2025/2026 EXECUTIVE TEAM
Ivy Shi
President — Crew
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Club: Glenmore Sailing School
Major: Honours Environment
Year and Grad: U3 2027
Adrianna Ruffolo
Vice President — Crew
Hometown: Mount Forest, ON
Club: Belwood Lake Sailing Club
Major: Civil Engineering
Year and Grad: U2 2028
Katie Bowie
Captain — Crew
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Club: Port Credit Yacht Club
Major: Political Sciences & Economics
Year and Grad: U3 2027
Eben Dooling
Regatta Coordinator — Skipper
Hometown: Byfield, MA
Club: Buzzards Yacht Club
Major: Statistics
Year and Grad: U2 2029
Megan Burns
Treasurer — Crew
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Club: Black Sturgeon Sailing Club
Major: Accounting
Year and Grad: U3 2027
Andrew Richards
Fleet Manager — Skipper
Hometown: Cobourg, ON
Club: Whitby Yacht Club
Major: Mining Engineering
Year and Grad: U2 2028
Nayla Loutfi
Communications Director — Crew
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Club: Beaconsfield Yacht Club
Major: Environmental Biology
Year and Grad: U2 2028
Jack Nugent
Fundraising Coordinator — Skipper
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Club: Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Major: Political Science
Year and Grad: U2 2028
THE TEAM
Farnaam Moghaddar
Crew
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Club: Beaconsfield Yacht Club
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year and Grad: U2 2028
Hunter Weiss
Skipper
Hometown: Portland, ME
Club: SailMaine
Major: Undeclared
Year and Grad: U0 2030
Akash Shah
Crew
Hometown: Sharon, MA
Club: Massapoag Yacht Club
Major: Honours Physics &
Computer Science
Year and Grad: U4 2027
Ruby Phillips
Crew
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Club: Royal Vancouver Yacht Club/ West Vancouver Yacht Club
Major: Joint Honours International Development and Political Science
Year and Grad: U3 2027
Sonja Phillips
Crew
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Club: Royal Vancouver Yacht Club/ West Vancouver Yacht Club
Major: Education
Year and Grad: U0 2030
Alice Rikkers
Skipper
Hometown: Larchmont, NY
Club: Larchmont Yacht Club
Major: Undeclared Arts
Year and Grad: U1 2029
Curtis Mallory
Skipper
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Club: Bellport Bay Sailing Foundation
Major: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Year and Grad: U2 2028
Marguerite Deseau
Skipper
Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Club: West Vancouver Yacht Club
Major: Bioresource Engineering
Year and Grad: U3 2027
Aiden Burgess
Skipper
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Club: Beaconsfield Yacht Club/ Pointe-Claire Yacht Club
Major: Honours Economics
Year and Grad: U1 2029
Oscar Tesniere
Crew
Hometown: Paris, France
Club: Centre Nautique du Touquet
Major: Electrical Engineering
Year and Grad: U2 2028
Saskia van Hell
Skipper
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Club: Pointe-Claire Yacht Club
Major: Med-P
Year and Grad: Med-P Year 1
Aliya Cockell
Skipper
Hometown: Chelsea, QC
Club: Gatineau River Yacht Club
Major: Interfaculty Cognitive Science
Year and Grad: U2 2028
Baruch Saffer
Skipper
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Club: Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Major: Honours Philosophy
Year and Grad: U1 2029
Doga Yesil
Crew
Hometown: Istanbul, TR
Club: Charlottetown Yacht Club
Major: Physiology
Year and Grad: U1 2029
Pearl Zhou
Skipper
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Club: Shanghai Yacht Club
Major: Kindergarten/Elementary Education
Year and Grad: U3 2028
Bianca MacHabée
Skipper
Hometown: Dorval, QC
Club: Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
Major: Computer Engineering
Year and Grad: U2 2028
Noe Portelance
Skipper
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Club: Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Major: Finance
Year and Grad: U2 2029
Felix Ho
Skipper
Hometown: Mountain View, CA
Club: Treasure Island Sailing Center
Major: Economics
Year and Grad: U1 2029
Forrest Babin
Crew
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Club: Royal Vancouver Yacht Club / Mission Bay Yacht Club
Major: Philosophy
Year and Grad: U0 2030
Myah Hassan
Crew
Hometown: Portland, ME
Club: Sail Maine
Major: History and Political Science
Year and Grad: U1 2029
Beatrix Stewart-Stand
Crew
Hometown: New York City, NY
Club: Hudson River Community Sailing
Major: Interfaculty Environment
Year and Grad: U3 2027
Eliana Goldman
Crew
Hometown: Yarmouth, Maine
Club: SailMaine
Major: Undeclared
Year and Grad: U1 2029
COACHES
Antoine Pacarar
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Club: Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
Antoine, being a McGill Sailing Alumnus, brings a passionate spirit to his coaching. In 2018, as president, Antoine led the McGill Sailing Team to win CICSA Team Race Nationals, CICSA Fleet Race Nationals, and the CICSA Overall Intercollegiate Title. Aside from the team's success, Antoine's legacy also lives on as CICSA's 2018 Male Crew of the Year.
Antoine brings a plethora of team racing and technical knowledge to our team. We're lucky to have you Antoine!
AJ Boucher
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Club: Pointe-Claire Yacht Club
We feel very lucky to welcome AJ into the collegiate sailing community! AJ has had a vast range of experiences from coaching Opti race teams to Lightning's alike.
From sailing around the world, AJ brings a unique perspective on tactical racing to his coaching. Practices with AJ are always packed with quick manoeveurs and tough start sequences. Thank you for being part of our team AJ!
PAST TEAMS
MUST has had some amazing sailors come and go, and we are proud to have had each of them on the team. Click on the pictures for our past rosters up to 2014!!
