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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jan Harley, Media Pro Int'l, 401-559-8671 onsite
U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Sailing
Racing Begins Saturday For Star Sailors
Coconut Grove, Fla. (March 18, 2004) – Under the experienced eye of
Olympic Games and international Star class measurer John Koopman
(Marblehead, Mass.), the process of hull and rig measurement is well
underway at the US Sailing Center in Coconut Grove for the
twenty-two teams of Star sailors gathered here for the year’s most
anticipated contest in the class—the 2004 US Olympic Team Trials.
Many of the competitors have been living and training in Florida for
much of the winter, working out the bugs and trying new gear during
several lead up events including the Rolex Miami OCR in January, and
the Bacardi Cup which concluded only a few days ago. With tomorrow
the final day of measurement, the atmosphere is anything but relaxed,
in spite of the bright sunshine and warm breezes that would make the
normal sailor jump for joy.
The planned 16-race series begins Saturday, March 20, and will
continue until Sunday, March 28, with a mandatory layday on
Wednesday, March 24. The format for the U.S. Trials, with two races
scheduled each day, is designed to replicate the Olympic Games as
closely as possible. At the conclusion of racing, the winners 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.
A list of competitors with hometowns follows. For bios and results
(as they become available, starting March 20) visit:
www.ussailing.org/olympics/OlympicTrials/2004/.
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2004
U.S. Olympic Team Trials
Star Competitors |
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Bill
Allen |
Brad
Lichter |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Highwood, Ill. |
Des
Moines, Iowa |
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Karl
Anderson |
Ezra
Culver |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Harwich, Mass. |
Miami, Fla. |
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Fotis Boliakis |
Chris Rogers |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Ridgefield, Conn. |
Miami, Fla. |
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Steve Brown |
Michael Marzahl |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Newport Beach, Calif. |
Oxnard, Calif. |
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Vince Brun |
Mike
Dorgan |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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San
Diego, Calif. |
San
Diego, Calif. |
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Paul
Cayard |
Phil
Trinter |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Kentfield, Calif. |
Lorain, Ohio |
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Ben
Cesare |
Serge Leonidov |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Norwalk, Conn. |
Jackson Heights, N.Y. |
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John
Dane |
Henry Sprague |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Pass
Christian, Miss. |
Long
Beach, Calif. |
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Eric
Doyle |
Brian Sharp |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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San
Diego, Calif. |
Norwalk,
Conn./Franklin, Mass. |
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Stephen Gould |
Christopher Gould |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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San
Francisco, Calif. |
Atherton, Calif. |
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Jock
Kohlhas |
Rick
Burgess |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Miami,
Fla. |
Hewitt,
N.J. |
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Andy Lovell |
Magnus Liljedahl |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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New
Orleans, La. |
Miami, Fla. |
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John
MacCausland |
J.
Brad Nichol |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Cherry Hill, N.J. |
Hanover, N.H. |
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Andrew Macdonald |
Austin Sperry |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Laguna
Beach, Calif. |
Miami, Fla. |
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Rick Merriman |
Bill
Bennett |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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San
Diego, Calif. |
San
Diego, Calif. |
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Mark
Reynolds |
Steve Erickson |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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San
Diego, Calif. |
Seattle, Wash./Hood River, Ore. |
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Douglas Schofield |
Robert Schofield |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Sagamore Beach, Mass. |
Annapolis, Md. |
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Howie Shiebler |
Will
Stout |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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San
Francisco, Calif. |
Houston, Texas/San
Diego, Calif. |
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George Szabo |
Mark
Strube |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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San
Diego, Calif. |
Miami, Fla. |
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Peter Vessella |
Brian Fatih |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Burlingame, Calif. |
Miami, Fla. |
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John
Virtue |
Scott Pack |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Newport Beach, Calif. |
San
Diego, Calif. |
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Henrik Wennerstrom |
Jon
Rogers |
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Skipper |
Crew |
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Miami,
Fla. |
San
Francisco, CA |
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