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CONTACT: Jan Harley, Media Pro Int'l, 401-559-8671 onsite
U.S.
Olympic Team Trials-Sailing
Racing Begins Saturday For
Europe, Finn, 49er, Tornado and Yngling Sailors
PORTSMOUTH, R.I.
(Feb. 13, 2004) – It’s a hubbub of activity at three south Florida yacht
clubs as the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Sailing get underway for five
of the nine classes chosen for the 2004 Olympic Games. The sailors are
in the second day of measurement, with opening ceremonies taking place
at the respective host clubs later today: Ft. Lauderdale Yacht Club is
hosting the trials for the Europe and Finn classes; Key Biscayne Yacht
Club is hosting the 49er and Yngling; and Miami Yacht Club is hosting
the Tornado.
The first race of the series (24 planned races for 49ers, 16 for all
other fleets) is scheduled to start Saturday, February 14. The format
for the U.S. Trials replicates the Olympic Games as closely as possible.
Racing continues until Sunday, February 22, and will incorporate a
mandatory layday on Wednesday, February 18. At the series conclusion,
the winners in each event will be named to the 2004 Olympic Team that
will represent the U.S.A. in Athens, Greece, next August at the Games of
the XXVIII Olympiad.
From all indications, the Olympic Team Trials-Sailing will be as tough,
if not tougher, than the Olympic Regatta
itself. US SAILING's Olympic Director Jonathan
Harley explained: "Though some of the athletes competing are ranked
nationally among the top five teams in their classes and are
members of the annually-designated US Sailing
Team by virtue of those rankings, the Trials
are a winner-take-all proposition. Everyone starts with a clean slate,
which means previous regatta standings, championship titles and rankings
mean nothing. There is no room for mistakes, and if you don't win,
there is no consolation prize."
Not every country runs its Olympic Sailing Trials that way, but Harley
insists that it has--over the last five Olympiads--helped to make the
U.S.A.'s Olympic Sailing Team one of the most successful of those
competing in the Summer Olympic Games, with 27 medals won during that
period.
A list of competitors by fleet follows. For competitors' bios and
results (as they become available) visit:
www.ussailing.org/olympics/OlympicTrials/2004/.
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Class |
|
First Name |
Last Name |
Hometown |
ST |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Europe |
|
Melissa |
Bailey |
Portland |
OR |
|
Europe |
|
Allie |
Blecher |
Fullerton |
CA |
|
Europe |
|
Christin |
Feldman |
Grosse Pointe Park |
MI |
|
Europe |
|
Meg |
Gaillard |
Pelham |
NY |
|
Europe |
|
Tanya |
Haddad |
Portland |
OR |
|
Europe |
|
Elizabeth |
Hjorth |
Marina Del Rey |
CA |
|
Europe |
|
Melina |
Hoyer |
Kensington |
CA |
|
Europe |
|
Dana |
Lihan |
Ft Lauderdale |
FL |
|
Europe |
|
Lauren |
Maxam |
Coronado |
CA |
|
Europe |
|
Casey |
Pelletier |
Goleta |
CA |
|
Europe |
|
Krysia |
Pohl |
Alamo |
CA |
|
Europe |
|
Laura |
Schmidt |
Chicago |
IL |
|
Europe |
|
Kathleen |
Tocke |
Buffalo |
NY |
|
Europe |
|
Anna |
Tunnicliffe |
Norfolk |
VA |
|
Finn |
|
Bryan |
Boyd |
Annapolis |
MD |
|
Finn |
|
David |
Branch |
Saint Helens |
OR |
|
Finn |
|
Robert |
Carlen |
Santa Cruz |
CA |
|
Finn |
|
Geoff |
Ewenson |
Annapolis |
MD |
|
Finn |
|
John |
Gutowski |
Darien |
CT |
|
Finn |
|
Kevin |
Hall |
Ventura |
CA |
|
Finn |
