O30-31 J/105 Chesapeake Championship.Annapolis, Md. N5-7 Kennedy Cup...Annapolis, Md.

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1 Offshore Season Preview The co-ed Varsity Offshore Sailing Team (VOST) competes during fall, spring and summer aboard Navy 26 s, Navy 44 Sloops and a variety of donated boats in competition against both intercollegiate and civilian teams. During the summer, VOST competes in offshore races along the East Coast, including to Bermuda, Halifax, Nova Scotia and occasionally on the Great Lakes as part of its Professional Development training program. VOST members also compete in numerous special events representing the Naval Academy both domestic and internationally. Navy has the largest offshore sail training fleet in the United States and plays host to most of Intercollegiate Sailing s big boat regattas. Fall is Championship Season with the team contending for the Shields Trophy (Championship for Maritime Academy Teams), the McMillan Cup (Intercollegiate Big Boat East Coast Championship) and the Kennedy Cup (Intercollegiate Big Boat National Championship) as well as the US Offshore Championship for the Lloyd Phoenix Trophy, all of which are hosted at USNA aboard Navy 44 Sloops. Additional annual fall regattas include the Storm Trysail Club Intercollegiate Regatta in Larchmont, NY, the South American Regata Escola Naval in Rio de Janiero, the IRC East Coast Championships and the J105 Chesapeake Bay Championships which are sailed aboard donated boats. As winners of the 2005 and 2007 Kennedy Cups, VOST also earned the right to represent the United States in the Student Yachting World Cup in 2006 and 2008 in France. Offshore sailing serves as an ideal platform for team building, leadership and seamanship skill development, including navigation, strategic planning, resource management, vessel maintenance, as well as meteorology and tactics. Midshipmen are tasked to plan their sorties and make the strategic and tactical decisions. While many on the team start with little or no sailing experience, they typically graduate with a high degree of skill, maturity, self-confidence and respect for the sea. The experience gained from competing as part of a small crew in the open ocean is directly applicable to their naval careers. During the fall, the team is divided into two squads; the most experienced of whom compete on the 44s and vie to represent USNA in the coveted Intercollegiate Regattas. The lesser experienced upper class veterans continue developing their skills while also assuming leadership roles as skippers in a more conducive environment. Primary training is aboard Navy 26s with cross training aboard 44s as skill and experience level gains permit. The ability to field as many as 20 boats in any given practice provides unparalleled big fleet practice and better prepares these team members for their future seasons with the team. Incoming Plebes are placed on the JV roster and fill out the crew slots for their upper class team mates. In 2005, VOST had their most successful season in the history of the Academy winning every major regatta they sailed including the Kennedy Cup, McMillan Cup, Lloyd Phoenix Offshore National Championship and the Intrepid Trophy. In 2010, the team achieved many excellent results including: 1st in the McMillan Cup, 2nd in the Shields Trophy, 2nd in class and Best Service Academy Boat in the Newport to Bermuda Race, 1st overall in the Around Long Island Race, 1st in class in Annapolis YC Fall Series and 1st overall at the Regata Escola Naval in Brazil Offshore Sailing Schedule 2010 Fall Season S3-5 Annapolis Race Week Annapolis, Md. S11 NASS Race to Oxford Annapolis, Md. Spirit Rider Regatta New York, N.Y. S12 Hammond Memorial Race Annapolis, Md. S18-19 Shields Trophy Regatta Annapolis, Md. S25 Hospice Cup Regatta Annapolis, Md. O2 Annapolis YC Fall Series Distance.Annapolis, Md. O7-12 Regata Escola Navale.....Rio de Janiero, Brazil O9-10 Annapolis YC Fall Series Annapolis, Md. Storm Trysail Club Regatta.....Larchmont, N.Y. O15-17 Farr 40 North American Champ...Annapolis, Md. O16-17 Annapolis YC Fall Series Annapolis, Md. O23-24 Fall Keelboat Regatta Annapolis, Md. McMillan Cup Annapolis, Md. O29-31 IRC East Coast Championship....Annapolis, Md. O30-31 J/105 Chesapeake Championship.Annapolis, Md. N5-7 Kennedy Cup Annapolis, Md Spring Season M11-13 Los Angeles Harbor Cup.....Los Angeles, Calif. A16-17 Naval Academy Spring Race.....Annapolis, Md. Keel Boat Promotional Regatta...Annapolis, Md. A29-M1 National Offshore One-Design....Annapolis, Md. 14 NAVYSPORTS.COM 14

