We’re very excited about our LBSS instructor group.  We’ve got a stellar cast of coaches.

Meet the Instructors / Coaches of the Lake Beulah Sailing School:

• Ashley Mueller - Program Director. Ashley is in her fourth year of coaching with LBSS. This summer, she will handle more administrative functions for the program including the publishing of a weekly newsletter to assist with parent communications. Having completed strong campaigns in X boat and Optimists, she sails Radials singlehandedly, a C scow with her father as her crew, and an M15 is also in her future. “Hi my name is Ashley Mueller. I have been sailing on Lake Beulah since I was six years old. I sailed Optis for ten years, X-boats for two years, occasionally crewed on MC and C scows. This is my fifth year sailing Lasers. I have sailed in many different Inland regattas in the Midwest. In my last three years of sailing Optis, I joined the Buddy Melges Racing Team at Lake Geneva and traveled to several different regattas across the country. These regattas gave me the chance to sail against some of the top sailors in the world and become a better sailor. I am looking forward to sharing my love of the sport with our young generation of Lake Beulah sailors.”

• Izzie Rietz - Senior Opti / X Coach. Izzie is in her third year of coaching following a very competitive Optimist and X boat career. In addition to MCs, she competes in the C scow class. in 2023, Izzie was a varsity 420 skipper on the New Trier High School Sailing Team.

• Chandler Jarecki - X/Opti Coach. Chandler is in his first summer of coaching following campaigns X, MC, M15. & E boats.

• Alex Mueller - X/Opti Coach. Alex is in his first summer of coaching following campaigns X, C, & MC. he plans to sail an M15 this summer.

• Caroline LeRoy - Opti Coach. Caroline is in her second year of coaching for LBSS following a successful X boat career. “Hi, my name is Caroline LeRoy. This fall I will be a Senior at Catholic Memorial High School. I began sailing with Optis at LBSS when I was 6 years old and started with crewing on an X boat when I was 8. A year ago, I graduated from X boats. I plan on sailing MCs, but I love exploring different boats.”

• Brigit Barr - Senior Coach. Brigit returns on a part-time basis for her seventh year of coaching following very successful X boat careers. She may be seen sailing C and MC scows over the course of the summer. “Hello, my name is Brigit Barr. I recently graduated as a nursing student at Marquette University. I have grown up sailing on Lake Beulah in the Opti, X-boat, and C-boat. I now have to opportunity to race in the C and MC fleets and compete in regattas around the Midwest.”

• Elise Brandt - Opti Coach. Elise is returning on a part-time basis for her second year of coaching for LBSS. She has completed in both Opti and X during her career. She is also a varsity skipper for Lake Forest Academy where she competes in 420’s. “Hi, I’m Elise Brandt. This upcoming year I will be a Senior at Lake Forest Academy in Illinois. I have grown up sailing on Lake Beulah, first starting in Optis at 8 years old. Shortly after, at 11 years old,  I started skipping an X-boat which I have sailed for 7 years now.”

• Anne Kate Schmidt - Senior Coach. Anne Kate returns to LBSS on a part-time basis after a year off for college studies. She is often seen on Lake Beulah sailing C boats with her father.

Additional instructors

Throughout the program, LBSS may periodically introduce experienced coaches/sailors to share their diversified experiences with students. We have found this approach to be a leading practice.