|
Mo |
Hart |
Santa Cruz |
CA |
|
Finn |
|
Charles |
Heimler |
Berkeley |
CA |
|
Finn |
|
Brian |
Huntsman |
Drexel Hill |
PA |
|
Finn |
|
Andrew |
Kern |
Chicago |
IL |
|
Finn |
|
August |
Miller |
Portsmouth |
RI |
|
Finn |
|
Louie |
Nady |
Daphne |
AL |
|
Finn |
|
Andras |
Nady |
San Francisco |
CA |
|
Finn |
|
Bradley |
Nieuwstad |
Santa Cruz |
CA |
|
Finn |
|
Jeremy |
Pape |
Flowery Branch |
GA |
|
Finn |
|
Darrell |
Peck |
Gresham |
OR |
|
Finn |
|
John |
Porter |
Savannah |
GA |
|
Finn |
|
Henry |
Sprague |
Long Beach |
CA |
|
Finn |
|
Phill |
Tate |
Bloomington |
IN |
|
Finn |
|
Bill |
Upthegrove |
Somerville |
MA |
|
49er |
Skipper A |
Christopher |
Ashley |
Pt Pleasant |
NJ |
|
49er |
crew A |
Michael |
Buckley |
Sandwich |
MA |
|
49er |
Skipper B |
Dalton |
Bergan |
Seattle |
WA |
|
49er |
crew B |
Zack |
Maxam |
Coronado |
CA |
|
49er |
Skipper C |
Anthony |
Boscolo |
Seattle |
WA |
|
49er |
crew C |
Michael |
Karas |
Kirkland |
WA |
|
49er |
Skipper D |
Sean |
Couvreux |
Petaluma |
CA |
|
49er |
crew D |
Madhavan |
Thirumalai |
Palo Alto |
CA |
|
49er |
Skipper E |
David |
Fagen |
St. Petersburg |
FL |
|
49er |
crew E |
Ned |
Goss |
Madison |
CT |
|
49er |
crew F |
Adam |
Lowry |
San Francisco |
CA |
|
49er |
Skipper F |
Andrew |
Mack |
White Salmon |
WA |
|
49er |
Skipper G |
Tim |
Wadlow |
San Diego |
CA |
|
49er |
crew G |
Peter |
Spaulding |
Miami |
FL |
|
Tornado |
Skipper A |
John |
Lovell |
New Orleans |
LA |
|
Tornado |
crew A |
Charlie |
Ogletree |
Kemah |
TX |
|
Tornado |
Skipper B |
Donald |
Thinschmidt |
Holland |
MI |
|
Tornado |
crew B |
Drew |
Wierda |
Holland |
MI |
|
Tornado |
Skipper C |
Michael |
Grandfield |
Brookline |
MA |
|
Tornado |
crew C |
Hunter |
Stunzi |
Marblehead |
MA |
|
Tornado |
Skipper D |
Douglas |
Camp |
Boerne |
TX |
|
Tornado |
crew D |
Howard |
Cromwell |
Metairie |
LA |
|
Tornado |
Skipper E |
Stan |
Schreyer |
Boston |
MA |
|
Tornado |
crew E |
Forbes |
Durdin |
Houston |
TX |
|
Tornado |
Skipper F |
Lars |
Guck |
Bristol |
RI |
|
Tornado |
crew F |
Jonathan |
Farrar |
Niantic |
CT |
|
Tornado |
Skipper G |
Robbie |
Daniel |
Clearwater |
FL |
|
Tornado |
crew G |
Enrique |
Rodriguez |
Miami |
FL |
|
Tornado |
Skipper H |
Guy |
Selsmeyer |
Little Suamico |
WI |
|
Tornado |
crew H |
Gary |
Chu |
Racine |
WI |
|
Yngling |
Skipper A |
Betsy |
Alison |
Newport |
RI |
|
Yngling |
crew A |
Lee |
Icyda |
Stuart |
FL |
|
Yngling |
crew A |
Suzy |
Leech |
Annapolis |
MD |
|
Yngling |
Skipper B |
Sally |
Barkow |
Nashotah |
WI |
|
Yngling |
crew B |
Carrie |
Howe |
Grosse Pointe Farms |
MI |
|
Yngling |
crew B |
Deb |
Capozzi |
Bayport |
NY |
|
Yngling |
Skipper C |
Carol |
Cronin |
Jamestown |
RI |
|
Yngling |
crew C |
Elizabeth |
Merrifield Filter |
Stevensville |
MD |
|
Yngling |
crew C |
Nancy |
Haberland |
Annapolis |
MD |
|
Yngling |
Skipper D |
Leslie |
Osmera |
Los Alamitos |
CA |
|
Yngling |
Skipper E |
Jody |
Swanson |
Buffalo |
NY |
|
Yngling |
crew E |
Cory |
Sertl |
Rochester |
NY |
|
Yngling |
crew E |
Elizabeth |
Kratzig |
Miami Beach |
FL |
|
Yngling |
Skipper F |
Hannah |
Swett |
New York |
NY |
|
Yngling |
crew F |
Joan |
Touchette |
Newport |
RI |
|
Yngling |
crew F |
Melissa |
Purdy |
Tiburon |
CA |
|
Yngling |
Skipper G |
Leslie |
Osmera |
Los Alamitos |
CA |
|
Yngling |
crew G |
Lynn |
Olinger |
San Francisco |
CA |
|
Yngling |
crew G |
Gretchen |
Baum |
Newport |
RI |
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