GREG KELLY - SAILING MASTER

A founding member of Pleasant Bay Community Boating, Greg has a long list of other sailing accomplishments: he was the lead person that was behind the establishment of both the Chatham and Nauset High School sailing teams. Greg himself has coached the Chatham High School Sailing Team since its inception in 1996. He was president of Southern MA Yacht Racing Association 2000-2001, and the Commodore of the Orleans Yacht Club 1989-1991 to name only a few a few.

Greg has raced Speculation, his Hunter 25.5 in the annual Figawi race every year since 1986. He won his class in 1988 and has placed many times in the top four. In 2010, he raced in the 39th annual Figawi race between Hyannis and Nantucket along with at least 240 other boats, he explained that he came in 7th in his class of 23 boats. Greg has sailed in many regattas around the Cape including, Hyannis Regatta, Edgar Town Regatta, Buzzard Bay Regatta and the Race Around The Cape.

Greg's goal for the PBCB program this summer is to take our sailing program to the next level. Greg believes our program has matured to the point that it could benefit our students if the program was more structured and sequential. The plan is to offer sailors the opportunity to advance their sailing skills in a more organized manor. We plan to track each student's skill development in order to provide them the opportunity to advance their sailing and seamanship skills.

AARON PARRY - INSTRUCTOR

Hi I'm Aaron Parry. I live in Hanover MA, and am a junior at Boston College High School where I dive in the winter and sail in the spring. In addition to high school sports, I train gymnastics year round on a club team, on which I have competed as far as New York. I have been sailing since I was young with my family, but only few years ago began to really enjoy it. I race 420s at my High School, as well as at CYC. In addition to 420s, I enjoy sailing sunfish and my grandfather's O'Day Mariner. At the end of this school year I will be attending the Naval Academy's Summer Seminar before enjoying another summer on the Cape.

COLIN RIDLEY - INSTRUCTOR

Hi, I’m Colin Ridley I am a currently in the sophomore class at Nauset High school. I live in Harwich all year round. I play baseball for several teams during the course of the year including the one at my school. In the summer I like to spend time with my friends and family. I love to sail and I always have every since I was a young kid I always liked to go sailing with my dad on our cat boat named Arabella. When I was about seven I joined the Chatham yacht club and was a member for quiet so time until a few years ago. My favorite boat to sail is the sunfish. They are fast and fun and are easy to sail. I look forward to sailing at PBCB again this summer of 2012!

EMMETT WEEKS - INSTRUCTOR

I'm Emmett Weeks. I learned to sail at Orleans Yacht Club and continued sailing through high school at Nauset. I am currently attending Brown University majoring in mechanical engineering. I also sail for the Brown sailing team which competes in both the fall and spring seasons. During the summers two and four years ago I competed in international seamanship competitions which focus on knots and navigation in addition to racing.

EMILY VINCENT - INSTRUCTOR

Hi, I'm Emily Vincent. I am 19 years old and I am a sophomore at Quinnipiac University. I am an English major with a Studio Art minor and just recently was accepted into the Five Year Masters of Arts in Teaching Program. I love teaching kids and my dream job is to be an elementary school teacher. I began sailing on Pleasant Bay when I was 8 years old and that began my love of the ocean. I jump at any chance I get to go sailing and be near the ocean. In the Fall of 2011, I studied abroad with a program called Semester at Sea where I was on a ship circling the globe for 111 days. I travelled to 14 different countries and went sailing in South Africa, Mauritius, Hawaii and Honduras.

JOHANNES RAATZ - INSTRUCTOR

Hi, I'm Johannes Raatz. I started sailing about 15 years ago with my dad on an old 17' catamaran out on Pleasant Bay. I then sailed for about a decade at Chatham Yacht Club in Beatle Cats, Optis, Sunfish, and 420s in sailing school and on the racing team. Meanwhile, I began teaching at PBCB and racing on the Nauset Regional High School sailing team in 2007. On starting college at the University of Massachusetts Amherst last fall, I began sailing for the UMass \ Five College sailing team competing in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association. I am currently serving as the UMass captain. To fill the months of December, January, and February when I am forced off the water by cold winds and frozen lakes, I enjoy traveling, photography, skiing, cycling, and studying about social justice issues.

KAITLIN MAHAR - INSTRUCTOR

Hi there! My name is Kaitlin Mahar & I'm from Trumbull, CT. I just graduated from St. Joseph High School, & I have been accepted as an incoming freshman into the Honors Program at the University of New Haven, where I plan to study Communications. My family and I have been summer residents of Chatham for over 16 years. I began taking lessons at PBCB in 2004, where I learned to sail Flying Scots, & became an instructor 2 years ago. I love to sail, & what could be better than teaching kids & sharing with them the fun of sailing while they're learning? I'm excited to teach again this summer, & I look forward to meeting new students & catching up with past students as well!

