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Competitor's Biographies
STEVE BOURDOW Email: SBourdow@leland.stanford.edu
Age: 34 Hometown: East Palo Alto, Calif.
US SAILING TEAM: 1991-1993 Member: Rush Creek and Sequoia Yacht Clubs
Stebbins H.S., Dayton, OH, Honors Graduate 1984 Tulane University, graduated 1989, BA History
GRADUATE STUDIES: MBA Candidate at Santa Clara University
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
1992 Flying Dutchman Olympic Silver Medalist
1992 Flying Dutchman World Champion (crew)
Fout time ICYRA All-American ('88, '87, '86, '85); Honorable Mention ('89)
SAILING RESUME 2000 Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (2nd/37 boats)
1997 Laser World Champs, Algarrobo, Chile (18th/64 boats)
1996 Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (7th/48 boats)
Laser Midwinters West, Long Beach, CA (16th/82 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Stuart, FL (9th/100 boats)
1995 Laser North Americans, San Francisco, CA (2nd/89 boats)
CORK, Kingston, Canada (7th/105 boats)
U.S. Olympic Festival, Denver, CO (9th/22 boats)
1993 Miami OCR, FL (2nd/35 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (1st/110 boats)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (2nd/66 boats)
US Qualifier, Austin, TX (1st/80 boats)
CORK, Kingston, Ontario (3rd/230 boats)
ANDREW CAMPBELL Email: campbellT5@aol.com
Age: 16 Hometown: San Diego, CA
The Bishop's School, class 2002 Member: San Diego Yacht Club
SAILING RESUME 2000 Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach (11th/50 boats)
ZACH CONRAD Email: Z_conrad@hotmail.com
Age: 24 Hometown: Manhattan, Kansas
Member: Bar Harbor Yacht Club
Manhattan High, graduated 1994 Tufts University, graduated 1998, Economics
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (5th/37 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (21st/50 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (37th/103 boats)
Miami OCR (23rd/62 boats)
1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (26th/56 boats)
CHASE CULEMAN-BECKMAN Email: lwrayman@aol.com
Age: 19 Hometown: Port Chester, N.Y.
Rye Country Day, graduated 1999 Member: Southampton Yacht Club
Rollins College
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (14th/37 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (25th/50 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (77th/103 boats)
BRETT DAVIS Email: laser@tampabay.rr.com
Age: 26 Hometown: Largo, FL
US SAILING TEAM: 1997-1999 Member: St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Largo High School Harvard University, graduated 1997, Economics
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
ICYRA All-American ('95); Honorable Mention ('97, '94)
1992 U.S. Singlehanded Sailing Champion (O'Day Trophy)
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (4th/103 boats)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (12th/62 Lasers)
1999 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (53rd/96 Lasers)
Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (1st/56 boats)
Laser U.S. Championship, Mission Bay, CA (6th/84 boats)
CORK, Canada (8th/69 Lasers -- gold fleet)
Kiel Week, Germany (9th/153 Lasers)
Tuborg Spring Cup, Denmark (16th/90 Lasers)
SPA, Holland (8th/154 Lasers)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (2nd/32 boats)
Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco, CA (1st/46 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters West, San Francisco, CA (5th/82 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, St. Petersburg, FL (1st/101 boats)
Miami OCR (3rd/41 Lasers)
Laser World Championship, Melbourne, Australia (34th/71 boats -- gold fleet)
1998 Pan Am Games Qualifier, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (2nd/23 Lasers)
CORK, Canada (9th/82 Lasers)
Laser US Champs, Osterville, MA (12th/118 boats)
Miami OCR (3rd/34 boats)
Sydney Olympic Qualifier, Dubai (26th/65 boats)
Midwinters East, Sarasota (2nd/105 boats)
1997 North Americans, Houston (8th/94 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (1st/85 boats)
1996 Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (11th/48 boats)
MATTIA D'ERRICO Email:
Age: 22 Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Member: Houston and Lake Canyon Yacht Clubs
Churchill High School, graduated 1996 University of Texas-Austin
SAILING RESUME  2000 Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (13th/50 boats)
1999 Laser North American Champs, Santa Cruz (11th/57 boats)
CORK, Canada (11th/69 Lasers -- gold fleet)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (9th/33 boats)
U.S. Singlehanded Sailing Champion (O'Day Trophy)
1996 Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (46th/48 boats)
