2024-2025 Executive Team
Meet the Team
Will Cran
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Skipper / Crew? Skipper
Major and graduating year: UofT Neuroscience and Physiology 2025
Years on the team: 4th
First boat ever sailed and where: Opti in Calgary
What are you most looking forward to this sailing season? Getting to practice with all the best people 🥰
Favourite sailing snack: Builder bar
What is the coolest thing you learned from your degree? Sailing is the single best thing for your mind and body 👍
If you could change the Shrek story line what would you change? When donkey had the handsome potion he would stay the same because he’s already the handsomest boy 🤗
Richard Rychlik Jr
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Skipper / Crew? Both
Major and graduating year: UofT Statistics & Political Science 2026
Years on the team: 3rd
First boat ever sailed and where: US Sabots, Ventura YC, CA
Favourite sailing tactic: Cougar Milk
Favourite song for sailing: pump up sailing songs -- Tommie Sunshine Megasix Mashup by Katy Perry/Tommie Sunshine or Cooler Than Me by Mike Posner
What is one thing you know you could beat anybody on the team at? making shirley temples
If you were a movie character who would you be? paddington the bear
Amandine Harris
Hometown: Guernsey, UK
Skipper / Crew? Crew
Major and graduating year: UofT English Literature 2025
Years on the team: 3rd
First boat ever sailed and where: Optimist in Guernsey
What are you most looking forward to this sailing season? Sailing with my teammates again
Favourite food for sailing: Bagels
What is the coolest thing you learned about sailing? That the people who sail are pretty cool
If you were a movie character who would you be? Elizabeth Bennet
Yunus Akcor
Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
Skipper / Crew? Skipper
Major and graduating year: York Mechanical Engineering 2026
Years on the team: 2nd
First boat ever sailed and where: Wind Surf in Alacati (Southern Turkiye)
Favourite part of the boat: Hiking strap
Favourite vegetable: Cucumber
What is your best lifehack? Skip breakfast and lunch just have a 3000 calorie mega dinner.
What is the first thing you would buy if you won a million dollars? Orbea Orca Aero and Cheese
Maya Mills
Hometown: Tiverton, Rhode Island
Skipper / Crew? Skipper
Major and graduating year: UofT Chemistry and Pharmacology 2027
Years on the team: 2nd
First boat ever sailed and where: Beetlecat in West Falmouth harbor (cape cod)
Favourite part of the boat: Boom vang
Favourite sailing snack: Cashews
Favourite part of the cell: Rough ER
What is one thing you know you could beat anybody on the team at? Wordhunt on game pigeon
Antoine Vilain
Hometown: Brussels, Belgium
Skipper / Crew? Skipper
Major and graduating year: UofT Engineering Science (ECE option) 2025
Years on the team: 3rd
First boat ever sailed and where: X-Yacht 36 in Bretagne, France
Favourite part of the boat: trapeze!
Favourite song for sailing: Pirates of the Caribbean theme song
What is one thing you know you could beat anybody on the team at? spikeball!
If you had to pick one slug from slugterra to be your main slug which slug would you pick and why? AquaBeek: it’s a slug that can shoot a massive splash of water, ink, and other things. I believe this action could be very useful in certain situations
Evan Bushell
Hometown: Toronto
Skipper / Crew? Crew
Major and graduating year: TMU Urban and Regional Planning 2025
Years on the team: 3rd
First boat ever sailed and where: RS Quba - TS&CC
What are you most looking forward to this sailing season? Rookie Night
Favourite food for sailing: Uncrustables
What is one thing you know you could beat anybody on the team at? Biking Toronto streets
If you were a minecraft block which one would you be? Wood
Kai Filmer
Hometown: Ajax
Skipper / Crew? Skipper
Major and graduating year: UofT Bio for Health Science 2027
Years on the team: 2nd
First boat ever sailed and where: A 420 at Whitby Yacht Club
Favourite part of the boat: split rings
Favourite food for sailing: Baby Carrots
What is the coolest thing you learned about sailing? Tiller towards trouble
If you were a minecraft block which one would you be? Bedrock cause it’s invincible
Alexander Mueller
Hometown: Ridgewood, New Jersey
Skipper / Crew? Skipper
Major and graduating year: UofT Mechanical Engineering 2T7 + PEY (2028)
Years on the team: 2nd
First boat ever sailed and where: Optimist - Royal Saint Lawrence Yacht Club (Montreal)
Favourite sailing tactic: Port tack and bang the right. Works every time.
Favourite food for sailing: Has to be apple sauce
What is one thing you know you could beat anybody on the team at? Rock-paper-scissors
What is the first thing you would buy if you won a million dollars and why? More boats. Who doesn’t want more boats?
Ilian Halbertsma
Hometown: St Maarten / St Martin (Caribbean)
Skipper / Crew? Skipper
Major and graduating year: UofT Political Science 2025
Years on the team: 5th
First boat ever sailed and where: Optis, in St Maarten (Caribbean)
What are you most looking forward to this sailing season? Re-joining the team, and getting to race again! Best people and part of uni
Favourite food for sailing: Not a food but Gatorade goes hard
What is the coolest thing you learned from your degree? Meeting Dr Tedros and Volker Turk
If you were a movie character who would you be? Percy Jackson? someone with ADHD for sure
Take Kawashima
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Skipper / Crew? Skipper
Major and graduating year: UofT Engineering Science (Physics Option) 2026+PEY
Years on the team: 2nd
First boat ever sailed and where: Opti, Japan
What are you most looking forward to this sailing season? Regattas!!
Favourite sailing snack: Clif bars
What is your best lifehack? Eat chicken everyday
What is your favourite part of the cell? Ribosomes!
Norah Rahman
Hometown: Toronto
Skipper / Crew? Crew
Major and graduating year: UofT Peace Conflict and Justice & Anthropology 2025
Years on the team: 1st
First boat ever sailed and where: Zest - Harbourfront Sailing and Powerboating
Favourite part of the boat: Thwart
Favourite food: salmon poke bowl
What is one thing you know you could beat anybody on the team at? salmon poke bowl eating competition
What is the first thing you would buy if you won a million dollars? a salmon poke bowl with extra salmon and avacado
Anya Pedersen
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Skipper / Crew? Crew
Major and graduating year: UofT Engineering Science Electrical Engineer 2026
Years on the team: 2nd
First boat ever sailed and where: 420 at Maple Bay Yacht Club
Favourite part of the boat: Galley
Favourite vegetable: Orange pepper
What is your best lifehack? Sunscreen
What is the first thing you would buy if you won a million dollars? A really nice sweater