US team announced

US Sailing has announced their Olympic sailing team for 2006

US Sailing, the American national governing body of the sport, today announced the members of the 2006 US Sailing Team. The US Sailing Team annually recognizes the top-five ranked sailors in each of the Olympic classes selected for the next Olympic regatta. The US Sailing Team was created in 1986 to recruit and develop top sailors in the country for upcoming Olympic Games.

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 2006 US Sailing Team are:

49er (Skiff)
1. Morgan Larson and Pete Spaulding
2. Dalton Bergan and Zack Maxam
3. Tim Wadlow and Michael Karas
4. Sam Kahn and Paul Allen
5. Jonathan Goldberry and Matt Noble

470 Men (Men's Two-Person Dinghy)

1. Mike Anderson-Mitterling and David Hughes
2. Stu McNay and Graham Biehl
3. Justin Law and Michael Miller
4. Adam Roberts and Nick Martin
5. Charlie Modica and Forbes Barber

470 Women (Women's Two-Person Dinghy)

1. Amanda Clark and Sarah Mergenthaler
2. Erin Maxwell and Alice Manard
3. Carisa Harris and Isabelle Kinsolving
4. Caroline Young and Evan Brown
5. Allison Jolly and Molly O'Bryan

Finn (Heavyweight Dinghy)

1. Zach Railey
2. Darrell Peck
3. Geoffrey Ewenson
4. Andrew Kern
5. Bradley Nieuwstad

Laser (Men's One Person Dinghy)

1. Andrew Campbell
2. Brad Funk
3. Royce Weber
4. Kyle Rogachenko
5. John Pearce

Laser Radial (Women's One-Person Dinghy)
1. Anna Tunnicliffe
2. Paige Railey
3. Danielle Brennan Myrdal
4. Genoa Griffin
5. Sarah Lihan

Neil Pryde RS:X Men (Men's Windsurfer)

1. Ben Barger
2. Seth Besse
3. Steve Bodner
4. Bob Willis
5. Mark Powell

Neil Pryde RS:X Women (Women's Windsurfer)

1. Nancy Rios
2. Farrah Hall
3. Karen Marriott
4. Angela Hurley
5. Lisa Kremer

Star (Men's Keelboat)
1. Andy Horton and Brad Nichol
2. George Szabo and Eric Monroe
3. Mark Reynolds and Hal Haenel
4. Rick Merriman and Rick Peters
5. Andy MacDonald and Brian Fatih

Tornado (Multihull)*

1. John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree
2. Robbie Daniel and Enrique Rodriguez
3. Don Thinschmidt and Andrew Wierda
3. Michael Grandfield and Michael Kuschner
4. Norman Chum and Gary Chu
5. Martin Malcheski and Benjamin Malcheski
*Due to a competitor-generated dispute, six teams have been named to the US Sailing Team in the Tornado Class

Yngling (Women's Keelboat)

1. Sally Barkow, Deb Capozzi and Carrie Howe
2. Hannah Swett, Melissa Purdy and Liz Filter
3. Carol Cronin, Kim Couranz and Margaret Podlich