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2 General Information Table of Contents Intercollegiate Sailing Outlook Coaching Staff / Roster Midshipmen Profiles Team Facts Boat Specifications Individual Honors Offshore Sailing Outlook Coaching Staff Roster Midshipmen Profiles Boat Specifications Awards and Honors The U.S. Naval Academy Success in the Classroom Navy Athletics United States Naval Academy Robert Crown Sailing Center Sports Information Associate AD / Sports Info.....Scott Strasemeier Associate SID Stacie Michaud Assistant SID Justin Kischefsky Assistant SID / Contact Chris Forman Office Phone Office Fax forman@usna.edu Assistant SID Jonathan Maggart Assistant SID Anthony Naglieri Website Mailing Address Brownson Road Annapolis, MD Quick Facts Location Annapolis, Md. Founded October 10, 1845 Enrollment ,300 Nickname Midshipmen, Mids Colors Navy Blue and Gold Superintendent.Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler, USN Commandant....Capt. Matthew Klunder, USN Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk Facility Robert Crown Center Sailing Center Phone Academy Web Site Athletics Web Site Team Web Site.... Intercollegiate Sailing Coaching Staff Head Coach Ian Burman Office Phone Assistant Coach Lt. Ted Huebner, USN Office Phone Assistant Coach Brian Clancy Office Phone Fax Director of Finance & Admin Joni Palmer Office Phone Offshore Sailing Coaching Staff Head Coach Jahn Tihansky Office Phone Assistant Coach Pete Carrico Office Phone Assistant Coach Nancy Heffernan Office Phone Operations Officer......Lt. Joe McGettigan, USN Office Phone Fax NAVY SAILING MEDIA GUIDE Media Guide Credits The Navy sailing media guide was written and edited by Assistant Sports Information Director Chris Forman. The writing, editing and composing of the guide was done in QuarkXpress and Adode Photoshop. Template design by the Navy Sports Information office and Kelli Sheesley. Cover design by the Navy Sports Information office and Mark Leddy. Photography was provided by Phil Hoffmann and the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau. Additional Copies Additional copies of the Navy sailing media guide can be purchased for $10 through the Naval Academy Athletic Association ticket office at US4-NAVY or online at 1

3 Season Outlook Navy Intercollegiate Sailing Fleet Lasers / Laser Radials Colgate 26s Collegiate Style 420s Flying Juniors Navy 44 MKI Navy 44 MKII Grand Prix Sloop Offshore Racers...Several Larks Inter Club Dinghies Vanguard 15s J J After another successful year, Navy finds itself in a great position to fight for conference and national titles with its whole coed team returning for another year. The team will certainly be a contender going into the conference championships. The Navy Intercollegiate sailing team will sail in over 60 collegiate and one-design regattas during the 12-week fall and 12-week spring seasons each year. With 125 Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) member schools located in the Mid-Atlantic and New England districts, Annapolis is situated just far enough south to sail late into the fall and start early each spring and is in the center of collegiate sailing's most active and competitive region. Navy will lean on returning All-Americans Christina Chance and Robert Vann to lead the team to the top of the country. Their combined experience at the top along with the very talented senior and junior classes will make Navy a contender for a national championship. Navy will be starting an experienced team with mainly junior and seniors in key roles, amd their experience gained in the past two years will be big when it comes time to put it all together next spring. The intercollegiate sailing team practices four days a week for three hours a day and competes every weekend in both the fall and spring. The team also works out with the team strength and conditioning coach two days a week to be in top physical shape. Navy's very comprehensive and competitive schedule leads to the six ICSA National Championships. Three championships are held in the fall season -- the men's single-handed, the women's single-handed and the sloops. The other three championships are held at the conclusion of the spring season -- the co-ed dinghy, the women's dinghy and team racing. When the collegiate racing season ends in the spring, many team members continue to train in the summer as crew members on the Academy's offshore racing boats, which sail and compete throughout the East Coast during the summer. With this much sailing time, it is easy to understand the old adage, "you will never be a better dinghy sailor than the day after you graduate college." Navy intercollegiate sailing continues to be a young team with talent and ready to be a top contender on the national scale. The IC team looks forward to the conference championships to show off our young talent. Navy sailing Expects to Win in with a solid, young team mixed with some veteran experience. Maggie Boyle and Al Ravelo Nat Sabatt and Andy Kramer Robert Vann and Tina Pryne 2

4 Roster Name Year Hometown James Allsopp Junior Annapolis, Md. Sara Burke Junior Clearwater, Fla. Jason Carminati Sophomore Youngstown, N.Y. Christina Chance Senior Eastham, Mass. Julie Digiovanni Sophomore Downingtown, Pa. Lukas Edegran Freshman Ossining, N.Y. Jorge Flethes Freshman Spain Bennett Geyer Sophomore Cambridge, Mass. Clark Hayes Junior East Haddam, Conn. Alice Hong Sophomore Los Angeles, Calif. Theresa James Senior Alto, Mich. Jocelynn Knudsen Freshman Missoula, Mont. Andrew Kramer Junior Oak Ridge, N.J. Devin Laviano Freshman Hicksville, N.Y. Erica Leinmiller Freshman Atlanta, Ga. Caroline Lockett Sophomore Manomet, Mass. Name Year Hometown Saverio Maldari Sophomore Andover, Mass. Timothy Murphy Senior Tampa, Fla. Robert Nordlund Sophomore Westlake Village, Calif. George Prieto Freshman Southold, N.Y. Tina Pryne Senior Honolulu, Hawai i Alejandro Ravelo Junior Miami, Fla. James Rocha Freshman Corpus Christi, Texas Hugo Roller Sophomore Cruz Bay, V.I. Nat Sabatt Junior Osterville, Mass. Juaquina Soland Junior Gallop, N.M. Martin Sterling Senior Waipahc, Hawai i Robert Vann Junior Tampa, Fla. Taylor Vann Freshman Tampa, Fla. Head Coach: Ian Burman (Georgetown, 2000) - 2nd season at Navy Assistant Coaches: Brian Clancy, Lt. Ted Huebner, USN Coaching Staff Head Coach Ian Burman Second Year at Navy Georgetown (2000) Burman is entering his second year at the