Meet the Team: Heather Jankens

When you get down to it, team captain Heather is the motiviating force and reason the Nuts are all together. She likes to try to play it cool, but she gave me editing permission to the website, so I’m getting the truth out there! Without Heather, there are no Nuts. She not only comes up with a lot of the terrible AMAZING races for us to try, but without her, we would likely be lost, confused, and hungry. Underestimate her at your own peril.

As she puts it, Heather fills the role of “team organizer” and is the Skipper of record, which just means that she gets the paperwork work done and plans what logistics are necessary for the event. R2AK is a doozy.

Other than that, here’s some additional background:

• Crew aboard the Draken Harald Harfagre 2016, returned in 2018.

• Kraken Cup Veteran-2019 with the Unsalted NUts.

• Crew aboard the 92’ Schooner Madeline and 38’ Concordia Cutter, Champion owned by the Maritime Heritage Alliance.

• Cold water dipper

• Paddling enthusiast: New but loving paddling with the Traverse Bay Outrigger Canoe Club.

• The one making the websites and doing the other things that aren’t as sexy.