Name: Brent Jerome Burrows II
Nickname: B.J.
Age: 18
Birthday: September 15th 1993
Birthday: September 15th 1993
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 158lbs
Nationality: Bahamian
ISAF ID: BAHBB1
College of Charleston Club Sailing Team Captain (2011-2012)
College of Charleston Club Sailing Team Captain (2011-2012)
Residence: Charleston, SC
University: College of Charleston '15
Major/Minor: Double major in: Business Administration (concentration in Leadership, Change, and Social Responsibility) and Economics
Home Town: Nassau, Bahamas
Yacht Club: The Nassau Yacht Club
Occupation: Student
Coach: Robert Dunkley, Greg Fisher
Boat first sailed: Pram
Main classes currently sailed: Laser, Laser Radial, Snipe, 420, Buena Vida (Sabre 36)
Started sailing at age: 10
Started racing at age: 12
Main classes previously sailed: Sunfish, Optimist,
Languages spoken: English, Spanish (not fully fluent)
Other Interests: Kiteboarding, Fishing, Classic Car Restoration, Boating, Model Railroading, Aviation, Economics
Favorite Quotations:
"SailFast, Live Slow"
"Godspeed"
"Never be afraid to try something new! Remember... Amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic."
"Money can't buy life,"- Bob Marley
"BOAT- Break Out Another Thousand"
"Sailors don't do things better, Sailors do things BEST"
"You land a million planes safely, then you have one little mid air and you never hear the end of it."- Air Traffic Controller, New York TRACON
"If you're dating a sailor raise your hand, If you're not, raise your standards."
"The ability to win is the desire to practice"
"When life gives you lemons, make grape juice, then watch the world wonder how you did it"
"Only when a car defines an era, is it The car"
"Start ahead, stay ahead, increase your lead."
"The cure for anything is saltwater – sweat, tears, or the sea."
"Godspeed"
"Never be afraid to try something new! Remember... Amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic."
"Money can't buy life,"- Bob Marley
"BOAT- Break Out Another Thousand"
"Sailors don't do things better, Sailors do things BEST"
"You land a million planes safely, then you have one little mid air and you never hear the end of it."- Air Traffic Controller, New York TRACON
"If you're dating a sailor raise your hand, If you're not, raise your standards."
"The ability to win is the desire to practice"
"When life gives you lemons, make grape juice, then watch the world wonder how you did it"
"Only when a car defines an era, is it The car"
"Start ahead, stay ahead, increase your lead."
"The cure for anything is saltwater – sweat, tears, or the sea."