helm of the Navy intercollegiate sailing team. After a distinguished junior sailing career, which included representing the USA in the Optimist South American Championship, Optimist European Championship and 420 World Championship, Ian went on to sail in college at Georgetown University where he finished second in the Sloop Nationals during his senior year. While in college, He coached at Severn Sailing Association during the summer and had great success working with the junior sailors there and his teams regularly dominated Chesapeake Bay competition. Upon graduation, Ian moved to San Diego, Calif., where he took up coaching full time with immediate success. In his first year of coaching high school sailing at Coronado High School, the team Brian Clancy Asst. Coach Second Year at Navy accomplished an unprecedented sweep of all three high school national championships. During his time in Southern California, Ian also coached sailors who won the 420 Midwinter Championship, Sabot National Championship and FJ National Championship. Ian then moved back to Annapolis and took over as the Junior Program Director at SSA. In four years there, he built the program to become a major player on the national scene. In addition to being director, Ian also served as head coach of the high school sailing program, where his teams improved from being middle of the pack to perennially in contention for medals at the nationals, which was accomplished with the Severn School team placing third in his last year of high school coaching. For the past few years, Ian has been working at Stagg Yachts managing and coordinating the racing in the M 30 and Farr 40 one design classes. Ian is an Annapolis native and in Annapolis with his wife, Leah, and their two-year old son, Trey. Lt. Ted Huebner, USN Asst. Coach Third Year at Navy Clancy grew up in Scituate, Mass., where he began to sail locally in Optimists and 420 s. Sparked by an interest in sailing, Brian opted for Boston College High School because they had a recently developed sailing team. During his senior year, he took the team to fleet race nationals, the first time in school history. From there, Brian enrolled at Hobart College. During his time at Hobart, Clancy developed into one of the top sailors on the collegiate scene and was awarded honorable mention All-American honors. In his four-year span on the dinghy team they compiled two national championships, a second-place finish and three third-place finishes in regards to fleet racing and team racing. He has also enjoyed a great deal of success as a junior sailing coach. Upon graduating from college, Clancy coached youth Optimist sailors on the national level. Bringing a team of about thirty sailors to the USODA team trials here in Annapolis last May, Brian coached two sailors to the European team, and had twenty sailors finish in the top thirty boats in a two-hundred boat fleet. Clancy brings a terrific attitude and work ethic with him to Navy. He is always thinking of ways to improve the team and his fresh outlook and enthusiasm will provide a huge boost to the program. Lt. Ted Huebner returned to the Naval Academy in March 2007 for the end of the spring season and is in his third year as an assistant coach for the Navy IC Sailing team. Lt. Huebner is a 2002 Naval Academy graduate and before attending the Academy, grew up racing Optimists, FJs, 420s, and Lasers out of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. While at the Academy, Lt. Huebner raced all four years on both the Intercollegiate and Offshore sailing teams. Following graduation he was assigned to USS RODNEY M DAVIS (FFG 60) based in Everett, Wash., and then PATROL COASTAL CREW JULIET based in San Diego, Calif., and Little Creek, Va. Lt. Huebner has been deployed three times including twice to the Arabian Gulf. While back in the U.S., he has continued to race competitively in Washington, Virginia and Maryland. 3

5 Midshipmen Bios Christina Chance Senior Eastham, Mass. As a Junior: Named to the ICSA All-American Team at the conclusion of the 2009 National Championship Regatta... Competed in 17 events as a crew... 3rd A Cornell Fall Open... 4th A Nevin s Trophy... 5th A HWS Fall Intersectional... 6th A Navy Fall Intersectional... 1st A War Memorial... 5th B MAISA Women s... 4th Mendelblatt Team Race... 5th Bob Bavier Team Race... 1st McIntyre Team Race... 6th SMC Team Race... 4th A Truxtun Umsted... 4th Szembecki Team Race... 4th Captain Prosser Trophy... 3rd A America Trophy... 1st A Admirals Cup... 6th A National Semi-Finals... 9th A ICSA Nationals. As a Sophomore: Sailed in 13 regattas Crewed A Division at Hatch Brown, Danmark, Navy Fall, War Memorial, Navy Fall, ACCs, Americas Trophy, and Admirals Cup Crewed B Division at Trux 3rd at Prosser Team Race Qualifier Eighth at Team Race Nationals crewed on Star, a Melges 32, in Annapolis NOOD. As a Freshman: Ninth at Dinghy Nationals third at Americas Trophy. Prior to Navy: Gymnast for 10 years track and cross country team captain National Honor Society member member of student council and community service groups. Personal: Daughter of Brian and Irma Chance Majoring in Oceanography hopes to service select Navy Pilot. Theresa James Senior Grand Rapids, Mich. As a Junior: Competed in 15 events as a crew primarily for the women s team 5th A Riley Cup 3rd A SUNY Fall Open 11th B Navy Fall Women s 10th B Yale Women s 11th A Stu Nelson Women s 12th A Women s Atlantic Coast Championships 1st A USF Women s 5th Tom Noble Team Race 9th Charleston Women s Intersectional 12th Navy Women s 15th B SMC Women s 13th B Dellenbaugh Women s 3rd A Cornell Open 3rd A MAISA Women s 10th A ICSA Women s Semifinals. As a Sophomore: Teresa joined the team in her Sophomore spring crewed in 3 regattas Admiral Moore Team Race Team Race Challenge and won Central #2 at Princeton. Prior to Navy: Attended and Sailed at NAPS in 2006 New England horse show association medals qualifier AQHA world team member, all time high point winner (Michigan) President of the Michigan quarter horse youth association Played Tennis and Golf. Personal: Daughter of Ray and Jeanne James majors in Economics Undecided about Service Selection. Tim Murphy Senior St. Petersburg, Fla. As a Junior: Competed in 10 events as a skipper 3rd B Hatch Brown Intersectional 1st B HWS Fall Intersectional 7th B Schell Trophy 4th Mendelblatt Team Race 10th A Charleston Spring Intersectional 5th Bob Bavier Team Race, 4th