2 Head Coach Jahn Tihansky Seventh Year at Navy Pete Carrico Asst. Coach 11th Year at Navy Pete Carrico enters his 11th year as an assistant coach at Navy. Carrico, who has been at the Academy since 2000, was originally hired for his rigging and high-tech race-boat maintenance abilities in As a coach and officer in charge, he sails offshore each year with Midshipman crews aboard both donated and Navy 44 sail craft in all of Navy s major sailing offshore competitions. He also completed a Trans-Atlantic passage in this capacity. Carrico has additional responsibilities to oversee maintenance on all of the Academy s sail craft. Sailing since the age of seven, he raced in the 470 class during high school, and on the varsity intercollegiate team while attending St. Mary s College ( ) as laser and 420 skipper. For eight years following college, Carrico sailed professionally offshore as a bowman, boat captain and delivery skipper throughout the US East Coast, the Caribbean and Europe working frequently with North Sails. Prior to his career at Navy, Carrico s list of offshore racing accomplishments includes serving as bowman for Tom Blackaller winning overall the 1989 Fastnet Race. Other overall wins include Antigua Race Week, Key West Race Week and La Vuelta de España. He has also crewed with teams from the USA, England, Spain and Singapore in international competition. His overall total of sailing experience encompasses 46 years. The 2011 season marks the 15th time that Carrico will have sailed from the USA to Bermuda and back. Carrico lives in Cape St. Claire with his wife, Bootsie, two sons, Peter (20) and Sam (16), one stepdaughter, Becky (28), and grandson, Cameron (6). Jahn Tihansky enters his seventh year as the varsity offshore head coach after many successful years of racing and a lifetime of on-water activity. Originally from Florida, he grew up sailing on Tampa Bay and spent his early days knocking around on a home-built Optimist followed by a Sunfish then a Laser. He began crewing on small keelboats at age 13 and soon was working summers in a sail loft and rigging shop. He became a fulltime sailmaker in 1980 and bought the first of three J24s which he campaigned extensively throughout Florida. He won the district championships on multiple occasions and finished 13th of 68 boats in his first World Championships in He continued actively sailing J24s through 1986, skippering at two World Championships and crewing in a third. His position as a sailmaker provided an entry into big-boat sailing and he competed in events such as Block Island Race Week, St. Petersburg to Isla Mujeres Race, the MORC Internationals and the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit. In 1984, he opened his own sail-making company and spent most of his on-water time sailing with customers. In 1987, he moved to Connecticut taking a job at the headquarters of international sail-making company Sobstad. While in New England, he was part of the winning team at the 1987 J35 North American Championships. In 1988, he relocated to Annapolis doing a short stint as a yacht broker followed by four more years back in sailmaking working out of a local loft. This position opened the door to many grand prix big-boat sailing opportunities including the Corum Japan Cup, Kenwood Cup, Key West Race Week and 50-footer regattas with some of the world s top sailors. In 1993, Tihansky accepted the position as manager of the newly opened J World Sailing School franchise in Annapolis. The following winter, he bought the company and managed it up until taking the job at Navy in While running J World, he developed numerous specialized training programs including regatta competition with students crews in events such as Key West Race Week, St. Marten Heineken Regatta, The SORC, Chesapeake Bay s Screwpile Regatta and the Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race. His teams won a few of these events and very often finished in the money. More recently, he raced in the 505 class including the 2004 World Championships. During the summer of 2007, he won the Lightning Class World Championships in Athens, Greece crewing for