Category: Coaches Spotlights 2025

About Martin!  PYC Youth Sailing welcomes Martin Reutemann to our coaching team for summer 2025! Martin is a passionate and accomplished sailing coach with a strong background in competitive windsurfing, wingfoiling, and youth development. He also has a strong background in teaching basic sailing, often in J/24s. Originally from Argentina, Martin brings over four years…

About Renzo! PYC Youth Sailing welcomes Renzo Di Clerico to our coaching team for summer 2025! Renzo is an Argentine sailor and coach with over eight years of experience in competitive sailing and instruction. He started sailing at the age of eight on an Optimist at Club de Regatas San Nicolás. He later expanded to…

About Madeleine! PYC Youth Sailing welcomes Madeleine Jones to our coaching team for summer 2025! Madeleine is a senior here in Maine at Yarmouth High School and grew up sailing in the summer, starting at age 8. As she has gotten older, she’s become passionate about teaching kids the fun of sailing! As a native…

About Reilly! PYC Youth Sailing welcomes Reilly Roedel to our coaching team for summer 2025! Reilly is a current sophomore at Hobart/William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY, where she is a crew on the varsity sailing team. She has been sailing since the age of 8, and racing since the age of 11, in Optimists,…

About Ollie! PYC Youth Sailing welcomes Oliver(Ollie) Maclean to our coaching team for summer 2025! Ollie is from the UK and recently graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in History. While in University, Ollie was the team racing captain/coach and then president of sailing. He has been sailing since he can remember,…

About Amelia! PYC Youth Sailing welcomes Amelia Wnek to our coaching team for summer 2025! Amelia has been sailing in the PYC junior sailing program for around 7 years. She started her journey as a minnow and worked her way up to the 420 race team, gaining experience in Prams, Optis, 420s, and larger keel…

About Kate! PYC Youth Sailing welcomes  Katie(Kate) McMullan to our coaching team for summer 2025! Kate is going into her sophomore year at University City Dublin, and has been sailing since she can remember. She spent 5 years sailing Optimists competitively around Ireland and internationally. In addition, she has three years of experience coaching all…

About Zoe! PYC Youth Sailing welcomes Zoe Anderson to our coaching team for summer 2025! Zoe is going into her Sophomore Year at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and has spent her summers in Cumberland, Maine, since she can remember. Zoe grew up sailing at the Portland Yacht Club, beginning in Minows at age 6…

About Tommy! PYC Youth Sailing welcomes Tomas (Tommy) Guaragna to our coaching team for summer 2025! Tommy is from Argentina and has been coaching since 2016. He started sailing when he was 4 and has not stopped since then. He has competed in high-performance Opti and ILCA classes, achieving podium finishes at international championships. Later…

About Blake! PYC Youth Sailing welcomes Blake Anderson to our coaching team for summer 2025! Blake is from the Boston area but has been spending her summers in Cumberland, Maine, since she was a kid. She learned to sail at the Portland Yacht Club summer program, where she gained experience with Prams, Optis, 420s, and…