JACK DREYFUSS Email: jack@jackdreyfuss.com
Age: 32 Hometown: Miami, FL
US SAILING TEAM: 1997, 1998 Member: US Sailing Center
Miami Killian, graduated 1986 USF-Tampa, graduated 1992, Business
SAILING RESUME 2000 Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (3rd/37 boats)
1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (39th/56 boats)
Laser North American Championship, Santa Cruz (8th/57 boats)
SPA, Holland (137th/154 Lasers)
Miami OCR (8th/41 Lasers)
Laser World Champs,  Australia (38th/71 boats -- gold fleet)
1998 Pan Am Games Qualifier, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (4th/23 Lasers)
Laser US Champs, Osterville, MA (5th/118 boats)
Danish Olympic Spring Regatta (26th/43 Lasers, Gold fleet)
Gulf Coast Champs, Mobile, Alabama (1st/35 boats)
Midwinters West, Mission Bay, Calif. (4th/99 boats)
Midwinters East, Sarasota (10th/105 boats)
Miami OCR (13th/34 boats)
North Americans, Houston (6th/94 boats)
1996 Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (6th/48 boats)
ROBERT FALK Email: bobfalk@earthlink.net
Age: 38 Hometown: Fullerton, CA
Member: Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
Redwood H.S., graduated 1979 UC Berkeley, graduated 1984
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (6th/37 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (18th/50 boats)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (17th/30 boats)
ERIC FAUST Email:
Age: Hometown: Austin, TX
Member:
SAILING RESUME 2000 Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (15th/50 boats)
1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (45th/54 boats)
WILL GLENN Email: willy@willglenn.com
Age: 33 Hometown: Bayville, NY
Member: Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
Williston Northampton, graduated '85 Florida State U, graduated 1990 BS MIS
SAILING RESUME
2000
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (4th/30 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (16th/50 boats)

Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (21st/103 boats)
Miami OCR (46th/62 boats)
1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg, FL (11th/56 boats)
1996 Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (23rd/48 boats)
KIMBAL HALL Email: KHall03@Tufts.edu
Age: 19 Hometown: Alameda, Calif.
Member: St. Francis Yacht Club
Marin Academy, graduated 1998 Tufts University, graduating 2002
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (13th/37 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (27th/50 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (49th/103 boats)
BILL HARDESTY Email: Billhardesty@compuserve.com
Age: 25 Hometown: San Diego, CA
US SAILING TEAM: 1998, 1999 Member: San Diego Yacht Club
Point Loma HS, graduated 1993 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, graduated 1998
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
1998 College Sailor of the Year
Five time ICYRA All-American ('98, '97, '96, '95, '94)
Two-time US Youth Singlehanded Champion ('94, '93); 1992 US Youth Doublehanded Champion
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser World Championship, Mexico (17th/137 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (1st/103 boats)
1999 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (26th/96 Lasers)
Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (5th/56 boats)
Laser North American Championship, Santa Cruz (4th/57 boats)
Laser U.S. Championship, Mission Bay, CA (1st/84 boats)
CORK, Canada (6th/69 Lasers -- gold fleet)
Kiel Week, Germany (25th/153 Lasers)
Tuborg Spring Cup, Denmark (8th/90 Lasers)
SPA, Holland (14th/154 Lasers)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (3rd/32 boats)
Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco, CA (5th/46 Lasers)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (1st/35 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters West, San Francisco, CA (1st/82 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, St. Petersburg, FL (27th/101 boats)
Miami OCR (6th/41 Lasers)
Laser World Championship, Melbourne, Australia (29th/71 boats -- gold fleet)
1998 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (15th/95 Lasers)
Pan Am Games Qualifier, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (6th/23 Lasers)
CORK, Canada (2nd/82 Lasers)
Laser Canadian Champs, Manitoba (1st/54 boats)
Laser North Americans, Victoria BC (4th/ boats)
Laser US Champs, Osterville, MA (6th/118 boats)
Laser Gulf Coast Champs, Mobile, Alabama (2nd/35 boats)
Miami OCR (6th/34 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota (4th/105 boats)
PETER HURLEY Email: phurleyusa@yahoo.com
Age:  30 Hometown: Mantoloking, N.J.
