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STAFF
Director                                                Roger O'Connor
Head Coach                                        Sarah Smith
Opti Race Coach                                 Joe Elliott
Instructors                                           Parker Johnson, Kayla Spalding, Reese Lieser, Joaquin DesRochers, Palmer Mays               
Administrator                                      Suzanne De Stefano

ABOUT
Roger grew up sailing and found his passion for racing at Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club on their junior race team.  He gained early experience racing keelboats by doing foredeck at many West Coast events and skippering regattas such as Santa Barbara to King Harbor, Long Point, Long Beach Race Week, Cal Race Week and Yachting Cup.  As a freshman, he helped create the sailing team at Palos Verdes High School with two other classmates.  He headed down to San Diego State University and stayed active in sailing sparring with SDYC teams and helping with North Sails sail development practices for Worlds in multiple fleets.  Eventually, Roger was recruited to coach for the University of Southern California and during his tenure they won their Conference Match Race Championships in 2016, went to Women's Dinghy College Nationals 3 years in a row and participated in the Men's Single-Handed Championship.  While back up in the LA area, he was proud to coach his old high school team, who was a few places from qualifying for HS Co-ed Dinghy Nationals,  into claiming a National's berth and a new top overall ranking for Palos Verdes High School.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The following people donate their expertise and time to create, maintain and pave the way for the King Harbor Youth Foundation's future. They are dedicated to seeing KHYF sailors exceed their goals and become tomorrow's leaders. 
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President                                               Mark Folkman
Vice President                                      Mark Spiwak
Treasurer                                              Mike Delanty 
Secretary                                               Kristy Lenehan
Members at Large                               Mark Spiwak, Graham Hebson, Steve Henry, Kristy Lenehan, Patrick Lenehan
                                                               Andrew Beggs, Brandon Folkman                                                
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​KING HARBOR YOUTH FOUNDATION, 280 YACHT CLUB WAY, REDONDO BEACH CA 90277
​Non-Profit Organization 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code Organization.  TAX ID # 95-3764717

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  • ABOUT US
    • STAFF
    • EMPLOYMENT
    • CONTACT US
    • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
    • FINANCIALS
  • SAILING PROGRAMS
    • SUMMER SAILING
    • OPTI RACE TEAM
    • KHYF RACE TEAM
    • HIGH SCHOOL SAILING
    • ADULT SAILING
    • SAIL AWAY BOAT CHARTERS
    • CLASS DESCRIPTIONS & GENERAL INFO
    • SCHOLARSHIPS
  • NEW CHANNELS
  • DONATE NOW!
  • MORE...
    • PARENT PORTAL
    • CALENDARS
    • GALLERY
    • KHYF GEAR
    • KING HARBOR YACHT CLUB