Executive Director

Jeff Fratzke

Resides in St. Joseph with his wife Kris. They have four grown children. The past nine years he has enjoyed substitute teaching in the St. Joseph School System. He has also held a real estate broker license for nearly 25 years. Jeff has always been a mentor to the young people of our community thru coaching area youth sports for many years and his presence in the our schools and classrooms. Most of the Staff and many of the students will already know Mr. Fratzke as a coach or teacher. Jeff will continue to grow the program and is excited to learn more about sailing himself.

Head Instructor

Name:	Silas Lorenz	Top Gun/SJJF Nickname:	Shark
Hometown:	Saint Joseph	School/Major:	SJHS
Age:	16	When Did You Begin Sailing:	At 8 years old
Job At SJJF:	Instructor	Favorite Boat:	J24
Fun Facts About Me:
*Where Were You Born:	Minnesota	What You Are Known For:
Hobbies:	Swimming, running, sailing, biking	Something Only My Family Knows:	I have 4 siblings
Something I Am Very Good At:	Sailing in Wednesday night races and swimming

Instructors (to be updated soon)

Name:	Nolan Youngstedt	Top Gun/SJJF Nickname:	HR
Hometown:	Saint Joseph	School/Major:	MSU/Supply Chain
Age:	19	When Did You Begin Sailing:	At 8 years old
Job At SJJF:	Instructor	Favorite Boat:	Laser
Fun Facts About Me:
*Where Were You Born:	Saint Joseph	What You Are Known For:	Guitar
Hobbies:	Guitar	Something Only My Family Knows:
Something I Am Very Good At:	Guitar

Name:	Chloe Brown	Top Gun/SJJF Nickname:
Hometown:	St. Joe/Los Angeles	School/Major:	University of Colorado-Boulder/Psychology
Age:	18	When Did You Begin Sailing:	At age 10
Job At SJJF:	Instructor	Favorite Boat:	420
Fun Facts About Me:
*Where Were You Born:	Saint Joesph, at age 14 moved to LA	What You Are Known For:
Hobbies:	Horseback Riding, Competitive Show Jumper	Something Only My Family Knows:	I cannot surf while in LA
Something I Am Very Good At:	Racing and Dry Capsizing, I was on the SJJF race team for 5 years.

Name:	Sophie Ballard	Top Gun/SJJF Nickname:
Hometown:	Lakeville, MN	School/Major:	Arizona/Film and TV
Age:	18	When Did You Begin Sailing:	7 years ago
Job At SJJF:	Instructor	Favorite Boat:	420
Fun Facts About Me:
*Where Were You Born:	Saint Joseph	What You Are Known For:
Hobbies:	I like to play hockey and go on my boat.	Something Only My Family Knows:
Something I Am Very Good At:	Sailing, Hockey, and Swimming

Name:	Paul Alimenti	Top Gun/SJJF Nickname:	Big Alimenti
Hometown:	Instructor	School/Major:	Pharmacology
Age:	18	When Did You Begin Sailing:	When I Was Born
Job At SJJF:	Instructor	Favorite Boat:	420
Fun Facts About Me:
*Where Were You Born:	Lansing, MI	What You Are Known For:	Ability to Cook Pretty Well
Hobbies:	Sailing, Fishing, and Enjoy Reading	Something Only My Family Knows:
Something I Am Very Good At:	I enjoy gardening and I think I am pretty good at it.

Name:	Andrew Smith	Top Gun/SJJF Nickname:	Billy
Hometown:	Ann Arbor, MI	School/Major:	SJHS
Age:	16	When Did You Begin Sailing:	3rd Grade
Job At SJJF:	Instructor	Favorite Boat:	Laser
Fun Facts About Me:
*Where Were You Born:	Ypsilanti, MI	What You Are Known For:
Hobbies:	Sailing, Skiing, Robotics, Golf	Something Only My Family Knows:
Something I Am Very Good At:	Skiing and Robotics

Name:	Jack Hirsh	Top Gun/SJJF Nickname:	John Jack
Hometown:	St. Joseph	School/Major:	SJHS
Age:	17	When Did You Begin Sailing:	At age 9
Job At SJJF:	Instructor	Favorite Boat:	Opti
Fun Facts About Me:
*Where Were You Born:	Chicago	What You Are Known For:
Hobbies:	Going to the gym and hanging out with my friends	Something Only My Family Knows:
Something I Am Very Good At:	Sailing

Name:	Bergen Fischer	Top Gun/SJJF Nickname:
Hometown:	Stevensville, MI	School/Major:	Lakeshore High School
Age:	15	When Did You Begin Sailing:
Job At SJJF:	Instructor	Favorite Boat:	MC
Fun Facts About Me:
*Where Were You Born:		What You Are Known For:	On a windy day, if I am not sailing, you can find me kitesurfing at Tiscornia or Silver Beach.
Hobbies:	Any water sport:  sailing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, hydrofoiling, wakesurfing, wake boarding, and water skiing.	Something Only My Family Knows:
Something I Am Very Good At:	Kitesurfing and teaching kitesurfing.

Name:	Parker Hume	Top Gun/SJJF Nickname:	N/A
Hometown:	Saint Joseph	School/Major:	SJHS
Age:	16	When Did You Begin Sailing:	At 6 years old
Job At SJJF:	Junior Instructor	Favorite Boat:	420
Fun Facts About Me:
*Where Were You Born:	Charlotte, SC	What You Are Known For:	Swimming, sailing, running, and biking
Hobbies:	Taking things apart	Something Only My Family Knows:	I work at a 2nd job at a restaurant
Something I Am Very Good At:	Competitive Swimming

Interns