Meet our team!
Board Members
Graham Mann
Graham conceived the idea for the Sail All program, and helped get the program off the ground in its inaugural year. He is now leading the newly-incorporated program into it's second year and has big hopes for 2014!
Graham grew up sailing at Lunenburg Yacht Club in both dinghies and keelboats. He has raced Opti's, Bytes, Lasers, and various keelboats, particularly his family's J/92. He instructed at LYC for two summers before spending his last three in the Canadian Coast Guard Inshore Rescue Boat program.
Currently in his final year of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal, Graham loves all things water-related, and hopes to continue improving and expanding Sail All in the future!
Graham grew up sailing at Lunenburg Yacht Club in both dinghies and keelboats. He has raced Opti's, Bytes, Lasers, and various keelboats, particularly his family's J/92. He instructed at LYC for two summers before spending his last three in the Canadian Coast Guard Inshore Rescue Boat program.
Currently in his final year of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal, Graham loves all things water-related, and hopes to continue improving and expanding Sail All in the future!
Breugh Wood
Breugh grew up sailing at Lunenburg Yacht Club, learning in Echoes, Bytes and 420s, and spending time racing a Byte.
She spent several years coaching kids at LYC in the Optimist dinghy before taking up the head instructor position at LYC, which she has held for the past several summers.
A graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, Breugh continues to spend as much time as possible on the water during the summer, including racing on her family's J/29, as well as various other keelboats.
She spent several years coaching kids at LYC in the Optimist dinghy before taking up the head instructor position at LYC, which she has held for the past several summers.
A graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, Breugh continues to spend as much time as possible on the water during the summer, including racing on her family's J/29, as well as various other keelboats.
Jonathan Chiasson
I grew up sailing a windsurfer on Bras D'Or lakes and discovered Mahone Bay twenty years ago. Since then I have been sailing competitively and recreationally, inshore and offshore. We are blessed to live in a province that boasts some off the most beautiful waterways in the world. I believe everyone should have the opportunity to sail in them.
Instructors & Volunteers
Claire Boileau
Claire was one of the coaches in Sail All’s pilot program and continues to contribute to the program as it goes into its second year. Claire grew up sailing at Lunenburg Yacht Club and eventually went on to race on its race team. With her partner, Claire was named Under 18 Provincial Sailing Champion in the final year of her Learn to Sail career at LYC. Claire has been an instructor at Lunenburg Yacht Club for the past 2 years and has coached beginners as well as the race team in many different kinds of boats. Claire is in her second year of studies at Queen’s University in the Bio-Psych program. She is a member of the Queen’s Sailing Team in both dinghies and keelboats and has a position amongst the team’s exec members. In the past two years Claire has helped the team achieve podium results and heighten its rankings in the MAISA and CICSA leagues. Claire hopes to inspire students to pursue the sport of sailing in both leisurely and competitive aspects and is very passionate about the Sail All program’s efforts in doing so.
Andrew Burns
Andrew started sailing in the junior sailing program at the Lunenburg Yacht Club. After many years of junior sailing Andrew started racing 420’s throughout the summer, and into the spring and fall. After winning the Canadian Youth Championship, he and his sailing partner Max Flinn qualified for the 2012 Youth Worlds in Dublin Ireland. With his strong background in sailing and racing Andrew started teaching sailing at Lunenburg Yacht Club. Andrew is currently a student at Saint Mary’s University and is living in Halifax, NS.
Karl Mitchell
Karl began sailing at the age of 9, learning to sail in dinghies at the Lunenburg Yacht Club as a hobby. As a teenager Karl was introduced to the competitive part of the sport and was able to compete as one of the top single handed sailors in the province in both Byte and Laser. Karl was a member of the Youth National Sailing Team in 2010. He continues enjoys sailing his Laser in local regattas and honing his skills on keelboats of all sizes. Karl is looking forward to entering his final year of studies at St. Francis Xavier University to finish up his Bachelor of Science. He is a very passionate sailor and coach and enjoys spreading the love for sailing to others. This will be his fifth summer as a sailing instructor at LYC and is keen to work with beginner, intermediate, and advanced sailors.
Gavin Hatheway
Gavin was first introduced to sailing when he was 9 years old by his father and siblings, and has been hooked ever sense. He enrolled in Learn to Sail with very little experience but eager to learn. With that he has been able to improve his skills as the summers and years passed, and make new friends from all over North America. Hard work and a love for sailing opened up great opportunities that included multiple national competitions whilst training with the Lunenburg Yacht Club race team in both the 420 and Laser Radial.
