Bern Noack
Bern Noack has been a collegiate coach since 1989. He has coached 6 College Sailors of the Year, 1 Woman Sailor of the Year, 99 All-Americans, and 4 future admirals spread between the Navy and the Coast Guard. While at Harvard, Bern led the Crimson to the 2024 and 2003 Intercollegiate Sailing Association North American Dinghy Championship, the 2025, 2023, 2003 and 2002 Intercollegiate Sailing Association North American Team Racing Championship, the 2024, 2022, 2000 and 1998 Women's Single-handed Championship, the 2025, 2018 and 2003 Open Single-handed Championship, and the 2025 Match Racing Championship. In 2005 the Crimson won their 5th consecutive Fowle Trophy as ICSA's Team of the Year. From 2007 to 2009 Bern was the single-handed coach for the US Sailing Elite Youth Development Team and the Under 18 and Under 23 US Sailing Team. In addition, Bern coaches many high school and junior sailors at clinics nationwide.
Specialties
Lasers, Team Racing, Collegiate FJs and 420s
Collegiate Coaching
| 1997-... | Harvard University, Associate Head Sailing Coach |
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| 1996-1997 | Boston University, Sailing Coach |
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| 1990-1995 | US Coast Guard Academy, Varsity Dinghy Coach |
| Fall '89 | Yale University, Noyes Coaching Fellow |
| Spring '89 | US Naval Academy, Assistant Coach |
Private Coaching
| 2010-... | Crimson Sailing Academy Established the academy. Developed and ran youth sailing and racing programs. |
| 2010 | Laser Mid-Winters East, Danish and Finnish Laser Radial Sailing Team, Coached Alberte Lindberg- 5th, Maiken Foght Schutt-3rd, and Sari Multala-6th |
| 2009 | Under 18 and Under 23 US Sailing Team Single-handed coach |
| 2007-2008 | US Sailing Elite Youth Development Team Coach |
| 2008-... | US Sailing Level II Coaching Certification |
| 2004-... | Collegiate Racing Clinics at Harvard Developed and ran fleet and team racing clinics introducing high school sailors to college technique. |
| 2007 | Laser Olympic Trials, Clay Johnson-3rd |
| '03-'06,'08 | US Youth Championship Clinic |
| 2005 | ISAF Team Racing World Championship, USA2 (Silver Panda)-2nd |
| 2002-2003 | US Laser Radial Youth Worlds |
| 2003 | Open Yngling World Championship, Team Atkins-10th |
| 2000 | US Sailing Junior women's Single-handed Champs, Leiter Cup Clinic Director |
| 2000-2003 | Krysia Pohl, 2nd place finisher US Olympic Trials |
| 1999-2000 | Ben Richardson, 10th place finisher US Olympic Trials |
| 1999-2000 | Krysia Pohl, 4th place finisher US Olympic Trials |
| 1999 | US Sailing Youth World Championship, Laser (boys) and Laser Radials (girls) |
| 1990-1995 | US Sailing Level I Clinic Director |
Racing
Laser |
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| 2015 | Laser Master Worlds-7th Standard Masters |
| 2011 | Laser Master Worlds-8th Standard Masters |
| 2009 | Laser Master Worlds-6th Standard Apprentice |
| 2006 | Olympic Pre-Trials-11th |
| 1996 | Olympic Trials-16th |
| 1996 | North Americans-2nd |
| 1996 | Atlantic Coasts-2nd |
| 1993 | Worlds-29th |
| 1993 | English Nationals-4th |
| 1992 | Nationals-2nd |
Team Racing |
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| 1994 | US Championship (Hinman)-5th |
| 1993 | US Championship (Hinman)-3rd |
| 1990 | US Championship (Hinman)-4th |
Vanguard 15 |
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| '96,'98,'99 | Hyannis Regatta - 1st |
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Collegiate |
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| 1987-1988 | Varsity A-Division Skipper at Yale |
Education
| 1988 | Yale University, New Haven, CT, Bachelor of Arts Physics |
