New Executive Director Takes Helm
at Piers Park Sailing
Former BU Sailing Captain Bobby Martin to Lead Local Non-profit
BOSTON (November 10, 2010) – Piers Park Sailing Center has selected
former Boston University sailing captain Bobby Martin to lead the
fifteen-year-old organization on the Boston waterfront. Piers Park
Sailing Center is the closest non-profit recreational sailing center
to downtown Boston. It provides sailing programs for 700 at-risk
youth every summer, hundreds of adults through its popular adult
sailing club and disabled sailors with the top adaptive sailing
program in the country led by 2008 Paralympic Gold Medalist Maureen
McKinnon-Tucker.
“It is an honor to continue the great sailing tradition at Piers
Park,” said Bobby Martin, executive director of Piers Park Sailing
Center. “We are more committed than ever to the local community and
to our core mission of providing everyone the opportunity to
experience the adventure of sailing in Boston Harbor and throughout
the Boston Harbor Islands National Park.”
Martin intends to focus first on the strengthening of core programs
and the expansion of programming and services into the winter
months.
Martin is a veteran racing coach, having served various clubs and
youth teams over the course of his career. He began his sailing
career in New Jersey as a coach on the Delaware River and later
became head racing coach of the Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May.
Martin moved to Boston to attend the Boston University School of
Management where he captained the nationally-ranked Boston
University sailing team.
Martin completed a transatlantic crossing and has extensive
experience in marine manufacturing. His previous financial
management experience includes providing brokerage services for
Raymond James Financial Services.
Martin joined Piers Park Sailing Center earlier this year as
membership coordinator. He now resides in Somerville, Massachusetts.
About Piers Park Sailing Center
Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC) is located at the heart of Boston
Harbor in Boston’s newest award-winning waterfront park. PPSC is the
closest non-profit recreational sailing center to downtown Boston
and easily accessible to all of Greater Boston. PPSC’s mission is to
provide recreational, educational and personal growth opportunities
for people of all ages and abilities. Its youth program serves more
than 700 of the city’s most at-risk youth every year with a
comprehensive curriculum of adventure, learning and empowerment.
PPSC’s adult sailing club provides adults with world class sailing
and instruction on Boston Harbor and throughout the Boston Harbor
Islands just minutes from downtown while helping to support the
youth program. All of PPSC’s programs have been nationally
recognized for adaptive sailing accessibility. Led by 2008
Paralympic Gold Medalist Maureen McKinnon-Tucker, PPSC serves people
of all ages with a wide range of physical and cognitive
disabilities.
