US squad announced

US Sailing chose top five sailors from each Olympic class

US Sailing today announced the members of the 2005 US Sailing Team. The US Sailing Team was created in 1986 to recruit and develop top sailors in the country for upcoming Olympic Games. The Team annually recognizes the top-five ranked sailors in each of the boat-classes selected for the next Olympic competition. For the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, those classes are: 49er, 470 (Men and Women), Finn, Laser, Laser Radial, RS:X (Men and Women), Star, Tornado, and Yngling. Due to unavailability of the newly selected Neil Pryde RS:X, no Team-members have been determined for this class (Men and Women). More information on the RS:X will be made available this spring.

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 Jaime 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 and Olympic Coaches Luther Carpenter and Skip Whyte. 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.