Meet the Staff 

Rah Trost - Director Sailing School

Rah Trost hails from Marquette Michigan and has over 45 years of sailing experience. She is a current US Sailing certified Instructor. Her passion for sailing started at an early age learning on Lake Superior and later her sailing adventures included plying the water of Lake Michigan, Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Florida, and North Carolina.

She is looking forward to working with the MJYC and staff to provide a safe and fun sailing experience for all participants this season.

Kristi Mills - Instructor

As a kid, I raced Butterfly’s, M-16 scows, E-28 scows and Lasers. As a teen I raced Lasers all over Michigan for several years, wearing a water vest in heavy winds to supplement my weight!

Moving to the UP in the late 70’s introduced me to Ensign class sailing on Lake Superior, crewing and skippering where needed. Currently I crew on the Ensign “Corsair” every Wednesday for open class races and regattas.

In 1980, I advised the local Sea Scout Troop Ship #303 and attended several scout UP rendezvous.

I enjoy working with young sailors and am pleased and excited to help beginner sailors ‘learn the ropes’ and have a positive experience on the water. Here’s to another great summer of youth sailing lessons!

Ted johnson

ted Johnson is pleased to be joining the Marquette Junior Yacht Club Sailing School this summer as an instructor.

Ted has his US Sailing Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Certification, and this will be his 7th year teaching. Before instructing he was a student at the Alpena Youth Sailing School in his hometown and was on the youth racing team. Ted has competed in a few Yngling North American Championships and attended the 2019 North American World Championships. Sailing at Worlds is his favorite sailing memory! Last summer, at the North American Championships hosted in Alpena he was the youth champion and went on to keep that title the next year in Iowa! 

Ted's favorite piece of sailing gear is his knee pads so hopefully he doesn't forget them for his next race! When he is not racing or teaching, he loves to sail his laser out on Long Lake! His favorite thing about sailing is the excitement and competition at the starting line while he is racing. Ted's number one sailing goal is to continue sailing for the rest of his life! Lastly, a fun fact about Ted is that he loves the outdoors!