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2006 ISAF World Sailing Games
May 10-20,
2006
Lake
Neusiedl, Austria
www.worldsailinggames2006.at
The 2006 World Sailing Games, held at
Lake Neusiedl in Austria from May 10-20, are
set to be a spectacular sailing event. More than 700 sailors from over 60
countries will compete for 10 World Championship titles in front of an
expected 100,000 visitors. The first ISAF
World Sailing Championship was held in La Rochelle, FRA in 1994, with subsequent
events held in Dubai, UAE in 1998 and in Marseille, FRA in 2002 when the
name of the event was changed to ISAF World Sailing Games.
US
SAILING has announced the team of 40 athletes who will represent the USA
at the 2006 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Sailing Games.
Made up of well-known sailors including US Sailing Team-members and
World Champions, the U.S. Team will compete against over 700 sailors
from more than 60 nations for ten World Championship titles: Men’s One
Person Dinghy, Women’s One Person Dinghy, Men’s Windsurfer, Women’s
Windsurfer, Men’s Two Person Dinghy, Women’s Two Person Dinghy, Men’s
Multihull, Women’s Multihull and Open two-boat Team Sailing.
Members of the U.S. Team were selected using a qualification system
announced last year or were invited by the ISAF organizers based on an
entry system outlined in the Notice of Race. US Sailing Team High
Performance Director and Head Coach Gary Bodie will serve as the team
leader and coach. US Sailing Team Coach Skip Whyte will join Bodie as
coach.
The equipment used in the event is chosen by ISAF as representing the
most popular types worldwide and is supplied by the manufacturers for
the duration of the event, except for the 49er. 49er sailors will be
supplied with sails, but must bring their own boat. The equipment
is circulated among the competitors between each group of races to
ensure unprecedented fairness.
The members US SAILING's Team for the 2006 ISAF
World Sailing Games are listed below. Entry slots were awarded
based on qualifications outlined by the Organizing Authority.
(This list includes the athlete's name
& hometown)
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Men's One Person Dinghy
(Laser Standard) |
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Brad Funk |
Clearwater, FL |
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Women's One Person
Dinghy (Laser Radial) |
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Genoa Griffin |
Tampa, FL |
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Sarah Lihan |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
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Paige Railey |
Clearwater, FL |
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Anna Tunnicliffe |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
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Men's Windsurfer (Neil
Pryde RS:X) |
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Ben Barger |
St. Petersburg, FL |
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Women's Windsurfer (Neil
Pryde RS:X) |
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Farrah Hall |
Annapolis, MD |
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Karen Marriot |
Wheat Ridge, CO |
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Men's Two Person Dinghy
(470) |
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Mikee
Anderson-Mitterling
Dave
Hughes |
Coronado, CA
San Diego, CA |
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Stu McNay
Graham Biehl |
Boston, MA
San
Diego, CA |
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Women's Two Person
Dinghy (470) |
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Amanda Clark
Sarah
Mergenthaler |
Shelter Island, NY
Harvey Cedars, NJ |
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Sara
Fox
Katy
Love |
Cumberland, ME |
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Men's Multihull (Hobie
Tiger WSG Edition) |
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Ollie
Jason
Kelli
Jason |
Oldsmar, FL
Oldsmar, FL |
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Greg
Thomas
Jacques Bernier |
San Diego, CA
San
Marcos, CA |
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Women's Multihull (Hobie
Cat 16 with Spinnaker) |
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Annie
Nelson
Susan
Korzeniewski |
San
Diego, CA
Liverpool, NY |
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Sandra Tartaglino
Teri
McKenna |
Tiverton, RI
Hacienda Heights, CA |
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Open Team Sailing
(International 420) |
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Justin Law
Jennifer Chamberlain
Andrew Watters
Megan Hawn |
Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach, CA
St.
Inigoes, MD |
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Pete
Levesque
Liz
Hall
Colin
Merrick
Amanda Callahan |
Annapolis, MD
Bristol, RI
Portsmouth, RI
Canton, MA |
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Danny Pletsch
Carrie Howe
Caleb Silsby
Paige Hannon |
New York, NY
Grosse Pointe, MI
Newport Beach, CA |
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Tim
Wadlow
Ery
Largay
Tim
Fallon
Karen Renzulli |
Beverly, MA
Beverly, MA
North
Falmouth, MA
Somerville, MA |
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