Program Director – Janel Zarkowsky

GBSA is proud to welcome back Janel Zarkowsky as Program Director for 2012.  Janel recently graduated with a Masters in Nonprofit Administration from Boston University and continues to coach their sailing team.  In prior summers, Janel has been head instructor and 420 racing coach at Newport Yacht Club, and a senior instructor at Annapolis Sailing School.  She has sailed competitively at the high school and collegiate levels in various dinghies including FJ’s, 420′s, Larks, and Vanguard 15′s.  Janel’s boating experience is not limited to dinghies, she has extensive offshore experience including the Marion to Bermuda and Annapolis to Bermuda races, as well as tactician and bowman positions on J22′s, J24′s, J35′s, J40′s Beneteau 40′s and Elliot 6m’s.  In addition to sailing, she also enjoys skiing, scuba diving and playing the cello.

Although we are still in the process of hiring for the 2012 season, we are excited to have many of last year’s staff returning to the program for another summer!

Instructional Division

• Connor D’albora
• Myles Stevens
• Jeff Bottwick
• Matt Coughlin
• Brendan Lada

Junior Instructors

• Aleksus Jagminas
• Ben Manning

 

Racing Division

Opti Green

• Emily Olson
  

Opti Race Team

• TBD
  

420 Racing Team Coach

• Katia DaSilva

Laser Race Team

• Nori Mongeon