With Nationals over and St. Mary's one National Title richer, Jesse has wrapped up his college sailing days on a high note. Having been named an ICSA 2009-2010 All-American Co-Ed Skipper for the fourth year, Jesse cements himself among an elite group of college sailors who were All-American every year of their college career. This is a testament to the St. Marys program which he developed under and to Jesse's class as a top national talent. He helped St Mary's win 3 National Titles (2 Team Race and 1 Dinghy Title) and also qualified for 2 Singlehanded Nationals over the course of his tenure at the school.
Jesse is stoked to get back into international sailing, where he will be sailing in much more open water conditions and in a high-performance boat. However, the lessons and discipline learned sailing in tricky college venues against top competition will serve him well as he takes on the world's best in the 49er. It is the hope, once we have the highly strenuous boat-handling aspect of the 49er under grip, Jesse will able to rely on this very solid tactical foundation to battle the Brothers into the upper echelons of the class. In the end, it is all still sail boat racing and the skill sets learned in college sailing will be an incredible asset to get us to the medal race in London 2012!
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