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with a small sailmaker called Shore Sails , he and a friend named Dan Neri purchased the flagship Shore franchise in Newport , RI . With little money but lots of energy and loads of ambition , the duo made a name for themselves and figured everything out on a shoestring budget . So much so that North Sails approached them in 1995 with an offer to buy the enterprise .
“ North Sails came to us and essentially said , ‘ You guys are a big problem for us in the marketplace , so let ’ s talk ,’” he continues . “ I ’ ve built this dream career by doing what I love , which is sailboat racing , and helping to run an organization that I ’ m truly passionate about – it ’ s turned into a dream ride . My bosses have pushed me out the door from time to time to go skipper the America ’ s
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