. Listen in! Thanks to our sponsor: Latitude Yacht Brokers, a Certified Professionally Endorsed Yacht Brokerage (CPYB) firm located in historic Newport, Rhode Island.