2003 US SAILING
TEAM ANNOUNCED
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (April 13, 2003) – The
Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) of US SAILING,
national governing body for the sport, has named
the members of it’s 2003 US Sailing Team.
Created in 1986 to recruit and develop athletes
for upcoming Olympiads, the US Sailing Team annually
distinguishes the top-five ranked sailors in each
of the nine classes (11 divisions) chosen for
Olympic competition. For 2004 those classes (divisions)
are: Europe (women); Finn (men); 470 (men and
women); Laser (open); Mistral (men and women);
49er, Star, Tornado (all open); and Yngling (women).
The 2004 Olympic Regatta is scheduled for August
13-29, in Athens, Greece.
Membership
on the US Sailing Team identifies sailors as strong
contenders for an Olympic berth and provides them
with coaching, training opportunities and financial
assistance in addition to national recognition.
The US Sailing Team is sponsored by Lands’
End, Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Vanguard Sailboats.
Extrasport, Gill North America, Nikon, Sperry
Top-Sider, Team McLube and Yale Cordage are suppliers
to the team.
US
Sailing Team rankings are based on attendance
and performance at a series of qualifying regattas.
A complete explanation of the ranking system is
available at: www.ussailing.org/Olympics/2003/rankingsystems
The following members of the 2003 US Sailing Team
are listed in ranking order one through five:
Named
in the Europe class: 2000 Europe World Bronze
Medallist Meg Gaillard (Pelham, N.Y./Jamestown,
R.I.); '01 US Coast Guard Athlete of the Year
Krysia Pohl (Alameda, Calif.); ICSA All-American
Christin Feldman (Grosse Pointe, Mich.); Lauren
Maxam (Coronado, Calif.); and Tanya Haddad (Portland,
Ore.).
Named
in the Finn class: Mo Hart (Santa Cruz, Calif./S.
Portland, Maine); ICSA All-American Geoff Ewenson
(Annapolis, Md./Newport, R.I.); '98 Finn National
Champion Darrell Peck (Gresham, Ore.); Greg Skidmore
(Riverside, Conn.); and Bryan Boyd (Edgewater,
Md.).
Named
in the 470 men's class (skipper and crew): Olympic
Pre-Trials Champions Steven Hunt (Poquoson, Va.)
and Michael Miller (Fairport, N.Y.); Olympic Medallists
Paul Foerster (Rockwall, Texas) and Kevin Burnham
(Miami, Fla.); ’99 ICSA College Sailor of
the Year Mark Ivey (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
and ICSA All-American Howard Cromwell (New Orleans,
La.); Thomas Hall (Scarborough, Maine) and Dave
Hughes (S. Portland, Maine); and David Dabney
and Brock Schmidt (both Mount Pleasant, S.C.).
Named
in the 470 women’s class (skipper and crew):
Olympic Pre-Trials Champions Katie McDowell (Barrington,
R.I.) and Isabelle Kinsolving (New York, N.Y.);
'02 470 National Champions Erin Maxwell (Stonington,
Conn.) and Jen Morgan (Shoreline, Wash.); ICSA
All-American Amanda Clark (Shelter Island, N.Y.)
and Sarah Mergenthaler (Colt’s Neck, N.J.);
'88 Olympic Gold Medallists Allison Jolly (St.
Petersburg, Fla.) and Lynne Shore (Newport, R.I.);
and ICSA All-Americans Molly O’Bryan (San
Diego, Calif./Kaneohe, Hawaii) and Annelise Moore
(Monterey, Calif./Kaneohe, Hawaii).
Named
in the 49er class (skipper and crew): ‘97
ICSA College Sailor of the Year Tim Wadlow (San
Diego, Calif.) and ICSA All-American Pete Spaulding
(Coral Gables, Fla.); Andy Mack (Seattle, Wash.)
and ICSA All-American Adam Lowry (San Francisco,
Calif.); ‘00 ICSA College Sailor of the
Year Dalton Bergan (Seattle, Wash.) and Zach Maxam
(Coronado, Calif.); ICSA All-American David Fagen
(St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Bora Gulari (Detroit,
Mich.); and Mike Karas (Kirkland, Wash.) and Anthony
Boscolo (Seattle, Wash.).
