Good Jibes #236: Chris Jester on Starting a Sailing Business, With Host Ryan Foland

This week we chat with Chris Jester at the intersection of sailing and entrepreneurship. Chris has started not one, but FIVE sailing businesses, starting with SailTime Newport Beach.

Tune in as Chris shares with Good Jibes host Ryan Foland about the French sailing trip that changed his life, how to find the type of sailing business that’s best for you, how to get to know your customer base, how to go from boat sales to boat company owner, and Chris’s fun future sailing plans with friends and family.

Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• Quitting jobs, selling everything, and traveling the world for a year
• COVID sparks business #4
• The Duffy vs. ElectraCraft rivalry
• The empty-nest plan: taking the Lagoon 450 cruising on the Baja Ha-Ha
• Fractional boat ownership explained

Learn more about Chris at SailTimeNewportBeach.com and Ryan at Ryan.Online

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Check out the episode and show notes for much more detail.