KYLE WALTERS - INSTRUCTOR

Hi, I'm Kyle Walters. I am a native of Orleans, MA, and grew up sailing with the Namequoit Sailing Association. I began teaching at PBCB in the summer of 2008. Since then, I have been attending the University of Grinnell, in Iowa, and returning to the Cape every summer to teach. I enjoy racing, sailing out to the islands in the eastern quarter of Pleasant Bay, and smelling salt in the air, which is something one doesn't realize one misses in the Midwest until one comes back. I currently manage the national award-winning Emergency Loans Program of the Social Entrepreneurs of Grinnell and have a job for the next two years working in the nonprofit sector, after which I plan to enter the field of public interest law.

MICHAEL MAZULIS - INSTRUCTOR

Hi, I’m Michael Mazulis I am currently a senior at Chatham High School. I grew up taking racing classes for five years at Namequoit Sailing Asociation in the summer. I have sailed on the Chatham High School spring varsity team for two years. I am currently a member on the Monomoy Regional High School sailing team and enjoy the racing experience. When I’m not sailing 420s, I enjoy boating and fishing on the beautiful waters of Chatham. I am excited to start another summer at PBCB and cannot wait to start teaching kids and adults the pleasures of sailing.

NOAH FIRMIN - INSTRUCTOR

Hello I’m Noah Firmin and I attend Chatham High School. I will be entering my senior year of high school this fall. I have been sailing since I was 12 years old. I have been on the Chatham, and Monomoy sailing team for 3 years. Last summer I raced a J-24 in Lewis Bay at Hyannis Yacht Club every Wednesday night. I am on the Cape Challenge team, which is a sailing and rowing program on Cape Cod. I am looking forward to being an instructor at Pleasant Bay Community Boating this summer!

QUINN HOWES - INSTRUCTOR

Hi, I’m Quinn Howes. Born and raised on Cape Cod, I grew up sailing Optis at Chatham Yacht Club before sailing Lasers with FAST in Newport, RI. I was a member of the Nauset Regional High School Sailing Team for three years before graduating and coming to Cornell University. Currently finishing up my freshman year, I have been studying Italian and History as well as being a member of the Cornell Sailing Team. I will be spending a month in Turin, Italy studying European politics this Junenbefore returning to the Cape for another great summer with Pleasant Bay Community Boating.

ROSS BERRY - INSTRUCTOR

Hi, I'm Ross Berry, currently a graduating senior from Nauset Regional High School, I've lived much of my life on Cape Cod, in the bayside town of Brewster, Throughout the past four years, I've been very active in student government and other extra curricular activities, and outside of school have been heavily involved in local, statewide, and even some national politics. My interests range from government and politics, to sailing, to just enjoying the last few months on Cape Cod before I set off for the George Washington University in the fall. I've been sailing since a young age, learning the basics from my Uncles and Dad who all enjoyed growing up near the Bass River in West Dennis. I took lessons from the Orleans Yacht Club for a few summers, and more recently, in High School, I've been a Varsity member of the Nauset Sailing Team where we race 420s. As a senior, in my final year on the team, I have had the distinct honor of serving as one of the team's Captains. Sailing has been a big part of my life for many years, and I intend to further my experience into college and beyond.

SARAH MATHERSON - INSTRUCTOR

Hi, I'm Sarah Matherson and I live in Greenfield Massachusetts. I am a sophomore at Pioneer Valley Regional School and I play field hockey in the fall and softball in the spring. I spend my winters skiing and my summers sailing. Some of my favorite things to do are spend time with my friends and family, read a book on the beach and travel. I first started sailing when I was eight with PBCB and since that summer anytime someone says "sailing" my heart skips a beat. Sailing here I have been able to have some amazing experiences in boats of all shapes and sizes, in and out of Pleasant Bay. Having all of these sailing experiences has helped me choose a path for the future, and being an instructor has given me the chance to show people that sailing is not only a sport but a lifelong passion.

SCHUYLER WARD - INSTRUCTOR

Hello, my name is Schuyler Ward, I grew up sailing on my parents Morgan Out Island house boat, out of Stage Harbor. I was enroled in Chatham Yacht Club for near ten years, where in I sailed Beetle cats, Sunfish, Optis, Lazers and 420's and was active on the CYC racing team. I helped coach my highschool sailing team for a season while training for the approaching Football season. I have been working at PBCB since 2010 acting as a teacher of all ages and demographics.

I played two seasons of college football at Curry college where I studied Business managment, before transfering to the University of Edinburgh. In Edinburgh I have joined the University sailing club, sailing in wetsuits in the North Sea and small Lochs in Firefly boats. Since being in Scotland I have learned to play Curling and joined my University team where I also serve as Treasurer. I also enjoy; travel, wood working, cooking \ baking, drawing, painting, lifting and attempting to stay on top of developments in the world of business, finance and general innovation.