MEET THE COACHES

Ashley Mueller-

Head Coach

and Sailing School Director

Hi, my name is Ashley Mueller. I grew up sailing and racing a wide variety of boats on Lake Beulah since I was six years old. I sailed with the Buddy Melges Racing team on Lake Geneva for three years, competing in many different regattas. I coached on Lake Beulah the last five years and was Head Coach/Sailing School Director last year. I am looking forward to sharing my love of the sport with you all this sailing season at OYC

Kate Lynn-

Lead Opti Instructor

Hi everyone! I am super excited to be a part of this program for a second year, and I am looking forward to seeing all of the new and returning faces this summer. I love being a coach, and I have been spending my summers sailing at the Oshkosh Yacht Club for more than ten years! I will be attending and sailing at UW-Madison in the fall, and I enjoy being outdoors and hanging out with friends in my free time. See you on the water!

Liem Nguyen-Rivers

Hello, I’m Liem Nguyen-Rivers! I’m a senior at Oshkosh North High school and I’m excited to be coaching for a second summer. I can’t wait for the season to start and I’m confident this will be a terrific summer!

Caden Harrison

My name is Caden Harrison and I am a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison pursuing a major in Pharmacology and Toxicology! I have been sailing for almost 12 years at the OYC and I am currently a collegiate sailor on the Wisconsin Sailing Team down in Madison. I started out in Optis when I was younger and eventually moved up to X-boats. For the past couple of years I have been sailing M15’s and E Scows, and most recently the 420 for school. I love reading, skiing, golfing, fishing, iceboating, going to Leon’s, and of course sailing! I am super excited to coach this summer and I am look forward to enhancing the sailing and racing skills of our young prospective sailors!


Layla Smiltneek

Hi, My name is Layla! I’m so excited to be your sailing instructor this year. This will be my 8th season sailing with the Oshkosh Yacht Club. I have sailed Optis and X boats and expect to be on the M-15 and E boat more this summer. In the winter I’m a ski instructor at Nordic Mountain so I have lots of experience teaching kids. In my free time I love to swim, ice skate, and kayak.

Elsa Hirschberg

Hi, my name is Elsa Hirschberg (on the left) and this will be my first summer coaching. I’ve been sailing for 8 years now. This year I’ll be sailing X boats, M15s, and E Scows. I’m so excited to meet you all this summer!