US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics 2011
2011 US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics
The US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) is managed by the United States Sailing Association (US SAILING), the national governing body for the sport of sailing and sailboat racing, and the Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC). The top-ranked boats in each Olympic and Paralympic class are selected annually to be members of the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics.
The 10 Olympic classes chosen to compete at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Weymouth/Portland, England are: Laser Radial (women), Laser (men), Finn (men), Men’s RS:X, Women’s RS:X, 49er (men), Men’s 470, Women’s 470, Star (men) and Elliott 6m (women). The three Paralympic classes are: 2.4mR (open), SKUD18 (mixed) and Sonar (open).
Meet the 2011 USSTAG: listed in alphabetical order, by class: (click on each athlete's name or picture to read his or her bio)
SELECT: Olympic Classes Paralympic Classes
Olympic Classes
| Finn (Men's One Person Dinghy - Heavy) | Athletes | Hometown | Member Yacht Club or Racing Club | College or University |
| Zach Railey |  |
Clearwater, Fla. | St. Francis Yacht Club | University of Miami |
| Caleb Paine |  |
San Diego, Calif. | Southwestern Yacht Club | Mesa College |
| Laser (Men's One Person Dinghy) | ||||
| Rob Crane |  |
Darien, Conn. | Noroton Yacht Club | Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
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Toms River, N.J. | Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club, Eastern Yacht Club | Harvard University | |
| Laser Radial (Women's One Person Dinghy) | ||||
| Paige Railey |  |
Clearwater, Fla. | St. Francis Yacht Club | University of South Florida |
| Erika Reineke |  |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Lauderdale Yacht Club | Saint Thomas Aquinas School |
| Men's RS:X (Men's Windsurfing) | ||||
| Ben Barger |  |
St. Petersburg, Fla. | St. Petersburg Yacht Club | Eckerd College |
| Robert Willis |  |
Chicago, Ill. | Columbia Yacht Club | Connecticut College |
| Women's RS:X (Women's Windsurfing) | ||||
| Farrah Hall |  |
Annapolis, Md. | St. Mary's College of Maryland | |
| Solvig Sayre |  |
Vineyard Haven, Mass. | Sail Martha's Vineyard, Vineyard Haven Yacht Club | Martha's Vineyard Regional High School |
| 49er (Men's Two Person Dinghy High Performance) | ||||
| Alex Bishop Val Smith |
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Vars, France Wilmette, Ill. |
Sheridan Shores Yacht Club | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Erik Storck Trevor Moore |
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Huntington, N.Y. North Pomfret, Vt. |
New York Yacht Club, Storm Trysail Club New York Yacht Club |
Dartmouth College Hobart & William Smith Colleges |
| Men's 470 (Men's Two Person Dinghy) | ||||
| Stu McNay Graham Biehl |
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Boston, Mass San Diego, Calif. |
Beverly Yacht Club San Diego Yacht Club |
Yale University - |
| Adam Roberts Nick Martin |
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San Diego, Calif. San Diego, Calif. |
San Diego Yacht Club San Diego Yacht Club |
Boston College College of Charleston |
| Women's 470 (Women's Two Person Dinghy) | ||||
| Amanda Clark Sarah Lihan |
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Shelter Island, N.Y. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
Shelter Island Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club Lauderdale Yacht Club |
Connecticut College Yale University |
| Erin Maxwell Isabelle Kinsolving Farrar |
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Stonington, Conn. New York, N.Y. |
Ram Island Yacht Club, Mystic River Mudheads Sailing Stonington Harbor Yacht Club, Fishers Island Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club |
Dartmouth College Yale University |
| Sarah Chin |  |
Hoboken, N.J. | Surf City Yacht Club | University of Richmond |
| Star(Men's Keelboat) | ||||
| Andrew Campbell Ian Coleman |
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San Diego, Calif. Annapolis, Md. |
San Diego Yacht Club |
Georgetown University |
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S. Burlington, Vt. |
Lake Champlain Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club |
Hobart & William Smith Colleges | |
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Laguna Beach, Calif |
