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| Posting Date | Name | Phone | Weight | Availability | Other Boats Raced | Experience Level | Interest | |
| Sep-25 | Marsha | 617-596-7989 | adnaram@gmail.com | Both | Snipes, Solings, other large keelboats | I have extensive race crew experience on large boats, Solings and was Junior Snipe champion in District 5 (upstate NY) many years ago. Its been several years since I crewed but you never really forget. | Just arrived in Burlington. It may be a little late for the season but I would be interested in crewing on large or small boats. | |
| Sep-25 | Stan Carroll | 240-876-5204 | skicarroll@aol.com | 155 | Both | Many including J/22, J/30 and J/111 | Bow, pit and trim skill sets. Asym or symmetrical. Decades of W/L and offshore racing experience; Current US Sailing SAS Offshore certificate and Red Cross First Aid/AED Certificate. | I recently moved to Vermont from northern Michigan. I am available to crew if there is a boat with openings for crew. |
| Sep-25 | Bob Hutchinson | 603-717-2611 | bobandvickyhutchinson@gmail.com | 140 | Both | Rhodes Bantam, Flying Dutchman, lightning, J24, Morgan 27, islander 34 | Experienced racing sailor | Crew position |
| Aug-25 | Hayden McGovern | 207-475-2057 | hmcgovern3@gmail.com | Both | J/24 and some wooden boats | I'm a senior at Saint Michael's College. I'm from Maine and I've been sailing most of my life. Three years ago I bought my own sailboat, a Bristol 26, and I've been restoring it to sail up the coast of Maine after graduation | I'd love to connect with someone to see about crewing opportunities. I hear the sailing on Lake Champlain is awesome to experience. | |
| Aug-25 | John Churchill | 239-910-3913 | grafpatrick@earthlink.net | 165 | Any time | Raced mostly my Bristol 35.5 in cruiser, non-spin and spin classes, some small amounts on Highlander, J22, J24, Knarr, Thistle, S2 7.9, C&C 37 | At 65 years old, I am officially old, but fit and athletic. I always get invited back, so I guess I am not too bad. Most experience in keelboats, particularly cruising, solo in a 26' to Bermuda, doublehanded transAtlantic. Spent 15 years or so racing my Bristol in Ft Myers FL. Recently been solo sailing my Thistle in adventure rallies and beach cruising. | In VT through mid-Sept and would love an opportunity to sail. |
| Aug-25 | Luis Garcia | luisgarcia7007@gmail.com | 145 | Weekends | J/105 | I have a good working knowledge of how to sail the main, genoa, and spinnaker on a J105. I have competed in 5 double-handed races, both in the JAM and Spin, including one that our boat won. The J105 has an asymmetrical spinnaker, and I am very familiar with it. However, I am happy to learn how to sail a symmetrical spinnaker. | I am looking for a boat to crew on that competes in the Spin Series. I have been part of the crew of a J105 at LCYC (Ariel) for 6 years, and I have decided to look for a new boat to crew on | |
| Aug-25 | Aidan Weymouth | 207-701-1742 | aweymouth0@gmail.com | 155 | Both | Optimist, 420, Etchells, 41ft Concordia yawl, j105 | I've been sailing all 20 years of my life, racing for the past 10. Did a lot of high school 420 racing, winning Pen Bay cup in midcoast Maine. Moved into an Etchells fleet for a year up on the foredeck then moved over to a 41ft Concordia for bigger races such as the Eggemoggin Reach and the Camden Classics with Jeff Dinse. Up until this year I taught sailing in Maine and have a lot of experience with all kinds of boats. | Would love to get out on an Etchells for the fall season but I'll take anything, just happy to be on the water! |
| Jul-25 | Larry Robinson | 518-528-3803 | lrobimd@gmail.com | Both | My experience is with a J92s and a Beneteau 10R (like a J109). | I am very active as PRO, but would like to also be crew for others needing another person. My skill sets are geared more towards keelboats rather than Etchells, | ||