John Jackson/Graham Hall Team Race 12th A Boston Dinghy Cup 8th SNE Team Race 4th Captain Prosser. As a Sophomore: Sailed in 5 events won the Ann Campbell Regatta was part of top 6 team race group and played an integral role is preparing our team for nationals 4th at McIntyre Team Race 6th at St. Mary s Team Race 3rd in B Division at Central Spring #1. As a Freshman: Second at MAISA Spring Open competed in Marchiando Team Race first at MAISA Fall Open. Prior to Navy: Sailed at high school nationals twice placed fourth at high school team racing nationals placed 23rd at Orange Bowl in 420 s. Personal: Son of Mike and Mary Anna Murphy Enjoys checkers and badminton majoring in systems engineering hopes to service select Surface Warfare. Tina Pryne Senior Honolulu, Hawai i As a Junior: Voted by team members to represent as the team captain for the season Competed in 16 events primarily as a Women s skipper but also as a valuable crew Skipper 7th BYO Radial 11th B Navy Fall Women s... 10th B Yale Women s... 11th A Stu Nelson Women s... 5th B MAISA Women s... 12th A Women s Atlantic Coast Championships... 1st A USF Women s... 9th A Charleston Women s... 12th Navy Women s... 15th B SMC Women s... 13th B Dellenbaugh Women s... 3rd A Cornell Open... 3rd A MAISA Women s... 10th A ICSA Semifinals Crew 3rd B Central Fall #1... 4th Captain Prosser Trophy. As a Sophomore: Sailed in 13 regattas Crewed in A division at Truxton Umsted B division at Rose Bowl 1st at Tom Noble Team Race 2nd at Mendelblatt Team Race 7th at John Jackson Team Race 8th at Team Race Nationals Skippered BYO Radial at ODU and B Division at Victorian Urn. As a Freshman: Ninth at Dinghy Nationals eighth at Team Racing Nationals third at Prosser Trophy third at Americas Trophy third at Admirals Cup. Prior to Navy: MVP and captain of high school sailing team raced El Toros, Lasers and 420s out of Waikiki Yacht Club member of student council and air riflery member of National Honor Society attempts to surf and kite board. Personal: Daughter of Ty Pryne and Jacqui Medieros Majoring in systems engineering hopes to service select Surface Warfare. Martin Sterling Senior Waipio, Hawai i As a Junior: Competed in 14 events as a skipper 6th Laser South # th B Nevin s Trophy... 1st Laser South #2... 6th Carl Van Duyne... 3rd D Navy Fall Intersectional... 7th A Hoyt Trophy... 9th A Schell Trophy... 4th John Jackson/Graham Hall Team Race... 6th St. Mary s Team Race... 6th D Truxtun Umsted... 4th Aaron Szembecki Team Race... 8th SNE Team Race... 4th Captain Prosser Trophy... 16th A Thompson Trophy. As a Sophomore: Sailed in 14 regattas 12th at single-handed Nationals sailed A division at Trux 1st at Tom Noble Team Race 2nd at Mendelblatt Team Race 7th at John Jackson Team Race 10th at Southern New England Team Race 3rd at Prosser Trophy 8th at Team Race Nationals. As a Freshman: Ninth at Dinghy Nationals third at Americas Trophy third at Truxtun Umstead in D Division. Prior to Navy: Grew up sailing out of Kaneohe Yacht Club High school sailing team captain all four years Four-time El Toro North American Champion National Champion Named Interscholastic League of Honolulu player of the year from sophomore to senior year of high school Captain of NAPS sailing team in Personal: Son of John and Kim Sterling majoring in Naval Architecture loves to be around the ocean has one younger brother. 4

6 James Allsopp Junior Annapolis, Md. As a Sophomore: Competed in 4 intercollegiate events as a skipper, and in one eventh as crew for the sloop team He also represented USNA in Brazil where they were 1st overall in the Brazilian Naval Academy Regatta 5th A Riley Cup... 3rd A SUNY Fall Open... 5th MAISA Sloops... 5th Tom Noble Team Race... 16th Boston Dinghy Cup. As a Freshman: Sailed in 7 collegiate events skippered B division at Rose Bowl sailed in Admiral Moore and Washington College Team Races Navy Laser Open skippered Zaraffa, a Reichel Pugh 66, in the Newport to Bermuda Race drove Mumm 30 in Annapolis NOOD. Prior to Navy: Attended and sailed at NAPS in 2006 Grew up sailing dinghies and big boats in Annapolis Key School Sailing Team Captain enjoys wakeboarding and skiing. Personal: Son of Jim and Holley Allsopp has a twin brother Cole who sails at College of Charleston majoring in Naval Architecture hopes to service select Navy Pilot. Sara Burke Junior Clearwater, Fla. As a Sophomore: Competed in 12 events as a crew/skipper As a crew she was 10th B Nevin s Trophy... 7th A Hoyt Trophy... 9th A Schell Trophy... 4th Mendelblatt Team Race... 4th John Jackson/Graham Hall Team Race... 6th St. Mary s Team Race... 4th Aaron Szembecki Team Race... 8th SNE Team Race... 4th Captain Prosser Trophy... 16th A Thompson Trophy Skipper at BYO Radial and Faye Bennett. As a Freshman: Competed in 8 regattas Skippered and Crewed for the Women s Team was part of top 6 team race group and played an integral role is preparing our team for nationals 10th at Southern New England Team Race 2nd at USF Women s crewing in B division 4th at McIntyre Team Race. Prior to Navy: Grew up sailing Laser Radials in Clearwater, Fla. played varsity tennis and ran track. Personal: Daughter of Raymond and Marie Burke has a younger sister majoring in Oceanography hopes to service select Aviation. Clark Hayes Junior East Haddam, Conn. As a Sophomore: Competed in 14 events as a skipper/crew As a skipper he was 4th B NYM Fall Open... 2nd B North Fall #1... 4th John Jackson/Graham Hall Intersectional... 10th B Thompson Trophy Intersectional As a crew he was 6th A Navy Fall Intersectional... 2nd B Hoyt Trophy Intersectional... 1st A War Memorial... 4th B Atlantic Coast Championships... 5th Bob Bavier Team Race... 6th St. Mary s Team Race... 4th Aaron Szembecki Team Race... 8th SNE Team Race... 4th Captain Prosser Trophy... 9th A ICSA Nationals. As a Freshman: Sailed in 7 events as a crew was part of top 6 team race group 4th at McIntyre Team Race 6th at St. Mary s Team Race 7th at John Jackson Team Race 3rd in B Division at Central Spring #1 6th in A division at Admiral s Cup 3rd at Prosser Trophy 8th at Team Race Nationals. Prior to Navy: Captain of High School Sailing Team Sailed out of Pettipaug Yacht Club as a junior sailor 5th at 2004 Sears Cup Private pilot. Personal: Son of Paul and Denise Hayes has an older brother who sails for the University of Vermont majoring in Naval Architecture hopes to service select Naval Aviation. Midshipmen Bios Andrew Kramer Junior Jefferson, N.J. As a Sophomore: Competed in 3 events... 