Born in the Barnegat Bay area of New Jersey, Peet has always been involved with activities associated
with the water. Before he was even old enough to attend school, Peet was already racing on his dad’s 36
foot C&C at Block Island Race Week. At age 6 he joined the Toms River Junior Sailing Program to occupy
his summers. Starting in the infamous Toms River Pram, Peet was winning races before he even truly
understood how to read the tell tales on the sail. Quickly graduating from the Pram to the Blue Jay, Peet
naturally progressed to an Optimist Dinghy and immediately his competitive nature allowed him to
shine.
Peet began traveling to international regattas when he was only 13 having qualified for the South
American Championship in Ecuador. By 14, he qualified for his first world championship which was held
in Carrickfergus, Ireland. Peet won his last regatta in the optimist dinghy which was the New Jersey State
Championship in Brandt Beach, NJ. Graduating from the Opti, he transferred his skills to the Laser Radial
where he was able to win the U.S. National Championship, the High School National Championship, and
the Canadian National Championship.
After such great accomplishments, Peet truly made sailing a part of his life by accepting a nomination to
the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s in
Marine Engineering and a minor in nuclear engineering. While at Kings Point he was able to participate
in one of the best collegiate waterfront facilities in the country. Earning All-American status, Peet
skippered his way to a Sloop National Championship, an Offshore National Championship as tactician,
and attended numerous Singlehanded National Championships and Coed Championships also as a
skipper.
While Peet was primarily a dinghy sailor, he broke his back in a snowboarding accident his senior year,
motivating his transition to the offshore sailing team. With Kings Point’s extensive offshore fleet, Peet
was fortunate to start skippering very high performance boats including the Farr40 and various Maxi
sailboats ranging from 77-98 feet in length. Immediately after graduating Peet was asked to skipper one
of the schools Farr40’s at the World Championship in Newport, RI, which was, one of the most
competitive professionally raced sailboats in the world at the time.
His passion for sailing has driven him to continue sailing after graduation whenever possible. Having
sailed long distance races on Kings Point’s amazing selection of Maxi’s, crewing for various Farr40
programs, and most recently winning the Melges32 National Championship, Peet has had some very
fortunate experiences. Being the competitor that he is, Peet took advantage of these opportunities to
learn from some of the best sailors in the world about trimming, steering, and tactics.
The 49er fits his need for speed, competitive attitude, and attention to detail perfectly. Coupled with
Carl Horrocks, Peet believes Team Barnegat Bay is going to be tough to beat.