2015 CAMP CORINTHIAN Program Staff
Cameron MacLaren Sailing Director
Matt Peter Head Coach, CFJ Racing
Naoise Mulcrone Assistant CFJ Racing
Andrew Luttrell Assistant CFJ Racing
Berkeley Green Junior Mariners
Mark Gaudio Sabot Specialist
Alex Ivory Sabot Racing A-C2
Jack Donnell Sabot Racing A-C2
Ainsley Henderson Sabot C3
Robert Bents Assistant Sabot C3
Lea Iodice Sabot Novice
Ashton Brown Assistant Novice
Caden Wheeler Assistant Novice
Emmy Yoshimura Starfish
Catherine Flanagan Assistant Starfish
Stephanie Geoffroy Starfish Sailing
Camille Linares-Reed Head Lifeguard
COACHES CORNER
Cameron MacLaren
Sailing Director
Cameron has been working with different sailing programs for over ten years as a beginner sailing instructor, race coach, head coach, and program director. He grew up on Lido Isle and went through the junior program there, and developed his passion for sailing education through high school and college. In addition to BCYC, he has coached for Lido Isle Yacht Club, Newport Harbor Yacht Club, and Washington Yacht Club in Seattle. Although he is in his first year as Junior Sailing Director, he has been with BCYC for a cumulative six years and is looking forward to a fun and successful sailing season.
Matt Peter
Head Coach, CFJ Racing
Matt is 24 years old and hails from Boston, Massachusetts. His extensive coaching experience began at Cape Cod Sea Camps with their learn-to-sail program in 2009. He then founded the sailing team at Emmanuel College where he studied graphic design and communications. After graduating he took over the role of Head Coach for his alma mater, in addition to coaching for the Wentworth Institute of Technology Sailing Team and the Boston Latin School Sailing Team. Recently, he has been coaching for the Harvard Sailing Center as well as the Crimson Sailing Academy in the New England area. We are very excited and lucky to have Matt join us as our new Head Coach!
Naoise Mulcrone
Assistant Coach, CFJ Racing
Naoise Mulcrone is an instructor from all the way over in Ireland. This will be his second summer instructing at the BCYC, and his fourth summer instructing overall. He has been sailing since he was 8 years old, racing in competitions all across his home-country of Ireland and several countries in Europe. During the year, he studies medicine in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and was recently appointed as the vice captain of the sailing society there.
Andrew Luttrell
Assistant Coach, CFJ Racing
Berkeley Green
Junior Mariners
Berkeley Green is a lifelong sailor and keelboat racing skipper with
over two decades of experience as sailing instructor at UC-Irvine and
OCC Sailing. He served as Program Director from 2005 to 2011 at the
Newport Sea Base and was instrumental in developing partner programs,
grant funded fleet purchases and online registration systems. Berkeley
has competed in many Newport-Ensenada races, Shields Nationals and has
sailed 3,500 miles across the Pacific Ocean to French Polynesia as
First Mate on a ninety foot ketch.
Mark Gaudio
Sabot Racing Specialist
Mark is one of the most sought-after race coaches in the region, with a particular specialization in the Naples Sabot. He won Junior Sabot Nationals in his youth, and continues to dominate Senior Sabot Nationals with over fifteen championship titles. He has been with BCYC since his days as a junior sailor and continues to give back to his home club.
Alex Ivory
Sabot Racing, A-C2
Alex Ivory started her sailing career here at BCYC in the starfish program, continuing from sabot A's to CfJs and C420s. She made the JV team for CdMHS in 8th Grade and raced Varsity all 4 years in high school. She currently races for UCSB where she just completed her Freshman year. A long the way, she garnered her US Sailing Level I Certificate, competed in the US Sailing Jr. Women’s Championship 4 times, placed at INSA nationals and placed at PCISA nationals. She has been coaching for 5 years including INSA Nationals. Her boating experience includes: Sabot, CFJ, C420, Lido 14, Laser, Santana 20, Harbor 20 and B25. She is excited to be back home this summer and give back to her club.
Jack Donnell
Sabot Racing, A-C2
I grew up in Newport Beach, and I am excited to be starting my 13th summer at BCYC, my Second year officially coaching. I started the junior program at Bcyc at age 6, and moved my way through sabots where I then started sailing CFJ's. Once I was old enough I joined the CDM sailing team, and sailed on it for 5 years from 8th to 12th grade. After graduating High School, I decided to attend Montana State University, and I have been looking forward to getting back on the water all winter!
Ainsley Henderson
As a young teen I started sailing at BCYC in the CFJ program. I competed in the Shadden series and Junior Olympics for multiple summers. The summer after, I made the Varsity Sailing team at Corona del Mar Highschool. I spent 3 years on the Varsity team, competing in many regattas and National Championships. This will be my 5th summer coaching at BCYC, two as a volunteer and three as a Level One certified instructor. I will be coaching the C3 class this summer and am looking forward to assisting in the advancement of the Junior sailors.
Robert Bents began sailing in Newport Harbor strapped in his car seat on his family's Cal 40. When he got older he raced his Sabot and then moved on to lasers and CFJ's, just finishing his third year on the Mater Dei High School sailing team.
Ashton Brown is an incoming sophomore at Corona del Mar High School. He has spent the last year as part of the CDM Varsity Sailing team as both skipper and crew. Before that, Ashton was part of the CDM JV sailing team for two years. Ashton has also participated in the BCYC sailing teams for CFJ and Sabot racing. Some of his accomplishments include: First place in the Corinthian Club CFJs 2014, Outstanding Skipper, 2014 and the Mark Gaudio Perpetual Award.
Caden Wheeler has been sailing with Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for twelve years. He is currently a high school student at Mater Dei, and has been sailing for their team for two years. Sailing is his life and he loves to see other people’s interest in sailing grow as his did.
Emmy Yoshimura is a substitute teacher in the Westminster School District. She received her Bachelor of Arts and earned her multiple subject teaching credentials from California State University, Long Beach. For the past two years, she has completed long term and day to day substitute positions in various grade levels, from preschool through sixth grade.
