TAYC Junior Sailing

Staff

2008

Meet the Junior Sailing Program’s New Director: Sarah Shattuck
  

    As someone who grew up sailing at TAYC and has been an instructor for a number of years, I am thrilled to be returning as this summer’s Program Director!  I have been sailing since I was a young child, first riding on my father’s Etchells on Long Island Sound, then learning to sail my Opti and later a 420 at TAYC.  I raced for a number of summers on the Chesapeake and beyond, and was involved in starting a sailing program at both my high school (Gunston Day School) and college (Mount Holyoke).  I have taught sailing both at Tred Avon and on Long Island Sound.  I enjoy keelboat and dinghy racing, but also appreciate a good day sail or adventure.  As a certified teacher, I bring classroom experience to the table.  I’m currently teaching part time in Seattle, Washington.  I look forward to bringing my knowledge of teaching and of sailing back to the program that gave me my “sea legs”.  It is my goal to teach students how to be competent, confident sailors while ultimately fostering a lifelong love of sailing. 

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Coaches and Instructors

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Morgan Brooks is just finishing up her freshman year at NC State and is happy to be returning to the Eastern Shore to teach sailing.  As soon she was old enough to sail, Morgan began taking lessons at TAYC.  It was here that she learned to both respect the water and have fun sailing. She also developed her competitive edge and became active in racing around the Bay, sailing an Opti.  This competitive spirit has served her well in the sailing world as well as her newest passion: competing in triathlons.  She’s very excited to be returning to TAYC to work with our Opti sailors.

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Drew Calvert is joining our team as an assistant in the Optimist program.  He has sailed both Optimists and 420’s at Tred Avon and around the bay, and is currently a student at Saints Peter and Paul High School in Easton.  Drew is enthusiastic about passing his love of sailing on to new sailors.

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Kyle Harris is coming back to coach Tred Avon junior sailors for his third year.  Currently a college freshman, Kyle is sailing for College of Charleston and is excited to bring back new ideas and drills to his students at TAYC.  Kyle is from Trappe.  He sailed both Opti’s and Laser Radials in our program and in many Chesapeake Bay Regattas.  He placed third in high point for Laser Radials in 2005 and is well-versed in Optimist, Laser Radial and 420 sailing.

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Peter Zendt is a junior from St. Andrew’s School who loves both sailing and the outdoors. For the past three summers he has been in New Hampshire and Nova Scotia hiking, biking and canoeing and now is excited about coming back to TAYC. He spent several summers at TAYC sailing in Optis and 420s and is glad to be returning to work with younger sailors and to spend a summer on the Tred Avon River. Peter was initially taught how to sail by this summer’s director, Sarah Shattuck, and is looking forward to working with her and the rest of the staff.

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