The Origin Story

Level 3 Fun started as an adventure travel company to curate and facilitate access to challenging experiences for people daring to step out of their comfort zones and actively participate in transformative adventures.

For our first trip, we assembled a team of 6 participants supported by 3 professional sailors, led by expedition captain and project manager Jorge Madden. The mission was to race the RORC Caribbean 600 regatta on a high-performance 52ft carbon fiber catamaran.

Everybody onboard had previous long-distance sailing experience, but joining one of the world’s biggest and most challenging offshore regattas on a racing beast capable of sustained speeds over 20 knots was new for the participants.

The excitement and uncertainty were tangible for the weeks leading to the trip to Antigua island. You may be familiar with that enjoyable sensation you feel in anticipation of a vacation. Imagine how the volume and intensity of the excitement will turn up when your upcoming trip involves being the protagonist of something you had only dreamed of. Then remove all the uncertainty and replace it with trust and confidence because you’re joined by a team of experts that will guide you and accelerate your learning curve to squeeze your experience till the last drop. The challenge is there, but we remove the unnecessary “unforeseen nonsense” so that you can experience full expansiveness.

Jorge Madden (ESP/USA) completed the 4,200nm Mini Transat in 2011 and will be racing his Marsaudon Composites 525 “Level 3 Fun” in the 2019 RORC Caribbean 600 multihull class. America’s Cup sailor and Maxi world champion Carlo Castellano will also be on board. Level 3 Fun’s crew include three young and passionate sailors training to become professional racers: Brian Reilly (USA), Alexander Lulewicz (POL) and Ben Fletcher (USA).

“Our crew is a mix of young passionate athletes dreaming of becoming professional sailors who will race alongside expert coaches,” commented Jorge Madden. “The great importance of young blood in a racing crew is their energy and stamina, especially in long distance races. Another good quality is being humble and good team members. Having a chance to do a big regatta with a good team is a privilege. Even if they are really talented and passionate, it’s important to follow orders from the afterguard and be proactive by asking ‘what can I do to help?’ One of the most valued qualities to join Level 3 Fun is don’t take yourself too seriously! “You’re mad as a hatter if you think I’m going to sail around the world without telling jokes!”

Alexander ‘Firefly’ Lulewicz commented: “When you get the chance to sail with an exceptional team it can be truly magical. There is no ‘I’ in the word team, and sailing is no exception. Everybody on the boat relies heavily on everyone else. Each member of the crew brings their own strengths and it’s important to harness these to the team’s advantage. When the gun for the start goes off, I know I am on a crew that I can trust and it is important for me to fullfil my role.”