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| Competitor's Biographies |
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| BOB BIWER JR. | Email: Bob@Biwer.com | |
| Age: 40 | Hometown: Pewaukee, Wis. | |
| Member: Pewaukee Yacht Club | ||
| Brookfield Central, graduated 1978 | Marquette, graduated 1982 | |
| DAVID BRANCH | Email: david.branch@pacificorp.com | |
| Age: 52 | Hometown: St. Helens, Ore. | |
| Member: St. Helens Sailing Club | ||
| Texas El Paso, graduated 1972 | University of Miami, graduated 1975 | |
| MIKE DEYETT | Email: campaign2000@compuserve.com | |
| Age: 28 | Hometown: Windham, N.H. | |
| US SAILING TEAM: 1998, 1999 | Member: | |
| Pinkerton Academy, graduated '91 | University of New Hampshire, graduated 1995, B.S | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (9th/28 Finns) | |
| 1999 | Finn Eastern
Championship, N Falmouth, MA (1st/10 boats) CORK, Canada (2nd/9 Finns) Finn Pan Am Games Trials, Kansas (4th/14 boats) Finn National Championship, Houston, TX (3rd/25 boats) Finn Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (4th/25 boats) |
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| 1998 | CORK, Canada (1st/5
Finns) Miami OCR (6th/26 boats) |
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| 1997 | Finn National Champs, N Falmouth, MA (5th/18 boats) | |
| 1996 | Finn Olympic Trials, Savannah (11th/26 boats) | |
| SKIP DIEBALL | Email: skipdball@aol.com | |
| Age: 29 | Hometown: Toledo, Ohio | |
| Member: North Cape Yacht Club | ||
| Toledo Macomber, graduated 1988 | Eastern Michigan University, graduated 1992, BBA | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (14th/28 Finns) | |
| GEOFF EWENSON | Email: gewenson@yahoo.com | |
| Age: 29 | Hometown: Newport, R.I./Annapolis, Md. | |
| Member: Annapolis Yacht Club, Storm Trysail | ||
| Tabor Academy, graduated 1990 | URI, graduated 1995 Marine Affairs | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (8th/28 Finns) | |
| 1999 | Finn North American
Champs, Richmond, CA (8th/17 boats) SPA, Holland (44th/75 Finns) Finn European Championship, Belgium (53rd/77 boats) Finn Pan Am Games Trials, Kansas (9th/14 boats) Finn National Championship, Houston, TX (8th/25 boats) Finn Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (10th/25 boats) Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco (7th/17 Finns) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (9th/19 Finns) Finn Midwinters East, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (4th/16 boats) Miami OCR (4th/17Finns) |
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| SCOTT GRIFFITHS | Email: finn1138@hotmail.com | |
| Age: 37 | Hometown: Mission, Kansas | |
| US SAILING TEAM: 1997 | Member: Jacomo Yacht Club | |
| Shawnee Mission H.S., graduated 1981 | Johnson Community College | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (13th/28 Finns) | |
| 1999 | Finn North American
Champs, Richmond, CA (10th/17 boats) Finn European Championship, Belgium (63rd/77 boats) Finn Pan Am Games Trials, Kansas (6th/14 boats) Finn National Championship, Houston, TX (13th/25 boats) Finn Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (9th/25 boats) Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco (10th/17 Finns) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (11th/19 Finns) |
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| 1998 | Finn Gold Cup, Athens
(76th/84 boats) Finn National Champs, Cascade Locks, OR (6th/18 boats) Pre-Pre Olympic Trials, Richmond, CA (5th/11 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach (6th/16 boats) Pacific Coast Championship, San Francisco (8th/15 Finns) Miami OCR (13th/26 boats) |
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| 1997 | Finn National Champs,
N Falmouth, MA (7th/18 boats) Finn North American Champs, San Francisco (9th/14 boats) Finn Gold Cup, Gdansk, Poland (63rd/81 boats) Finn Midwinters, Ft. Lauderdale (9th/13 boats) |
