Ned Palmer

  • Instructor

Ned is a sailor, and sailing instructor at Boston Sailing Center. When not at BSC, he’s also a pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital. He grew up racing sailboats in the Great Lakes, and has been working in boat yards and marinas since childhood, including doing dockwork and boat deliveries while in medical school. His longest passage was a transatlantic delivery from the Caribbean to France. You can find him living on his boat – Extra Mile – in the Boston Harbor Shipyard. 

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Michael Quigley

Michael is from a sailing family and says sailing is “in his blood”.  He grew up racing with his family in the Etchells class in Marblehead. He remembers single-handing that

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Geoff Rand

Geoff wrote the BSC’s online cruising guide, and is a great person to approach with any questions you may have about cruising in the New England area.

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Peter Whinn

Pete Whinn does startup business stuff for a 9-5 grind but spends evenings and weekends (and the occasional beautiful weekday afternoon, don’t tell his boss) teaching Learn to Sail at the Boston Sailing Center.

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