Our Staff
Name: Jon Hey Age: 19 Home Town: Sudbury School: Lockerby Composite School Favorite Boat: Laser Boats Sailed: CL11, CL14, Opti, Laser, Laser 2, Catamaran Other Interests and Hobbies: X-C Skiing, Snowboarding, Rowing, Biking, Whitewater Kayaking, and many more Why did you become an Instructor: I became an instructor because I love the sport of sailing and I can think of no better way to help other people enjoy it than to teach them. Best Sailing School memory: The day of The Wind Storm (2006). Coolest day ever. Name:  Stephanie Andrieux Age: 17 Home Town: Montreal, Quebec School: Collège Notre-Dame Favorite Boat: If it has sails and goes fast... I like it :) Boats Sailed: Y-Flyer/Laser Other Interests and Hobbies: Volleyball, being with friends and shopping Why did you become an Instructor: To make kids fall in love with sailing like I did. Best Sailing School memory: Sailing to Bell Park and treating ourselves to ice cream! Name: Lauren Avery Date of Birth: 17 Home Town: Sudbury School: Marymount Academy Favorite Boat: Lasers Boats Sailed: Laser, Laser II, Albacore, CL11, CL14, Alpha 120 sailboard, Other Interests and Hobbies: Music, Skiing, Snowboarding, taking pictures, movies.   Why did you become an Instructor:  I loved learning how to sail, and thought it would be great to be able to spend the summer teaching others! Best Sailing School memory: While Julian and I were in Lasers, he was trying to explain how to dry roll and I slipped off the back of the laser... I'm really still not sure how I managed that.   Name: François Andrieux Age: 19 Home Town: Montreal, Quebec School: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Favorite Boat: Y-Flyer & Catamarans Boats Sailed: Lasers, Y-Flyers, CL 11, CL 14, Albacore, Hobbie Cats, Lagoon 380 Other Interests and Hobbies: I sail during the summer and ski during the winter. Between those, I love computer programming and computer gaming. Why did you become an Instructor: Since I started sailing I’ve been hooked. What better way to spend your summers than sailing, and teaching others to love it as much as you do? Best Sailing School memory: March break 2007, I spent a week living on a 38 foot catamaran in the British Virgin Islands, it was awesome. Name: Chris Hey Age: 16 Home Town: Sudbury School: Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School Favorite Boat: Laser Boats Sailed: All of them...ever Other Interests and Hobbies: X-C Skiing, Downhill SKiing, Mountain Biking, Basketball, Tennis and many more Why did you become an Instructor: Because sailing is something which I enjoy, and I wish to teach others to enjoy sailing too. Best Sailing School memory: Making the Catamaran do a front flip.... by far the coolest thing ever. Name: Matt Smider Age: 19 Home Town: Sudbury School: University of Guelph Favorite Boat: International 14 Boats Sailed: many different boats - Optis and Lasers for the most part Other Interests and Hobbies: Playing the ol' six string, attempts at cooking, yearning for learning, the great outdoors Why did you become an Instructor: Sailing is one of my fav activities and to teach others to get as much fulfillment as I do out of the sport is a dream. Best Sailing School memory: Dock Tag Champion, circa 1997... not a thing to do with sailing at all!