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| Mark Mendelblatt Brian Fatih |
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Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. |
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| Rick Merriman John von Schwarz |
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New York, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. |
Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club Annapolis Yacht Club, Storm Trysail Club |
U.S. Naval Academy Whittier College |
| George Szabo Mark Strube |
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San Diego, Calif. Punta Gorda, Fla. |
San Diego Yacht Club Palm Beach Sailing Club |
San Diego State University Northern Michigan University |
| Elliott 6m (Women's Match Racing) | ||||
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Nashotah, Wis. |
Pine Lake Yacht Club |
Old Dominion University | |
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San Francisco, Calif. |
St. Francis Yacht Club, Houston YC |
Harvard University | |
| Anna Tunnicliffe Debbie Capozzi Molly Vandemoer |
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Plantation, Fla. |
North Cape Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club, Lauderdale Yacht Club |
Old Dominion University |
| 2.4mR (Open One Person Keelboat) | Athletes | Hometown | Member Yacht Club or Racing Club | College or University |
| Mark LeBlanc |  |
New Orleans, La. | Southern Yacht Club | Louisiana State University |
| Charles Rosenfield |  |
Woodstock, Ct. | Sail Newport | Trinity College, Ct. |
| John Ruf |  |
Pewaukee, Wis. | Pewaukee Yacht Club, Milwaukee Community Sailing | Washington University |
| SKUD-18 (Mixed Two Person Keelboat) | ||||
| Jen French JP Creignou |
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St. Petersburg, Fla. St. Petersburg, Fla. |
St. Petersburg Sailing Center, St. Petersburg Yacht Club - |
Bridgewater State College - |
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Tiverton, R.I. |
Sail Newport |
University of Virginia | |
| Scott Whitman Julia Dorsett |
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Brick, N.J. Westchester, Pa/Boca Raton, Fla. |
Metedekonk River Yacht Club Metedekonk River Yacht Club |
Northeastern University Ithaca College |
| Sonar (Open Three Person Keelboat) | ||||
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Cape Coral, Fla./Newport R.I. |
New York Yacht Club, Port Charlotte Sailing Club |
Harvard University | |
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Clifton, N.J. |
Noroton Yacht Club |
New England College | |
| Bert Foster Michael Hersey David Burdette |
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Wayzata, Minn. Hyannis, Mass. Lutherville, Md. |
Wayzata Yacht Club Hyannis Yacht Club Wayzata Yacht Club |
Cornell University University of Massachusetts,Dartmouth St. Mary's College of Maryland |
US SAILING provides the members of the 2011 USSTAG with financial, fundraising, logistical, performance (including coaching and on-and-off-the-water fitness training) and marketing and communication support. The USSTAG is led by Olympic Sailing Program Chairman Dean Brenner (Wallingford, Conn.), Olympic Director Katie Kelly (Barrington, R.I.), High Performance Director/Head Coach Kenneth Andreasen (Tampa, Fla.), Communications Director Dana Paxton (Newport, R.I.) and Olympic Coordinator Dave Johnson (Pawtucket, R.I.). In addition to Andreasen, the team is coached by Betsy Alison (Newport, R.I.), Luther Carpenter (La Porte, Texas) and Leandro Spina (Miami, Fla.).
The USSTAG is proud to be supported by several generous sponsors, including the team’s title sponsor, AlphaGraphics, as well as Gold level partners Rolex Watch USA and Atlantis WeatherGear. The team is also sponsored by Silver partners Sperry Top-Sider and Trinity Yacht, with Bronze partners LaserPerformance, Harken, Team McLube, New England Ropes, Group Experiential Learning, and Bow Down Training.
For more information and background about the 2011 team, please read the press release. http://sailingteams.ussailing.org/News/2011/2011_US_Sailing_Team_AlphaGraphics.htm
Selection Procedures:
Ranking system for the 2011 USSTAG Paralympic classes
Ranking system for the 2011 USSTAG Olympic classes
For more information about the USSTAG, please email: Olympics@ussailing.org.
If you need specific information about your class, please email Olympics@ussailing.org or your class association.