"It is by no mistake in design that we see our reflections in the water. It is the universe from which we came, and in which we can find ourselves."
Meg Reilly is a marketing and communications professional with an inherent passion for sailing and the world’s oceans. Focusing on the advancement and inclusion of offshore sailing, Meg has worked with a variety of brands such as Volvo Ocean Race, America’s Cup, Helly Hansen, Offshore Sailing School, IMOCA Ocean Masters, and Mustang Survival in addition to co-founding Ocean Racers (formerly Canadian Ocean Racing) with Morgen Watson in 2015.
In 2013, Meg left her coveted career on Madison Avenue to circumnavigate the world as a crew member on the Clipper Round the World Race. As a ‘round the worlder’ onboard Henri Lloyd, Meg served as the team’s Media Crew Manager, Victualler and Assistant Watch Leader. Meg feels very lucky to have had a great crew that ultimately took round the world victory at the conclusion of the race in July 2014.
Since the Clipper Round the World Race, Reilly has skippered in New York Harbor, crossed the Atlantic on S/V Cheeky Monkey with Chase the Story as well as double-handed on her Pogo 12.50 Hermes. In 2017, Meg founded North Cove Sailing, a community sailing center in Manhattan, as well as launched annual events like NY Harbor PHRF Racing, NYC-Hamptons Race and the NY Harbor Women's Regatta.
Meg graduated from Seton Hall University with a degree in Marketing, International Business and Japanese. Inspired by her father, a U.S. Navy vet and merchant mariner, Meg will always have one foot in the water no matter where she is or what she does.