a childhood friend. He still owns the sailing school and continues to hone his personal sailing skills aboard his A Class catamaran as well as other boats large and small. He holds a 50-ton Master Coast Guard license, is a U.S. Sailing certified instructor trainer and also has his private pilot s license. He and his wife reside in the West River area just south of Annapolis. Nancy Heffernan Asst. Coach 11th Year at Navy Nancy has been coaching at the Naval Academy for eleven seasons. She started her coaching career at the Academy as an assistant dinghy coach and junior varsity coach. Over the years, she has worked with hundreds of midshipmen teaching them how to work as a team and providing leadership opportunities as a beginning to their career as a Naval Officer. Personally, Nancy grew up in Northbrook, Ill., and learned to sail on Lake Michigan. Winning her first national championship at age 14, she has gone to win 18 national and seven world championships. She is a seven-time nominee for Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year and 12-time member of the U.S. Sailing Team. Nancy has also participated in three summer Olympics. Her first experience was as a training partner in the Europe Dinghy in Barcelona, Spain, and her second time as an athlete came in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Additionally in 2008, she was selected by her Olympian peers to be the athlete representative at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. When not coaching midshipmen, Nancy competes in international women s match race events and local triathlons. 15 NAVYSPORTS.COM 15

3 Navy Offshore Sailing Roster Name Year Hometown Evan Berthold Quarryville, Pa. Kaitlyn Bussell Grosse Isle, Mich. Ted Dempsey Rye, N.Y. Alaina DiBiasie Saugus, Mass. Alex Dolan County Cork, Ireland Emily Frost Severna Park, Md. Peter Gibbons-Neff Philadelphia, Pa. Ralph Grossmann (C) Green Pond, N.J. Tres Penny Jonesboro, Tenn. James Prieto Southold, N.Y. Adam Albrecht Wilmington, N.C. David Baxter Waterford, Va. James Chesson Edenton, N.C. Katie Davis Arlington, Va. Phoenix Geimer Annapolis, Md. Chester Heer San Francisco, Calf. Louis Henry Groton, Mass. Andrew King Fort Myers, Fla. Whit Macauley Sequim, Wash. Colin Nevins Black Rock, Conn. Chris Paulson Kodiak, Alaska Dillon Rossiter Rockland, Maine Ben Rowe Noblesville, Ind. Patrick Tucker Billings, Mont. Graham Tyson Houston, Texas Schyler Widman Jackson Hole, Wyo. Tyler Barker Sophomore Navarre, Fla. Glendon Bartlett Sophomore Elverson, Pa. Dagmara Broniatowska Sophomore Warsaw, Poland Sean Brown Sophomore Mary Cox Sophomore Columbus, Miss. Pat Duffett Sophomore Grosse Isle, Mich. Stephen Jaenke Sophomore Annapolis, Md. Charles Johnson Sophomore Martinez, Ga. Jordan Kellett Sophomore Snohomish, Wash. Hobart Kistler Sophomore Colyer, Pa. Nick LaSalle Sophomore Fairport, N.Y. Name Year Hometown Taylor Marton Sophomore Wheaton, Ill. David Medina Sophomore Fredericksburg, Va. Mark Moeller Sophomore Eric More Sophomore Lakewood, Wash. Kelsey Ragsdale Sophomore West Point, N.Y. Philip Reynolds Sophomore Island Heights, N.J. Sam Ross Sophomore Riverside, Ill. Mary Senoyuit Sophomore Hilltown, Pa. Andrew Shea Sophomore Barrington, R.I. Christian Smith Sophomore McLean, Va. Bryan Weisberg Sophomore Ocean City, N.J. Andrew Beeler Port Huron, Mich. Mario Avila Cameron Crowell Culver, Ind. Alexa Ciarolla Aaron Dougherty Garland, Texas Jonathon Driesslein Wake Forest, N.C. Tanner England Bowling Green, Ky. Kurt Geiger Gregory Gerlach William Herrin Johnson City, Tenn. James Kuzmick Silverdale, Wash. Ethan Madison Grosse Pointe, Mich. Neil McMillan Kathleen Mullen Mount Airy, Md. Michael Murphy Sam Oat-Judge Noank, Conn. Nicholas Padleckas Marion, N.C. John Powers Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Samuel Sipe Indianapolis, Ind. Roscoe Thomas Scarborough, Maine Chris Thompson Annapolis, Md. John Watkins Redmond, Wash. Ethan White Clinton, N.J. Head Coach: Jahn Tihansky Assistant Coaches: Pete Carrico, Nancy Heffernan 16 NAVYSPORTS.COM 16

