John Buchheister
Deck Dept
Procurement
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Jack sails in the Deck Crew as an Ordinary Seaman. He also functions as the ship's Procurement Officer, the Director of the Ship's Store, the Cruise Ticket Manager, and serves on the Board of Directors.
As a sailboat owner and racer, Jack was our race commentator during the very successful "Whitbread Cruises." His knowledge of sailboat racing and his study of the Whitbread boats enabled him to do a great job describing the tactics as the boats sailed past.
The whole idea of using the BROWN as a viewing platform was Jack's. At a meeting in 1997, he presented the Board with the idea of putting on a special cruise to view the start of Leg Eight of the Whitbread Round the World Race. While there was some initial skepticism expressed, Jack was given the task of putting the event together. Over the next several months, he organized the publicity, helped sell the tickets, stocked the Ship's Store with special Whitbread items and generally arranged most of the details. It soon became clear that Jack had been correct about the potential success for this cruise. With over 700 tickets being sold within the first two months, the trip was the most financially successful trip to date.
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