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| 1996 | Finn Olympic Trials, Savannah (15th/26 boats) | |
| MO HART | Email: gold2000@sprynet.com | |
| Age: 24 | Hometown: Portland, Maine/Oakland, Calif. | |
| Member: Centerboard Yacht Club | ||
| Cheverus H.S., graduated 1993 | U.R.I. | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (12th/28 Finns) | |
| CHARLES HEIMLER | Email: charlesheimler@yahoo.com | |
| Age: 45 | Hometown: Berkeley, Calif. | |
| Thousand Oaks H.S., grad 19'72 | Member: Richmond Yacht Club | |
| UC San Diego, graduated '76, BA | UC San Diego, graduated 1981, MA | |
| MARK HERRMANN | Email: | |
| Age: 40 | Hometown: Bothell, Wash. | |
| US SAILING TEAM: 1994-1996 | Member: | |
| St. Bonaventure HS, Racine, WI, graduated 1977 | University of Wisconsin, graduated 1985, Nursing | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (3rd/28 Finns) | |
| 1999 | Finn North American
Championship, Richmond, CA (1st/17 boats) Finn Pan Am Games Trials, Kansas (2nd/14 boats) Finn National Championship, Houston, TX (4th/25 boats) Finn Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (7th/25 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (4th/19 Finns) Finn Midwinters East, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (1st/16 boats) |
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| 1998 | Finn National Champs, Cascade Locks, OR (5th/18 boats) | |
| 1996 | Olympic Yachting Trials, Savannah, GA (4th/26 boats) | |
| BRIAN HUNTSMAN | Email: Snafu@Cyberenet.net | |
| Age: 31 | Hometown: Drexel Hill, PA | |
| US SAILING TEAM: 1993, 1997-98 | Member: Ocean City Yacht Club | |
| Upper Darby H.S., graduated 1986 | Christopher Newport, graduated 1991, B.S | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (16th/28 Finns) | |
| 1999 | Finn Eastern Champs N
Falmouth, MA (3rd/10 boats) Finn National Championship, Houston (10th/25 boats) Finn Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (11th/25 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (8th/19 Finns) Finn Midwinters East, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (5th/16 boats) Miami OCR (5th/17 Finns) Finn Midwinters, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (5th/16 boats) |
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| 1998 | Finn National Champs,
Cascade Locks, OR (9th/18 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach (3rd/16 boats) Miami OCR (12th/26 boats) |
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| 1997 | Finn National Champs,
N Falmouth, MA (3rd/18 boats) Finn North American Champs, San Francisco (6th/14 boats) Finn European Champs, Croatia (21st/55 boats) Finn Gold Cup, Gdansk, Poland (42nd/81 boats) Finn Midwinters, Ft. Lauderdale (4th/13 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (3rd/13 boats) Miami OCR (9th/19 boats) |
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| 1996 | US Olympic Trials, Savannah, GA (12th/26 boats) | |
| ANDY KERN | Email: FinnEffort@aol.com | |
| Age: 38 | Hometown: Chicago, Ill. | |
| US SAILING TEAM: 1993, 1998 | Member: Des Plaines Yacht Club | |
| Highland Park High School, graduated 1979 | Marshall University, graduated 1983, Sociology | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (10th/28 Finns) | |
| 1999 | Finn North American
Championship, Richmond, CA (7th/17 boats) CORK, Canada (5th/9 Finns) Kiel Week, Germany (52nd/65 Finns) SPA, Holland (65th/75 Finns) Finn European Championship, Belgium (54th/77 boats) Finn Pan Am Games Trials, Kansas (5th/14 boats) Finn National Championship, Houston, TX (12th/25 boats) Finn Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (6th/25 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (13th/19 Finns) |
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| 1998 | Sydney Harbour
Regatta, Australia (15th/15 Finns) Finn Gold Cup, Athens (58th/84 boats) Finn European Champs, Croatia (43rd/77 boats) Finn National Champs, Cascade Locks, OR (8th/18 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach (9th/16 boats) Elvstrom-Zellerbach Regatta, San Francisco (3rd/8 Finns) Pacific Coast Championship, San Francisco (7th/15 Finns) Miami OCR (7th/26 boats) |
