Monthly Archives: December 2011

Eight additional members of 2012 U.S. Olympic Team – Sailing were selected based on performance at the ISAF Sailing World Championships, Dec. 3-18, in Perth, Australia. Continue reading →

>I’m sitting here in the Sydney Airport, after the first of three legs on the long trip home to the east coast USA. It’s been a long trip down here, for everyone. Some of our athletes have been training in … Continue reading →

On the final day at the ISAF Sailing World Championships, Erik Storck (Huntington, N.Y.) and Trevor Moore (Naples, Fla./Pomfret, Vt.) went into the 49er medal race with a chance at a bronze medal. Standing in 5th overall, all they had to do is finish in the top four of the 10-boat fleet to secure a medal. But, the medal wasn’t to be. On the fifth leg, the rudder pintle broke and the high performance skiff stalled, then capsized. Continue reading →

>Today is the last day of racing here in Fremantle, AUS. Wow… we’ve been here for a long time. This is a long event. In fact, it’s two one-week events back to back. And wrapped up in this long event … Continue reading →

In an exciting finale to the Star class’s world championship, Mark Mendelblatt (Miami, Fla.) and Brian Fatih (Miami, Fla.) won a bronze medal, while Erik Storck (Huntington, N.Y.) and Trevor Moore (Naples, Fla./Pomfret, Vt.) earned a spot in Sunday’s 49er medal race. Continue reading →

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Anna Tunnicliffe’s Team Maclaren of Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi won the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Women’s Match Racing after defeating Lucy MacGregor (GBR) in four straight matches. Continue reading →

>Good morning USSTAG fans… Huge day today from Fremantle, Australia. The Doctor (the local colloquial term for the seabreeze) is expected to make a housecall today… and it may get as high as 20 knots out there today. The Doctor … Continue reading →

Racing continued in the gold fleets for Laser, Men’s RS:X, and 49er classes at the ISAF Sailing World Championships, while it was a lay day for the Women’s 470 and Star classes. Anna Tunnicliffe’s Team Maclaren of Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi advanced to the Women’s Match Racing Final match after defeating Ekaterina Skudina (RUS) in the semi finals. Continue reading →

>It’s breakfast time here in Perth, and as we do every other day, we eat, plan for the day and try to make each other laugh. Bill Ward gets the award for “funny man of the day” with his witty … Continue reading →