Massachusetts Institute of Technology Women's Sailing

Following a hiatus from intercollegiate coaching, Mike Kalin returned to the MIT sailing program in 2014. He was previously a coach with the Engineers from 2000-06, helping the coed team to a consistent ranking among the top 15 in the nation, with the squad placing as high as 11th at Nationals. The 2023 season saw the women's team capture the New England Fleet Race Championships and earn a 4th-place finish at the Women's Team Race National Championship. In addition the co-ed team grabbed an 11th-place finish at Nationals and a 12th-place finish at the Open New England Fleet Race Championships. Additionally, he helped coach three All-Americans in Dana Haig, Maaya Prasad and Sam Bruce. In 2022, the MIT women's team finished 8th at the NEISA Team Race Championships and 7th at the Team Race National Championships. The team then earned a 9th-place finish at the National Championships. Kalin also helped lead the coed team to an 11th-place finish at the NEISA Team Race Championships and the team qualified for the ICSA Dinghy National Championships. In 2016, Kalin aided the women's team to an eighth place finish at the ICSA Women's National Championship and in 2017 he brought the coed team to nationals as they took home eighth place at the ICSA Team Race National Championship. Then in 2018, Kalin guided the women's team to a fifth place finish at the National Championship and the coed team to their first ICSA National Championship title since 1961. In 2019, his women's team finished

Brooke Schmeltz begins her first year on the staff of the MIT sailing program after graduating in 2025. A four-year member and team captain of the team, Schmeltz was

Updated July 2025 Caroline Young begins her third season as the co-head coach of the MIT Open and Women's Sailing programs in 2025-26, as well as an instructor

Hanna Vincent enters her third season as an assistant for the Sailing team in 2025-26.

Matt Lindblad enters his 21st season at MIT in 2024-25 and his third as the Cucchiaro Family Director of Sailing. During his tenure in Cambridge, he helped guide

Sam Bruce enters his first season as an assistant coach for the MIT Sailing team after being a member of the team from 2020-2025. While a member of the team, Bruce

Trevor Long enters his second season on the sailing staff in 2025-26 after graduating from MIT in 2019.