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Intercollegiate Sailing Coaches
Head
Coach - Gavin O'Hare
Gavin O'Hare has served as sailing coach and instructor for San Diego State and Washington, as well as for the Severn Sailing Association. He has also led training clinics and seminars for youth and adult programs in Canada, Japan and throughout the United States. As a member of the US SAILING Hinman Committee and U.S. Team Racing Association, Gavin is recognized as a team-racing expert and has authored a book on tactics and strategy entitled "Contemporary Team Racing."
O'Hare is a US SAILING Level One Instructor and Level Two Coach, while continuing his competitive sailing experience by racing small sailboats such as snipes, Vanguard 15's and Lasers. He also received the 2002 US SAILING Leadership Award for excellence in promoting team racing.
O'Hare returns to Annapolis after graduating from the Naval Academy in 1992. During his time at Navy, he was a member of the intercollegiate sailing program, which was coached by current Olympic Sailing Team Coach, Gary Bodie. After graduation, he served as a surface warfare officer in operations and engineering billets aboard the USS OLDENDORF (DD 972) and the USS PONCE (LPD 15).
Assistant
Coach - Molly O'Bryan
Molly O’Bryan comes to the Naval Academy Dinghy Sailing Team from Kaneohe, Hawaii where she is a 2002 graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Molly competed on the UH Varsity Women’s and Co-ed sailing team. She has competed in nine intercollegiate National Championships (5 women’s, 2 co-ed, and 2 team racing nationals) and is a two-time ICSA All-American.
Molly was a member of the 2003 US Sailing Team and recently completed a 470 Olympic campaign.
Molly grew up sailing in San Diego, California and competes in both dinghies and keelboats. Her most recent non-470 events include the Adam’s Cup and the Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championships. She is a US Sailing Level I instructor and was last employed by the US Marine Corps Community Services as head of the sailing program at Kaneohe Bay.
Intercollegiate Team Operations Officer - LT Grant Garcia
LT Garcia, a 1999 All American Team - Honorable Mention, sailed for the Intercollegiate Team as a midshipmen and earned his commission from USNA in 2000. Following his nuclear power training pipeline he served on a submarine in Norfolk, VA.
Since his graduation, he has coached sailors up and down the eastern seaboard during his spare time.
Contract Strength & Conditioning Coach - Harry Legum
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