2nd A Central Fall #2... 6th B ODU Spring Open... 9th B Arrigan Memorial. As a Freshman: Joined the team in the Spring Season as Team Manager. Prior to Navy: Graduated Jefferson Township High School in Captain of the Cross Country team. Personal: Son of William Kramer (USNA Alumni)... majors in Aeronautical Engineering... hopes to service select Aviation Alejandro Ravelo Junior Miami, Fla. As a Sophomore: Competed in 6 events... 10th Laser South #1... 9th C Division Nevin s Trophy Intersectional... 9th Laser South #2... 5th B Tom Curtis Regatta... 2nd B MAISA Fall Open... 7th C Division Admirals Cup Intersectional. As a Freshman: Competed in 5 regattas... 10th in A division at MAISA Spring Open... sailed Lasers at Navy Fall and Truxtun Umsted. Prior to Navy: Attended and sailed for NAPS in th at ICSA Cressy Singlehanded Nationals... 4th at Great Oaks Championship... 12th at Laser Radial North Americans... 17th at Laser Midwinters East... 3rd at Florida State Snipe Junior Championship. Personal: Son of Alejandro and Maria Ravelo... has a younger sister... majoring in Oceanography with a minor in Spanish... hopes to service select Naval Aviaiton. Nathaniel Sabatt Junior Cape Cod, Mass. As a Sophomore: Competed in 6 events on the collegiate scene and also competed in an International Nautical Event hosted in Turkey representing USNA proudly finishing 2nd... He was 4th A Central Fall #1... 9th A South Fall #1... 2nd A Central Fall #2... 5th Tom Noble Team Race... 9th A Arrigan Memorial... 5th B Admirals Cup Intersectional. As a Freshman: Sailed in 4 regattas... finished 1st in B division at Central #2 at Princeton. Prior to Navy: Grew up sailing at Hyannis and Wianno Yacht Clubs... Captain of Barnstable High School Sailing Team during Junior and Senior year... Member of Key Club, Student Council, National Honor Society, Swim Team, and Cross Country Team... Captain of Cross Country Team Senior Year... avid fisherman. Personal: Son of Chuck and Cathy Sabatt... brother of Noelle... majoring in International Relations... His best friend is Bennett Geyer. 5

7 Midshipmen Bios Juaquina Soland Junior Gallup, N.Mex. As a Sophomore: Competed in 16 events as a sophomore crew 1st B Cornell Fall Open... 2nd A Hatch Brown Intersectional... 5th B Navy Fall Intersectional... 2nd B Hoty Trophy Intersectional... 2nd B War Memorial... 5th Bob Bavier Team Race... 1st McIntyre Team Race... 6th St. Mary s Team Race... 8th B Truxtun Umsted Intersectional... 4th Aaron Szembecki Team Race... 8th SNE Team Race... 4th Captain Prosser Trophy... 3rd B America Trophy... 5th B Admirals Cup Intersectional... 11th B National Semifinals... 5th B ICSA Nationals. As a Freshman: Sailed in three regattas 1st crewing in A division at Central #1 1st crewing in A division at Central #2 Washington College Team Race Challenge. Prior to Navy: Attended and learned to sail at NAPS in Personal: Daughter of Darren and Henrietta Soland majoring in Political Science hopes to service select Surface Warfare. Robert Vann Junior Tampa, Fla. As a Sophomore: Named to the ICSA All-American Team at the conclusion of the coed Nationals where he finished 5th in B division He competed in 18 events as a sophomore skipper with impressive results 1st B Cornell Fall Open... 2nd A Hatch Brown Intersectional... 5th B Navy Fall Intersectional... 2nd B Hoyt Trophy Intersectional... 2nd B War Memorial... 4th B Atlantic Coach Championships... 4th Mendelblatt Team Race... 5th Bob Bavier Team Race... 1st McIntyre Team Race... 6th St. Mary s Team Race... 8th B Truxtun Umsted Intersectional... 4th Aaron Szembecki Team Race... 8th SNE Team Race... 4th Captain Prosser Trophy... 3rd B America Trophy... 5th B Admirals Cup Intersectional... 11th B National Semfinals... 5th B ICSA Nationals. As a Freshman: Competed in 14 events Skippered A division at Truxton Umsted Skippered B division at Danmark, Hoyt, and Schell Trophy 4th in B division at Admirals Cup 1st at Tom Noble Team Race 2nd at Mendelblatt Team Race 7th at John Jackson Team Race 3rd at Prosser Trophy 8th at Team Race Nationals. Prior to Navy: Sailed for H.B. Plant High School ran cross country and track member of cricket club. Personal: Son of David (USNA Grad) and Cynthia Vann has two brothers, Andrew (USNA 09) and Taylor (USNA 13) majors in Ocean Engineering hopes to service select Civil Engineer Corps. Jason Carminati Sophomore Youngstown, N.Y. As a Freshman: Competed in 5 events as a skipper and one event as crew on the sloop team Skipper to 3rd B at Central Fall #1... 6th A at North Fall # th B at College of Charleston Spring Intersectional... 5th Tom Noble Team Race... and the Boston Dinghy Cup He was a solid member of the USNA Sloop Team for the entire fall season, competing in two non-collegiate events and our qualifier for nationals. Prior to Navy: I swam and ran cross country and track in high school Sailed a lot of 420s before coming to the academy. Personal: Has an older and younger brother... Physics major. Bennett Geyer Sophomore Cambridge, Mass. As a Freshman: Competed in 6 events as a crew... 4th A Central Fall #1... 9th A South Fall #1... 7th A Hoyt Trophy Intersectional... 10th A/B Charleston Spring Intersectional... 5th Tom Noble Team Race... Boston Dinghy Cup Intersectional. Prior to Navy: Played three years of high school football, on the line, featuring a year as center... Swam for three years... Sailed for three years, which was his first dingy sailing... Cross Country for a year and ran track... Went to St. Georges High School. Personal: Has a younger sister Ava... No family military background... Likes reggae and Taylor Swift... PADI open water scuba instructor. Alice Hong Sophomore Los Angeles, Calif. As a Freshman: Competed in 8 events as a crew... 2nd A SMC Senator s Cup... 1st B North Fall #2... 7th A KP Dinghy Open... 10th B Charleston Spring Intersectional... 5th Tom Noble Team Race... 6th ODU Spring Open... Boston Dinghy Cup. Prior to Navy: Figure skated for ten years and coached senior year... ran track and cross country... black belt in Taekwondo... volunteered at a hospital. Personal: Parents are James and Dorothy Hong... One older brother... Majoring in Ocean Engineering... Hope to service select Surface Warfare. Caroline Lockett Sophomore Plymouth, Mass. As a Freshman: Competed in 12 events as a crew... 3rd B Division at Hatch Brown Intersectional... 6th A North Fall #1... 