An experienced blue-water sailor specializing in traditionally rigged vessels, Kent has been invited as a member of the prestigious Explorers Club, counting former members such as Neil Armstrong, Roald Amundsen, Sir Edmund Hillary, & Robert Peary, and joins current members James Cameron, Sylvia Earle, Sir Ranulph Finnes, Jane Goodall, Burt Rutan, Nainoa Thompson, & Richard Wiese.