Rankings on the US Sailing Team are based on attendance and performance
at qualifying events. Athletes who have qualified for the US Sailing
Team are identified as strong contenders for an Olympic berth and,
as members of the Team, they will be assisted with coaching, training,
and other benefits.
The members of the 2005 US Sailing Team are:
49er
1. Morgan Larson (Capitola, Calif.) and Pete Spaulding (Miami Beach,
Fla.)
2. Dalton Bergan (Seattle, Wash.) and Zack Maxam (Coronado, Calif.)
3. Ty Reed (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Bora Gulari (Detroit, Mich.)
4. David Fagen (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Ned Goss (Madison, Conn.)
5. Sam Kahn (Aptos, Calif.) and Paul Allen (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
470 Men
1. Mike Anderson-Mitterling (Coronado, Calif.) and David Hughes
(San Diego, Calif.)
2. Stu McNay (Boston, Mass.) and Graham Biehl (Point Loma, Calif.)
3. Seth Siegler (Charleston, S.C.) and Michael Miller (Charleston,
S.C.)
4. David Dabney (Charleston, S.C.) and Hunter Stunzi (Marblehead,
Mass.)
5. Aubrey Mayer (Orient, N.Y.) and Cotton Kelley (Annapolis, Md.)
470 Women
1. Amanda Clark (Shelter Island, N.Y.) and Sarah Mergenthaler (Harvey
Cedars, N.J.)
2. Erin Maxwell (Stonington, Conn.) and Alice Manard (New Orleans,
La.)
3. Allison Jolly (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Isabelle Kinsolving
(New York, N.Y.)
4. Molly Carapiet (Belvedere, Calif.) and Whitney Besse (Guilford,
Conn.)
5. Genny Tulloch (Houston, TX) and Lauren Maxam (Coronado, Calif.)
Finn
1. Kevin Hall (Ventura, Calif.)
2. Zach Railey (Clearwater, Fla.)
3. Bryan Boyd (Annapolis, Md.)
4. Darrell Peck (Gresham, Ore.)
5. Andrew Casey (Mill Valley, Calif.)
Laser
1. Brad Funk (Belleair Bluffs, Fla.)
2. Andrew Campbell (San Diego, Calif.)
3. John Pearce (Ithaca, N.Y.)
4. Ryan Minth (New York, N.Y.)
5. Matthew Sterett (Corpus Christi, TX)
Laser Radial
1. Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.)
2. Anna Tunnicliffe (Norfolk, Va.)
3. Leah Hoepfner (Corpus Christi, TX)
4. Lindsay Buchan (Seattle, Wash.)
5. Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wis.)
Star
1. Andy Horton (Newport, R.I.) and Brad Nichol (Hanover, N.H.)
2. Mark Mendelblatt (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and no qualified crew
3. Mark Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.) and Phil Trinter (Lorain,
OH)
4. John MacCausland (Cherry Hill, N.J.) and Brian Fatih (Miami,
Fla.)
5. Eric Doyle (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Brian Sharp (Franklin, Mass.)
Tornado
1. John Lovell (New Orleans, La.) and Charlie Ogletree (Kemah,
TX)
2. Rob Parrish (Brunswick, ME) and Lars Guck (Bristol, R.I.)
3. Robbie Daniel (Clearwater, Fla.) and Enrique Rodriguez (Key
Largo, Fla.)
4. Don Thinschmidt (Holland, Mich.) and Andrew Wierda (Miami, Fla.)
5. Michael Grandfield (Oak Bluffs, Mass.) and Mike Kuschner (Coon
Rapids, Minn.)
Yngling
1. Sally Barkow (Chenequa, Wis.), Deb Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.),
and Carrie Howe (Grosse Pointe, Mich.)
2. Carol Cronin (Jamestown, R.I.), Kate Fears (Ocean City, Md.),
and Jamie Haines (Jamestown, R.I.)
3. JJ Isler (San Diego, Calif.), Pease Glaser (Long Beach. Calif.),
and Laura Schmidt (Chicago, Ill.)
4. Liz Baylis (San Rafael, Calif.), Nancy Haberland (Annapolis,
Md.), and Katie Pettibone (Port Huron, Mich.)
5. No qualified team
The 2005 US Sailing Team is coached by High Performance Director
Gary Bodie (Hampton, Va.), and Olympic Coaches Luther Carpenter
(Laporte, TX) and Skip Whyte (Wickford, R.I.). Sponsors of the
2005 US Sailing Team are Extrasport, Gill, Harken, Nautica, New
England Ropes, Rolex Watch U.S.A., Sperry Top-Sider, Team McLube,
Vanguard Sailboats, Vineyard Vines, and Zodiac of North America.
The US 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.