Nikola Georgiev and his family moved to the U.S. at age five from his birth city of Varna, Bulgaria. He learned to sail in California, starting in Optis at the age of 7, enrolled by his father, a sailor, at the Richmond Yacht Club California. He continued sailing in Newport, RI, before moving back abroad to Valencia, Spain and eventually back to Bulgaria. In Valencia, Nikola took up sailing laser for four years. He took part in Spanish Championships and Cups as a part of the Valencian regional team. Since then, he has sailed on various keel boats ranging from quarter tonners to custom 40 foot trimarans and keel boats under the ORC/IRC system. Now, he is mostly Keel Boat sailing under the ORC rule. Most recently on the new Odessos 28, Crazy Bee.
Nikola's career in sailmaking began with a visit to his local sail loft in Plymouth, MA, where he asked for a job having no technical experience in sailmaking. They took him on and he has been in the industry ever since. He has serviced both cruising and racing sails in addition to building sails that he has won the Bulgarian National Championships and other ORC regattas with. In his move to Seabrook, TX in Quantum's Gulf Coast Loft, Nikola hopes to showcase both his skills in sailmaking and understanding the needs of Quantum's clients.