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Captain Jill Hughes grew up in Buffalo, New York and learned to sail on the Great Lakes where she was introduced to tall ships and sail training aboard the US Brig Niagara. She is currently the Vice President of Programs and Advancement at World Ocean School. A sail training organization based in Boston and the USVI.
Jill has been fortunate to sail aboard many vessels and to learn from skilled shipmates over the years. She has been crew aboard Pride of Baltimore II, Lynx, Bowdoin, Harvey Gamage, Westward, and Spirit of South Carolina. Additionally, she has served as Captain of Hindu, Irving and Exy Johnson, Geronimo, Roseway, and Denis Sullivan. For three years, Jill worked aboard two different European square-rigged ships conducting high school at sea programs.
Jill earned a bachelor’s degree from Boston University in International Relations and a master’s degree in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island. While in graduate school she focused her studies on sail training, specifically the American sailing school vessel’s act and utilizing tall ships for STCW training. She holds a 3000-ton Ocean Master License.
She is excited to work among a driven group of individuals to provide the transformative experiences that sail training fosters— ones that were so impactful on her own life.