1st B HWS Fall Intersectional... 2nd A MAISA Fall Open... 7th B Schell Trophy... 6th A MAISA Women s Dinghy... 4th Mendelblatt Team Race... 10th B Charleston Spring Intersectional... 5th Bob Bavier Team Race... 4th John Jackson/Graham Hall Team Race... Boston Dinghy Cup... 8th SNETR Team Race. Prior to Navy: Attended Notre Dame Academy, an all girls high school in Hingham, Mass... In High School played soccer freshman and sophomore year... ran track junior and senior year in the fall... In the winter, ran indoor track all four years... sailed all four years... Grew up sailing club 420 s. Personal: Has four siblings... Melissa (21), James (20), twin brother Timothy, and a younger sister Caitlin (17)... Her Grandfather was in the Army and did Army R.O.T.C. at William and Mary... Her older brother is going to be a junior at Virginia Military Institute and is on an Army R.O.T.C. scholarship so will go into the Army when he graduates... Naval Architecture Engineering Major and would like to service select aviation. 6

8 Saverio Maldari Sophomore Andover, Mass. As a Freshman: Competed in 11 events as a crew... 4th B SUNY Fall Open, 2nd B North Fall #1... 8th B Central Fall #2... 7th B Schell Trophy... 10th A/B Charleston Spring Intersectional... 5th Bob Bavier Team Race... 4th John Jackson/Graham Hall team Race... 6th St. Mary s Team Race... 4th Aaron Szembecki Team Race... 8th SNETR Team Race... 14th Thompson Trophy Intersectional. Prior to Navy: Ran Cross Country and track for four years at Andover High School as well as skied for the alpine ski team... Sailed 420s during the summer at Eastern Point Yacht Club in Gloucester, Mass., and 505s periodically. Personal: Has a brother and two sisters... Majoring in Ocean Engineering and hopes to service select Naval Aviation. Midshipmen Bios Robert Nordlund Sophomore Westlake Village, Calif. As a Freshman: Competed in 4 events as a skipper/crew... 8th B Central Fall #2... 6th B ODU Spring Open... 13th Arrigan Memorial... 14th Thompson Trophy Intersectional. Prior to Navy: Played Lacrosse in a serious way throughout high school, augmented with a stint on the football and crosscountry teams... Sailed Sabots for three years at California Yacht Club, but only sailed Lasers or FJs (with spins) a couple of times. Personal: Has a younger sister named Sam... According to Bobby, his grandfathers fought Nazis in Germany with the Army's 102nd Infantry, while the other was in Korea as a Marine grunt... majoring in Aerospace Engineering... hopes to fly for the Marines. Naval Academy Facts Education valued at $275,000 The Navy pays tuition, room and board, medical and dental and provides activeduty military benefits. Midshipmen receive a salary ($699/month) used for laundry, barber, activities, yearbook, clothing, etc. 30 days paid vacation plus holidays per year. 18 diverse majors. Trident Scholar and Voluntary Graduate Education Programs. Naval Academy Faculty comprised of 50% Civilian and 50% Military. Student-Faculty ratio is less than 8-to-1 (ranked as one of the most accessible in the country. Individual lecture halls and small labs. Find out more info about the Naval Academy by visiting our website: Find out more info about the Naval Academy Admissions by visiting our website at: Naval Academy Sailing Team Facts 42 Lasers / Laser Radials 30 Colgate 26's 22 Collegiate Style 420's 21 Flying Juniors 15 Navy 44 MKI 10 Navy 44 MKII Several Grand Prix Sloop Offshore Racers 3 Larks 3 Inter Club Dinghies 3 Vanguard 15's 1 J22 1 J24 73 All-American Coed Sailor Awards 37 All-American Crew Awards 17 All-American Women's Awards 4 Collegiate Sailors of the Year Collegiate National Championships: Dinghy and Women's Champions six times each Team Racing and Sloop Champions six times each Singlehanded Champions Seven times Fowle Trophy - Best Overall Collegiate Team Performance, in which Navy has won 10 times, more than any other school in the nation. Multiple Olympic Campaigns in the Laser, Finn, 470, 49er, & Soling Classes. Find out more info about all of Navy athletics: Find out more info about the Naval Academy sailing programs by visiting: 7

9 Boat Specifications Collegiate 420 SPECS LOA: 13 9 Beam: 5 5 Sail Area: main and jib square feet Weight: 260 pounds (fully rigged) The Collegiate 420 was designed and built in response to the growing need for a more durable, high-performance, doublehanded racing dinghy that could stand up to the rigors of club and collegiate programs. Ideal for crews ranging in size from pounds. SPECS LOA: Beam: 4 6 Sail Area: 76 square feet Mast Height: 20' 1 Hull Weight: 130 pounds Designer: Bruce Kirby Laser The Laser is designed for simplicity. The hull shape, blades and rig combine to create the ultimate sailing machine. Every Laser in the world is identical, and strict class rules ensure that every boat is identical. The Laser is a challenging boat that rewards athleticism, subtle steering and trimming techniques as well as tactical excellence. Collegiate FJ SPECS LOA: 13 3 Beam: 4 11 Sail Area: Main and 100 square feet Rigged Weight: 255 pounds The Collegiate FJ is sailed by more collegiate sailing teams than any other doublehanded sailboat. The simple layout serves as a fantastic teaching aid to high school and collegiate sailors as well. It requires sailors to become ultra sensitive to small changes in halyard tension, heel angle, mainsheet trim, and jib sheet trim. The Collegiate FJ deep rounded hull shape allows for easy maneuverability, which also encourages sailors to hone their boathandling skills. This ease in handling that the Collegiate FJ allows also makes it an excellent boat for team racing. 8

