Mistral Women competitors in the 2004 US Olympic Team Trials

NAME:

Lanee Butler Beashal

US SAILING TEAM:

1990-2000, 2003

MEMBER OF:

Dana Point Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Dana Hills High School, graduated 1988

COLLEGE:

University of California - Irvine, 1993, BA Fine Arts

AGE:

33

BIRTHPLACE:

Manhasset, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

Aliso Viejo, Calif.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5'4" and 125

OCCUPATION:

Sailor

SAILING SINCE AGE:

10

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2003 Pan American Games Gold Medallist, Dominican Republic
1995 Pan American Games Bronze Medallist, Argentina
1994 Goodwill Games Bronze Medallist, Russia
1994/93 US Olympic Festival Gold Medallist
1993 Sailing World's Women's Sailor Achievement Award
1991 Pan American Games Gold Medallist, Cuba
1990 US Olympic Festival Silver Medalist, Lake Minnetonka
US SAILING's USOC Female Athlete of the Year ('94, '93, '91)
Tudor Boardsailor of the Year ('94, '91)

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Athens Regatta (13th/21 Mistral Women)
2000
Olympic Games, Sydney (4th/29 Mistral Women)
1996
Olympic Games, Savannah (11th/27 Mistral Women)
World Champs, Haifa (12th/69 boards)
1995
Mistral Worlds, South Africa (13th/70 boards)
Kiel Week, Germany (8th/42 boards)
European Championships, Great Britain (10th/66 boards)
1994
World Boardsailing Champs, Manitoba (4th/48 boards)
Miami OCR (5th/26 boards)
1993
Mistral World Champs, Kashiwazaki, Japan (2nd overall)
1992
Olympic Games, Barcelona (5th/24 Mistral Women)

NAME:

Ceci Cleary

HIGH SCHOOL:

WestOver School and Hebron Academy, graduated 1988

COLLEGE:

University of Vermont, graduated 1992, History

AGE:

33

BIRTHPLACE:

Washington, D.C.

HOMETOWN:

Maui, Hawaii

OCCUPATION:

Athlete/Model/Actor

SAILING SINCE AGE:

18

NAME:

Taylor Cameron Duch

US SAILING TEAM:

2002-2003

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

Savannah Country Day School, graduated 1998

COLLEGE:

Eckerd College, graduated 2002, International Business

AGE:

24

BIRTHPLACE:

Mobile, Alabama

HOMETOWN:

Savannah, Ga./Cocoa Beach, Fla.

OCCUPATION:

Student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

11

SAILING RESUME:

2002
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (15th/20 boards – 6th woman)

NAME:

Farrah Hall

US SAILING TEAM:

2002-2003

MEMBER OF:

St. Mary's College Sailing Association

HIGH SCHOOL:

Broadneck Senior High, graduated 1999

COLLEGE:

St. Mary's College of Maryland, 2003, BA Biology

AGE:

22

BIRTHPLACE:

Annapolis, Md.

HOMETOWN:

Annapolis, Md.

OCCUPATION:

Student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

11

SAILING RESUME:

2002
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (18th/20 boards – 7th woman)

NAME:

Nancy Rios

MEMBER OF:

Naples Yacht Club

US Youth World Team:

2003

HIGH SCHOOL:

Naples High School, 2006

AGE:

15

BIRTHPLACE:

Irvine, Calif.

HOMETOWN:

Naples, Fla.

OCCUPATION:

Student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

14

NAME:

Beth Winkler

US SAILING TEAM:

1993-1994, 1997-2003

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

St. Elizabeth’s Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), graduated 1964

COLLEGE:

Memphis State University, graduated 1969, BA

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

Missouri

HOMETOWN:

Cocoa Beach, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5’ 5" and 120 lbs.

OCCUPATION:

Owner of Banana River Windsurfing Resort

SAILING SINCE AGE:

35

SAILING RESUME:

2002
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (12th/20 boards)
2001
ABYC OCR, Long Beach (7th/10 boards)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (15th/21 Mistrals)
2000
Olympic Team Trials, Indian Harbor (5th/10 Mistral Women)
1999
Miami OCR (7th/14 boards)
1998
Mistral North American Champs, Mexico (8th/13 boards)
1996
Olympic Trials, Savannah (8th/11 boards)