The Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club is pleased to introduce the instructors for 2010:
Ian Hutcheson (Head Instructor and Bronze 5)
Ian Hutcheson joins the Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club as our Head Instructor for summer 2010. Ian is a recent graduate of the Environmental Engineering program at the University of Guelph and has run a successful landscaping business for a number of years. He comes to us with plenty of experience coaching sailing as well as coaching skiing , and most recently, was Head Instructor at the Barrie Yacht Club.
Ian is enthusiastic about joining SLSC and we look forward to an awesome summer under his leadership! He will be coaching the Bronze V group.
Note to parents: Ian has experience driving large trucks and lots of different trailers and will be available to coach inexperienced parent trailer drivers!
Evan Burtt (Race Coach/Silver 6)
Evan Burtt is returning to SLSC as our Race Coach for Summer 2010! We are very excited to have Evan back on the instructor team, after 2 years with SLSC teaching Bronze IV and V, and we know that he is well equipped for the job. Evan is currently attending the University of Waterloo in the Applied Health Science faculty studying kinesiology. Evan is passionate about mountain biking and we look forward to seeing some new tricks!
Evan has already dedicated 2 summers to making our club a better place to learn how to sail and he is keen to take on the challenge of coaching and coordinating the race team! Welcome back, Evan.
Fun Facts about Evan!
Favourite dessert: mint chocolate chip ice cream or home made brownies (home bakers, take note!)
Favorite movie: scary movies at the club, psychological thrillers, anything funny
Favourite sports are: Sailing of course, skiing, mountain biking, longboarding
Favourite colour: white
Favourite music: pretty much anything, depends on my mood i suppose, country, 80′s rock, and a bit of rap form time to time
Favourite artist: The tragically hip, Jedi Mind tricks, Huey Lewis and the news, blink 182
Pet peeves: spiders, when someone is drinking orange juice or something similar and they didn’t shake the bottle or jug before they started drinking.
Chris Moore (Bronze 4)
Chris Moore joins us from the Barrie Yacht Club and will be teaching our Bronze IV group. Chris is attending Acadia University in Nova Scotia and has taught sailing for a number of years at the Barrie Yacht Club. Chris comes to us after spending last summer at Camp Ponacka where he was a Bronze evaluator. Chris is a big sports fan and has experience as a hockey referee, so will be quite capable of managing the Bronze sailors! Please join us in welcoming Chris to our club!
Kate Thomas (Mosquito Programme)
We are excited to have Kate Thomas join our instructor team as our Mosquito Programme Instructor. The Mosquito program is for our new to sailing group of children who sail the Mosquitos and Optis. Kate is an experienced racer and has lots of experience teaching swimming to children, as well as lifeguarding. Kate is well suited to this program with all of her experience teaching children and with 2 younger siblings! We look forward to Kate’s leadership with this group and to her sharing her enthusiasm with the wee ones! Welcome aboard, Kate.
Here are Kate’s Faves!
Favourite Dessert: My mom’s pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream, kawartha dairy chocolate milkshakes are a close second
Favourite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
Favourite Sports: Sailing of course, swimming, snowboarding
Favourite Colour: Purple
Favourite Music: anything catchy
Favourite Food: Cheeseburgers
Pet Peeve: Owen Thomas (haha) Editor’s Note: Kate, I am not sure this is what we were looking for!
Ellen Lourie (White Sail 3)
Ellen Lourie is returning to SLSC as our lead White Sail Instructor. Ellen taught White Sail last summer and returns to us to oversee the entire programme and to teach White Sail III. She is a calm and unflappable young woman who does well with the younger sailors. We look forward to Ellen’s confident yet gentle leadership this summer. Welcome back, Ellen!
Here’s what you really need to know about Ellen!
Favourite dessert: Rice pudding without raisins and anything mint chocolate
Favourite movie: A Little Princess, I cry every time but it’s been a favourite since the first time I saw it.
Favourite sports: Sailing (of course), swimming, and skiing in the winter.
Favourite colour: Turquoise
Favourite artist: Too many to count
Pet peeve: Spelling mistakes
Amy DesBrisay (White Sail 2)
Amy DesBrisay joins SLSC as a White II instructor. Amy is a very experienced and successful racer with years of racing with the SLSC race team under her belt. Amy is looking forward to sharing her passion for the water with the younger kids and can be found sailing, mostly, in her spare time! We look forward to Amy joining our White Sail team and wish her lots of success.
Here is the lowdown on Amy’s faves!
Favourite dessert: Blueberry or apple pie, ice cream, and beavertails
Favourite movie: Pirates of the Caribbean 1
Favourite sports: Sailing and skiing
Favourite colour: It changes all the time. Right now, red.
Favourite meal of the day: Breakfast!!
Pet peeves: early mornings, and waiting
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