Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Meet the Head Instructors :)

Brooke Baker
Brooke is returning to us as at the Opti-A race coach for the third summer. She will be a junior at Wesleyan University in the fall where she is studying Chemisty. She is a member of the field hockey team, sailing team and crew team at WU and enjoys tutoring local elementary students in math in her spare time. She grew up sailing at WDYC on the 420/opti race teams and is excited to be back for another great summer.

Ryan Daly
Ryan will be coaching the 420-A team at WDYC this summer. He will be a sophomore at Connecticut College in the fall where he is a member of the co-ed sailing team. In addition to coaching, he will be instructing the Intermediate 420 class this summer.

Chris Warner
Chris will be coaching the 420-B team at WDYC this summer. He has sailed at St. Sebastian's  the past two years of high school. Chris finished 15th overall as a skipper in SMSA Grand Prix last summer out of 174 boats. He will be attending Boston College in the fall where he plans to try-out for the BC sailing team.

Lauren Galanis
Lauren will be instructing the Sea-Squirts and Beginner Opti class this summer. She will be sophomore at Florida State University in the fall where she is studying Pre-Med. Lauren has sailed for WDYC for the past 11 years and enjoys every minute spent on Bass River. In addition to sailing, Lauren enjoys golf, skiing, attending FSU football games and giving back her time to the community.


Michael Sweeney
Michael will be leading our new Cruising class this summer. He will be a freshman at Connecticut College in the fall where he will major in International Studies and Spanish. He was the captain of the Fairfield Prep 420 race team this past year and looks forward to racing for Connecticut College in the fall.

Marissa Sullivan 
Marissa will be coaching the Opti B- team this summer and instructing the intermediate 420 class. She will be a sophomore at Loyola University Maryland in the fall. She plays club lacrosse at Loyola and enjoys spending her summer sailing at WDYC. She participated in both the opti/420 race programs here at WDYC.

Kelsey Goggin
Kelsey will be coaching the Intro to Race Opti class this summer and instructing the opti intermediates. She will be a freshman at Hobart and William Smith College this fall. She has raced on the Harwich High Varsity sailing team the past four years and looks forward to sharing her racing knowledge with the WDYC sailors.

Laura Adams 
Laura will be instructing the Beginner Opti's and coaching the Intro to Race class this summer. She will be a freshman at UMASS Amherst in the fall. This past Spring you may have seen Laura's face in the Cape Cod Times featured as a Rising Star for her commitment to Student Council.