Fall Sailing

The St. George's School Sailing program is one of the oldest High School Sailing programs in the country. The team's home waters are in Newport, RI and the team operates out of Sail Newport in the Fall and Ida Lewis in the Spring.

St. George's School owns a fleet of eighteen z420s, six FJs, and six club 420s. For coaching there are four whalers and an inflatable.

About the Program

The Fall season is a new addition to the SG Sailing Program and is limited to around twenty four sailors, whereas the Spring Program may have upwards of forty sailors. With four or five coach boats on the water each day, the ratio of coaches to sailors ensures that we can offer a great deal of individualized on-the-water coaching.

The Fall program focuses on honing the skills of both returning and new sailors with an emphasis on boathandling and fleet racing.

Coaches

Benjamin Greenfield

Ben Greenfield teaches physics and math at St. George’s where he aims to inspire his students with hands-on experience through experimentation. His teachings stress the importance of approaching the material through its real-world application. Prior to his work at St. George’s, Greenfield completed his student teaching at Boston Latin School and taught at Rocky Hill School. In addition, he works with the fitness and sailing programs at St. George’s. Aside from his teaching, he’s an accomplished competitive sailor at the international level and an avid skier. Greenfield received his bachelor’s degree in secondary education with a concentration in physics from Boston University.
Roy Williams

Roy Williams has been at St. George’s since 1990 and holds the C.P. Beauchamp Jefferys Teaching Chair. Educated in the United Kingdom, he has a civil engineering degree from the University of Manchester and a postgraduate certificate in education from Crewe and Alsager College. He teaches math and is the head coach for the varsity sailing program in the spring. Williams has served as a vice president of High School Sailing.

Roster

2019 Season Results

Sailors place third at National Keelboat Invitational

Four members of fall sailing traveled to Florida for the contest.

Dragons sail in Atlantic Coast Championships

The Fall Sailing team placed fourth in the Atlantic Coast Championships.

Varsity sailing making waves

The Dragon sailors recently won the Gleekman Trophy and the NESSA National Keelboat Invitational Qualifier.