For Immediate Release Contact: Melissa Witt, Public Relations Associate 10 August 2004 Tele.: 860.255.3777 Fax: 255.3417 E-mail: [email protected] JACQUES COUSTEAU’S GRANDSON TAKES COURSE AT TUNXIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Fabien Cousteau, grandson of world-renowned marine explorer Jacques Cousteau, and who has led his own share of underwater expeditions, was at Tunxis Community College in July for a more landward pursuit—to refine his motorcycle skills in Tunxis Continuing Education’s Motorcycle Rider Education Program. Cousteau, 36, was pleased by the Tunxis staff’s helpfulness when he called Tunxis to inquire about the College’s program. “The class was great, and the facility is amazing,” said Cousteau, who traveled an hour and a half every day to Tunxis from his family’s home in Sherman, Connecticut. “The instructors were very friendly, clear and easy to understand,” he continued. “The hands-on portion was a lot of fun.” The largest program in Connecticut, the Tunxis motorcycle program provides several benefits, including a motorcycle for use by each rider in the class, and exemption from the Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) on-cycle test for those who successfully pass, as well as a 10% discount on insurance. Cousteau did not own his own motorcycle at the time he signed up for the Tunxis class. He’d ridden as a teenager, but hadn’t been on a motorcycle for a long time. “I wanted to polish my skills and driving habits, and there’s the insurance advantage as well,” he said. By the time he attended the Tunxis class, Cousteau had purchased a rare Italian motorcycle—a 1981 Moto Morini, which he is currently painting. “I’ve been wanting a motorcycle since I was a kid,” he said. “Because of my background, I’m very environmentally concerned. It’s an economical way to get around—and it’s fun.” He said his grandfather, who always encouraged exploration and loved flying planes, would probably not have been surprised by his interest in riding motorcycles. Cousteau lives in Manhattan when he isn’t in Sherman, a lifestyle made possible by a laptop and cell phone he uses for work. He is a partner in Deep Blue Productions, a production company that specializes in underwater digital video production. Cousteau continues his grandfather’s legacy through involvement in Ocean Futures Society, an organization dedicated to protecting the ocean by educating people to act responsibly, and as an explorer at-large for National Geographic Society. His latest documentary, “Mind of a Demon,” which will air as a television special when complete, will capture shark behavior and cognition. As part of the project, he had a life-size anatomically correct great white shark submarine built that looks, feels, acts and moves like a great white. Cousteau will conduct the research from inside the vessel, and said the documentary may be completed by the end of September. For more information on Tunxis CC Workforce Development and Continuing Education courses, call 860.255.3666, or visit Tunxis on the Internet at tunxis.commnet.edu. Tunxis is located at the junction of Routes 6 and 177 in Farmington, Connecticut. ###

JACQUES COUSTEAU’S GRANDSON TAKES COURSE AT TUNXIS … · Cousteau, 36, was pleased by the Tunxis staff’s helpfulness when he called Tunxis to inquire about the College’s program

Download PDF Report

Upload
others
View
5
Download
0

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: JACQUES COUSTEAU’S GRANDSON TAKES COURSE AT TUNXIS … · Cousteau, 36, was pleased by the Tunxis staff’s helpfulness when he called Tunxis to inquire about the College’s program

For Immediate Release Contact: Melissa Witt, Public Relations Associate10 August 2004 Tele.: 860.255.3777 Fax: 255.3417

E-mail: [email protected]

JACQUES COUSTEAU’S GRANDSON TAKES COURSEAT TUNXIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Fabien Cousteau, grandson of world-renowned marine explorer Jacques Cousteau, and who has led his ownshare of underwater expeditions, was at Tunxis Community College in July for a more landward pursuit—torefine his motorcycle skills in Tunxis Continuing Education’s Motorcycle Rider Education Program.

Cousteau, 36, was pleased by the Tunxis staff’s helpfulness when he called Tunxis to inquire about theCollege’s program.

“The class was great, and the facility is amazing,” said Cousteau, who traveled an hour and a half every day toTunxis from his family’s home in Sherman, Connecticut. “The instructors were very friendly, clear and easy tounderstand,” he continued. “The hands-on portion was a lot of fun.”

The largest program in Connecticut, the Tunxis motorcycle program provides several benefits, including amotorcycle for use by each rider in the class, and exemption from the Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV)on-cycle test for those who successfully pass, as well as a 10% discount on insurance.

Cousteau did not own his own motorcycle at the time he signed up for the Tunxis class. He’d ridden as ateenager, but hadn’t been on a motorcycle for a long time. “I wanted to polish my skills and driving habits, andthere’s the insurance advantage as well,” he said.

By the time he attended the Tunxis class, Cousteau had purchased a rare Italian motorcycle—a 1981 MotoMorini, which he is currently painting. “I’ve been wanting a motorcycle since I was a kid,” he said. “Because ofmy background, I’m very environmentally concerned. It’s an economical way to get around—and it’s fun.”

He said his grandfather, who always encouraged exploration and loved flying planes, would probably not havebeen surprised by his interest in riding motorcycles.

Cousteau lives in Manhattan when he isn’t in Sherman, a lifestyle made possible by a laptop and cell phone heuses for work. He is a partner in Deep Blue Productions, a production company that specializes in underwaterdigital video production. Cousteau continues his grandfather’s legacy through involvement in Ocean FuturesSociety, an organization dedicated to protecting the ocean by educating people to act responsibly, and as anexplorer at-large for National Geographic Society. His latest documentary, “Mind of a Demon,” which will airas a television special when complete, will capture shark behavior and cognition. As part of the project, he hada life-size anatomically correct great white shark submarine built that looks, feels, acts and moves like a greatwhite. Cousteau will conduct the research from inside the vessel, and said the documentary may be completedby the end of September.

For more information on Tunxis CC Workforce Development and Continuing Educationcourses, call 860.255.3666, or visit Tunxis on the Internet at tunxis.commnet.edu. Tunxis is located atthe junction of Routes 6 and 177 in Farmington, Connecticut.

###