This week on On the Whistle, I have the pleasure of hosting college Junior at Bowdoin College, Preston Anderson. A member of the Bowdoin Sailing team, Preston has led efforts toward establishing The Inclusivity, Diversify, and Equity (TIDE) Task Force to diversity the historically white, male sport. In our conversation, we discuss the road Preston took to get where he is today. We uncover the reasons and coaches that kept Preston coming back to the sport of sailing even through attacks on his own personal identity. In the second half of our call, we discuss the TIDE program and its already strong support from the sailing community as a whole.

Learn more about TIDE here!: https://collegesailing.org/about/tide-committee

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