He has since moved on to coaching sailing and keelboat racing on boats such as the J/111 and the Viper 640 for evening and weekend races at CYC and RNSYS.
He graduated from Park View Education Centre in 2013 with an IB Diploma and is currently enrolled at Queen's University, taking a Bachelor of Science where he is on the cross country and indoor track and field teams.
He has since moved on to coaching sailing and keelboat racing on boats such as the J/111 and the Viper 640 for evening and weekend races at CYC and RNSYS.
He graduated from Park View Education Centre in 2013 with an IB Diploma and is currently enrolled at Queen's University, taking a Bachelor of Science where he is on the cross country and indoor track and field teams.
Sydney Beatty
Sydney came to Nova Scotia to summer at the age of 14, after disliking sailing in her hometown of Toronto. After one week at the Lunenburg Yacht Club Learn to Sail program, Sydney had a newfound love for the sport and continued sailing out of Lunenburg for years to come. She started sailing in Optis and continued on to race 420s on the race team. When Sydney was back in Toronto, she would train throughout the fall and spring, and attended some regattas in the US. Along with her crew, Claire Boileau, they qualified as the Under 18 Nova Scotia Provincial Champions in their final year on the race team. Those years on the race team were some of Sydney’s fondest memories. Sydney is going into her third year at the University of Western Ontario and is studying English. Though Western does not have a sailing team, Sydney continues to spend as much time on the water as she can, sailing at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club during Tuesday night racing. Now having moved full time to Nova Scotia, Sydney has started this past year as an instructor at LYC and helping with the Sail All program. Sydney hopes to inspire a love for the sport and time on the water and be able to give kids the opportunity to try the sport that was the backdrop to her great memories.
Adrienne O'Connor
Adrienne grew up sailing at Lunenburg Yacht Club where she learned the basics of sailing in Echoes and later raced competitively in 420s. She is now going into her fifth year as an instructor at the yacht club where she has taught Can Sail 1 and 2 levels and is now teaching the Wetfeet program. Adrienne loves to spend her time on the water with her family sailing Solings and J29s. She is going into her third year at Memorial University of Newfoundland where she is a member as well as the Director of Communications for the newly founded school sailing team.
Alexander O'Connor
Alexander grew up sailing in Lunenburg where he learned and now instructs sailing. Alexander is in his third year coaching optimist and first as a sail all instructor, he also enjoys sailing in keel boat races and regattas. He attends Mount Saint Vincent University in the winters where he is working his way towards a Business Administration degree.
Alex mann
Alex is a Sail All instructor, and one of Graham’s two brothers. Like Graham, Alex grew up spending his summers on the water, sailing at LYC from the age of eight. He has racing experience in Optis, Club 420s and Lasers, and has competed in several National Championships as well as a North American Championship. He also has a great deal of experience on keelboats, mainly coming from time on his family’s J/92.
Alex is now in his second and final year at a United States prep school just outside Boston, where he is pursuing both his studies and his passion for hockey. He always looks forward to returning home, and especially so when returning for a summer on the water.
Alex is now in his second and final year at a United States prep school just outside Boston, where he is pursuing both his studies and his passion for hockey. He always looks forward to returning home, and especially so when returning for a summer on the water.
Ross Porter
Ross took part in Sail All in 2013 as an instructor. He grew up sailing in the beautiful bays of Chester and Lunenburg. Ross instantly fell in love with the sport and it has become his passion. He has spent every summer on the water as far back as he can remember.
As a youth Ross sailed Optis and Lasers but now races his family’s Bluenose. Since 2008 he has instructed ‘learn to race’ skills to kids under the age of 15 and occasionally volunteers his time teaching Sail Able (http://www.sailable.ca/) at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.
Ross graduated from Dalhousie University in 2013 with his Bachelor of Science and is planning on a career in Pharmacy or Medicine. Ross is excited to share his passion with all of you and he truly believes we are so fortunate to have some of the most beautiful waters for sailing in the world right our own back yard!
As a youth Ross sailed Optis and Lasers but now races his family’s Bluenose. Since 2008 he has instructed ‘learn to race’ skills to kids under the age of 15 and occasionally volunteers his time teaching Sail Able (http://www.sailable.ca/) at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.
Ross graduated from Dalhousie University in 2013 with his Bachelor of Science and is planning on a career in Pharmacy or Medicine. Ross is excited to share his passion with all of you and he truly believes we are so fortunate to have some of the most beautiful waters for sailing in the world right our own back yard!
