Hampton University's sailing coach's love for sport proves contagious

In Steve Jobs' emotional, much-Googled commencement speech to Stanford's class of 2005, the Apple CEO tells his audience: "The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

Those words spoke to Alessandro "Alex" Ambrosi, even when their language of origin was still a struggle. Ambrosi, Hampton University's sailing coach and a native of Trento, Italy, is doing what he loves, and sharing his passion with anyone willing to learn.

Hampton University Co-Ed Sailing Program was started in 1994

After arriving at HU two years ago to find a program consisting of three members, Ambrosi got to work, relentlessly recruiting to fill the only sailing roster among the four main conferences comprised of historically black colleges (the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, the Southwestern Athletic Conference, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference).

The Pirates have since won six regattas, including the CNU 2-on-2 Invitational in March and last weekend's William and Mary 2-on-2 Team Race, and qualified for this weekend's prestigious...

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