Member: Mantoloking Yacht Club
Voorhees H.S., graudated 1988 Boston University, graduated 1993, B.S.
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser World Championship, Mexico (32nd/137 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (4th/50 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (13th/103 boats)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (10th/62 Lasers)
1999 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (59th/96 Lasers)
Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (16th/56 boats
1996 Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (8th/48 boats)
MARC JACOBI Email: HeyMatey@aol.com
Age: 35 Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Member: Park City Yacht Club
University of Hawaii, graduated 1987, Speech
Sailing Resume
2000
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (7th/50 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (22nd/103 boats)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (18th/62 Lasers)
1999 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (60th/96 Lasers)
Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (17th/56 boats)
Laser North Americans, Santa Cruz (12th/57 boats)
US Singlehanded Champs, Bay Shore, NY (2nd/14 boats)
Laser U.S. Championship, Mission Bay, CA (14th/84 boats)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (10th/33 boats)
Elvstrom-Zellerbach Regatta, San Francisco (5th/20 Lasers)
1998 Australian Laser National Champs (6th/112 boats)
Sydney International Regatta, Australia (39th/95 Lasers)
Pan Am Games Qualifier, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (9th/23 Lasers)
Atlantic Coast Championship, Annapolis (13th/64 Lasers)
CORK, Canada (22nd/82 Lasers)
Laser North Americans, Victoria BC (23rd/ boats)
Miami OCR (9th/34 boats)
Midwinters East, Sarasota (12th/105 boats)
Midwinters West, Mission Bay, Calif. (12th/99 boats)
1997 North Americans, Houston (7th/94 boats)
U.S. Champs, Cal YC, (4th/62 boats)
1996 Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (25th/48 boats)
CLAY JOHNSON Email: Claytnj@aol.com
Age: 15 Hometown: Toms River, NJ
Toms River HS South, class 2000 Member: Toms River Yacht Club
SAILING RESUME  2000 Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (20th/103 boats)
1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (6th/56 boats)
ANDREW LEWIS Email: laserspeed99@yahoo.com
Age: 17 Hometown: Oahu, Hawaii
Assets School, graduating 2001 Member: Waikiki Yacht Club
SAILING RESUME 2000 Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (8th/37 boats)
ANDY LOVELL Email: andy.lovell@jcbradford.com
Age: 30 Hometown: New Orleans, LA
US SAILING TEAM: 1995-1996 Member: Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA
Newman High School, graduated '88 College of Charleston, grad. 1993, Business Admin
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
1995 CORK Laser Champion (1st/105 boats--top American)
1987 U.S. Singlehanded Sailing Champion (O'Day Trophy)
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser World Championship, Mexico (55th/137 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (6th/50 boats)
1999 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (37th/96 Lasers)
Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (15th/56 boats)
Laser North American Champs, Santa Cruz (5th/57 boats)
CORK, Canada (15th/69 Lasers -- gold fleet)
Laser U.S. Championship, Mission Bay, CA (9th/84 boats)
Kiel Week, Germany (102nd/153 Lasers)
SPA, Holland (39th/154 Lasers)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (8th/33 boats)
Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco, CA (20th/46 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters East, St. Petersburg, FL (22nd/101 boats)
Laser World Championship, Melbourne, Australia (42nd/71 boats -- gold fleet)
1998 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (26th/95 Lasers)
Pan Am Games Qualifier, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (5th/23 Lasers)
CORK, Canada (4th/82 Lasers)
Laser US Champs, Osterville, MA (2nd/118 boats)
1996 Olympic Trials, Savannah (2nd/48 boats)
MATT MCQUEEN Email:
Age: Hometown:
Member:
SAILING RESUME
1999
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (9th/50 boats)
Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (21st/56 boats)
1996 Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (14th/48 boats)
CHARLES MEADE Email: cmeade@rbwebber.com
Age: 26 Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Member: St. Francis Yacht Club
Jesuit High School,   graduated 1991 Stanford University, graduated 1995, BS Civil Eng.
