This Week's Spotlight
After an extremely tight Medal Race today, USA's Yngling trio of Sally Barkow, Carrie Howe, and Debbie Capozzi won a silver medal at the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championship in Cascais, Portugal. Amidst windy and challenging conditions, five World Champion titles have been decided thus far, and the racing continues for six more Olympic classes through Friday. This regatta is also the first of two Olympic qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Sailing Competition in Qingdao, China. So far, the USA has qualified for five out of five classes. For more results from Cascais, including staggered Medal Races, please read on. <<Read More>>
Previous Spotlights
6/6/07: Team 7-plus-Anna Tunnicliffe compiled a perfect six-race undefeated record Sunday to win the BoatU.S. Santa Maria Cup US Women's Match Race Championship in Annapolis, Md. Anna joined US Sailing Teammates Sally Barkow, Debbie Capozzi and Carrie Howe in the J/22. Team 7 also won this event in 2004. Also, US Sailing Team members report the local conditions and color from the Laser, Finn and 470 European Championships. And Rick Doerr Secures second place at the 2007 Tappan Zee Challenge in Nyack, N.Y.
5/30/07: School's out for the summer! For the Elite Youth Development Sailing Team, that means final exams are over and international sailing is just beginning. Laser sailor Fred Strammer told US SAILING how he plans to achieve peak performance this summer.
5/23/07: Meet the US Disabled Sailing Team's new four-legged teammate. Plus, the Notice of Race is now available for the 2008 Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials - Sailing and the Riverside Yacht Club raises an unprecedented donation to the Olympic Sailing Program.
5/16/07: Find out which US Sailing Team members are en route to the Breitling Regatta, an ISAF Grade 1 event in Medemblik, The Netherlands. Also, find out why many athletes have spent a significant amount of time training in Cascais, Portugal this year.
5/9/07: For 49er sailors Tim Wadlow (Beverly, MA) and Chris Rast (Wake Forest, NC), a meticulous sense of detail is crucial for a successful Olympic campaign. Wadlow explains how he and Rast are training to peak at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Sailing.
4/25/07: US SAILING announces the team who will compete at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Also, find out how the US Sailing Team is doing at the Semaine Olympique Francaise in Hyeres, France.
4/18/07: Nick Scandone and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker announce they will join forces in the SKUD-18 class. Also, a preview of the Semaine Olympique Francaise in Hyeres, France.
4/11/07: US Sailing Team members bring home gold, bronze from the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
4/4/07: The Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta is underway in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Read more to find out which US Sailing Team members are leading their fleets.
3/29/07: Where in the world are the US Sailing Teams?
What is the US Sailing Teams Spotlight?
Members of the 2007 US Sailing Team (USST) and US Disabled Sailing Team (USDST) are criss-crossing the globe this year, as they train and compete against the world's top sailors in the 14 Olympic and Paralympic classes. This is a crucial year in the four-year cycle gearing up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as sailors vie for the top spots in their respective classes.
In 2007, U.S. sailors are ultimately competing toward one common goal: the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Sailing and the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials - Sailing, which will be held October 3-14, 2007 in Southern California and Newport, R.I., with the exception of the Yngling class, which has two separate events. The athletes who win the Trials in each class will be named to the U.S. Olympic Team and U.S. Paralympic Team, and will go on to compete in the Olympic and Paralympic Regattas, to be held August 9-21, 2008, and September 6-17, 2008, respectively, in Qingdao, China. Click here to read more about the Trials, including the Notice of Race, dates, locations and qualification information.
US SAILING will send out a weekly dispatch that will provide a taste of the competition, conditions and color marking their Olympic and Paralympic journeys. It will include previews of major events, results, sailor profiles and behind-the-scene diaries.
About the US Sailing Teams
The 2007
USST consists of the top three-ranked sailors in each of the nine
classes (11 events) selected for the 2008 Olympic Games: Finn (men); 470
(men and women); Laser (men); Laser Radial (women); Neil Pryde RS:X (men
and women); 49er, Star, Tornado (all open); and Yngling (women). For a
complete list of the 2007 USST and their hometowns, please visit:
www.ussailing.org/olympics/2007/team.asp
The 2007 USDST also consists of the top three ranked sailors in each of the three classes chosen for the 2008 Paralympic Games: the 2.4mR, the Sonar, and SKUD-18. For a complete list of the 2007 USDST and their hometowns, please visit: www.ussailing.org/olympics/paralympic/2007/team.asp
Newly launched in 2007, the Elite Youth Development Team represents 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. To meet the members of the 2007 UYDT and read their bios, please visit: www.ussailing.org/olympics/EYDT/2007/team.asp
Contact
Marni Lane
Press Officer, US Sailing Teams
617.671.8332
MarniLane@ussailing.org