Cape 31

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.

A New Zealand native and sailmaker by trade, Jason completed his 4-year apprenticeship in 1996. After working in Auckland for Boyd & McMaster sails, he moved to Annapolis Maryland in 1997 to start with the brand new Quantum Sail Design Group, and has been with the company ever since.

During his time with Quantum, Jason ran the service department before moving into sales in 2008. His leadership and expertise earned him a promotion to Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager in 2022, and today he leads Quantum’s U.S. sales team, overseeing strategic growth initiatives and client relationships nationwide.

Jason brings with him to Quantum a wealth of experience in both racing and cruising applications having been involved in the technical and hands on side of sailmaking for over 30 years.

Over the years he has competed successfully on all levels of Grand Prix, One Design
And ORC racing circuits ranging from J/70, Farr 30, Farr 40, C&C30, J/111, IC37, Melges 32, Cape
31, and TP52. In 2009, Jason was tasked with managing the sail development and design program for the Farr 40 class that has led to multiple national and world championship wins for Quantum clients.

Having grown up sailing and spending most of his life in the sailmaking industry, Jason holds a diverse range of experience that he happily passes on to his racing and cruising clients.

Adrien de Belloy started sailing at four years old, traveling around the North Atlantic with his parents on a boat they built themselves. As a family, they spent a year sailing across the Atlantic, from France to the Caribbean to New York and back. By the time Adrien was 12, he’d moved on to competitive racing. “I loved the sense of freedom, responsibility, team work and being out in nature,” he said. “Nowadays I still love reaching to the horizon and the technical aspect of it. I’m always searching for a way to go faster and trim better.”

With a degree in yacht and powercraft design from Southampton Solent University, Adrien joined Quantum Sails Barcelona as a sail designer in 2007. He left the loft in 2010 to work as a self-contractor for Quantum while he built the boat he and his wife sailed around the world, covering 44,000 miles from 2011-2013. He continues to design for Quantum at the France loft, and is back to racing IRC, Soto 40, and more.

Designing sails for everything from dinghies to super yachts, racers to cruisers, Adrien loves his work. “I love the never-ending improvement,” he said. “Getting to see my designs at sea, then analyzing them to keep on adapting to every situation.”

Working with the team at Quantum gives him the support and resources he needs to design the best sail for every sailor. “Working for Quantum means being part of a great team that is aiming for success at every endeavor,” said Adrien. “We work twice as hard to prove that we are ready for the next challenge.”

As an avid sailor and keen racer, John is always happy to provide tailored advice as to how our customers can make the most of their sails; he brings innovation to the sail making realm and a complete focus on excellent customer service.

John is an experienced sailor and racer in IRC, OD yachts, and multihull classes and provides on-the-water support and local service and support for our customers at our Hamble based loft. Our on water and local support ensures the Quantum Hamble team exceed the usual levels of customer service.

Rory Maclean started sailing in dinghies on the West Coast of Scotland, later moving into keelboats in his late teens. Now based on the South Coast of the UK in Hamble, he has extensive experience sailing in large one design boats and IRC fleets on the Solent and abroad. With many years experience working as a sailmaker for Grand Prix and ocean racing teams, Rory brings a wealth of experience and attention to detail to Quantum, and due to his time on the floor has a vast knowledge on materials and products and improving them. On the water, he holds a number of IRC and RORC titles, as well as accolades in the Fast 40 and J/111.

Travis Odenbach brings extensive one-design racing and sailmaking experience to his role as North American One Design Director at Quantum Sails. A native of Rochester, New York, Travis began sailing at age six through the Rochester Yacht Club junior program, progressing from Optis and 420s to Lasers before moving into high-level keelboat racing.

A longtime competitor and class specialist, Travis has built his reputation in one-design racing with particular focus on the J/70, J/24, and J/22 classes, while also competing in boats ranging from Melges 15s to Cape 31s and J/111s. His early years racing the Great Lakes regatta circuit and sailing in Newport's legendary J/24 Fleet 50 gave him the opportunity to compete alongside many of the top sailors in the sport and helped shape the technical and competitive approach he brings to every program.

Travis' accomplishments on the racecourse include winning the J/24 North American Championship and earning multiple podium finishes at J/24 Nationals, North Americans, and World Championships. In the J/22 class, he has posted multiple top-five finishes at both World and North American Championships, while also contributing to three Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship victories. In 2024, Travis was recognized as a finalist for US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Award.

His sailmaking career has included roles with Waterline Systems, North Sails, Haarstick Sailmakers, and Quantum Sails, where he developed deep expertise in one-design sail development, construction, cloth testing, and performance consulting. After Haarstick joined Quantum in 2015, Travis became heavily involved in Quantum’s one-design programs, serving as a class coordinator for the J/24 and J/22 classes and working closely with sailors across North America and around the world.

Travis looks forward to helping sailors maximize performance on the racecourse while continuing to strengthen Quantum’s leadership across the one-design community.