10 Collegiate All-America Sailors Robert D. Fischl R. DuBose Joslin Daniel M. Rugg , 1970 William L. Campbell , 1972, 1973 Douglas W. Hart Paul A. LaBossiere Garland P. Wright Gerard T. Coleman , 1979, 1980 Timothy J. McGee Paul M. Van Cleve , 1979 Jasper Craig , 1980 Robert K. Anoll , 1981 John G. Speer Mary Brigden Nick Madigan Robert B. Brown Harold L. Gilreath, Jr , 1984 Brian Ledbetter , 1984, 1985 Rick Merriman , 1984, 1985 Robert E. Hallawell , 1986, 1987 George Slook Alexander C. Cutler , 1987, 1988 Edward A. Eckert Per Lovfald , 1989 Keith B. Davids , 1989, 1990 Charles Pucciariello Bradley M. Rodi , 1991, 1992, 1993 William B. Graves , 1992 Susan S. Minton , 1992 Michael G. O Bryan , 1993 David G. Fagen, III , 1994 Eric Naranjo Ryan Cox , 1995 R.D. Burley , 1996 William C. Stout , 1997, 1998 Dean R. Balcirak , 1998 Eugene Schmitt Travis Weber , 2002 Andrew Vann Debbie Dunbar Robbie Brown Ted Mortensen Dixon Smith Pam Corwin Scott Harrison George Slook Keith Davids Ted Williams Jay Cavalieri David Blackman Mike Varney Tim Wachendorfer David Fagen Ryan Cox Eric Naranjo Will Stout Walter H. Allman , 1997 Grant Garcia Wade Tornyos , 2000 Alexa Bestoso Robert Vann Sailing All-America Crew Cheri Kerr , 1984 Melanie Kirby Allie Coetzee Emily Almonte , 1987, 1988 Jamie Fontanella Yvette Gonzalez , 1989 Sally Chamberlain , 1989 Shane Baldino , 1991 Julie Kohl , 1991 Award Winners / Honors Jeri Lea Smalley Jennifer Jones Reid McLaughlin Heather Keane , 1994 W. Paul Kenney Akane Saunders Melissa Jackson Blanca Funes , 1995 Jessica Danluck , 1996, 1997 Erica Muesler , 1996, 1997 (Won Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Trophy) Susan Olivier Maria Alsina Missy Carter Emilia Spencer Andrea White Kristen Sproat Christina Chance Hall of Fame The College Sailing Hall of Fame recognizes sailing achievement prior to the establishment of All-America honors in 1967 and Women's All-America honors in 1987, or contribution to intercollegiate sailing. The following are those Naval Academy graduates that have been so honored and named to the Intercollegiate Hall of Fame: James P. Googe Jr. '57; Charles R. Ulmer ' David C. Minton III '56, Richard I. Tillman ' Kathryn Karlson ' Pamela Corwin '83, Deborah Dunbar ' Adm. Robert W. McNitt '38 Andrew Vann and Christina Chance were both named All-Americans in Collegiate All-America Women s Sailors (First Awarded In 1987) Susan Mitchell Gretchen Stage , 1988 Cynthia Williams , 1991 Susie Minton , 1990, 1991, 1992 Mallory Mestayer , 1995, 1996, 1997 Julie Younger , 1996, 1997, 1998 Katie Whitman , 2007 Charlotte Hill , 2007, 2008 Honorable Mention All-America Sailors Mark Miller Mary Brigden Mark Converse ,

11 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 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 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 2007 Kennedy Cup, VOST also earned the right to represent the United States in the Student Yachting World Cup in October 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 weather and tactics. Midshipmen are tasked to do the planning 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 as well as skills that will carry forward in their naval careers that comes from competing as part of a small crew in the open ocean. New for fall 2009 is the creation of a second string squad comprised of lesser experienced team veterans and incoming Plebes. Under this format, upperclassmen will continue developing their skills while also assuming leadership roles as skippers in a more conducive environment. Primary sailing will be aboard Navy 26s with cross training aboard our 44s as skill and experience level gains permit. The ability to field as many as 20 boats in any given practice should provide fantastic big fleet practice and better prepare second string sailors for their future seasons with the team. Incoming Plebes will be placed on our JV roster but practice and compete alongside 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 was nearly as successful with victories in both the McMillan and Kennedy Cup Regattas, 1st and 2nd at the Storm Trysail Club Invitational and 2nd place at the Lloyd Phoenix Offshore Championship. The team achieved many excellent results in 2008 and summer 2009 including close 2nd place finishes in the McMillan and Kennedy Cups, 2nd place in Block Island Race Week and overall winner in two classes in the Around Long Island Race. The team is very much looking forward to the new 1st string format and the potential for improved results in

12 Coaching Staff Jahn Tihansky Head Coach Fifth Year at Navy Jahn Tihansky enters his fifth year as the varsity offshore head coach after many successful years of racing and being on the water his entire life. He grew up sailing on Tampa Bay and spent his early days knocking around on a home-built Optimist pram followed by a Sunfish and Laser. He began crewing on MORC-sized boats at age 13 and within a few years was working summers in a sail loft and rigging shop. He became a full time sail maker working first with Johnson Sails and then Hood Sails. In 1981, he bought the first of three J24s which he campaigned extensively throughout Florida, winning the district championships on multiple occasions and finishing 13th in his first Midwinter Championships in He continued actively sailing J24s through 1986, skippering at two World Championships and crewing in a third. His position as a sail maker provided an entry into big-boat sailing and he competed in far-flung regattas such as Block Island Race Week, the MORC Internationals and his first of many SORCs in In 1984, at age 22, he opened his own sail making company in Tampa, Fla., and spent most of his on-water time sailing with customers. In 1987, he married his wife, Patricia, and moved to Connecticut to work at the headquarters of Sobstad Sail makers International. While in New England, he was part of the winning team at the 1987 J35 North Americans. The following year, he relocated to Annapolis doing a short stint as a yacht broker followed by four years back in sailmaking working out of a local loft. This opportunity opened the door to grand prix big-boat sailing opportunities including the Corum Japan Cup, Kenwood Cup, Key West Race Week and 50-foot 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. Over the following winter, he acquired Ownership of J World and has managed it up until taking the job at Navy. While running J World, Jahn 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 often finished in the money and have won a few of these events. More recently, he raced in the 505 class including the 2004 world championships in Santa Cruz, Calif. In the summer of 2007, he crewed with a childhood friend helping win the Lightning World Championships in Athens, Greece. Jahn holds a 50-ton Master Coast Guard license, is a US 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. Pete Carrico Assistant Coach 10th Year at Navy Carrico has held the position since 2000, was originally hired the Naval Academy for his rigging and high-tech race boat maintenance abilities in Carrico sails offshore with Navy crews on the donated and Navy 44 sailcraft in all the major Navy sailing offshore races as on-board Officer in Charge to include