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| 1997 | Finn National Champs,
N Falmouth, MA (4th/18 boats) Finn Pacific Coast Champs (3rd/13 boats) Finn North American Champs, San Francisco (5th/14 boats) Finn Gold Cup, Gdansk, Poland (44th/81 boats) Finn Midwinters, Ft. Lauderdale (8th/13 boats) Miami OCR (5th/19 boats) |
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| 1996 | US Olympic Trials, Savannah, GA (19th/26 boats) | |
| GUS MILLER | Email: Waterwise@compuserve.com | |
| Age: 65 | Hometown: Portsmouth, R.I. | |
| Member: Storm Trysail, USAFA | ||
| Tabor Academy, graduated 1953 | EMU, graduated 1960, 72 | |
| MICHAEL MOORE | Email: MMoore@PowerBond.com | |
| Age: 37 | Hometown: San Francisco, Calif. | |
| Member: Richmond Yacht Club | ||
| Pacelli H.S., graduated 1981 | University of Oregon, graduated 1986 | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (21st/28 Finns) | |
| LOUIE NADY | Email: LNady@aol.com | |
| Age: 58 | Hometown: Daphne, Ala. | |
| Member: Fairhope and St. Francis Yacht Clubs | ||
| St. Ignatius High School, graduated 1959 | UC Berkeley, graduated 63, 65, 70 | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (18th/28 Finns) | |
| ERIC OETGEN | Email: | |
| Age: 32 | Hometown: Savannah, Georgia | |
| US SAILING TEAM: 1994-96, 1999 | Member: Savannah Yacht Club | |
| Savannah Christian, graduated 1986 | College of Charleston | |
| SIGNIFICANT ACHIEMENTS: 1994 Goodwill Games Silver Medalist, St. Petersburg, Russia | ||
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (4th/28 Finns) | |
| 1999 | Finn North American
Championship, Richmond, CA (3rd/17 boats) Kiel Week, Germany (31st/65 Finns) Finn European Championship, Belgium (46th/77 boats) Finn Pan Am Games Trials, Kansas (7th/14 boats) Finn National Championship, Houston, TX (2nd/25 boats) Finn Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (3rd/25 boats) Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco (5th/17 Finns) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (3rd/19 Finns) Finn Midwinters East, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (3rd/16 boats) Miami OCR (2nd/17 Finns) Finn Midwinters, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (3rd/16 boats) |
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| 1998 | ABYC OCR, Long Beach
(4th/16 boats) Pacific Coast Championship, San Francisco (5th/15 Finns) Miami OCR (5th/26 boats) |
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| 1996 | Olympic Yachting Trials, Savannah, GA (6th/26 boats) | |
| DARRELL PECK | Email: darrell_peck@mail.com | |
| Age: 35 | Hometown: Gresham, Ore. | |
| US SAILING TEAM: 1993-95, 97-99 | Member: Vancouver Lake Sailing Club | |
| Scappoose H.S., graduated 1981 | Portland Community College, graduated 1983 | |
| SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS: Top American at Finn Gold Cup (World Champs): '94, '95, '96, '97, 99 |
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| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (7th/28 Finns) | |
| 1999 | Finn North American
Championship, Richmond, CA (5th/17 boats) IBM Sydney Harbour Regatta, Australia (19th/20 Finns) Finn Pan Am Games Trials, Kansas (3rd/14 boats) Finn National Championship, Houston, TX (5th/25 boats) Finn European Championship, Belgium (40th/77 boats) Finn Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (1st/25 boats) Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco (3rd/17 Finns) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (6th/19 Finns) |
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| 1998 | Sydney Harbour
Regatta, Australia (14th/15 Finns) Finn Gold Cup, Athens (56th/84 boats) Finn National Champs, Cascade Locks, OR (1st/18 boats) Pre-Pre Olympic Trials, Richmond, CA (1st/11 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach (2nd/16 boats) Pacific Coast Championship, San Francisco (2nd/15 Finns) Miami OCR (3rd/26 boats) |
