A few of our instructors are WDYC veterans and others are new to the program. They are excited and eager for the program to begin next week. They are all looking forward to a successful, fun and safe summer at WDYC!
Meet the Staff!
Ali Love: Ali is returning to WDYC as an instructor for her fifth straight summer. She is a life-long member of the club and participated in the program for 11 years. She just finished her sophomore year at Cornell University where she is majoring in civil engineering. She is a member of the Cornell sailing team and had a great Spring. She will be teaching Beginner Opti, Advanced Opti and 420 Race B.
Brooke Baker: Our newest senior instructor and coach, Brooke will be leading the Opti race team. She has sailed at WDYC for 10 years and has been an instructor for the past four summers. She just graduated from Wayland High School and will be attending Wesleyan University in the fall. She hopes to major in Chemistry at school. In addition to coaching, Brooke will be instructing the Intermediate Opti class.
D.J. Hatch: D.J. is back for his 5th summer as an instructor at WDYC. He has been sailing for 11 years and is currently on the Bowdoin College sailing team. He just completed his sophomore year and is majoring in classical archeology and minoring in Italian. We are excited to have him back as a WDYC veteran as he grew up in the program. He will be teaching Beginner 420 and Opti Race B
Mildred Conroy: Mildred has been sailing on the Cape for the past 13 years and first started out here at WDYC when she was five. Fourteen years later, she's back and eager to coach the 420 race team. She just completed her freshman year at Washington College where she was a skipper on the sailing team. She just recently returned home from San Diego where she had sailed in College Nationals. It was the first year her team had made it that far. Mildred is excited to be at West Dennis for her first summer as the 420 race coach.
Patrick Hession: Patrick has worked as a junior instructor at WDYC for the last two years and has now stepped up to work as a senior instructor. A recent graduate from Thayer Academy, he will be continuing his education at Boston College in the fall. Patrick will be teaching the Intermediate Opti and Sea Squirts class.
Our Junior Instructors for 2009:
Marissa Sullivan
Ryan Daly
Kelsey Goggin
Lauren Galanis
Chris Warner
Laura Adams
Brett Baker
Erin Daly
Patrick Watson
