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TO SYC'S 2026 JUNIOR SAILING INSTRUCTORS

Scroll through to learn some fun facts about our new crop of Sailing Instructors!

LARA LITTLE, Instructor, (first season)

Hometown: Dublin, Ireland

Favorite Movie, Song & Food: Mamma Mia! | Dancing Queen | Fajitas

Favorite Sailing Moment: Sailing around Ireland on a tall ship, lying on the net at the front of the boat watching a pod of dolphins follow us for over an hour.

EMILY KHAN, Instructor, (first season)

Hometown: Wicklow, Ireland

Favorite Movie, Song, & Food: Good Will Hunting | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Spaghetti Bolognese

Favorite Sailing Moment: Sailing on a catamaran through the Barrier Reef in Mexico.

CIAN SWAN, Instructor, (first season)

Hometown: Greystones, Ireland

Favorite Movie, Song & Food: Superbad | 93 'Til Infinity | Burritos

Favorite Sailing Moment: Cruising in Sardinia where the water was warmer than the air.

SARAH KENNY, Instructor, (first season)

Hometown: Wexford, Ireland

Favorite Movie, Song, Food: Good Will Hunting | Rein Me In by Same Fender | Pizza

Favorite Sailing Moment: Spending a month sailing in Malta with sailors from all over the world.

SEBASTIAN SHEPPARD, Instructor, (first season)

Hometown: Greenwich, CT

Favorite Movie, Song & Food: The Dark Knight | Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles | Cheesesteak

Favorite Sailing Moment: Finishing 2nd place at the ILCA National Championship.

LIAM DOZIER, Instructor, (first season)

Hometown: Greenwich, CT

Favorite Movie, Song & Food: Good Will Hunting | Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac | Pasta

Favorite Sailing Moment: Racing at the New England Single Handed Championship.  

ETHAN BEERY, Instructor, (first season)

Hometown: Norwalk, CT

Favorite Movie, Song & Food: Fight Club | New Person, Same Old Mistakes by Tame Impala | Pancakes

Favorite Sailing Moment: Winning the Larchmont Yacht Club Race Week in 2022 with my good friend!

COLLEEN MURPHY, Instructor (first season)

Hometown: New Canaan, CT

Favorite Move, Song & Food: Princess Bride | Drive Back Home by Tophouse | Smash Burgers

Favorite Sailing Memory: Stargazing at 3am during the Vineyard Race last year.

NICHOLAS HAHN, Instructor, (second season)

Hometown: Norwalk, CT

Favorite Movie, Song & Boat: Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Listen to the Music by the Doobie Brothers | Lasers

Favorite Sailing Moment: Winning the final race of my high school sailing career!

CAOIMHE SWAN, Instructor, (first season)

Hometown: Wicklow, Ireland

Favorite Movie, Song & Food: Dead Poets Society | Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap | Sushi

Favorite Sailing Moment: I had an incredible experience sailing for a week on a tall ship between Ireland and Scotland.

HARRY MACCARRONE, Instructor (first season)

Hometown: Darien, CT

Favorite Movie, Song, & Food: Shawshank Redemption, Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, Chipotle

Favorite Sailing Memory: Winning the 2023 Dorade!

GET READY FOR AN EXCITING SUMMER AT SYC!