Boston Sailing Center - the Instructors

The BSC prides itself on quality sailing instruction. With a variety of backgrouds, all instructors at the BSC share a love of sailing and a talent to teach.

Ken Luczynski Ken has numerous years of instructing experience. Prior to the BSC, Ken was the program director at Community Boating. During the off-season Ken works in our boatyard repairing and preparing the boats for the upcoming season. When he is not at the BSC, Ken is an avid racer of Lasers and Finns, and in 2005 was ranked among the top ten US Finn sailors.
Grant Mathews Grant has been a member of the BSC staff since 2006, and now manages the racing programs here at the sailing center. Originally from Montana, Grant has been sailing and racing in the Boston area for the last 10 years. In his free time, you can find grant sailing his Sonar campaign in Marblehead, and competing in local and national events.
Adrian Sheridan Adrian has been sailing since the age of 10 and has been a staff member at the BSC for 7 years. He has been an avid sailor since his childhood in Dublin, Ireland and each summer balances working at his full time job as a consultant with working at the Sailing Center. Adrian wears many hats here. You may find him teaching an Advanced or Learn to Sail course, managing, or racing solings on the Tuesday night staff boat.
Norman Martin Norm has been working at BSC since 1995, when we were a small school on an old pier. He participated as things changed with the arrival of the Riverboat. As the center continued to grow, Norm began to teach more and more of our Cruising and Coastal Passage Making courses. Members always remember Norm’s devotion to our C&C 38, Melissa, on which he has made almost 100 cruises. He has spent 4 years as a racing yacht and charter yacht skipper in the Caribbean. Clearly, Norm loves to teach cruising courses and is one of the best instructors anywhere. When not teaching, Norm can often be found racing and cruising his own Aphrodite 101 sloop.
Burton Robson Originally hailing from Canada, Burton has recently joined our group of top-notch instructors and has quickly become a big hit with the students, teaching everything from Learn to Sail through the Cruising Course. He has worked as an ASA certified sailing and cruising instructor in the British Virgin Islands and is a licensed pilot and Scuba instructor. When not working, Burton enjoys spending time with his children.
Mike Pingpank Mike, hailing from Farmington, Connecticut, has been at the BSC for almost eight years. Impressive. He taught sailing on Lasers and Sunfish for eight years, retired early, and has since sailed in Ireland, Scotland, the Grenadines...and Connecticut. Mike dabbles in every aspect of the BSC, from Frostbite racing to being our resident bartender at the Reggae Party. When not sailing, Mike enjoys skiing and resting on his laurels for being the only Parrothead on staff.
Meghan Lucy This is Meg's second summer as a full-time instructor of Learn to Sail and Advanced at the BSC. As a kid, she grew up in the Manchester Sailing Association and was involved in many of the junior regattas. Most recently, she graduated from Connecticut College where she sailed on the sailing team and participated in SEA Semester on the Tall Ships. This summer she looks forward to working with the students and getting out on the water as much as possible.
Dan Hurwit Dan has recently joined our staff of instructors and has quickly become a great instructor, known for his enthusiasm and charisma, for both Learn to Sail and Advanced courses. Dan began his sailing career at Tufts University. Although he graduated from Tufts in 2009 with a degree in Physics, he claims he got his BS in sailing. When not teaching, Dan can be found racing dinghies and playing in the outdoors.
Anders Straume Anders has joined the BSC for his second season, teaching Learn to Sail and Advanced students. He comes from from North Reading, and has been sailing since he was a child, including a stint on the 2001 US Youth Sailing Team. In his free time, Anders enjoys windsurfing and sailing in high winds.