4 EVAN BERTHOLD Quarryville, Pa. Berthold grew up sailing in Havre de Grace, Md., racing various small keelboats and most frequently a J-24. Though he lived in Pennsylvania, he would commute down for its Thursday night race series. His father sparked my interest in sailing. Since coming to the Academy, he has been privileged to race on the Farr 53, Tomcat, the Farr 49, Javelin and the RP 66, Zaraffa. He has competed in notable events such as the Around Martha's Vineyard Race (2008, 2009 and 2010 class winner), Around Long Island Regatta (2008, 2009 and 2010 overall winner), Marblehead to Halifax 2009, Screwpile Lighthouse Regatta 2008 and 2010, NASS Race to Oxford 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the IRC East Coast Championships 2008 and Berthold is a general science major and has service-selected Navy Pilot. KAITLYN BUSSELL Grosse Isle, Mich. Bussell was exposed to the water and the seafaring life at an early age through her family s membership at a local yacht club and countless boating excursions. Prior to attending the Academy, she was a member of both her high school s varsity sailing team and her yacht club s junior race team, competing across the Midwest and Great Lakes in dinghies. During her time on the teams, she brought home a variety of awards including Most Improved Sailor at the Carson Cup Regatta in Her last regatta in dinghies was sailed at her home yacht club the day before leaving for Annapolis to report for I-day. As a member of the varsity team at Navy, she has participated in a variety of regattas including the Annapolis to Bermuda Race, NYYC Race Week, the Around Martha s Vineyard Race, The Around Long Island Race and the Screwpile Lighthouse Regatta. Additionally, she served as a JV skipper during her sophomore year. The third of four daughters to Randy and Kristi Bussell, she is majoring in American Politics and Law and has service-selected Navy Pilot. DiBiasie had no sailing experience before coming to Navy. After spending her plebe fall on JV, she was assigned to the crew of the Farr 53 Tomcat for her plebe spring and sophomore-year summer. She worked a variety of positions onboard including runners and assistant navigator (helping the boat win the Service Academy Best Navigator Award in the Annapolis to Newport Race) and cook where she met the challenge of feeding the 16 hungry crew using a single-burner onboard stove. Alaina also took the lead on Navigation during the fog-smothered race courses of NYYC Annual Regatta and Block Island Race Week. During the fall of 2009, Alaina was appointed skipper of a Navy 26 and quickly emerged in a leadership position. She saw enormous growth in her skills in this role teaching her plebe crew the basics of racing while also learning how to steer and call tactics herself. During the summer of 2010, she was spinnaker trimmer and Supply Officer aboard the TP52 Invictus for the Newport to Bermuda Race and mastman for the McMillan Cup-winning crew. Alaina is a General Science major and has received the assignment of surface warfare officer. ALEX DOLAN County Cork, Ireland Dolan grew up sailing dinghies in Ireland and joined the Offshore Sailing Team during his plebe year. He has served as tactician and helmsman aboard the Farr 30 Esprit de Corps, the Farr 49 Javelin and various Navy 44s. He competed in the Annapolis-Bermuda Race in 2008, the Annapolis-Newport and the Marion-Bermuda Race in 2009 and the Annapolis to Bermuda Race as skipper in Last fall, he served as XO and helmsman aboard the Defiance which won the Annapolis YC Fall Series and placed second in Annapolis Race Week. Dolan is majoring in Ocean Engineering and received the service assignment of Naval Flight Officer. ALAINA DIBIASIE Saugus, Mass. 17 NAVYSPORTS.COM 17

5 EMILY FROST Severna Park, Md. Frost grew up sailing dinghies in the junior program at Annapolis Yacht Club. She joined the team in her second year at the Academy and quickly put her skills and experience to work. During Her first summer with VOST, she served as Navigator aboard the Farr 53, Tomcat competing in the Annapolis-Newport Race (in which she won Best Service Academy Navigator), the NYYC Annual Regatta and Block Island Race Week. She counts winning the Regata Escola Naval in Brazil among her most memorable moments on the team. Frost is an English (honors) major and will be attending grad school at MIT. She has service-selected surface warfare officer. PETER GIBBONS-NEFF Philadelphia, Pa. Gibbons-Neff grew up sailing optimists on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, then 420s in high school in the Annapolis area. During his summers, he competed in various 420 regattas as well as offshore