Named
in the Laser class: 2002 ISAF Youth Sailing World
Champion Andrew Campbell (San Diego, Calif.);
Andrew Lewis (Honolulu, Hawaii); '03 Laser Midwinters
West Champion Zach Railey (Clearwater, Fla.);
ICSA All-American Brad Funk (Largo, Fla.); and
ICSA All-American Brett Davis (Largo, Fla.).
Named
in the Mistral men's class: Olympic Pre-Trials
Champion Peter Wells (La Canada, Calif.); Ben
Barger (St. Petersburg, Fla.); ICSA All-American
Kevin Jewett (Deephaven, Minn.); Phillip Muller
(Ft. Pierce, Fla.); and Steve Bodner (Toledo,
Ohio/San Francisco, Calif.).
Named
in the Mistral women's class: four-time Olympian
Lanee Butler (Aliso Viejo, Calif.); Beth Winkler
(Cocoa Beach, Fla.); Taylor Duch (Savannah, Ga.);
Laura Chambers Lewandowski (Indialantic, Fla.);
and Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.).
Named
in the Star class (skipper and crew): ’98
Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Paul Cayard (Kentfield,
Calif.) and ’93 Star World Champion Phil
Trinter (Lorain, Ohio); two-time ICSA College
Sailor of the Year (’89, ’90) Terry
Hutchinson and Andrew Scott (both Annapolis, Md.);
’91 ICSA College Sailor of the Year Andy
Lovell (New Orleans, La.) and ’94 Goodwill
Games Finn Silver Medallist Eric Oetgen (Savannah,
Ga.); Howie Shiebler (San Francisco, Calif.) and
Rick Peters (Venice Beach, Calif.); ’98
ICSA College Sailor of the Year Bill Hardesty
(San Diego, Calif.) and ICSA All-American Will
Stout (Houston, Texas).
Named
in the Tornado class (skipper and crew): Olympic
Pre-Trials Champions Robbie Daniel and Eric Jacobsen
(Clearwater, Fla./Annapolis, Md.); two-time Olympians
(’00, ’96) John Lovell (New Orleans,
La.) and Charlie Ogletree (Houston, Texas); '01
Tornado National Champions Lars Guck (Bristol,
R.I.) and Jonathan Farrar (Miami, Fla.); ICSA
All-American Stan Schreyer (Newport, R.I.) and
Forbes Durdin (Houston, Texas); and Doug Camp
(Boerne, Texas), and Kenny Pierce (Miami, Fla.).
Named
in the Yngling class (skipper and two crew): 2002
Yngling World Bronze Medallists Betsy Alison (Newport,
R.I.), Suzy Leech (Avon, Conn./Annapolis, Md.)
and Lee Icyda (Stuart, Fla.); ICSA All-American
Sally Barkow (Nashotah, Wisc.), Carrie Howe (Grosse
Pointe, Mich.) and Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.);
Carol Cronin (Jamestown, R.I.), Liz Filter (Stevensville,
Md.) and Bridget Hallawell (Coronado, Calif.);
Olympic Pre-Trials Champions Hannah Swett (Jamestown,
R.I.), Joan Touchette (Newport, R.I.) and Melissa
Purdy (Tiburon, Calif.); and ’89 Rolex Yachtswoman
of the Year Jody Swanson (Buffalo, N.Y.), two-time
Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year (’95, ’01)
Cory Sertl (Rochester, N.Y.) and Elizabeth Kratzig
(Corpus Christi, Texas).
As
the national governing body, US SAILING’s
mission is to promote excellence in the sport
while making participation more accessible. For
more information visit www.ussailing.org
