Jahn Tihansky // Racer, Sailmaker, Coach and Entrepreneur

About this episode

Andy Schell and Jahn Tihansky discuss Jahn's extensive sailing career and his contributions to the sport.

Andy Schell and Jahn Tihansky sit down in Annapolis to discuss Jahn's long and exciting sailing career. He's been racing and beating some of the biggest names in the sport, built successful sailmaking and sailing businesses, and served as head sailing coach at the U.S. Naval Academy for many years. -- Support the podcast & become a member of The Quarterdeck , where Andy, August & Mia dive deep on the art of seam'nship. Nerd out with us on our members-only forum and talk boats, gear, safety-at-sea, meet like-minded sailors, find crew, and more. Check it out on quarterdeck.59-north.com . See you there! -- This season of ON THE WIND is supported by our friends at Offshore Passage Opportunities and Rutgerson Marin . Support the show by supporting our sponsors! -- Read more about Jahn and get in touch at chesapeakesailingsolutions.com!

People in this episode

Host: Andy Schell

Guest: Jahn Tihansky

Topics covered

• sailing career
• sailmaking
• coaching
• entrepreneurship
• racing

Keywords

• sailing
• sailmaker
• coach
• entrepreneur
• racing
• U.S. Naval Academy
• business

Sponsors

Offshore Passage Opportunities, Rutgerson Marin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Naval Academy, Chesapeake Sailing Solutions

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