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| 1997 | Finn National Champs,
N Falmouth, MA (1st/18 boats) Finn Pacific Coast Champs (1st/13 boats) Finn North American Champs, San Francisco (3rd/14 boats) Finn European Champs, Croatia (25th/55 boats) Finn Gold Cup, Gdansk, Poland (25th/81 boats) Miami OCR (7th/19 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (4th/18 boats) CORK, Canada (2nd/14 boats) |
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| 1996 | Finn Olympic Yachting Trials, Savannah, GA (9th/26 boats) | |
| FRED SERAFIN | Email: | |
| Age: | Hometown: Nahant, Mass. | |
| Member: | ||
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (25th/28 Finns) | |
| RUSS SILVESTRI | Email: | |
| Age: 38 | Hometown: Tiburon, Calif. | |
| US SAILING TEAM: 1999 | Member: St. Francis Yacht Club | |
| Redwood H.S., graduated 1979 | USC, graduated 1983, Business | |
| SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS: 1999
Pan American Games Finn Silver Medalist 1988 Alternate on U.S. Olympic Yachting Team |
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| SAILING RESUME 1999 |
Sydney International
Regatta, Australia (23rd/25 Finns) Pan American Games, Gimli, Canada (2nd/6 boats) Kiel Week, Germany (14th/65 Finns) Finn Pan Am Games Trials, Kansas (1st/14 boats) Finn National Championship, Houston, TX (1st/25 boats) Finn Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (2nd/25 boats) Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco (2nd/17 Finns) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (2nd/19 Finns) |
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| 1998 | Finn Gold Cup, Athens
(25th/84 boats) Finn National Champs, Cascade Locks, OR (2nd/18 boats) Pre-Pre Olympic Trials, Richmond, CA (3rd/11 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach (1st/16 boats) Pacific Coast Championship, San Francisco (1st/15 Finns) Miami OCR (4th/26 boats) |
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| 1997 | Finn North American
Champs, San Francisco (2nd/14 boats) ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (1st/13 boats) Miami OCR (4th/19 boats) |
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| 1996 | Olympic Yachting Trials, Savannah, GA (3rd/26 boats) | |
| HENRY SPRAGUE | Email: finneffort@hotmail.com | |
| Age: 54 | Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. | |
| Member: Belmont Shore Sailing Association | ||
| Corona del Mar High School, graduated 1964 | UCLA, graduated 1999 MDE | |
| SIGNIFICANT ACHIEMENTS: 1974 Finn Gold Cup (Worlds) Champion | ||
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (15th/28 Finns) | |
| F. JOHN STARK III | Email: john.stark@ppmamerica.com | |
| Age: 41 | Hometown: Chicago, Ill. | |
| Member: Pewaukee, Wis. | ||
| Hopkins Eisenhower, graduated '77 | Wabash College, graduated 1981 | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (23rd/28 Finns) | |
| MARK TURNER | Email: USA1110@email.msn.com | |
| Age: 36 | Hometown: Richmond, Calif. | |
| Member: Cal Sailing Club | ||
| Redwood H.S., graduated 1982 | National University, graduated 1990 | |
| PATRICK WEAVER | Email: | |
| Age: 42 | Hometown: Los Altos, Calif. | |
| Member: Santa Cruz Yacht Club | ||
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (26th/28 Finns) | |
| ERIC WILSON | Email: ericwilson@onebox.com | |
| Age: 44 | Hometown: Pewaukee, Wisc. | |
| Yorktownship H.S., graduated 1973 | Member: Pewaukee Yacht Club | |
| SAILING RESUME 2000 | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (19th/28 Finns) | |
| KIM ZETTERBERG | Email: KimZetterberg@sprintmail.com | |
| Age: 45 | Hometown: Bayport, N.Y. | |
| Member: Lake Washington Sailing Club | ||
| Colorado State, grad '76, BS PE | Colorado State, graduated 1977 ME | |
| SAILING RESUME 1996 | Finn Olympic Trials, Savannah (14th/26 boats) | |