Sarah Helming

High School Sailing Program Director
Casco Bay Junior Sailing Program Director

Sarah began working with SailMaine in the fall of 2005 as a coach for the Cheverus High School and Southern ME High School sailing teams . In the Spring of 2007, Sarah became the Program Director of the High School Program. Sarah also serves as director of SailMaine's Casco Bay Junior Sailing Program.

Sarah learned to sail with the Southport (Maine) Yacht Club junior sailing program. In High School, Sarah sailed for The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT. She attended Boston College where she was an 2002 collegiate All American Sailor (crew position).

From 2005-2007, Sarah worked at Portland Yacht Club in Falmouth, Maine as Assistant Director of the Junior Program. Sarah has been on staff with several other sailing programs, including the Nantucket Yacht Club, Nantucket Community Sailing and the Southport Yacht Club (Southport, ME), where she grew up learning to sail.

Sarah teaches at Thornton Academy, as a High School Special Education teacher.