CERTIFICATIONS
I have indroduced hundreds of students to windsurfing, windfoiling and now wingfoiling. I am proud to have full certification from Sail Canada to teach windsurfing and foiling. I've also taken windsurf and foil coaching lessons from some of the best in the world including:
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Andy Brandt, ABK
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Charles Dasher, Sailboard Vacations - now foiling in Bonaire
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Matt Pritchard - Maui and Baja
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Max Rowe, Greece
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Boujmaa Guilloul, Morocco
Specifics
2024
Sail Canada Foiling Instructor
Sail Canada's newest and most exciting designation. Only 20 coaches in Canada have completed the Sail Canada foiling module. I was excited to help teach the wing foil portion of the course in Halifax as part of the WeCanFoil and Sail GP events there in May 2024.
2021-2024
Sail Canada Windsurf Instructor
Formal sailing fundamentals, coach boat safety, coaching.ca and windsurfing courses completed.
2024
WIPA is the organization that certifies instructors in the USA. Through my experiences at many ABK camps and recent foil coaching with Andy Brandt, I was awarded WIPA certification 1&2
1987-2021
Recreational Instructor
Before I retired I taught a lot of people to windsurf. Now that I'm retired and licensed, I love it even more!
SOME OF THE STANDARDS
