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Peter Holmberg, ISV

Peter Holmberg was born and raised on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and went on to win the first and only Olympic Medal for the VI in the 1988 Olympics in the Finn Class. Peter followed this into a professional sailing career that saw him win the Maxi World Championship, the 50’ World Cup, the Match Racing World Tour, and ultimately, the 2007 America’s Cup. Peter is now based again in the Virgin Islands and continues to sail professionally for various racing programs around the world. Peter is also President of the Caribbean Sailing Association.

David Dellenbaugh, USA

is the publisher, editor and author of Speed & Smarts racing newsletter. He was the tactician and starting helmsman on America3 during her successful defense of the America's Cup in 1992 and sailed in three other America's Cup campaigns. David is also a Lightning world champion, two-time Congressional Cup winner, seven-time Thistle national champion, two-time winner of the Canada's Cup, two-time Prince of Wales U.S. match racing champion and past winner of the U.S. team racing championships for the Hinman Trophy. For the past three years he coached Anna Tunnicliffe’s Team Maclaren in their Olympic match racing campaign.

Tyler Rice, ISV

After representing the St. Thomas Yacht Club in optimists, lasers, club 420's, and various larger boats, Tyler Rice is now competing in the top level of college sailing for Brown University. Along with his collegiate racing, he has recently gained interest in match race skippering and took an internship at the Chicago Match Race Center this past summer with Taylor Canfield. Aside from the numerous regattas he has been on the bow for Canfield over the years (including a first and second in this regatta), last school year Tyler placed 2nd in New England's and 3rd in Nationals for college match racing as a tactician. In his first match race regatta as a skipper, the grade 3 Eurex Match Cup in Chicago, Tyler finshed in an impressive 5th place ahead of many veterans. Unfortunately he got edged out of the top two this year at College New England's and didn't qualify for the Nationals, but is still looking forward to next year and pursuing match racing to the fullest.

Stephanie Roble, USA

Stephanie Roble grew up in Wisconsin sailing dinghies and scows out of Lake Beulah Yacht Club. She attended Old Dominion Univeristy where she was named an All-American for two years in a row. Stephanie has had much success in the women’s match racing Elliot 6M with teammates Darby Smith and Maggie Shea. After graduation, the team turned full focus to an Olympic campaign and earned the following results: 2011 Carlos Aguilar Match Race 7th, 2011 U.S. Olympic Trials Part 1 4th, 2011 Lysekil Women’s Match Race 3rd place, 2011 Buddy M elges challenge – 9th, 2011 Northern Lights Challenge 4th, 2011 CMRC GoPro Match Cup 2nd, 2011 USSTAG January Qualifier event placing 5th, and the 2010 US Sailing Women's Match Racing Championship taking 4th. Stephanie is now focusing on raising her ranking in both the open and women’s match racing class.

Renata Decnop, USA

Renata Decnop is a very passionate sailor since 9 years old. In the last 3 year she has devoted to Match Racing and learned the game to become the Brazilian representative in the qualifiers to London 2012. In the last 12 months she won five titles including Iberoamerican, South American, Nationals, and at last University Match Racing Worlds. Renata is also a military athlete, represented Brazilian Navy in Military Worlds by 3 consecutive years, earning 2 Gold Medals, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. Renata is now beside olympic Bronze medalist Isabel Swan in the 470 class as a hopeful Brazilian representative in Rio 2016.

Sally Barkow, USA

Sally has enjoyed sailing from a very young age, most recently has had the thrill of competing in the Beijing Olympic games in the women’s keelboat discipline, finishing a disappointing 7th overall. Since then she has continued her sailing career with a focus on match racing. Sally enjoys the opportunity to travel the world as she works to pack in the most sailing experience she possibly can.

• Olympic Games 2008, 7th
• Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year 2005 and 2007
• Rolex women’s Keelboat Champion 2003, 2005 and 2007
• Women’s Match Race World Champion 2004 and 2005
• Colligate Women’s National Champion 2002

Chris Poole, USA

Chris Poole is the skipper of Riptide Racing a young up and coming American Match Race Team aimed at competing on the Alpari World Match Race Tour in the coming years. Combined with crew from Oakcliff Sailing Center and the International Sailing Academy of Puerto Vallarta the team feel they have a good shot at finishing well in this event. Crew include Chris Kennedy, Max St. Maurice, and Vaughn Harrison.

• 1st Place 2012 Oakcliff Halloween Grade 3
• 1st Place 2012 Oakcliff July Summer Clinegatta Grade 3
• 2nd Place 2011 CMRC Spring Invitational Grade 3
• 3rd Place 2012 Oakcliff August Summer Clinegatta Grade 3
• 1st Place 2012 Area ABC U.S.M.R.C. Qualifier Grade 4
• 2nd Place 2012 Area ABC U.S.M.R.C. Finals Grade 4
• 7th Place 2012 U.S. Grandslam Series Detroit Cup Grade 2
• 6th Place 2012 U.S. Match Race Championship Grade 3

Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, DEN

Started sailing in the Optimist in 1981, followed by Yngling from 1988-91. Then I moved on to some big boat sailing in Denmark on a women's all 42 foot boat doing the long distance races in Denmark. After introduction to match race in 1992 I was hooked on that and luckily a match race center was established in Skovshoved (close to Copenhagen) with DS37 boats designed only for match race, my club is currently known as the Royal Sailing Academy/Royal Danish Yacht club. I have been doing mainly match racing ever since with some big boat races when time allowed. I have formerly been no. 1 on the ISAF world ranking, winner of several grade 1 events, Sailing world cup Miami winner, world championship silver and bronze medals, European championship gold and bronze medals, Skandinavien championship gold/silver/bronze, and Nations Cup silver medals. At the Olympics in London we came 10th.

Sven-Erik Horsch, GER

• European Champion X-41 One Design (2009)
• 1st Keel Week X-41 ORC I (2009)
• 1st German Ranking List ORC (2009)
• 1st Keel Week Beneteau/Platu 25 One Design (2011)
• German Champion Beneteau/Platu 25 One Design (2012)

Henrique Haddad, BRA

Dave Perry, USA

Currently ranked 32nd, Perry’s ISAF match racing ranking is higher than that of any other US sailor. late this summer, he placed second in the Knickerbocker Cup and won the Seawanhaka Cup. As the rules guru and USSTAG match racing coach puts it, “I’m inside my goal of having my ranking be lower than my age!” Running around the country leading instructional seminars keeps him busy and gives him the opportunity to scout old and new talent.