SAIL SAND POINT STAFF
Meet the SSP team!
SETH MUIR
Executive Director
Seth comes to Sail Sand Point from Salish Sea Expeditions, a non-profit sailing and marine science organization based in Puget Sound where he served as Executive Director from 2012-2019. Prior to that Seth was the Maritime Education Director for the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association which hosts over 11,000 youth annually aboard ships on San Francisco Bay. He has more than 22 years of experience in the fields of Outdoor Leadership, Education and Non-profit Management and has held numerous positions with organizations including the Marine Science Institute, Camp Galileo, Rippleffect, Get Out and Learn, the Snowboard Outreach Society and Absolute Adventures.
Seth has dedicated his career to teaching and inspiring others through outdoor adventures and is thrilled for the opportunity to join this community. Seth holds a BA in Geography from the University of Colorado at Boulder and studied Hydrology at the School for International Training in Belize. When not sailing or making repairs aboard his Ericson 32, Seth can be found adventuring with his two sons and his wife Christen, playing guitar, enjoying board sports of all kinds, reading and gardening. He is originally from Maine, but doesn’t have a funny accent.
SAM HARWOOD
Director of Administration
Sam is originally from the Pacific Northwest and moved to the Seattle area in 2019. She joined the Sail Sand Point team after a career in higher education administration, bringing with her a passion for creating education-based programming and accessible opportunities for the community. Sam holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Eastern Washington University and a master’s degree in Counselor Education in Student Affairs from Clemson University in South Carolina.
Outside of work, Sam has a profound love of the outdoors and spends as much time as possible outside with her partner Adriene and their dog, Kami. When she’s not at work, you can usually find her attempting to keep her houseplants mostly alive, exploring new cities, or turning perfectly good materials into questionable art.
ALEC WADE
Head Coach of Racing
Alec was born and raised in North Seattle, and has been spending time in and around the waters of the Puget Sound his whole life. He grew up sailing at Sail Sand Point, and has spent time coaching in Seattle at SSP, CYC Seattle, and MBYC, as well as becoming US Sailing Level 2 and 3 Coach certified. He also spent three years in New Zealand running the sailing school at Tauranga Yacht and Powerboat Club. He sailed in college for American University, and has also spent time racing 505s and more recently Lasers. In his free time, he loves to ski, hike, and practice nature photography.
Maisie Bryant
Groups Programs Director
Maisie grew up in Boulder Colorado and loved living by the mountains, and enjoyed biking, hiking or skiing throughout the year. She also enjoys baking, reading and hanging out with friends and dogs in her free time. She graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Recreational Therapy and a minor in Ceramics. Over the past couple of years, she has been working at the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park, Colorado which was an amazing experience. However, she missed sailing and decided to move to Washington to have greater access and to help others gain access to such a great sport.
Peter hall
Youth Program Director
Peter’s love for sailing began on Bainbridge Island. He grew up in classes with Bainbridge Island Parks and Rec and Port Madison Yacht Club. Later, he raced for Bainbridge High School and eventually ran the classes where he learned to sail at Bainbridge Island Parks and Rec. After High School he spent a brief stint in Bozeman, Montana before moving to Bellingham where he raced for the Western Washington University sailing team. He also worked as an instructor at WWU’s Lakewood facility. Now Peter loves to cruise the San Juans in his small keelboat and enjoy sailing at a slower pace. Peter is also an avid skier and soccer player. Peter’s time living in Seattle is just beginning but he is looking forward to getting to know the city better through his work at Sail Sand Point.
Nathan Helme
Waterfront Director
Alastair Goodchild
Summer Camps Head Instructor
Born and raised in Seattle, Alastair loves the outdoors, being on the water, and being part of the Sail Sand Point community. He got his start at SSP as a camper back in 2016. Since then, he’s raced with the Ingraham High School Sailing team, volunteered, and has worked as an instructor since 2022. Now he’s excited to step into the role of Summer Camps Head Instructor. Alastair is currently studying Earth and Space Science at the University of Washington. When he’s not on the water, you’ll probably find him mountain biking, playing music, or hiking.
Colette Royer
Open Boating Manager
Born and raised in North Seattle, Colette was first introduced to sailing at 9 years old through the summer camps at Sail Sand Point. Her time in summer camps created a love for sailing, which carried her through middle school and high school racing, then onward to many summers working at SSP as a camp instructor, race team coach, Dockmaster, and more.
She went on to graduate from the Seattle Maritime Academy, and has since gone on and worked on the Clipper V and The Wizard (as seen on “Deadliest Catch”), and more.
She now returns to SSP, where she uses her deep knowledge, skills, passion and empathy to help make SSP’s Open Boating and Adult programs the best they can be.