Head Coach Varsity Offshore Sailing Team
About the role
The Head Coach is responsible for the coaching, operations, and administration of all aspects of the competitive offshore sailing program within the policies and procedures of the Naval Academy and Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA). Offshore Sailing practices and competes during the fall, spring and summer seasons. With a proven 50‑year record of winning, the Naval Academy has the largest collegiate offshore sailing fleet in the United States, hosting several Intercollegiate big boat regattas. During the summer, Offshore Sailing focuses on the major east coast ocean races, as well as nationally recognized regattas such as New York Yacht Club’s Race Week at Newport and Block Island Race Week. Additionally, Offshore Sailing represents the Naval Academy at international events. In addition to winning championships and regattas, Offshore Sailing is a cornerstone for small unit teamwork and leadership development at the Naval Academy.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a positive role model, mentor, and teacher for team members, assistant coaches, volunteer coaches, and support staff; creates a culture of accountability, professionalism, teamwork, and leadership consistent with the Naval Academy’s mission.
- Develops training material, leads classroom and on‑water practice sessions to advance skills and teamwork for novice sailors to race and win inshore buoy and offshore distance races.
- Promotes and instills a culture of safety and professionalism; partners with the Vanderstar Chair, Navy Sailing’s safety advisor, to ensure safety of team members, coaches, volunteers.
- Identifies and troubleshoots maintenance and safety concerns (rigging, mechanical, electrical); works with the maintenance team and Naval Academy Waterfront to keep boats and equipment safely maintained; assures boats are race ready (maintenance, rating certificates, inspections, loadout).
- Qualifies and serves as Officer‑in‑Charge/Safety Officer aboard