| Jul-25 | Benson Chiles | bensonchilesjr@gmail.com | Laser, FJ, 420, J/109, other keelboats | I'm the vice commodore of the sailing team here at Middlebury and I've taught sailing for the last 9 summers. | First summer where sailing isn't my job, so I'm looking for any kind of racing as often as it happens to try and replace that. | |||
| Jun-25 | Mills Forni | 313-550-3725 | mills.forni@gmail.com | 155 | Both | Farr 395, Express 27, J24, 420, Laser, V15, etcr | Sailing for 20+ years, US Sailing Level 1 Dinghy Sailing Instructor, 420 coach on San Francisco Bay, raced a variety of PHRF boats over the years. | Looking to become a member of regular crew racing competitively (and for fun)! |
| Jun-25 | Gary Menk | 410-353-0682 | gmenk@hotmail.com | Both | New member. While I plan on eventually racing my own boat, I'd like to get a bit more coarse experience and meet more members. | |||
| Jun-25 | Rich Downing | 802-734-9864 | rdowning6082@gmail.com | 210 | Wed | S2 7.9 (Ragtime), C&C 99 (Unity) | I crewed for five years on Ragtime (S2 7.5) with Jill Gagne/John O'Rouke. I own/skipper a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37 for cruising and day sails. I am certified with ASA 101 Keelboat Sailing and completed the Vermont Online boaters safety course (Vermont boating license). | I would like to return to regular racing on a spinnaker boat. |
| Jun-25 | Eric von Eckartsburg | 571-480-3466 | evoneck@gmail.com | 200 | Both | Flying Scot | Experienced racing sailor | Open to crew anytime on any boat - boatless this year. |
| May-25 | Thaddeus North | NA | thad.north@gmail.com | 185 | Both | MC Scow, Optis, Lasers | grew up crewing with my father on his MC scow as well as sailing optis and lasers throughout my childhood | Primary interest is Etchells but open to other opportunities |
| Apr-25 | Sivan Cotel | (917) 817-9601 | sivan@sivancotel.com | Both | Available as racing crew, any role. Training includes NorthU Performance Race training | Available as a fill-in or regular weekly crew. Love sailing and looking for more boat time. | ||
| Jan-25 | Michael Lees | 802-282-8063 | captmikemd@gmail.com | NA | Both | A variety of PHRF rated boats in the 30-40 foot range on the Chesapeake Bay | ASA instructor certified to the Bareboat Charter level, US Sail instructor certified for Basic Keelboat, USCG 50 Ton Master Mariner Certification with sailing endorsement, a few ocean passages, able to run spinnaker tapes but prefer to not be on foredeck. | Wanting to spend more time sailing in the coming year. Planning to continue teaching at LCCSC. Also interested in joining cruising boats for overnight trips. |
| Aug-24 | Meredith Albers | 802-858-5538 | albersvt@gmail.com | 160 | Both | new crew member on J24 MBBC races with Dennis Lambert and Eric Schultz, traveling regattas with Mike Quaid, a couple times on the Etchells with Eric. | new to sailing as of 2024, took classes at LCCSC that summer and try to take a boat out every day I'm in town (keelboat, 23 ft sonars, with women in wind group and dinghy if solo), MBBC races | Any and all. I want to keep getting out as much as I can and learn from others willing to teach and take on a newbie. |
| Aug-24 | Dan Brooks | 413-344-5789 | berkshireoarsman@gmail.com | NA | Wed | NA | I've done some racing when I lived in Seattle, WA a few years back, but was just learning to sail. I would be happy to help out as crew for some of the races if it works with my schedule. | I am new to the area. I live in the Berkshires, but I'm in the Burlington/ Stowe area 3-5 days a week for work as an Engineer. |
| Aug-24 | Andries Feder | andries.feder@med.uvm.edu | NA | Both | Dinghies, Large Keelboats, Sonar, Viper | 2x captain of the McGill Sailing team (2015-2017), finished second place in the Canadian Intercollegiate Team Race (Fall 2016) and have been racing on a C&C 40 tallrig on Long Island Sound for the last few years (most of this is ancient history at this point). I have match raced and team raced on Swedish Match 40s, Sonars, and Tom 28s over the last couple years. Relevant to LCYC, I raced with Joe Healey at LCYC in the 2015 Viper 640 Great Lakes Championship and finished third. | ||
