Mike Cannon
Mike grew up in Rhode Island and started boating with his family at a young age. After graduating from URI with Industrial Engineering Degree, he moved to the Boston area […]
Sam Smith
Sam joined the BSC back in 2023. You can find him teaching our Diesel Engines Seminar, in the work float, or checking out the bottom of the boats in full […]
Peter Galipault
Peter first joined the BSC in the dim, dark and distant past; somewhere around 1986 or ‘87. He started teaching sailing in 1992. Since then his sailing career trajectory has […]
Rick Guardia
Rick Guardia is an experienced and dedicated sailing instructor who has been a BSC member since 1997. When he first joined BSC he took the Learn to Sail, advanced sailing, […]
Aidan Di Salvo
Aidan joined BSC in 2020 and works as an instructor and dock staff in and out of season.
Kathy Seero
Kathleen Seero grew up sailing on Manhasset Bay on Long Island, NY with her family which then led to a year in the Caribbean. She spent many years crewing in Marblehead and Boston Harbour. For the last 5 years she was the Director of the South Boston Yacht Club Youth Program. Currently, she is fine tuning and racing her Thunderbird 26 out of Savin Hill Yacht Club. Time off the water is spent in her city garden, teaching yoga or trail running with her lab, who also loves to sail.
Philip Zurek
Philip brings sailing experience from an unexpected location: Colorado! He arrived in Boston on the first nice spring day of 2018, went straight to the sailing center, and has been enjoying all that the area has to offer since then. When not cruising around, you can find him teaching (since 2021), Soling racing in the summer, and Frostbite racing in the winter. His goal is to share his knowledge and passion for sailing with every student.
John Mlynczak
John joined BSC as a member in 2021 and started instructing in 2022. Always on the water since he was a child, John enjoys sailing boats of all sizes and enjoys bringing the joy of sailing to others through instructing.
Jonathan Kannair
Joining BSC as a member in 1995, Jonathan has been a BSC instructor for seven seasons. Jonathan believes that anyone can become an accomplished sailor and appreciates that sailing is a physical and intellectual challenge you can do for life. Working with new sailors and helping them to gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to pursue their sailing adventures is something he especially enjoys doing at BSC.
Geoff Rand
Geoff wrote the BSC’s online cruising guide, and is a great person to approach with any questions you may have about cruising in the New England area.