2011 Open Division
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Mauricio Gallardo, ESA
Mauricio is the skipper of El Salvador Match Racing Team, homeland of Carlos Aguilar. He started windsurfing 15 years ago, then moved to Hobie 16 Class, winning the National Regatta in El Salvador in 2009; and for the last two years has been sailing in J24 Class. He was the tactician of the Salvadoran delegation in XXI Central American and Caribbean Mayaguez 2010 in J24 Class. And now he is pursuing Match Racing, with a sole participation in the 2011 Nations Cup Regional Final North America & Caribbean in Texas where he finished third. Mauricio and his team are eager to improve his Match Racing experience at International level, and have good times with fellow Match Racers. |
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Staffan Lindberg, FIN
European Champion 2006
Worlds bronze 2006/2007
Europeans bronze 2007 and 2011
Double Scandinavian Champion
Winner Wasa Match 2011
Fourth Congressional Cup 2011
Second Sails of white nights 2011 |
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Colin Rathbun, IVB
1st 2010 Pete Sheals Match Race - Helmsman
2nd 2010 BVI Spring Regatta - Helmsman
2nd 2010 Heineken Regatta (Racing 3) - Tactician
5th 2010 Budget Marine Match Cup - Helmsman
1st 2010 Halyard Challenge - Helmsman
1st 2009 BVI Commodore’s Cup - Helmsman
4th 2009 Carlos Aguilar Match Race - Helmsman
1st 2009 Pete Sheals Match Race - Helmsman
1st 2009 BVI Spring Regatta - Helmsman
2009 BVI Spring Regatta - Boat of the Regatta
1st 2009 C.O.R.T Series - Helmsman
2nd 2009 IC24 International Championship - Tactician
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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. |
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Stratis Andreadis, GRE The Atalanti saling team was formed almost 40 years ago in Athens, Greece. For the last 10 months the team helmed by Stratis Andreadis has focused on learning how to succesfully match race. After spending the first half of 2010 learning, i.e. losing badly, in European grade 3 and 4 events the team had it’s first success in the Advance Match Race Clinic and invitational grade 3 in Sheboygan by coming second. The team then went on to have podium finishes in three out of four of the next top event it competed in. By this time next year we hope this biography to be at least page length. |
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TAYLOR CANFIELD, ISV
TAYLOR CANFIELD, sailing for top - ranked Boston College's sailing team, is experienced in both fleet and racer team racing. He now is pursuing match racing. He has earned a first and second at 420 North American Championships and two High School National Championships in both team and fleet racing and two second places in the US Sailing National Championships.
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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. |
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Nikki Barnes, ISV
St. Thomas native and 18-year-old high school senior, Barnes sailing career highlights in 2011 include 6th Ladies Division at 2011 I420 Worlds, 1st National High School Fleet Racing Championship for the ISSA Mallory Trophy, 3rd ISAF Youth World Championships and 1st CJ Buckley National Team Race Regatta. Barnes also finished 5th in the Grade 3 2011 Gill BVI Match Racing Championships. |
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Jorge Santiago, PUR
Born and raised in Puerto Rico. As part of the PYFC, Jorge Santiago started sailing competitively at the age of 16 in the sunfish class, capturing the top in 2003 Pre-Pan American Games. Jorge went on to the Snipe class obtaining a Bronze medal in the 2006 CAC Games, and in 2010 he obtained the silver medal in the J-24 class. He recently skippered his first Match Race in the 2010 GILL BVI Match Racing Championship. |
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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
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Stephanie Roble, USA
Stephanie Roble just graduated from Old Dominion, Stephanie was recently named an Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) All-American for the second year in a row. She led her team to qualifying for the ICSA Women's and Coed Nationals three times during her college career. Stephanie has had much success in her match racing with teammates Darby Smith and Maggie Shea whom she has been sailing with for over a year. These results include the 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. |
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Louise Bienvenu, USA
Louise Bienvenu is the skipper of Team New Orleans, a women's match
race team that has been competing nationally and internationally for seven
years.
Louise didn't step foot on a boat until she was 30, when she began sailing
out of the New Orleans Yacht Club in the PHRF division. She got hooked
on One Design, bought a J22, and began to compete in the local
J22 fleet. Now Louise sails her Finn against the guys (but only in light
Southern breezes) but still loves to travel on the women's match
race circuit.
Louise is an attorney for AIDSLaw, a non-profit law firm representing HIV+
clients in Louisiana. She founded the Lake Pontchartrain Women's Sailing Association in 2003,
and served again as Commodore 2008. |
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Sandy Hayes, USA
Sandy’s best results have been first in the 2008, 2006 and 2004 Rolex Women’s Match and first in 2006 Match Race Brasil. Sandy is a three time runner up at the Mayor’s Cup, 2008, 2007, 2005 and in 2006 she finished third. In 2008, she also posted a third-place finish at the Vitória Brazil Women’s Cup and a fourth place at the Troia Portugal Women’s Cup.
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