Instructors
The Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club is pleased to introduce the instructors for 2009:
Pete Nyhuus (Head Instructor and Bronze 4)
Pete is back! Pete is finishing his second year at Dalhousie University and is really jazzed about coming back to the SLSC. Last summer Pete taught at New Edinburgh Club in Ottawa and brings his recent experiences teaching the Bronze level to the SLSC for summer 2009.
Here’s what you really need to know about Pete….
His fave dessert? Ice cream sandwiches after Wednesday pizza lunch (Hear that Leslie????)
Fav movie: It’s a Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve, Gladiator any other day
Fav sport: Buggies Up, Buggies Down (also sailing and hockey)
Pet peeve: misplacing things
Fav colour: Clubhouse Green (Editor’s Note…The Board of Director’s approves of your good taste!).
Fav music/bands: From Saturday to Thursday: Fleet Foxes, Radiohead, Animal Collective, Wolf Parade, and Emperor Bulash… Friday nights: Bee Gees, B-52s, ABBA – favourite song being “Rock Lobster”
Pete (left) and Murray (right) co-coaching
Murray McCullough (Race Coach)
Murray is back! Murray was a part of the SLSC instructing team in 2006 and 2007, and he can’t wait to return to the Point this summer. Murray began sailing at the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club in 2000. He attained the CYA Gold Sail level in 2003 and joined the RCYC High Performance Team in 2004 racing 29ers. Murray raced 29ers from 2004-2007 at a national and international level then began training and racing 49ers in 2007. In 2008 , he was a member of the Canadian Sailing Team!!!!
Murray is a recent graduate of the Faculty of Heath Sciences, Kinesiology programme from the University of Western Ontario (2009).
But here’s what you really need to know about Murray:
His favourite dessert? Vanilla frozen yogurt. He also reports that Leslie’s cup cakes, and ice-cream sandwiches on pizza Wednesdays are also great choices…..
Favourite movies? The Bourne and James Bond series.
Favourite sports: ”Sailing of course and rugby, mountain biking, running, possibly windsurfing (we’ll find out this summer hopefully)”.
Favourite colour- black or blue. (Editor’s note: Sounds like a bruise and, btw, black is not a colour…Have you been talking to Evan? See below).
Favourite band – Dave Mathews
See Pete’s caption….
Evan Burtt (Bronze 5)
Evan is joining us again this year! Two years ago, Evan taught at the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club (the home club of Murray McCullough) and last year Evan taught the Bronze 4s at SLSC. Evan is a CYA Blue-level instructor. Before becoming an instructor at his home club, Evan was a member of the BQYC race team where he achieved his CYA Gold Sail. He is currently completing grade 12 at Centennial S.S. He is enthusiastic about returning to SLSC and will be responsible for a large group of SLSC Bronze 5 sailors. We welcome Evan as a great addition to our staff.
Here’s what you really need to know about Evan:
His favourite dessert is mint chocolate ice cream.
His favourite movie is: “Any mountain biking movies, anything funny.”
His favourites sports are: Sailing (of course – especially laser radial racing and his new- found respect for 420s), skiing, and mountain biking.
Favorite colour: white (Editor’s note…officially white is NOT a colour, but we’ll ignore that for now…)
Favorite music is Country; (apparently Claire DesB. loves it when Evan plays it nice and loud), and a bit of rap
Favorite artist: Dilated People’s, Jedi Mind tricks
Pet peeves: spiders, wearing socks with sandals.
Evan at home on the water
Claire DesBrisay (White 3)
Claire is returning to the SLSC this year and once again brings her love of sailing and teaching to the SLSC. Claire is in first year at the University of Ottawa, studying Conflict Studies and Human Rights. At this time, Claire is volunteering at St. Cyprian’s School in Cape Town, South Africa and she will be there until the end of June. She is helping teach classes and sports. Claire is looking forward to the new challenge of teaching White III this summer. Claire is also a certified skiing instructor.
Here’s what you really need to know about Claire:
Her favourite dessert is chocolate peanut butter ice cream
Her favourite movie is: The Family Stone
Her fave sports: Yup, sailing AND skiing AND tennis…
Her fave colour is yellow.
Her fave designer is Marc Jacobs (Editor’s note: Hmmm..I don’t recall asking that question but thanks Claire…good to know for future SLSC gear...)
Pet peeve: Snakes
Ellen Lourie (Mosquito Program)
Ellen has transitioned from student to teacher this year and will be enjoying her first year teaching the SLSC’s Mosquito programme for novice and beginner sailors aged 8 to 10. Ellen is an accomplished sailor and former member of SLSC’s race team. She is in Grade 11 at Humberside Collegiate Institute where she is a member of the swim team and rugby team. Ellen hopes to keep up her racing this summer and is very excited to be a member of the instructing team!
What you really need to know about Ellen….
Her favourite dessert? Rice pudding (sans raisins) and anything mint chocolate
Her favourite movie is: A Little Princess (even though it has a sad ending…)
Her fave sports: sailing , swimming and skiing
Her fave colour is turquoise.
Her fave artist is: Lil Wayne, Girl Talk AND Super Mash Bros. (Editor’s note: Huh?)
Following Claire’s lead….Ellen’s fave designer is Chanel (Editor’s note: Look for some very smart sailor suits…)
Pet peeve: Bad grammar.
- Ellen also hard at work….
Kat Hutton (Mosquito Program)
Kat is in first year at the University of Guelph, studying anthropolgy. She spent several months in 2008 teaching sailing in the Grand Caymans and is an accomplished sailor in her own right. Kat brings her experience in teaching younger sailors and fresh ideas with her for summer 2009. Kat’s enthusisam for sailing is infectious and we are really looking forward to welcoming her on the Point and at the SLSC this summer. Welcome aboard Kat!
Here’s what you really need to know about Kat:
Her favourite dessert: grapefruit! “I can’t get enough grapefruit.”
Her favourite movie is Ferngully. ”I used to watch it every night when I was a child. It’s really cool, and has fairies in it and every person should watch it at least once to re-kindle some part of childhood.”
Her favourite sport? Yup, sailing. “Sailing is actually the one thing in life I am most passionate about. I seem to always learn new things right when I think I know most.”
Kat’s pet peeve: When people rush to say “your welcome” before you say “thank you” to try and make you feel bad, like they had to remind you, even though you were 100% going to say “thank you”.
Favourite colour: Burnt orange. “My bedroom at home is burnt orange colour; I think its the most beautiful colour ever.”
Favourite songs: ”You” by Radiohead and any song on the Waiting for the Sun album by The Doors.
Kat hard at work.
