Dillon Paiva serves as Associate Head Coach for United States Naval Academy's Sailing - Intercollegiate program in Annapolis, Maryland.
Dillon Paiva enters his 11th season on the coaching staff of the Navy intercollegiate sailing team in 2025-26, being promoted to associate head coach during the summer of 2022 after spending seven years as an assistant coach. Garnering 2025 MAISA Coach of the Year honors, Paiva helped guide the Mids to a stellar 2024-25 campaign that included winning the 2024-25 Navy Director of Athletics Cup and a national runner-up finish. Navy earned berths to four ICSA Championships, including closing out the season by placing second in the Open Fleet Race National Championship.
