Coaches

FBYC is extremely fortunate to again have the World Class Coaches working with three different Teams for the 2010 season!

Alejandro Cloos – LASER RACE COACH

Alejandro coached our Laser team in 2005 and 2009, and we are most fortunate he is returning for the 2010 season.  Alejando is from  Argentina, has a degrees in Teaching and Mechanical Engineering.  He started sailing Optimist in 1970 and for the last 38 years has performed at a world class level not only as a sailor but as a coach.

Selected Experience
1984-1994 Trainer in Europe, Snipe, Laser, 470, Lightning
1995-2008 Head Coach Argentine Olympic Team
1999- Pan American Games Winnipeg. Lightning, Laser and Snipe coach
2000- Olympic Games Sydney. Team Leader, and Laser, Tornado, Star and Europe coach
2004- General and Logistic Consultant for the Organizing Committee of the IODA
2003-2005 Head Coach of the Ecuadorian National team
2006 Principal Race Officer ODESUR Games (South American Games)
2007 Head Coach of the ARG team and coach of Snipe, J24 and Lightning at the Pan American Games

Selected Accomplishments
1979 1° South American Championship Finn Class
1980 2º Snipe Class Youth World Championship
1995 3° Europe Class South American Championship
2008 1° Laser Master South and Central American Championship

Cori Radtke - OPTI DEVELOPMENT TEAM COACH

Cori started sailing when she was 6 and is inseparable from the water.  She first trained in Optis on Cape Cod and progressed to 420s, Flying Scotts, and Lasers at age 13 upon joining FBYC.  Starting in 8th Grade, she served as a starting helmsman for the Christchurch School Sailing Team, including the 2006 Virginia High School Championship team coached by Ms. Jill Shore Petrone.  Her success earned her several CCS awards for her outstanding performances and contributions to the CCS team.

Her boat handling and tactics have developed under the tutelage of coaches such as Olympic coach Alejandro Cloos, U.S. Naval Academy coaches John Vandermoore and Ali Sharp, College of Charleston coach Howard Cromwell, and Royal Hamilton Dinghy Club coach Luis Chiapparro, among others.  She has raced a 420 or Laser Radial in many major East Coast events as well as the U.S. Junior Women’s Leiter Cup.

Currently, Cori is a senior at Tabor Academy in Massachusetts where she sails for the nationally-ranked Tabor Sailing Team.  Her outstanding contributions were recognized with Tabor’s 2008 Ainger Trophy.  She was captain of her Field Hockey team and is currently a starter on the JV Basketball team.  Her future plans include studying Marine Ecology and sailing at the collegiate level.

Diego Revecca – OPTIMIST RACE COACH

We warmly welcome Diego back to FBYC for the 2010 sailing season, he coached our Opti Team in 2006 and 2007. Diego brings 15 + years of global coaching and racing experience back to FBYC. Below are some of his highlights.


Optimist Homepage www.optimist.com.ar

PROFESIONAL SAILING/COACHING EXPERIENCE
 
Optimist Clinic, Lima Perú. Yacht Club Ancón. February 2009
Personal Coach, Semana de Bs As, Argentina  MJ Cucalon's coach, optimist overall 1st place. October 2008
Personal Coach, Mar del Plata, Argentina  US and ECU sailors. February 2008.
Optimist Clinic, Quito, Ecuador  Club Nautico San Pablo Opti Clinic, April 2007
Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Virginia, USA  2007 Head Coach, June – August 2007-
Personal Coach, Mar del Plata, Argentina   Personal coach ecuadorian kids, February 2007
Pre-Southam Opti Clinic, Niteroi, Brasil  Pre Southamerican 'on site' clinic, peruvian team, January 2007
Personal Coach, Montevideo, Uruguay  Pre world coaching, peruvian and ecuadorian kids, November 2006
Salinas Yacht Club, Salinas, Ecuador Advanced Optimist Clinic, October 2006
Personal Coach, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Semana de Buenos Aires, peruvian and ecuadorian, October 2006
Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Virginia, USA  Optimist coach, June – August 2006
Chile National Optimist Team  Cartagena 2006 Optimist Southamerican Championship, April 2006 - Colombia
Manta Yacht Club, Manta, Ecuador  Advanced Optimist Clinic, March 2006
Personal Coach, Mar del Plata y Bs As, Argentina   Peruvian and Equadorian Team coach, February 2006
Personal Coach, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Personal coach at “Semana de Buenos Aires” Optimist champ, October 2005
Club Centro Naval del Perú, Ancón, Perú  Optimist Clinic, October 2005
Private clinic, Paracas, Perú   Private Optimist intensive coaching after Peruvian National Optimist champ, October 2005
Personal Coach, Paracas, Perú  Personal coach at Peruvian National Optimist champ, October 2005
Optimist and Laser Private Clinic, Salinas, Ecuador  Personal coach, August 2005
Club Náutico San Pablo, Quito, Ecuador  Optimist and Laser Clinic, July 2005
Yacht Club Peruano & Yacht Club Ancón. Lima, Perú.  Advanced and Intermediate Clinic, May 2005

