Carl Eichenlaub
Position: Boatwright
Birthdate: 7/6/30
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Eichenlaub’s boat repair abitlities are legendary. His first trip to the Pan Am Games was in 1979, and he has been to each subsequent event. He has been the official boatwright of the US Olympic Yachting Team for the last six Olympiads. Carl plays the oboe with a local symphony

Luther Carpenter
Position:  49er Coach
US Sailing Team Coach: Since 1990
Birthdate: 4/20/62
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
College: L.S.U.
Significant Achievements: US SAILING’s 1996 Coach of the Year. Carpenter singlehandedly developed the talent pool in the Europe class once it was named an Olympic class in 1988, and was directly responsible for the U.S. being the only country to medal in this class both in Barcelona and Savannah. With changes in the boat's rigging and sailing technique, Carpenter had to adapt to these changes and adopt new coaching techniques to incorporate the technological advances.

"Carpenter's ability to adapt to different coaching situations is his greatest strength," said ’96 Olympic Team Leader Chairman Bill Shore (Newport, R.I.). "He can go from lead coach with one team and then back off to support a private coach, helping to guide and direct that project."

Skip Whyte
US Sailing Team Coach: Full-time since 1992
Birthdate: 11/25/49
Birthplace: Providence, RI
Hometown: Warren, RI
High School: North Kingstown (RI) High School, graduated 1967.
College: University of RI, graduated 1972, BA Chemistry/Secondary Education.
Coaching Background: Boston University 1976-1985, 1992-96; MIT 1989-1992

Ed Adams
Position: Star Coach
Birthplace 12/9/56
Birthplace: Providence, RI
Hometown: Middletown, RI

Chris Bedford
Age: 36
Hometown: Watertown, Mass.
High School: Northville High School (Michigan), graduated 1982
College: University of Michigan, 1986, BS Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Member: American Meteorological Society; National Council of Industrial Meteorologists – Board of Directors; Commercial Weather Services Association – Board of Directors

A self-described "weather geak" Bedford is the owner and chief meteorologist at Sailing Weather Services, where he satisfies his deep interest in weather by forecasting exclusively for competitive sailors and adventurers. After sailing J/24s on the Great Lakes, Bedford made the jump to the America’s Cup. His first job after college was forecasting for Dennis Conner’s 1987 Stars and Stripes team in Fremantle, Australia. Since then he has worked on every America’s Cup as a team meteorologist.

Bedford first assisted the US Sailing Team in 1989 when he traveled to Barcelona to better map the conditions that could be expected during the ‘92 Summer Olympics. Bedford accompanied the team to the ‘91 pre-Olympic and ‘92 Olympic regattas, briefing the sailors each morning before racing, and reviewing weather factors with them at the end of the day, a role he repeated as the team prepared and participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics. His work with the US Sailing Team has continued through the ‘97-2000 quadrennium as he provides sailors daily weather data at international competitions and the Olympic Games.

Jim Dey
Position: Europe Coach
College: Eckerd College, B.S. Economics
Birthplace: 11/8/66
Birthplace: Summit, NJ
Hometown: The Dalles, Oregon
Significant Sailing Achievements: 1985 Intercollegiate Windsurfing National Champion; 1991 USBA National Champion

Jay Glaser
Position: Tornado & 470 Women’s Coach
Birthdate: 11/7/53
Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Significant Sailing Achievements: 1984 Tornado Olympic Silver Medallist; 1986 Goodwill Games Silver Medallist.
Glaser learned to sail with his uncle, Hugh Warnock, on an Enterprise in Southern California. Won Nationals as a freshman at UCI. At the 1986 Goodwill Games in Tallin, Glaser met wife Pease and together the two spent numerous years at the top of the US Sailing Team rankings in the Tornado class. Coaching for two years, Glaser’s teams have won the Tornado and the 470 Women’s Olympic Trials.

Pierre Jeangirard
Position: Mistral Men & Women’s Coach
Birthdate: 10/13/54
Birthplace: Paris, France
Hometown: Bishop, Calif.