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (1st/50 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (6th/103 boats)
1999 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (28th/96 Lasers)
Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (8th/56 boats)
Laser North American Championship, Santa Cruz (9th/57 boats)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (6th/33 boats)
MARK MENDELBLATT Email: Mmendelblatt@Hough.com
Age: 27 Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
US SAILING TEAM: 1996, 1998-99 Member: St. Petersburg Yacht Club
St. Petersburg HS, graduated 1991 Tufts University, graduated 1995, B.S. Psychology
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
1999 US SAILING's Male Athlete of the Year; Pan American Games Laser Silver Medalist
1994 Tufts Athlete of the Year
Three-time ICYRA All-American ('93, '94, '95)
SAILING RESUME  2000 Laser World Championship, Mexico (9th/137 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (5th/103 boats)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (3rd/62 Lasers)
1999 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (20th/96 Lasers)
Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (2nd/56 boats)
Laser North American Championship, Santa Cruz (1st/57 boats)
IBM Sydney Harbour Regatta, Australia (7th/39 Lasers)
CORK, Canada (1st/69 Lasers -- gold fleet)
Pan American Games, Gimli, Canada (2nd/15 boats)
Kiel Week, Germany (10th/153 Lasers)
Tuborg Spring Cup, Denmark (3rd/90 Lasers)
SPA, Holland (16th/154 Lasers)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (1st/32 boats)
Laser Midwinters West, San Francisco, CA (2nd/82 boats)
Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco, CA (2nd/46 Lasers)
Elvstrom-Zellerbach Regatta, San Francisco (1st/20 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters East, St. Petersburg, FL (3rd/101 boats)
Miami OCR (1st/41 Lasers)
Laser World Championship, Melbourne, Australia (8th/71 boats -- gold fleet, top American)
Pan Am Games Qualifier, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (1st/23 Lasers)
CORK, Canada (3rd/82 Lasers)
Laser US Champs, Osterville, MA (10th/118 boats)
KEVIN MORGAN Email:   KWM812@aol.com
Age: 23 Hometown: Burlington, Vt.
Member: Sayville Yacht Club
Connetquot H.S. graduated 1995 New York Maritime, graduated 1999
SAILING RESUME 1999 Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (10th/37 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (29th/50 boats)
JOHN MYRDAL Email: dnbrennan@msn.com
Age: 28 Hometown: Kailua, HI
US SAILING TEAM: 1995-1999 Member: Kaneohe Yacht Club
Lutheran High School of Hawaii, graduated 1989 University of Hawaii, graduated 1994, B.A.