trans- Atlantic on American Promise and is presently Officer in Charge and boat captain on Zaraffa (Reichel-Pugh 66 ). Carrico s long list of offshore racing credentials include his proud accomplishment as bowman for Tom Blackaller on the Farr 50 GREAT NEWS to win overall in the 1989 Fastnet Race. Carrico has also been on overall winner boats in Antigua Race Week and Key West Race week and has won class as watch captain and bowman racing in the 1984 Newport-Bermuda Race on board Full Cry (Swan 391). The long list of boats Carrico has sailed on at the Naval Academy can be short-listed and described as All boats that the Naval Academy has had since 1989 and the only person to tune the masts on all the offshore boats at the Naval Academy. Carrico started sailing very early in life, sailed intercollegiate while attending St. Mary s College ( 77-81) as a Laser and 420 skipper and then after college sailed professionally for eight years in offshore racing boats in the East Coast USA, the Caribbean and Europe and for a present total of 41 sailing years experience. Carrico lives in Cape St. Claire with his wife Bootsie, two sons, Peter (17) and Sam (14) and has one stepdaughter Becky (25) and grandson Cameron (3) Lt. Joe McGettigan, USN Operations Officer Third Year at Navy Lt. Joe McGettigan, USN is in his third season as Operations Officer for offshore sailing. He is a 2003 graduate, and while at the Academy sailed on the offshore team for 4 years on a variety of boats, competing in the 01 Around Long Island Race, 01 America s Cup Jubilee and the 02 Newport Bermuda Race. After graduation he was assigned to the USS SHOUP (DDG-86) based in Everett, WA and then served as navigator onboard the USS TRENTON (LPD-14) in Norfolk, VA completing 3 deployments all over the world. Since graduating he has continued to race competitively in Washington, Virginia, and Annapolis. Nancy Heffernan Assistant Coach Third Year at Navy Nancy has been coaching at the Naval Academy for nine seasons. She started her coaching career at the Academy as an Assistant Dinghy Coach and Jr. Varsity Offshore Sailing Team 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, Illinois and learned to sail on Lake Michigan. Winning her first national championship at age 14, she has gone to win 18 National and 7 World championships. She is a seven time nominee for Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year and 12 time member of the US 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 second time as an athlete 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 11

13 Roster Name Year Hometown Adam Albrecht Sophomore Wilmington, N.C. Alisa Albrecht Senior Ohio, Ill. John Bamonte Junior Anacortes, Va. Nicholas Bernard Senior Birmingham, Ala. Evan Berthold Junior Quarryville, Pa. Chris Burke Junior Missoula, Mont. Kaitlyn Bussell Junior Grosse Isle, Mich. Aaron Carr Junior Edgewater, Md. James Chasson Sophomore Edenton, N.C. Name Year Hometown Katie Davis Sophomore Arlington, Va. Ned Davis Sophomore Monument, Colo. Alex Delgado Junior Fort Worth, Texas Ted Dempsey Junior Rye, N.Y. Alaina DeBiasie Junior Saugus, Mass. Alex Dolan Junior Kinsale, Ireland Zach Drum Sophomore Winter Haven, Fla. Connor Dunn Junior Pacific Palisades, Calif. Kenneth Endicott Senior Greenville, S.C. Emily Frost Junior Severna Park, Md. Phoenix Geimer Sophomore Annapolis, Md. Peter Gibbons Neff Junior Philadelphia, Pa. Ralph Grossmann Junior Green Pond, N.J. Chester Heer Sophomore San Francisco, Calif. Louis Henry Sophomore Groton, Mass. Joshua Hinshaw (C) Senior Medina, Ohio Andrew Jenkins Sophomore Olive Branch, Miss. Andrew King Sophomore Fort Myers, Fla. Robert King Senior Hudson, Ohio Max Klein Sophomore Oshkosh, Wis. Rachel Lessard Senior Newburyport, Mass. Whit Macauley Sophomore Sequim, Wash. Rob Macedo Junior London, England Paul Mallory Senior Lockport, La. Jason Mazzoni Senior Durham, N.C. Brian McShea Junior Fairfax, Va. Andrew Moore Senior Greenwich, N.Y. Colin Nevins Sophomore Bridgeport, Conn. Will Nutting Junior Sutherland, Iowa Chris Paulson Sophomore Kodiak, Alaska Tres Penny Junior Jonesboro, Tenn. Chris Price Junior Lumberton, N.J. James Prieto Junior Southold, N.Y. Matthew Roberts Senior Broomfield, Colo. Dillon Rossiter Sophomore Rockland, Maine Rob Roundtree Sophomore Atlanta, Ga. Ben Rowe Sophomore Noblesville, Ind. Corey Sheeron Senior Long Beach, N.Y. Ladd Spears Senior Austin, Texas Susannah Stokes Junior Pensacola, Fla. Sam Tan Sophomore Singapore Patrick Tucker Sophomore Billings, Mont. Graham Tyson Sophomore Houston, Texas Austin Van Olst Senior Chantilly, Va. Schyler Widman Sophomore Jackson, Wyo. Patrick Wiedorn Junior Severna Park, Md. Drew Wilson Sophomore Lakeland, Fla. Blaine Worthington Sophomore Moorpark, Calif. Head Coach: Jahn Tihansky Assistant Coaches: Pete Carrico, Lt. Joe McGettigan, USN, Nancy Heffernan 12

14 Alisa Albrecht Senior Ohio, Ill. Nicholas Bernard Senior Birmingham, Ala. Nick had little sailing experience before coming to the Naval Academy. After his plebe fall on JV, he has spent three summers sailing aboard the R/P 66 Zaraffa, serving as pitman, bowman, and skipper in two Around Long Island Races, the 2008 Newport to Bermuda, and the 2009 Marblehead to Halifax race. He also raced Navy 44s in the fall seasons, competing in the Kennedy Cup, US Offshore Championship and the Storm Trysail Club Invitational Regatta. Nick is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Kenneth Endicott Senior Greenville, S.C. Prior to USNA, Kenneth had sailed on his family's catamaran, but had not done any racing. On VOST, he has sailed on American Promise in the Annapolis-Newport and Marion- Bermuda races in 2007, Renaissance for the Annapolis- Bermuda race in 2008, and skippered Swift in the Annapolis- Newport race in While skippering Swift, he raced in Block Island Race week finishing 2nd in class and won the Best Service Academy Trophy. He was also on the 2007 McMillan and Kennedy Cup winning crew, sailed in the Student Yachting World Cup in 2008, and was part of USNA's US Offshore Championship crew in Joshua Hinshaw Senior Medina, Ohio Team Captain Joshua grew up racing Y-Flyers on Lake Chippewa in Ohio before coming to Navy. While on VOST, he served as bowman aboard the Hood 60, American Promise, the J-105, Allegiance, the Farr 53, Tomcat and the Farr 40, Seawolf as well as Navy 44s. He then was named skipper in his second class year aboard Allegiance and