Ryan Finstad was an early crew with ISBJORN, sailing in the Caribbean in early 2016 when just about everything that could have gone wrong did. Ryan stuck with us and even helped build ISBJORN’s new furler on the grass in Nanny Cay between trips.

Since then he’s gone on to buy his own boat with his wife Kathryn, a Caliber 40 called TURTLE, which they sailed from the Chesapeake to the Caribbean and back again, then north to New England.

Ryan is a behind-the-scenes advisor to 59º North, helping turn Andy & Mia’s original passion into an actual, viable business.