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
1998 US SAILING's Male Athlete of the Year
1994 U.S. Singlehanded Sailing Champion (O'Day Trophy)
1991-93 Three-time Collegiate All American
SAILING RESUME 1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg(7th/56 boats)
Laser U.S. Championship, Mission Bay, CA (3rd/84 boats)
Atlantic Coast Championship, Island Heights, NJ (1st/42 Lasers)
SPA, Holland (52nd/154 Lasers)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (4th/32 boats)
Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco, CA (3rd/46 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters West, San Francisco, CA (9th/82 boats)
1998 Sydney Harbour Regatta, Australia (5th/42 Lasers)
Pan Am Games Qualifier, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (3rd/23 Lasers)
CORK, Canada (5th/82 Lasers)
Laser US Champs, Osterville, MA (4th/118 boats)
Miami OCR (1st/34 boats)
Midwinters East, Sarasota (3rd/105 boats)
ISAF World Sailing Championship, Dubai (15th/65 Lasers)
1997 CORK, Kingston, Canada (2nd/67 boats)
US Team Qualifier, Corpus Christi (1st/22 boats)
Laser North Americans, Houston (4th/94 boats)
1996 Olympic Trials, Savannah (4th/48 boats)
DAVE PERKOWSKI Email: dmperkowski@osprey.smcm.edu
Age: 19 Hometown: Toms River, NJ
Member: Toms River Yacht Club
Toms River HS, graduated 1999 St. Mary's College, graduating 2003
SAILING RESUME 2000 Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (59th/103 boats)
1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (13th/56 boats)
BEN RICHARDSON Email: btrichardson@mailcity.com
Age: 24 Hometown: Gloucester, MA
Member: Eastern Point Yacht Club
Waring School, graduated 1993 Harvard, graduated 1997
SAILING RESUME  2000 Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (1st/37 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (24th/50 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (17th/103 boats)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (22nd/62 Lasers)
1999 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (70th/96 Lasers)
Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (18th/56 boats)
Laser North Americans, Santa Cruz (10th/57 boats)
CORK, Canada (22nd/69 Lasers -- gold fleet)
Laser U.S. Championship, Mission Bay, CA (20th/84 boats)
Kiel Week, Germany (105th/153 Lasers)
Tuborg Spring Cup, Denmark (34th/90 Lasers)
SPA, Holland (60th/154 Lasers)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (7th/33 boats)
Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco, CA (15th/46 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters East, St. Petersburg, FL (18th/101 boats)
Miami OCR (5th/41 Lasers)
1998 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (35th/95 Lasers)
Pan Am Games Qualifier, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (7th/23 Lasers)
ANDREW SCRIVAN Email: scrivan2@aol.com
Age: 24 Hometown: Riverside, CT
Member: Riverside Yacht Club
Brunswick School, graduated 1995 Hobart & William Smith Colleges, graduating 2000
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser World Championship, Mexico (74th/137 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (3rd/50 boats)

Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (7th/103 boats)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (13th/62 Lasers)
1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (14th/56 boats)
STREET SILVESTRI Email: Shakedown21@aol.com
Age: 18 Hometown: Little Silver, NJ
Red Bank Regional, graduating 2000 Member: Longhorn Yacht Racing Association
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (4th/36 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (19th/50 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (20th/103 boats)
Miami OCR (39th/62 boats)
1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (36th/56 boats)
GREG SKIDMORE Email: greg@glorydownunder.com
Age:  24 Hometown: Riverside, CT
Member:  Riverside Yacht Club
Brunswick School, graduated 1995 Connecticut College, graduated 1999, History/Economics
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (5th/50 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (18th/103 boats)
Miami OCR (17th/62 boats)
1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (29th/56 boats)
KURT TAULBEE Email: sailing.fitness@attglobal.net
Age: 33 Hometown: Williamsville, NY
US SAILING TEAM: 1997 Member: Niagara on the Lake
