Meet the latest member of the ABYC coaching team… Cole Baker!

Cole is twenty-four years old, and comes to Long Beach from San Diego where he has worked as sail maker over the past four years. Cole is a graduate of Southern California’s high school sailing powerhouse, Point Loma High School, and he is very excited to join the ABYC coaching team!

Cole was a member of the Point Loma Sailing Team from 2012 through 2016. While at Point Loma, he was a part of the team that finished 2nd in CoEd High School Nationals in 2016.  He finished 17th in the Radial fleet of the 2014 Orange Bowl Regatta. Cole was a part of the Mission Bay Yacht Club team race team that won the 2012 Dick Sweet Series. Cole won the 2012 Tim Wadlow 29er Series, 2014 Radial Southern California Junior Olympic regatta, and he won every race of the 2021 F18 Turkey Day regatta.

Cole has spent several years as a coach for Harbor Sailboats, Mission Bay Yacht Club, and San Diego Yacht Club. Cole has an extensive background in CFJs, Lasers, 29ers, and F18s.

Cole will be ABYCs new full time Head Sailing Coach.