J/24

Scott Nixon has been involved with racing his whole life. Scott grew up sailing on the Southern Chesapeake Bay in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.

An All-American sailor at St. Mary's College of Maryland, Scott later coached many students to the All-American ranks at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. With decades of competitive racing, he has a wide range of racing experiences, including dinghies, one-design keelboats, inshore big boats, and offshore distance racing.

Scott joined Quantum Sails in 2000, and his experiences bring a unique skill set to Quantum's programs. Focusing primarily on one design classes, he is directly involved in testing, design, and development of Quantum’s One Design sail programs. He working directly with the design team and worldwide sales team to make sure Quantum sails are at the front of the fleet.

Scott has sailed with Quantum customers to win championships at the World, Gold Cup, European, North American, and National levels.

His hands-on approach includes active campaigns and racing in the following classes for Quantum: J/22, J/24, J/70, J/80, J/88, J/109, J/111, C&C 30, Farr 30, Farr 40, Swan 42, Swan 45, Melges 20, Melges 24, Melges 32, Melges 40, TP52, ORC, and GL52 classes. He is a three-time World Champion in the J/111, Melges 32, and ORC 52 classes.

Kris Werner grew up in Queens, NY, and spent his childhood on the water, sailing and fishing. He is a graduate of New York Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, where he earned an unlimited tonnage/oceans USCG license and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Transportation and Business.

After four years of collegiate varsity and offshore sailing, Kris served as a collegiate sailing coach and waterfront director. His career took him all over the world as a ship's officer on ocean-going tankers. In 2004, Kris came to Rochester to earn his way to Chief Officer on the Rochester Fast Ferry. He then worked as a Broker with RCR Yachts and began collaborating with Steve Haarstick on sail designs for various boats, including J/70s, J/24s, and other offshore vessels. For three years, he worked at Haarstick Sailmakers before transitioning to becoming the owner of the loft which is now Quantum Sails Rochester. Kris has extensive experience in offshore and one-design racing campaigns, both as a helmsman and a crew member. In addition to being a familiar face on the racing circuit, Kris enjoys spending time cruising with his wife and three boys.

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.