Co-Head Coach of the Dartmouth College Sailing Team, Justin Assad, and Assistant Coach of the Stanford University Sailing Team, Frank Ustach, are putting together a team of 10-12 Club 420s for this years Orange Bowl regatta in Miami, FL. This is a great opportunity to get high level coaching, but spaces are filling up fast and charter boats are running out, so if you need a coach or are interested please email Justin ([email protected]) or Frank ([email protected]).

The cost will be between $500-600 per sailor and will include a practice day on December 26th, morning briefings, evening debriefs, a detailed post-event write-up, a personalized plan of improvement for each boat/sailor, as well as all the coaching costs (flights, hotels, coach boat charters, gas, and meals). A $250 deposit will be required before November 15, 2010 to hold your spot on the team.
City: Miami
State: Florida
Contact Name: Frank Ustach or Justin Assad
Justin Assad is in his first season as the co-head coach at Dartmouth College. Previously, Justin spent seven years coaching at the University of Vermont. In his time there, the team qualified for their first Atlantic Coast Championship, ICSA National Championship, and had their first All-Americans named. Justin remains active in the club 420 circuit during the summer as the Head Coach at Nantucket YC. Justin has also organized Southern Mass Sailing Association teams to go to Orange Bowl and Midwinters the past few years, as well as coached the Ida Lewis Clinic and numerous Brooke Gonzalez Clinics. [email protected]

Frank Ustach is in his second season as the assistant coach at Stanford University, as well as the US Sailing Junior Championships Coach: where he organizes the clinics, coaching staff, and helps to coach the major junior national championships. Prior to Stanford, Frank was the program director and head coach at Chicago YC where he helped coach the 2008 Club 420 North American Champions, US Sailing Development team members, and ISSA Mallory and Baker appearances. Frank sailed at Boston College, and after graduating campaigned the 49er until the Olympic Trials in 2007. [email protected]