US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics 2010
2010 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 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 2010 USSTAG: (click on each athlete's name to read his or her bio)
Olympic Classes
| Laser (Men's One Person Dinghy) | Hometown |
Member Yacht Club or Racing Club |
College or University |
| Collegeville, Pa. | Toms River Yacht Club | Old Dominion University | |
| Rob Crane | Darien, Conn. | Noroton Yacht Club | Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
| Laser Radial (Women's One Person Dinghy) | |||
| Paige Railey | Clearwater, Fla. | St. Francis Yacht Club | University of South Florida |
| Claire Dennis | Saratoga, Cali. | St. Francis Yacht Club | Yale University |
| Finn (Men's One Person Dinghy Heavy) | |||
| Zach Railey | Clearwater, Fla. | St. Francis Yacht Club | University of Miami |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 - |
| Mikee Anderson-Mitterling David Hughes |
Newport Beach, Calif. San Diego, Calif. |
Newport Harbor Yacht Club/San Diego Yacht Club - |
University of Southern California University of Southern Maine |
| 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 |
| Amanda Clark Sarah Chin |
Shelter Island, N.Y. Hoboken, N.J. |
Shelter Island Yacht Club Surf City Yacht Club |
Connecticut College University of Richmond |
| 49er (Men's Two Person Dinghy High Performance) | |||
| 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 |
| Peeter Must Carl Horrocks |
Toms River, N.J. Point Pleasant, N.J. |
Toms River Yacht Club Lavallette Yacht Club |
Merchant Marine Academy Washington College |
| Star (Men's Keelboat) | |||
| George Szabo Mark Strube |
San Diego, Calif. West Palm Beach, Fla. |
San Diego Yacht Club |
- |
| San Diego, Calif. Miami Beach, Fla. |
San Diego Yacht Club |
Georgetown University Williams College | |
| Mark Mendelblatt John von Schwarz |
Annapolis, Md. |
Annapolis Yacht Club, Storm Trysail Club |
Whittier College |
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S. Burlington, Vt. |
Lake Champlain Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club |
Hobart & William Smith Colleges | |
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| Elliott 6m (Women's Match Racing) | |||
| Anna Tunnicliffe Debbie Capozzi Molly Vandemoer |
Plantation, Fla. |
North Cape Yacht Club |
Old Dominion University |
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Genny Tulloch |
San Francisco, Calif. |
St. Francis Yacht Club, Houston YC |
Harvard 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 |
| Charles Rosenfield | Woodstock, Ct. | Sail Newport | Trinity College, Ct. |
| 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 |
Northeastern University Ithaca College |
| Jen French TBA |
St. Petersburg, Fla. TBA |
St. Petersburg, Fla. TBA |
Bridgewater State College TBA |
| Tiverton, R.I. Issaquah, Wash. |
Sail Newport Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle |
University of Virginia Central Washington University | |
| Sonar (Open Three Person Keelboat) | |||
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Clifton, N.J. |
Noroton Yacht Club |
New England College | |
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Cape Coral, Fla./Newport R.I. |
St. Petersburg Yacht Club |
Harvard University | |
| Chris Murphy James Leatherman Alex Cogburn |
TBA Baltimore, Md. Bath, Maine |
TBA -- |
TBA - Maine Maritime Academy |
US SAILING provides the members of the 2010 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.), Commercial Director Dan Cooney (Marion, Mass.), Communications Director Marni Lane (Norwalk, Conn.) 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 partner Sperry Top-Sider and Bronze partners LaserPerformance, Harken, Team McLube, New England Ropes, Group Experiential Learning, Bow Down Training and Trinity Yachts.
For more information and background about the 2010 team, please read the press release. http://sailingteams.ussailing.org/Releases/2010_USSTAG_3554.htm
Selection Procedures: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.