Tucker Blagden is celebrating his seventh year working at EYC Junior Sailing and will be our Program Director.  He has been sailing for most of his life and has experience in Optis, 420s, Lasers and FJs, along with various big boats.  An accounting major at Roger Williams University, he has just completed his Junior year of college, where he enjoyed being part of the sailing team.  Tucker is extremely excited to be back again taking charge of the program he loves so much.

Hannah Lynn is the first alumnus of Family Sailing to join the staff. She spent two years in optis, and two in Sonars, and from what she remembers she had a blast! She grew up sailing in Marblehead, and has raced Sonars, Etchells, Optimists and Lasers. She's starting he seventh year at Pleon Yacht Club and her third year racing lasers there. She hopes to pass the knowledge and experience on to young sailors while also making sure to have a great time!

Tori Snow is a Marblehead native and spent every summer sailing Optis and 420s at Pleon for 8 years. This is her 5th year at EYC family sail and her 4th year as a full time instructor. Tori is a rising junior at  Rollins College where she plays varsity lacrosse. After this summer, she is leaving to study in Italy for a semester. Tori can't wait to get back on the water and start another summer at family sail! 

Katie Houser just completed her freshman year at Colby College, where she is a member of the Alpine Ski Team. Katie grew up sailing at Pleon Yacht Club and later the Portland Yacht Club in Falmouth, Maine. Most of her racing experience was in Optis, as she had the opportunity to spend her summers in high school skiing in New Zealand. She is excited to get back out on the water for another awesome summer, this will be her third year as a senior instructor!

This is Liam Kraft's fifth year with the Eastern Family Sailing Program. Liam sailed competitively out of Pleon Yacht Club for nearly six years  but currently he sails during the summer. He has been sailing for about 11 years now. He started out in Opti's, then moved up to 420's and lasers. He is a senior at Boston College where he plays club golf, soccer, along with other intramural sports. Liam has spent the last semester in Glasgow, Scotland and is looking forward to another great year with Junior Sailing.

Hank Myers is 18 years old and this will be his third year working at EYC
junior sailing. Hank spent five years sailing Opti's and 420's at the
Pleon Yacht Club and has grown up around boats. Hank is from Swampscott,
MA. He has just completed his junior year at St. Georges School in Newport, Rhode Island.

Liza Dingle is eighteen and lives in Marblehead. She grew up at Pleon, sailing Optis and then 420s. This is her fourth summer at Junior Sailing and second as a senior instructor. In the fall she will be a freshman at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Outside of sailing Liza ski races and acts. She is excited for another great summer sailing!