Sarah Carrico

“When I first scheduled my trip with Modern Geographic I was expecting to be with a few other crew-members. When I found out it was only going to be Paul and I on board I’m not going to lie, I was a little bit nervous. However, I must say my expedition could not have gone better! I came on board with almost no sailing experience and being the only crew member made this an ideal situation. Paul really shaped the curriculum around my requests and my goals. I really got a little taste of everything during my expedition, and given this was Paul’s first time sailing this area also gave me a sense of what real sailing is like. We found sailing in Hawaii was quite challenging as the weather can be very unpredictable. I was able to sail in wind speeds close to nothing all the way up to over 30 knots. Overall, I learned an incredible amount in just one week and quite honestly I wish I had one more week with Paul to keep sailing. Paul is an excellent and qualified teacher who really helps to explain each concept in a way you can understand, and he made sure to constantly quiz me to make sure I retained everything (haha). I can’t recommend Paul Exner and Modern Geographics’ expeditions enough, it was truly an amazing experience that sparked a real passion for sailing inside of me.”