Since 1928 Noroton Yacht Club has been one of the premier sailing clubs in the Northeast. Our fleets include Sonars, Vipers, Ideal 18’s and Sunfish as well as a Cruising fleet. As a family-oriented yacht club, Noroton is a place where members, their children, and grandchildren form lifelong friendships. The mission of Noroton Yacht Club is to create and foster a lifelong love of the sport of sailing.
Noroton Yacht Club sailing and waterfront staff is a small team dedicated to the club’s mission of creating lifelong sailors. The Head Sailing Coach will be a core member of the senior sailing staff at NYC. This person will work at the direction of the Sailing and Waterfront Director and Club Operations Director to facilitate all on-water aspects of the Junior Sailing Program. The Head Coach is primarily responsible for on-water safety and ensuring that all NYC Sailing instructors and coaches are always following NYC best practices. This includes but is not limited to supervising junior sailing instructors and coaches, handle behavioral issues between the junior sailors and/or sailing instructors, ensure daily attendance is being tracked for each group, assist instructors in troubleshooting issues, observe instructors teaching techniques and assist them in improving their skills, assign daily tasks to staff members, and ensure all Junior Sailing equipment is being well kept and put away properly at the end of each day.
In addition to on-water responsibilities the Head Coach will work with the Club Operations Director to ensure successful administration of the Junior Program. This includes but is not limited to interacting with parents about specific sailor needs, assist in regatta logistics when necessary, assist and carry out away regatta planning logistics, and assign coaches to travel to outside events. The Head Sailing Coach will also work closely with the Bosun on maintenance related issues as well as instructor safety boat assignments and requests for equipment outside of assets normally reserved for Junior Sailing. The Head Coach will be expected to arrive at 0800 to provide adequate time for daily planning.
Job Responsibilities
- Facilitate a safe and fun learning environment for sailors
- Ability to manage daily operations in the absence of the Sailing Director and Club Operations Director
- Supervise and mentor Junior Sailing Instructors
- Ensure NYC best practices are being followed at all times
- Assign daily shore chores to Junior Sailing Staff
- Ensure NYC equipment is being used and put away properly
- Coordinate weekly blurbs with Club Operations Director and coaches
- Coordinate regatta schedule, travel arrangements, and coaching needs for away regattas
- Provide feedback to instructors on technique and assist in developing curriculum
- Attend weekly Sailing Department Leadership meetings
- Lead weekly sailing staff lunch meetings
- Maintain open lines of communication with land based support staff regarding weather
- Provide clear, effective, and timely communication with leadership staff and membership
- Ensure Sailing instructors are filing lesson plans and taking daily attendance
- Address major safety concerns in a professional and proactive manner
- Assign Junior Instructors (J.I.) to groups according to needs each week