| Jul-24 | Justin McMaster | 716-951-9045 | justin.v.mcmaster@gmail.com | NA | Both | Relatively inexperienced, have raced a few times | I've done some racing when I lived in Seattle, WA a few years back, but was just learning to sail. I would be happy to help out as crew for some of the races if it works with my schedule. | |
| May-24 | Hannah Cane | 610-906-9151 | hannah.cane@rocketmail.com | Both | J/70 | I have lots of experience sailing j70s- skippering, trimming main, and spinnaker. | I would love to crew for any class A boats but open to others! | |
| May-24 | Alexi Boni | 781-540-8664 | alexrboni@gmail.com | Both | J/70, dinghies | I have lots of J70 experience, along with dingy experience. I have done lots of jib trimming, spinnaker trimming and working tactics | would love to be crew for a spinnaker A class boat. | |
| Apr-24 | Justin Carafano | 518-209-1922 | jcarafano@gmail.com | NA | Both | Pearson Ensign, Pearson 30, Pearson 24, J24, J30, Tartan 10, Cape Cod Mercurys, Baltic 42, X40, Solings, J22 | I've been sailing for 20+ years. I took many sailing classes while living in Boston and cruised and raced while living there for 10 years. I was a member of Boston Community Boating, Boston Sailing Center, the Winthrop Yacht Club, and the Pelagic Sailing Club. I've since moved to upstate New York and have been racing smaller boats on Lake George and Saratoga Lake for the past 10 years. I'm currently a member of the Saratoga Lake Sailing Club where I own and race a Pearson Ensign. I have experience with all positions on a boat, race strategy and tactics, and sail trim. | I've got time this summer to do more sailing and am interested in getting on some bigger boats and seeing what the racing scene is like on Lake Champlain. The last time I raced there was 2013 in the Mayors Cup. I'm particularly interested in the fleet of J/105's and would love to crew on one. That said, I'll crew on anything so feel free to reach out with any opportunity. |
| Apr-24 | Sonja Lunde | 801-550-3170 | sonjalunde76@gmail.com | NA | Both | Last summer, I participated in the adult keelboat course at the Community Sailing Center in Burlington and also sailed with the "Women in the Wind" group on several occasions. It was a great opportunity to refresh my skills and dip my toe in the water after so many years away from boats. I'd describe my experience level as intermediate, but rusty. I am eager to learn, happy to help out in almost any capacity, and really just want to get out on the water, meet people, and have some fun. | I grew up sailing out of LCYC on my family's Catalina 38... After living away for many years, I have recently returned to my beloved home state of Vermont and am looking forward to reconnecting with my roots on Lake Champlain! | |
| Apr-22 | Peter (and Eliza) Hammer | 609-309-9735 | petham37@yahoo.com | NA | Both | J27, Thistle, many larger keelboats | Peter - Extensive around the buoys, coastal and offshore racing experience; Eliza - some limited experience | I just moved to Charlotte with my wife, Eliza. I/we would love to crew on a racing sailboat. I have extensive racing experience. My wife Eliza has raced several times and is ready and willing to learn more. Please contact me if you would like more info. |
| Jun-21 | Betsey Dempsey | betsey@colorconceptsvt.com | Wed | None | None | I don't have racing experience, but I don't mind being told what to do and will bring a smile! I am not free every Wednesday, but if someone is looking for a fill-in, please let me know. I live right by on Bay Road, so it's ok if it's last-minute. | ||
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