WA Coaches

Coaching Clinic Saturday 26 - Monday 28 September 2026

The coach line up may change and the classes they are to coach will be confirmed closer to the event.

Matt Jerwood - Head Coach

Tristan Brown - Assistant Head Coach

Zoe Thomson - ILCA

Zac Littlewood - ILCA

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U21 ILCA 7 World Champion and ILCA 6 World Champion.A part of the Australian Sailing Squad in the ILCA 7. This will be Zac's 4th Westsail as a coach, 10th as a Sailor/Coach.

Conor Nicholas - Open Skiff or Optimist

Conor started out sailing Pelican dinghies at South of Perth Yacht Club, before moving on to Lasers. He scored his first event victory at Sail Fremantle in 2011. In 2013, Conor won the bronze medal at the Laser Youth World Championships. In 2015 Conor was able to achieve his first Youth World Championship title in the Laser Radial (ILCA6). In 2019, he and Darren Bundock won the F18 World Championships in San Pere Pescador, Spain.

After a break from the sport for a couple of seasons, Conor teamed up with Nia Jerwood to compete in the mixed 470. In December 2023, Conor and Nia secured a Paris Olympics quota spot at Sail Sydney, winning two races to pull 34 points clear of Oceania rivals New Zealand. Their form continued into 2024, finishing 15th at the 470 World Championships in Mallorca, Spain.