Next Level Sailing Information

Next Level Sailing prides itself in having a long-standing crew of young and talented sailors. Even our 'back-up' crew members have been sailing on the 'America' for an average of 8 years with the core crew members with us an average 4 years. Qualified in First Aid and other Coast Guard required credentials, each of our crew members have some key roles in addition to their all-round charm and local knowledge. Captain Brandon is our 2nd qualified skipper, Michael our 1st Mate. Our narrator Al Sorkin is a Jack of all trades, when not educating our guests about the local sea life or telling a myriad of entertaining jokes, he is a Pirate at our Museum home dock for fun and children's educational programs. Captain Troy…..well he's just a walking encyclopedia of all things America's Cup and a wealth of knowledge about San Diego's Navy presence and local history. He was 2nd in charge of the 1995 America's Cup in San Diego and at the forefront of all the current America's Cup activities. Warren hails from Australia with a nautical background of deep sea fishing & sailing. Handling all of the client relationships and contracts for 'America', Warren spent 12 years at a local sailing school facility conducting over 900 corporate team building and leisure sailing events prior to joining Next Level Sailing 7 years ago.