US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics
2009 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. The top-ranked boats in each Olympic and Paralympic class are selected annually to be members of the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics. The 2009 USSTAG was selected based solely on on-the-water performance at US SAILING’s 2009 Rolex Miami OCR.
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 2009 USSTAG: (click on each name to read the athlete's bio)
Olympic Classes
| Laser (Men's One Person Dinghy) | |||
| Brad Funk | Plantation, Fla. | Clearwater Yacht Club | Old Dominion University |
| Clay Johnson | Toms River, N.J. | Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club | Harvard University |
| Charlie Buckingham | Newport Beach, Calif. | Newport Harbor Yacht Club | Georgetown University |
| Laser Radial (Women's One Person Dinghy) | |||
| Anna Tunnicliffe | Plantation, Fla. | North Cape Yacht Club | Old Dominion University |
| Paige Railey | Clearwater, Fla. | St. Francis Yacht Club | University of South Florida |
| Emily Billing | Clearwater, Fla. | Clearwater Yacht Club | Clearwater High School |
| Finn (Heavyweight Dinghy) | |||
| Zach Railey | Clearwater, Fla. | St. Francis Yacht Club | University of Miami |
| Andrew Casey | Alameda, Calif. | ||
| Bryan Boyd | Annapolis, Md. | Annapolis Yacht Club | University of Florida |
| Men's RS:X (Men's Windsurfing) | |||
| Ben Barger | St. Petersburg, Fla. | St. Petersburg Yacht Club | Eckerd College |
| Bob Willis | Chicago, Ill. | Columbia Yacht Club | Connecticut College |
| Jimi Sobeck | East Quogue, N.Y. | SUNY Suffolk Community College | |
| Women's RS:X (Women's Windsurfing) | |||
| Farrah Hall | Annapolis, Md. | St. Mary's College of Maryland | |
| Lisa Kremer | Worthington, Minn./Sioux City, Iowa | Briar Cliff University | |
| Solvig Sayre | Vineyard Haven, Mass. | Sail Martha's Vineyard/Vineyard Haven Yacht Club | Martha's Vineyard Regional High School |
| Men's 470 (Men's Two Person Dinghy) | |||
| Stu McNay Graham Biehl |
Boston, Mass San Diego, Calif. |
Beverly Yacht Club San Diego Yacht Club |
Yale University |
| Adam Roberts Nick Martin |
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) | |||
| Erin Maxwell Isabelle Kinsolving Farrar |
Stonington, Conn. New York, N.Y. |
Ram Island Yacht Club, Mystic River Mudheads Sailing Stonington Harbor Yacht Club,Fisher's Island Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club |
Dartmouth College Yale University |
| Molly Carapiet Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer |
Belvedere, Calif. Redwood City, Calif. |
St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco YC St. Francis YC, San Diego YC, Kaneohe YC, Eastport YC |
Yale University University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Allison Jolly Darby Smith |
St. Petersburg, Fla. Marblehead, Mass. |
St. Petersburg Yacht Club Eastern Yacht Club |
Columbia University, Florida State University Marblehead High School |
| 49er (Skiff) | |||
| Erik Storck Trevor Moore |
Huntington, N.Y. North Pomfret, Vt. |
New York Yacht Club, Storm Trysail Club New York Yacht Club |
Dartmouth College Hobart & William Smith Colleges |
| Joey Pasquali | Santa Cruz, Calif. | St. Francis Yacht Club | University of Hawaii |
| Jonny Goldsberry Charlie Smythe |
Sausalito, Calif. Austin, Texas |
San Francisco Yacht Club Texas Corinthian Yacht Club |
University of Texas, Austin |
| Star (Men's Keelboat) | |||
| George Szabo Rick Peters |
San Diego, Calif. Barrington, R.I./Venice Calif. |
San Diego Yacht Club California Yacht Club |
Wentworth Institute of Technology |
| Andrew Campbell Brad Nichol |
San Diego, Calif. Miami Beach, Fla. |
San Diego Yacht Club Lake Sunapee Yacht Club |
Georgetown University Williams College |
| Elliott 6m (Women's Match Racing) | |||
| Genny Tulloch Jen Morgan Glass Jaime Haines |
San Francisco, Calif. Seattle, Wash. Jamestown, R.I. |
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Harvard University Dartmouth College Connecticut College |
| Debbie Capozzi Jackie Schmitz Emily Hill |
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Sayville Yacht Club Tred Avon Yacht Club Yale Corinthian Yacht Club |
Old Dominion University Georgetown University Yale University |
| Katy Lovell Alice Manard Dana Riley |
New Orleans, La. Charleston, S.C. San Rafael, Calif |
Southern Yacht Club Southern Yacht Club St. Francis Yacht Club |
University of Hawaii, College of Charleston Stanford University Northwood University |
Paralympic Classes
| 2.4mR (Open One Person Keelboat) | |||
| John Ruf | Pewaukee, Wis. | Pewaukee Yacht Club, Milwaukee Community Sailing | Washington University |
| Mark LeBlanc | New Orleans, La. | Southern Yacht Club | Louisiana State University |
| Scott Danberg | Cooper City, Fla. | Team Paradise | California State University, Northridge |
| SKUD-18 (Mixed Two Person Keelboat) | |||
| Scott Whitman Julia Dorsett |
Brick, N.J. Westchester, Pa/Boca Raton, Fla. |
Metedekonk River Yacht Club Metedekonk River Yacht Club |
Ithaca College |
| Karen Mitchell Bob Jones |
Deerfield Beach, Fla. Issaquah, Wash. |
Shake-A-Leg Miami Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle |
Florida International University Central Washington University |
| Sonar (Open Three Person Keelboat) | |||
| Cape Coral, Fla./Newport R.I. Lithia, Fla. Castine, Me. |
St. Petersburg Yacht Club |
Harvard University Florida State University | |
| Rick Doerr Maureen McKinnon-Tucker Hugh Freund |
Clifton, N.J. Marblehead, Mass. South Freeport, Me. |
Noroton Yacht Club Jubilee Yacht Club Harraseeket Yacht Club |
New England College University of Massachusetts, Boston Roger Williams University |
| Jen French Michael Hersey Brad Kendell |
St. Petersburg, Fla. Hyannis, Mass. Tampa, Fla. |
St. Petersburg, Fla. Hyannis Yacht Club |
Bridgewater State College University of Massachusetts,Dartmouth University of South Florida |
US SAILING provides these top athletes 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, Olympic Director Katie Kelly, High Performance Director/Head Coach Kenneth Andreasen, Commercial Director Dan Cooney, Communications Director Marni Lane and coached by Betsy Alison, Luther Carpenter and Leandro Spina. Team members must be eligible to represent the U.S. in the next Olympic and Paralympic Games, remain a member of US SAILING and commit to weight requirements as appropriate in the nominated class.
The title sponsor of the USSTAG is AlphaGraphics; the Gold partners are Atlantis WeatherGear and Rolex Watch U.S.A. Other sponsors include LaserPerformance, Sperry Top-Sider, Harken and Team McLube.
Selection Process for 2010 USSTAG
The 2009 members will be on the team until the 2010 team is announced in February/March 2010. The 2010 ranking system and qualifying events will be different for the Olympic and Paralympic classes:
- Ranking system for the 2010 USSTAG Paralympic classes.
- Ranking system for the 2010 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.