races aboard his family s Farr 395 including three Annapolis-Newport Races and two Newport-Bermuda Races. He came straight on to the team during his plebe year, trimming sails onboard the Farr 49 Hellcat and then doing the same aboard the NM 49 Mameluke in the spring. He served as main trimmer his sophomore year aboard the J105 Dreadnought before being designated helmsman aboard the Farr 40 Seawolf for spring and summer Peter has also competed in the Annapolis-Newport Race, NYYC Annual Regatta and Block Island Race Week. In the fall of 2009, he was back aboard as helmsman for Seawolf also serving as XO. He and his crew finished first in the Storm Trysail Club Invitational Regatta and third in both the McMillan and Kennedy Cups. In 2010, he skippered the TP52 Invictus in the Newport to Bermuda Race and was winning skipper in the McMillan Cup. Peter is an Oceanography major and will be serving as an officer in the Marine Corps. RALPH GROSSMANN Team Captain Green Pond, N.J. NA-11 Swift in the fall of 2007, then sailed the Onion Patch Series and the Newport- Bermuda Race aboard Zaraffa in the summer of In the fall of 2008, Grossmann sailed aboard NA-9 Flirt, and in the summer of 2009, he sailed aboard Zaraffa, participating in the Marblehead-Halifax Ocean Race, the Around Martha's Vineyard Race, and the Around Long Island Race. In 2010, Grossmann skippered Zaraffa in the Around Martha s Vineyard Race and the Around Long Island Race and skippered the Farr 40 Seawolf to fourth place in the Screwpile Lighthouse Regatta and sixth in the Farr 40 North American Championships. Grossmann is majoring International Relations and will be serving in the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Community. TRES PENNY Jonesboro, Tenn. Penny joined the JV team in the fall of his sophomore year then served as an XO for the OSTS program where he led a crew of 10 midshipmen to ports on the eastern seaboard including Freeport, N.Y., on Long Island and into New York City harbor last summer. He returned to the team in the fall of 2009, participating in the J105 Chesapeake Championships. In 2010, he served as XO in aboard the Navy 44 Integrity for the Annapolis Bermuda Race and then as mainsail trimmer in the fall finishing second in the Shields Trophy Regatta. Outside the Naval Academy, he has led several bareboat charters in the Caribbean, Atlantic Coast, Pacific Coast and the Chesapeake Bay area. Tres is majoring in Naval Architecture and has service-selected Navy Pilot. JAMES PRIETO Southold, N.Y. Prieto started sailing as a youth out of Old Cove Yacht Club on Long Island. After spending the fall of his plebe year on JV, James served as trimmer on the RP 66 Zaraffa where he competing in NYYC Annual Regatta and the Newport-Bermuda Race the following spring and summer. As a sophomore, he served as helmsman onboard the J105 Allegiance competing in numerous local regattas. He also served as a helmsman aboard the Navy 44 Swift, competing in the Annapolis-Newport Race, NYYC Annual Regatta and Block Island Race Week, which finished second overall in their class. In 2010, James skippered the Navy 44 Swift to second place in the Newport to Bermuda Race and served as XO and helmsman aboard Integrity winning the McMillan Cup. He is a majoring in Chemistry and will be going into the Medical Corps. Grossmann grew up in Green Pond, N.J., sailing Sunfish, Optimists, and Comets throughout the northeast United States. He sailed actively throughout his childhood and in 2004 I won the CCYRA National Championships. He also taught junior sailing on Optimists at his local yacht club. He started his sailing career at Navy aboard 18 NAVYSPORTS.COM 18

6 DAVID BAXTER CHESTER HEER Waterford, Va. Annapolis, Md. Baxter was a late arrival to the offshore sailing team, first sailing as part of the OSTS program. He came up through the JV program and sailed his first offshore event in the summer in 2010 as part of the Swift crew, which won the Around Martha s Vineyard Race and the Around Long Island Race. In the Fall of 2010, he skippered a Navy 26 and led a JV crew. KATIE DAVIS Arlington, Va. Davis arrived on the junior varsity team during her plebe fall and was quickly recognized for her budding leadership skills. During the summer before her sophomore year, she was aboard the Navy 44 Flirt and competed in Southern Bay Race Week and the Annapolis