US SAILING

2008 US Elite Youth Development Sailing Team

 
 

 

US SAILING's US Elite Youth Development Sailing Team was created to provide Team members with national coaching, educational, administrative, and financial support structure for young athletes who have been identified as future Olympic prospects.  This team will consist of the country’s top youth sailors in the Laser and Laser Radial. To help the athletes gain more sailing experience at the highest levels, members of the Team will travel to major international regattas worldwide and be supported by elite-level coaches.  For the 2008 Team, three Laser Full Rig sailors and three Laser Radial sailors have been selected, in addition to two Honorable Mention Candidates in Laser Radial, and three in Laser Full Rig.

 

Team News:

Meet the members of the Team:

NAME :

Emily Billing

CLASS:

Laser Radial

POSITION:

Skipper

ELITE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TEAM:

2007, 2008

MEMBER OF:

Clearwater Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Clearwater High School

AGE:

16

HOMETOWN:

Clearwater, Fla.

SAILING SINCE AGE:

7

SAILING RESUME:

  • 6th 2007 U.S Olympic Team Trials - Sailing/Laser Radial
  • 6th 2007 SAISA Singlehanded District Championship
  • 2nd 2007 Laser Radial Gulf Coast Championship

NAME :

Anne Haeger

CLASS:

Laser Radial

POSITION:

Skipper

ELITE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TEAM:

2007, 2008

MEMBER OF:

Lake Beulah Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Lake Forest High School

AGE:

17

HOMETOWN:

Lake Forest, Ill.

SAILING SINCE AGE:

SAILING RESUME:
  • 4th U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Sailing/Laser Radial
  • 4th 2007 Laser Radial Youth World Championship
  • 2nd 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF Word Championship

NAME :

Sarah Lihan

CLASS:

Laser Radial

POSITION:

Skipper

ELITE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TEAM:

2007, 2008

MEMBER OF:

Lauderdale Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:
COLLEGE:

St Thomas Aquinas High School
Yale University

AGE:

19

HOMETOWN:

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

SAILING SINCE AGE:

Nine months old

SAILING RESUME:
  • 2008, 2007, 2006 US Sailing Team Member - Laser Radial
  • 3rd 2007 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Sailing/Laser Radial
  • 5th 2007 U.S. Singlehanded Championship (Laser Full Rig)

NAME :

Luke Lawrence

CLASS:

Laser Full Rig

POSITION:

Skipper

ELITE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TEAM:

 2007, 2008

MEMBER OF:

Coral Reef Yacht Club/ Coconut Grove Sailing Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Martin County High School

AGE:

17

HOMETOWN:

Palm City, Fla.

SAILING SINCE AGE:

6

SAILING RESUME:
  • 7th 2007 U.S Olympic Team Trials - Sailing/Laser
  • 11th 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship
  • 9th 2007 Laser North American Championship

NAME :

Kyle Rogachenko

CLASS:

Laser Full Rig

POSITION:

Skipper

ELITE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TEAM:

 2007, 2008

MEMBER OF:

Toms River Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:
COLLEGE:

Methacton High School
Old Dominion University

AGE:

19

HOMETOWN:

Collegeville, Pa.

SAILING SINCE AGE:

6

SAILING RESUME:
  • 1st 2007 U.S Singlehanded Championshiop
  • 2nd 2007 U.S Laser National Championship
  • 3rd 2007 Laser North American Championship

NAME :

Derick Vranizan

CLASS:

Laser Full Rig

POSITION:

Skipper

ELITE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TEAM:

 2008

MEMBER OF:

Seattle Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

COLLEGE:

 

St. Mary's College

AGE:

20

HOMETOWN:

Seattle, Wash.

SAILING SINCE AGE:

 

SAILING RESUME:
  • 9th 2007 U.S Olympic Team Trials - Sailing/Laser
  • 10th 2007 Laser North American Championship
  • 1st Laser Pacific Coast Championship

Honorable Mention candidates include:

NAME :

Claire Dennis

  

CLASS:

Laser Radial

POSITION:

Skipper
MEMBER OF: San Francisco Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

 Woodside Priory School

AGE:

 16

HOMETOWN:

 Saratoga, Calif.

NAME :

Maggie Shea

  

CLASS:

Laser Radial

POSITION:

Skipper
MEMBER OF: Chicago Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

  

AGE:

 18

HOMETOWN:

 Wilmette, Ill.

NAME :

Charlie Buckingham

  

CLASS:

Laser Full Rig

POSITION:

Skipper
MEMBER OF:  

HIGH SCHOOL:

  

AGE:

  

HOMETOWN:

  

NAME :

Zack Marks

  

CLASS:

Laser Full Rig

POSITION:

Skipper
MEMBER OF:  

HIGH SCHOOL:

  

AGE:

 19

HOMETOWN:

 St. Petersburg, Fla.

NAME :

Royce Weber

  

CLASS:

Laser Full Rig

POSITION:

Skipper
MEMBER OF:  

HIGH SCHOOL:

  

AGE:

 19
HOMETOWN: Surf City, N.J.