Gabriel Moran to coach the FBYC Laser Race Team
on Sunday January 29, 2012 06:06PM
FBYC is pleased to announce that it has hired Gabriel Moran to coach the FBYC Laser Race Team in 2012. Gabriel hails from Salinas Yacht Club in Ecuador, where his sailing began at the age of 9. Coached by past FBYC coaches Alejandro Cloos of Argentina and Juan Carlos Romero of Ecuador, Gabriel quickly excelled at the sport. He was named National Champion in Optis in Ecuador and placed 4th at the South Americans. Moving into Lasers and Sunfish several years later, Gabriel placed 4th at the Sunfish South Americans and finished in the youth Laser Gold Fleet at the Laser Worlds in Fortaleza, Brazil. His sailing continued in Lasers under the guidance of Julio Alsogaray (top 5 in the Laser world ranking).
In 2006 Gabriel became part of the ISAF Athlete Participation Program and was invited to participate in the ISAF Sailing games in Lake Neusiedl, Austria. He was featured in Sailing World Magazine, and in 2007 was selected to appear in a ISAF sailing video sponsored by Rolex and aired on the BBC, Fox Sports, ESPN, Asian Network, and Eurosport channels. Also in 2007 he placed 8th overall in the Laser South Americans. In 2009, while working as a coach, Gabriel was invited to sail in Perth, Australia, in two championship regattas.
As a coach, Gabriel currently teaches full-time at Salinas Yacht Club in Ecuador, and has experience working with children in the Opti, Sunfish, and Laser classes. A number of his students have achieved 1st place finishes in national events in the United States and Puerto Rico. According to Gabriel, "I try to teach my students to be aggressive but smart, to think before they act, and to be aware of their surroundings."
For a great video about Gabriel, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTDHauvFxno - displayed below. We welcome Gabriel to Fishing Bay Yacht Club and anticipate an exciting summer of Laser racing.