SUNY Buffalo, graduated 1992, Electrical & Computer Engineering SUNY Buffalo, graduated 1994, Master of Engineering Management
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:  1994 Empire State Games Gold Medalist
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (8th/50 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (26th/103 boats)
1999 Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg(32nd/56 boats)
Laser North Americans, Santa Cruz(13th/57 boats)
Laser U.S. Championship, Mission Bay, CA (11th/84 boats)
CORK, Canada (19th/69 Lasers -- gold fleet)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (14th/33 boats)
Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco, CA (11th/46 Lasers)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (11th/35 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters West, San Francisco, CA (12th/82 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, St. Petersburg, FL (9th/101 boats)
Miami OCR (10th/41 Lasers)
Laser World Championship, Melbourne, Australia (66th/71 boats -- gold fleet)
1998 Atlantic Coast Championship, Annapolis (23rd/64 Lasers)
Pan Am Games Qualifier, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (8th/23 Lasers)
CORK, Canada (25th/82 Lasers)
Laser Canadian Champs, Manitoba (6th/54 boats)
Laser US Champs, Osterville, MA (7th/118 boats)
Miami OCR (23rd/34 boats)
Midwinters East, Sarasota (8th/105 boats)
Gulf Coast Champs, Mobile, Alabama (6th/35 boats)
1997 North Americans, Houston (11th/94 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL (6th/85 boats)
1996 Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (33rd/48 boats)
JOHN TORGERSON Email: JTorgerson@mindspring.com
Age: 26 Hometown: Annapolis, MD
US SAILING TEAM: 1997-1999 Member: Annapolis Yacht Club
Avon Old Farms School, Avon, CT Old Dominion, graduated 1998, Criminal Justice
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
ICYRA All-American ('98, '97, '95); US Olympic Festival Bronze Medalist ('95, '94)
Old Dominion University Athlete of the Year ('98); Old Dominion University MVP ('97, '95)
Cressy Trophy winner, singlehanded division ('93)
SAILING RESUME  2000 Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (7th/62 Lasers)
1999 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (29th/96 Lasers)
Laser East Coast Trials Qualifier, St. Petersburg (3rd/56 boats)
Laser North American Championship, Santa Cruz (3rd/57 boats)
CORK, Canada (14th/69 Lasers -- gold fleet)
Kiel Week, Germany (21st/153 Lasers)
SPA, Holland (55th/154 Lasers)
Laser Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (5th/32 boats)
Spring Dinghy Invitational, San Francisco, CA (4th/46 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters West, San Francisco, CA (3rd/82 boats)
Laser Midwinters East, St. Petersburg, FL (11th/101 boats)
Miami OCR (4th/41 Lasers)
Laser World Championship, Melbourne, Australia (60th/71 boats -- gold fleet)
1998 Sydney International Regatta, Australia (22nd/95 Lasers)
Sydney Harbour Regatta, Australia (26th/42 Lasers)
CORK, Canada (8th/82 Lasers)
Laser North Americans, Victoria BC (8th/ boats)
Laser US Champs, Osterville, MA (1st/118 boats)
Midwinters East, Sarasota (1st/105 boats)
Miami OCR (2nd/34 boats)
Gulf Coast Champs, Mobile, Alabama (4th/35 boats)
ISAF World Sailing Championship, Dubai (28th/65 Lasers)
1997 AIRS, Sydney, Australia (3rd/51 boats)
CORK, Kingston, Canada (3rd/67 boats)
Laser North Americans, Houston (3rd/94 boats)
1996 Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (10th/48 boats)
CHARLES TRIPP Email: CHTripp@ci.Long-Beach.ca.us
Age: Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Member: Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
Hendrick Hudson HS, graduated 1973 USMMA, graduated 1977
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (9th/37 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (22nd/50 boats)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (19th/30 boats)
CHAD WILSON Email:
Age: Hometown: Bridge City, TX
Member:
SAILING RESUME 2000 Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (12th/37 boats)
VANN WILSON Email: VannWilson@cs.com
Age: 43 Hometown: San Anselmo, CA
Member: San Francisco Yacht Club
Drake High School, graduated 1975 San Diego State, graduated 1980
SAILING RESUME
2000
Laser Final Qualifier, Marina del Rey, CA (11th/37 boats)
Laser West Coast Qualifier, Long Beach, CA (28th/50 boats)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (10th/30 boats)