to Bermuda Race. In the fall of 2009, she skippered a Navy 26 developing a plebe crew. She then sailed aboard Flirt competing in the NYYC Annual Regatta, and the Newport to Bermuda Race. In the fall of 2010, she served as sail trimmer aboard the Navy 44 Gallant. Heer grew up sailing on San Francisco Bay, bringing good experience to the team. He started on the JV squad and then sailed aboard the RP 66 Zaraffa in the summer before his sophomore year, competing in the Around Martha s Vineyard Race and the Around Long Island Race. As a sophomore, he skippered a Navy 26, leading a plebe crew before returning to Zaraffa for the summer of 2010 serving as navigator and competed again in the Around Martha s Vineyard Race where they were first to finish, and the Around Long Island Race. This last fall, Heer was pitman aboard Defiance and won the Annapolis YC Fall Series and finished second in Annapolis Race Week. LOUIS HENRY Groton, Mass. Henry was selected for the junior varsity roster during his freshman year. He developed excellent sail trim skills which he put to good use aboard Swift for the summer of 2009 as a rising sophomore, where he competed in the Annapolis to Newport Race and placed second in Block Island Race Week. He spent the fall of 2009 skippering a N26 leading a JV crew and then was named XO aboard Swift for the summer of 2010, competing in the NYYC Annual Regatta and the Newport to Bermuda Race, placing second. In the fall of 2010, Henry served as trimmer aboard Integrity and was part of the winning team for the McMillan Cup. ANDREW KING Fort Myers, Fla. King was selected for the junior-varsity team as a freshman. He started on JV and then sailed aboard the RP 66 Zaraffa as a rising sophomore, competing in the Around Martha s Vineyard Race and the Around Long Island Race. In the fall of 2009, he skippered a Navy 26 leading a plebe crew then sailed aboard the Navy 44 Flirt for summer 2010 competing in the NYYC Annual Regatta and the Newport to Bermuda Race. As a junior, he served as bowman aboard Integrity and was part of the winning team for the McMillan Cup. 19 NAVYSPORTS.COM 19

7 WHIT MACAULEY DILLON ROSSITER Sequim, Wash. Rockland, Maine Macaulay started sailing on Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest. He sailed on the JV team during his plebe fall then spent the next summer aboard the Navy 44, Flirt competing in the Marblehead to Halifax Race, the Around Martha s Vineyard Race and the Around Long Island Race. He sailed aboard Navy 26s in the fall of 2009 and then served as Engineer aboard the Navy 44, Integrity for the summer of 2010 competing in Southern Bay Race Week and the Annapolis to Bermuda Race. In the fall of 2010, he served as a Navy 26 skipper leading a plebe crew. COLIN NEVINS Black Rock, Conn. Nevins arrived at USNA with solid prior sailing experience. He moved straight to varsity serving as main trimmer aboard the Farr 30 Esprit de Corps. Although he sat out the summer of 2009, he rejoined the team the following fall and again trimmed main on Esprit de Corps. Last summer, he was a helmsman aboard the TP 52 Invictus and competed in the NYYC Annual Regatta, finishing third overall, and the Newport to Bermuda Race. Over the fall, he served as main trimmer aboard Integrity and was part of the winning team for the McMillan Cup. CHRIS PAULSON Kodiak, Alaska Paulson had little racing background prior to his arrival at Navy. He sailed on JV as a freshman and then aboard the Farr 53 Tomcat the next summer as trimmer and assistant navigator. In the fall of 2009, he was designated skipper of a Navy 26 leading a crew of plebes. Last summer, he served as main trimmer aboard the TP 52 Invictus finishing third in the NYYC Annual Regatta, and competing in the the Newport to Bermuda Race. This past fall, he served as main trimmer aboard Defiance winning the Annapolis YC Fall Series and taking second in Annapolis Race Week. Rossiter came to the program with little sailing experience but learned fast on the JV squad sailing Navy 26s. In the summer of 2009, he was assistant bowman aboard Integrity competing in the Annapolis to Newport Race and the Marblehead to Halifax Race. The following fall, Dillon was back aboard the Navy 26s. In the summer of 2010, he served as bowman aboard Defiance and finished third in the Annapolis to Bermuda Race. Last fall, he served as bowman again