2015 Fall Sailing Program Staff
Cameron MacLaren Sailing Director
Matt Peter CFJ /C420/Laser Racing
Berkeley Green Junior Mariners
Mark Gaudio Sabot Specialist
Robert Bents Sabot Racing
Andrew Luttrell Sabot Racing
Lea Iodice Sabot Beginners
Ashton Brown Sabot Beginners
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!
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.
Robert Bents
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.
Andrew Luttrell
Assistant Sabot Racing
Andrew Luttrell has been sailing for the past 12 years and will be a freshman at Irvine Valley College this upcoming fall. He has been sailing out of BYC for these past 12 years and has grown up competing and sailing in this bay. Also, Andrew has had lots of experience sailing in many different boats, especially the CFJ in which he won 1st place in the 2011 junior Olympics with skipper Jeff Tolan. He is very excited to be assisting in the CFJ class this summer at BCYC.
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.