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Rob Hurd
Rob Hurd joined the faculty at Tabor Academy in September of 1987 as a math and physics teacher. He was the assistant sailing coach to high school legend Toby Baker for 9 year before taking over the program in 1997. Mr. Hurd has help guide Tabor's sailing team to 25 New England fleet racing or team racing championship and 7 National titles, most recently in 2007. He is a US Sailing Level-1 Instructor Trainer, a US Sailing Level-2 Coach Trainer, a part of the first class of recognized US Sailing Level-3 Coaches, and holds a US Coast Guard launch drivers license. In July of 2003, Hurd became the Waterfront Director at Tabor, overseeing the school's sailing, crew, and schooner "Tabor Boy" programs as well as running the summer camp sailing program. Coach Hurd would be glad to answer questions about the Tabor sailing program and he can be contacted at rhurd@taboracademy.org. |
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Cindy Muther
Cindy Muther is on her second tour of duty with the Seawolves. She coached with HS legend Toby Baker in the mid-1980s before leaving Tabor to mount an Olympic campaign for the 1988 Seoul Games. Mrs. Muther returned to Tabor in the 1990s and has helped build the program into what it is today. She teaches in the school’s Academic Resource Center and Math Department, and along with her husband and 4 kids, runs a senior girls’ dorm.
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Marykate Moniz
Marykate Moniz joined the Tabor in 2005 as a Spanish teacher, dorm parent, and field hockey coach. Having sailed against Tabor as a high school student many moons ago and having coached against Tabor as the JV coach at Barnstable High School Coach Moniz is excited to finally be a part of the team. Coach Moniz is a certified US Sailing Level 1 instructor and has spent many summers both running sailing programs on Cape Cod and coaching optis. |
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The start of the 2008 season was the most difficult in history. Sixty-four students showed up for try-outs, easily the largest group of sailors assembled in Marion in the school’s history. With cuts from the program inevitable for the first time since the fleet expanded from 12-boats, the coaching staff (Rob Hurd, Cindy Muther, Marykate Moniz, Eric Hartell, Chris White, Carolyn Warner and Dave Bill) went about evaluating talent, both old and new, in order to create a varsity and JV squad that was built for success this year and for the long haul too.
The schedule was brutal, with three varsity meets each Wednesday and Saturday. The squad accepted the challenge well, amassing a 28-4 record – our only losses were to rival St George’s. The JV Seawolves were even more successful, going 18-1 in dual meet action. At the New England team racing championship, the Seawolves rolled to a 6-1 record in the qualifying round and squeezed through the double championship round at 3 and 3. The result was a three-way unbreakable tie at 9-4 with St George’s and Milton Academy. For the first time ever, the NESSA championship came down to a sail-off. Tabor beat Milton, but lost to St George’s to finish second and earn another trip the to the ISSA Team Racing Nationals (Baker Trophy), held in Minnesota this year.
In Minnesota, the Seawolves worked their way into the gold fleet on the basis of a 9-2 record in the qualifying round. They finished 3-3 against St George’s, Pt. Loma HS (CA), and Newport Harbor HS (CA) in gold round action, which was good enough for second place – the fifth time that the Seawolves have finished second at the Baker.
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