aboard Defiance winning the Annapolis YC Fall Series and took second in Annapolis Race Week. BEN ROWE Noblesville, Ind. Rowe arrived at the Academy with no prior sailing experience and joined the JV team sailing Navy 26s during his freshman year. In the summer of 2009, he sailed aboard the RP 66 Zaraffa competing in the Marblehead to Halifax Race and the Around Long Island Race. In 2009, he sailed aboard our Navy 26s leading a plebe crew. Last summer, he was back aboard Zaraffa serving as SUPPO for the 17-man crew competing in the Around Martha s Vineyard Race and the Around Long Island Race as well as aboard the Farr 40 Seawolf in the Solomons Race and the Screwpile Regatta. As a junior, he was mastman aboard Gallant and Seawolf for the Farr 40 North American Championships. PAT TUCKER Billings, Mont. From Montana, Tucker had no prior sailing experience before coming to Navy. However, he was naturally talented and quickly emerged as a go to crew on the JV squad. In the summer of 2009, he served as trimmer aboard Swift competing in the Annapolis to Newport Race and Block Island Race Week taking 2nd place. As a sophomore, he served as trimmer aboard the Farr 40 Seawolf. He had schedule conflicts for the summer of 2010, but rejoined the team for the fall serving as trimmer aboard Integrity winning the McMillan Cup. 20 NAVYSPORTS.COM 20

8 GRAHAM TYSON SCHYLER WIDMAN Houston, Texas Jackson Hole, Wyo. Tyson grew up sailing in Texas and brought great enthusiasm and experience to the team. In the fall of his freshman year, he starting out on the JV squad aboard Navy 26s, and also raced our J105s whenever possible. Before his sophmore year, he served as main trimmer aboard the Farr 53 Tomcat competing in the Annapolis to Newport Race and Block Island Race Week. As a sophomore he served as trimmer aboard the NM 49 Mameluke. Last summer, he served as main trimmer aboard Zaraffa and competed in the Around Martha s Vineyard Race and the Around Long Island Race. This past fall, he served as a trimmer aboard Gallant and the Farr 40 Seawolf competing in the Farr 40 North American Championships. Awards / Honors Kennedy Cup The John F. Kennedy Memorial Trophy was presented to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1965 on behalf of the many friends of the late President. President Kennedy s love for sailing is perpetuated in the annual competition for the trophy, which represents the National Collegiate Large Yacht Championship Robert L. Hamilton, Jr Richard O Sullivan Nick Madigan Nick Madigan Dixon Smith Dan Whitney Charles Pucciariello Kevin Hawko Oliver Vietor Stephen Karson Ryan McCrillis Gregory Storer McMillan Cup College sailing's oldest regatta was first competed for in 1928 and hosted at various sailing centers in New England. Since 1950 it has been hosted by the Naval Academy in its 44' sailboats and serves as the big boat championship for the New England and Mid-Atlantic districts George Atkins Gene J. Porter Charles Ulmer Bruce Reichert Nick Madigan Dixon Smith Brain Ledbetter Thomas Luscher Mark Franko Matthew Morton Brian Solomon Tom Bock Widman joined JVOST his freshman year with no prior sailing experience. In the summer of 2009, he served as mastman aboard Swift competing in the Annapolis to Newport Race and Block Island Race Week taking second place. In the fall of 2009, he served as a skipper leading a plebe crew aboard Navy 26s. Last summer, he served as Engineer aboard the RP Zaraffa competing in the Around Martha s Vineyard Race and the Around Long Island Race. In the fall this past year, he served as a trimmer aboard Gallant and the Farr 40 Seawolf competing in the Farr 40 North American Championships Gregory Storer Joe Campbell Major Ocean Race Victories 1992 Newport to Bermuda Race Kyle Weaver 1993 Annapolis to Newport Race Ara Barton 1994 Annapolis to Bermuda Race Chris Fisher 1998 Around Long Island Race Todd Greene 1999 Marion to Bermuda Race (celestial) jack Benfield 1999 Marion to Bermuda Race (team trophy)....benfield, Almeida, Kellogg 2003 Block Island Race Week PHRF Chad Ingle, Brooke Anderson 2005 Lloyd Phoenix Gregory Storer Navy Offshore Sailing Fleet Navy 26 s Navy 44's New Navy 44's (MK II s) J Offshore boats J Allegiance, Dreadnought Mumm Esprit De Corps R/P Zaraffa N/M Mameluke Farr Sea Wolf Farr Hellcat Farr Tomcat C&C-48' Patriot Taylor Polaris J Sonar NAVYSPORTS.COM 21