John Vandemoer: Who is the sailing coach on Operation Varsity Blues? Wed Mar 17, 2021 at 1:35pm ET John Vandemoer being interviewed in Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal. Pic credit: Netflix Throughout all of the ugly displayed in Netflix’s Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admission Scandal, former sailing coach John Vandemoer appeared to be an unknowing pawn in William “Rick” Singer’s quest for riches. Operation Varsity Blues tells the story of the 2019 college admission scandal where over 33 parents were charged in a large conspiracy. Unfolded throughout the documentary is the know-all on how these parents, under Singer’s advice, were able to bribe prestigious universities to accept their children into their desired programs.