US SAILING NAMES MEMBERS OF
2006 US DISABLED SAILING TEAM IN TWO CLASSES
SKUD-18 Sailors To Be Named In August

Portsmouth, R.I. (April 25, 2006) – US SAILING, national governing body of the sport, today announced the members of the 2006 US Disabled Sailing Team in two classes, the singlehanded 2.4mR and the triplehanded Sonar. Created in 1998 to develop and prepare the Team representing the U.S. at the Paralympic Games, the US Disabled Sailing Team annually recognizes the top three competitors in the classes selected for the Paralympic Games. For the 2008 Paralympic Games, three classes have been selected: 2.4 Metre (Open Singlehanded), SKUD-18 (Open Doublehanded), and Sonar (Open Triplehanded). The qualifying event for the SKUD-18 class will be held in August, 2006, and qualified athletes will be named to the Team upon completion of that event.

The members of the 2006 US Disabled Sailing Team are:
2.4 Metre
1. Nick Scandone (Fountain Valley, Calif.)
2. Mark Bryant (Fort Myers, Fla.)
3. Roger Cleworth (Lithia, Fla.)

Sonar
1. Rick Doerr (Clifton, N.J.)/Jim Leatherman (Baltimore, Md.)/Tim Angle (Marblehead, Mass.)
2. David Schroeder (Miami, Fla.)/Keith Burhans (Rochester, N.Y.)/Kevin Wixom (San Diego, Calif.)
3. Jen French (Tampa, Fla.)/Richard Hughes (Tampa, Fla.)/Brad Kendell (Clearwater, Fla.)

The 2006 US Disabled Sailing Team is coached by Betsy Alison (Newport, R.I.). Sponsors of the 2006 US Disabled Sailing Team are Rolex Watch U.S.A., Vanguard Sailboats, Nautica, Gill, Zodiac of North America, Vineyard Vines, Sperry Top-Sider, Nikon, Harken, Extrasport, New England Ropes, and Team McLube.

For more information on 2006 US Disabled Sailing Team and ranking system, please visit www.ussailing.org/olympics/paralympic.  

The US Disabled Sailing Team is managed by US SAILING, national governing body of the sport. Headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, US SAILING’s mission is to encourage participation and promote excellence in sailing in the U.S. US SAILING offers training and education programs, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including the US Sailing Teams and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.  

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