Private clinics, Salinas, Ecuador and Mar del Plata, Argentina.  
Personal Coach, October 2004 – December 2004 – Salinas, Ecuador.
Personal Coach, February 2005 - Semana del Mar, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Personal Coach, March 2005 – PRE South American 2005, Bs As, Argentina.
Puerto Lucía Yacht Club, Salinas, Ecuador
Head Coach, Optimist & Laser team, July 2001 – to October 2004 (Full time)
Reorganized and reimplemented the Optimist programs: Identified competitive development strategy and implemented plan
·         Created and instituted Laser Program
·         Worked with a total of 20 youths in the club
Championships Won:
·         Gold Medal, Laser Radial, Bolivarian Games, 2001 *First international gold medal won by a member of the Club*
·         First place club team racing at International Copa del Pacífico Optimist Championship 2001 *First international championship won by an Optimist Team in Ecuadorian Sailing History*
·         First place club team racing at Nationals 2003
·         First and second place at Nationals Individual 2003
·         Almost all championships won at 2003 ecuadorian competition

Ecuadorian National Team, Salinas, Ecuador  Coach, January 2001- April 2004
International Competitions:
Participation
·         South American Optimist Championship; Algarrobo, Chile, 2004
·         South American Optimist Championship; Montevideo, Uruguay, 2003
·         South American Optimist Championship; Salinas, Ecuador, 2002
·         Bolivarian (Simon Bolívar) Games; Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2001
·         Juegos Sudamericanos Championship (Laser Standard, Laser Radial, Ligthning); Río de Janeiro, Brasil, 2002
Championships Results:
·         Gold Medal, Laser Radial, Bolivarian Games, 2001
·         4th ,place team racing at South American Optimist Championship 2002 *Best Finish in Ecuadorian Team History*
·         15th place individuals at South American Optimist Championship 2002 *Best Finish in Ecuadorian Team History*
·         7th place individuals at South American Optimist Championship 2003 *Best Finish in Ecuadorian Team History*
·         1st , 3rd , 4th place individuals at South American Optimist Championship 2004 *Best Finish in Ecuadorian Team History*
Club Náutico Albatros, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Head Coach, Optimist School and Competition Team, March 1996 – June 2001 (Full Time)
Started, organized and implemented the Optimist program: Identified development strategy, group segmentation (according to talent and experience).
·         Expanded from 3 to 20 participants (1996 -2001)
Championships Won:
·         Argentinean Optimist National Championships Individual:
o    Lucas Calabrese: 1999 and 2000
o    Mario Segers: second place 2000
·         Worlds Championship:
o    Lucas Calabrese won in 2001
o    Lucas Calabrese second place in 2000
o    Mario Segers 6th in 2001
·         Team Racing Worlds:
o    2000 (Lucas Calabrese)
o    2001 (Lucas Calabrese, Mario Segers, Mercedes Travascio)
·         Club Universitario BA Team Racing:
o   Won in 1999, 2000, and 2001
Argentinean National Optimist Team, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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