NSW Youth Sail - Coaches 2025

Coaching Clinic 1 - 3 October 2025

Coaches

More coaches may be included and the classes they are to coach will be confirmed closer to the event.

Lead Coach - Jake Farren-Price
Zac West - ILCA
Zander Bijkerk - ILCA
Stephan van Blerk - Nacra 15
Andrew Omotosho - O'pen Skiff
Tom Farley
Xavier McLachlan - Opti
Robert Brewer - Opti
India Gilbert - Opti
Isabella Holdsworth - Opti
Jervis Tilly - WASZP
David Sorensen - Wing / iQ
Dante Olivieri - Wing / iQ
Rohan Nosworthy - Flying 11
Peter Vaiciurgis - Sabot
Sophie McIntosh

Green Fleet (3-6 Oct)

Natash Nisbett
Eliza Kirby

Meet the Coaches

Jake Farren Price - Lead Coach

Jake learned the ropes of ILCA sailing in the UK, where he raced for the British Sailing Squad for many years, representing GB at major events across the world and gaining recognition for his downwind speed and data-driven approach to sailing performance.

After becoming ILCA 7 UK National Champion in 2022, Jake relocated to Sydney to join the NSW Performance Program coaching staff. Jake combines his sailing expertise with his professional experience as a sports analyst to lead the NSW Performance Pathways Team, guiding and supporting emerging athletes toward sailing success. Jake still likes to keep his hand in competitive sailing, and is active on the Sydney skiff scene as well as being the reigning Sail Sydney ILCA 7 champion.

Zac West - ILCA

After finishing my Laser (ILCA) campaign in 2020 after 3 world championship top 10s and a silver, I moved into the Match Racing scene as a sailor and into the coach boat. In addition to maintaining a top 10 world ranking in Match Racing, I have coached the ILCA & Opti class consistently over the past 4 years. Here, I have moved from the club scene with my sailors achieving national titles into the performance space with Australian Sailing, namely the ILCA 6 & 7 Pre-emerging, Emerging and NSWIS Squads, as well as the ILCA 6 Youth Squad. Outside of ILCA class, I coach Match Racing at RSYS and Waszps with SailGP Inspire.

Dante Olivieri - Wing/iQFOiL

Dante Olivieri is a passionate performance windsurf and foiling coach with a decade of experience coaching youth sailors in Australia and Europe. He has worked across a wide range of classes, including Match Racing, 420's, 29ers, 49ers, skiffs, Optis, ILCAs, and now specialises in the Wing Foil Racing and iQ Foil Class. Dedicated to helping youth athletes grow on and off the water, Dante is excited to be part of NSW Youth Sail and inspire the next generation of sailors.

India Gilbert - Optimist

India has coached Optis, F11s, 29ers, Elliot 7s and 420s at a range of levels from learn to sail to high performance.

Fynn Sprott - 13'Skiff/29er

Fynn’s Sprott started sailing 13 years ago in the Optimist class. He progressed into International Cadets where he represented Australia in Buenos Aires. Proceeding Cadets Fynn crewed in a 29er for 3 years where he placed 3rd at a youth nationals and then 2nd at the 29er nationals in the following year.

Since Fynn’s youth sailing journey ended he has continued racing in 14ft, 16ft, and 18ft skiffs. In season 2023/2024 he was the sheethand on the Balmain 18ft skiff who placed 7th at the JJ World Championships.

Fynn has 6 years of coaching experience at the Woollahra Sailing Club and the Sandy Bay Sailing Club. He coached the WSC intermediate optimist squad at their nationals in 2024.

Stephan van Blerk - Nacra 15

Stephan is a Perth-based catamaran sailor and coach committed to building confident, independent youth sailors. For the last 6 years he has coached across Optimist, Open Skiffs and 125 dinghies, and more recently has focused on developing the Nacra 15 fleet in WA.

Jervis Tilly - WASZP

Jervis ran and coached events around the world with SailGP Inspire and delivers WASZP clinics with awesome people like Team Australia Challenge, the Australian SailGP team and the Magenta Project. He has been part of America’s Cup campaigns, competed in World Match Racing Tour events, and finished top 10 in an Etchells World Championship.
Jervis is the current WASZP European and Australian Champion... in his age group ;-)