Daniel Thielman

Function:
 Skipper
Hometown:
 Bristol, RI

Thielman has over 20 years of sailing experience going back to when he was a child sailing dinghies on Narraganset Bay in Rhode Island.  His recent experience includes skippering a boat on the YRA circuit, Big Boat Series, and Charleston Race Week. While Thielman has only a small amount of offshore racing experience, he plans to skipper ‘Kuai’ in the 2011 Transpac Race to Hawaii.  Additionally, Thielman has just formed a Melges 20 partnership that will be campaigning the boat nationally.