Andy Cross

Andy Cross

Andy grew up racing, day sailing and cruising in Michigan and made his first offshore passage at age 19, which set him on a course into the sailing industry that continues to this day. A USCG licensed captain and US Sailing certified instructor, Andy has taught sailing, cruising and racing for over 15 years and currently cruises his Grand Soleil 39 with his wife and two sons. When not sailing with his family, Andy loves racing any boat he can get on; skippering deliveries; teaching sailing, cruising, and racing classes; and inspiring sailors to get out on the water and live their dreams.

Todd Berman

Todd Berman

Todd Berman’s sailing experience spans boats ranging from dinghies to maxis. After a successful collegiate sailing career, Todd pursued sailing racing aboard dinghies and J24s in the early 80s then progressing to IOR, IMS and IRC 50 footers. Todd worked in the Sail making industry from 1987 to 1992.

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Stan Schreyer

Stan Schreyer

Stan began sailing at the age of four at the Lavallette Yacht Club on New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay. His first races were with his older sister in a small pram. As a youth sailor, he raced in many different dinghy classes. Stan graduated from Boston University in 1999 where he was an All-American and Collegiate National Champion. He worked for a sailboat manufacturer Vanguard for two years and has been employed as a professional Sailor and Sailing coach since 2001. He has experience in many high performance classes including the Tornado, Marstrom 32, Extreme 40, and C-Class Catamaran. He has won nine major championships. His offshore accomplishments include 1st in class on the Chicago-Mackinaw Race, overall winner of the Stamford-Vineyard Race, and he was with the IMOCA 60 team Estrella Damm when they set the Trans-Atlantic record from New York to Barcelona. He also coached the Boston University Sailing team for 6 years, where five of his sailors earned All-American Honors. Stan currently works for North Sails Northeast, based in Salem, MA.

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Bobby Brooks

Bobby Brooks

Bobby Brooks has coached over 45 race teams, campaigns a 6 meter in Europe and sails regularly on a J109 and Melges 32 in Texas.

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Tom Babel

Tom Babel

Tom Babel is a professional sailor with over forty years of sailboat racing, sail making and coaching experience. He grew up sailing in Traverse City, MI where he still lives.

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