2021 Staff BIOs are under construction please check back soon
Jerry Camardelle Jr. - Sailing Instructor
Jerry is a US Sailing Certified Level 1 Instructor since 2016 and he will return this summer as a member of our Instructor team! Jerry is a member of Prospect Heights Fire Department. Jerry's experience on the water as an instructor for 5 years and training as a first responder helps build our new instructor team.
Jerry started to sail his freshman year, and with a natural love for being on the water, Jerry quickly fell in love with sailing and joined our former Pistakee Community High School sailing team.
Jerry was an integral part of the Johnsburg Outdoor PE class 2016 hosted by CSS@Pistakee. Thanks to Jerry's help many HS students had the opportunity to get out on the water and learn some basic sailing. The senior instructors shared these comments about Jerry:
“Jerry likes to have fun with the kids and the kids like him. He balances fun and teaching and brings enthusiasm.”
“Jerry is energetic, likable and really friendly. He is a great sailing instructor!”
"Jerry is great because he is always willing to help us lift the heavy boats."
We love having Jerry on our CSS@P Instructor team!!
Jerry started to sail his freshman year, and with a natural love for being on the water, Jerry quickly fell in love with sailing and joined our former Pistakee Community High School sailing team.
Jerry was an integral part of the Johnsburg Outdoor PE class 2016 hosted by CSS@Pistakee. Thanks to Jerry's help many HS students had the opportunity to get out on the water and learn some basic sailing. The senior instructors shared these comments about Jerry:
“Jerry likes to have fun with the kids and the kids like him. He balances fun and teaching and brings enthusiasm.”
“Jerry is energetic, likable and really friendly. He is a great sailing instructor!”
"Jerry is great because he is always willing to help us lift the heavy boats."
We love having Jerry on our CSS@P Instructor team!!
Tristan Kraft - Sailing Instructor
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Tristan is a US Sailing Level 1 certified instructor and a new addition to the CSS@P family. Growing up on the lower Fox River, water skiing has always been his primary choice of activity. However, in recent years he has been participating in C Scow Sunday races series at PYC, and his passion for sailing has grown exponentially. During the school year, Tristan works as a paraprofessional in an area middle school's special education program. He loves helping other people discover their passions and develop new skills.
Tristan experience on the water and classroom responsibilities during the pandemic is an additional strength to our new instructor team. |
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Alana Vodicka - Sailing Instructor
Alana Vodicka is now US Sailing Level 1 certified sailing instructor. She has been with CSS@Pistakee for several years. First, she compleated our instructor training course, she worked as volunteer instructor and then as a Jr Instructor. Alana grew up on Bangs lake and has spent her summers on the water. She learned to sail at a young age and her family has been a member of the Pistakee Yacht Club for many years. Alana races a C-Scow with her dad Alex at the Pistakee Yacht Club on Sunday mornings. Alana will be a Senior at Wauconda High School in the fall. She enjoys honors and AP courses and participating in the Future Business Leaders of America club after school. Alana is also a member of the varsity Track and Field and Cross Country teams at WHS. Alana loves working with young kids and helping them learn the joys of sailing.
Ashley Plant
Ashley Plant is one of our newest instructors joining this years staff after volunteering for a year and completing the instructor training course. She had grown up with a family that loves sailing and was introduced to sailing at a very young age. Ashley races MC Scows with her dad every Saturday morning as long as she doesn't have a soccer game. She plays soccer for the FCLC travel club and for her high school soccer team. However, Ashley doesn't let activities get in the way of academics. She will be taking honors and AP classes her sophomore year at Grayslake North High School. Ashley loves teaching the kids enrolled in our classes how to have fun on the water and how to properly sail one of our many boats.