then of Tomcat for his 1/C summer. While on VOST, Joshua competed in many regattas including Annapolis- Newport, Marion-Bermuda, NYYC Race Week, NYYC Annual Regatta, Around Long Island Race, Around Martha s Vineyard Race, Block Island Race Week, US Offshore Championship, the McMillan Cup and the Kennedy Cup. Robert King Senior Hudson, Ohio Midshipmen Bios Before coming to the academy, Robbie had only briefly sailed a Sunfish on Lake Huron. In the summer of 2007 he served as crew aboard the Hood 60 American Promise in the Annapolis-Newport and Marion-Bermuda Race. The next summer he sailed all along the East Coast in buoy racing and long distance events. In the fall of 2008, he served as trimmer aboard the Navy 44 Flirt, placing 2nd in the McMillan Cup. For spring/summer 2009, Robbie was appointed skipper of the Navy 44 Defiance and competed in the Annapolis-Newport Race, NYYC Annual Regatta and Marion-Bermuda Race where he finished 2nd in class and 3rd overall, covering over 650 nm without the aid of electronic navigation. Rachel Lessard Senior Newburyport, Mass. Rachel arrived at USNA with no previous sailing experience. During her freshman year, she was a member of the Junior Varsity team and in the spring crewed aboard the Hood 60, American Promise and did a summer cruise to Maine. Youngster fall semester she served in the pit on the Mumm 30, Esprit de Corps and spring semester she raced throughout New England as pitman on the Farr 53, Tomcat competing in the NYYC Annual Regatta, Around Martha s Vineyard Race, Around Long Island Race as well as the Race to Solomons and the Screwpile Lighthouse Regatta locally. Second class fall she sailed on Esprit de Corps again and was on the crew representing USNA and the US at the Student Yachting World Cup in France. The following spring, she was appointed XO of Tomcat and during the summer competed in the Annapolis to Newport Race (taking 3rd in class and Best Performance by a Service Academy Boat), NYYC Annual Regatta and Block Island Race Week. This past fall, she again was aboard Esprit de Corps and was on the 2nd place crew for the Shields Trophy Regatta. She is the daughter of Lisa and Ricci Accardi. She will be majoring in Arabic and International Relations and minoring in Spanish. Paul Mallory Senior Lockport, La. Paul never sailed before coming to the Naval Academy. His four years of experience on the team molded him into a competent foredeck person and an all around good sailor. While at the Naval Academy he has sailed aboard Navy 26s, J 105s, the Farr 40, Seawolf, J 120s, Navy 44s, and the Taylor 49, Polaris. In the fall of 2008, Midn Mallory did an exchange semester at the Coast Guard Academy and sailed aboard their J 120 and J 44. He has sailed in numerous spring and fall regattas in the Annapolis area as well as the Annapolis-Newport Races 2007 and 2009, Block Island Race Week 2007 and 2009, the Newport-Bermuda Race in 2008, NYYC Annual Regattas in 2007, 2008, and 2009, Storm Trysail Club Invitational Regattas, US Offshore Championship, McMillan Cup and Kennedy Cup. Paul is majoring in Naval Architecture. 13

15 Midshipmen Bios Jason Mazzoni Senior Durham, N.C. Jason had not sailed prior to arriving at the Academy but gained enough skill and experience during his Plebe Summer to earn a spot on the team. His youngster summer, he served as mastman aboard the Navy 44, Swift competing in the Annapolis-Newport and Marion- Bermuda Ocean Races. As a youngster he served as mastman aboard the Farr 49, Hellcat and was part of the US Offshore Championship crew placing second. During his 2/C summer, he served as bowman aboard the Navy 44 Integrity competing in the Annapolis- Bermuda Race. He continued into the fall as a 44 bowman and was selected to do the bow as part of the Navy crew representing USA at the Student Yachting World Cup in France, placing 5th overall. He moved up to skipper for his 1/C summer leading the crew of Integrity in the Annapolis-Newport Race and Marion-Bermuda Race placing 3rd in class and 6th overall. For his 1/C fall, he was named skipper of the NM 49, Mameluke. He led his crew to a 2nd place finish in the Storm Trysail Club Invitational Regatta and also represented USNA in the US Offshore Championship. Jason has logged nearly 5,500 ocean miles since coming to USNA and was recently awarded his E-Qual for sailing. Andrew Moore Senior Greenwich, N.Y. Matt Roberts Senior Broomfield, Colo. Roberts joined the Offshore Sailing Team in Fall 06. He has sailed on many of the Naval Academy s boats including Swift (Mk I Navy 44), Integrity (Mk II Navy 44), Hellcat (Farr 49), and Esprit de Corps (Farr 30). He has participated in many regattas such as the Kennedy Cup ( 08), Lloyd Phoenix Regatta ( 07 and 08), Shields Cup ( 09), AYC Fall Series ( 07, 08, and 09), Marion-Bermuda ( 07 and 09), Annapolis-Bermuda ( 08), and Annapolis- Newport ( 07 and 09). He was the navigator for his boat during summer 08 and the Executive Officer during summer 09 and recently earned his E-Qualification (Master Skipper). Matt is an Aerospace Engineering major and also a Trident and Bowman Scholar. Following graduation, he will attend graduate school and then proceed to Nuclear Power School on his way to becoming a submarine officer. Corey Sheeron Senior Long Branch, N.Y. Corey grew up on the water and sailing dinghies in Long Island. He experienced his first ocean race in the summer of 2007, trimming main aboard the Hood 60 American Promise in the Annapolis-Newport and Marion-Bermuda Races. He trimmed jib and spinnaker for Allegiance in the 2007 J-105 North American Championship. Called tactics and did spinnaker trim for Renaissance in the 2008 Annapolis- Bermuda Race, where she finished second. He then trimmed headsails for Flirt in the MacMillan Cup the following fall. He was on the crew representing USNA in the 2009 European Naval Academies Regatta in France, where they placed second. Later that summer, he trimmed spinnaker for the RP 66 Zaraffa, competing in the 2009 Marblehead-Halifax Race and winning the Around Long Island Race. In the fall of 2009, he trimmed spinnaker for Mameluke, whose crew placed second at the Storm Trysail Club Invitational Regatta and also sailed for Navy in the US Offshore Championship. Hudson Spears Senior Austin, Texas Before coming to the Naval Academy, MIDN Spears had no prior experience sailing and joined VOST in his sophomore year. Since then, he has sailed aboard the RP 66 Zaraffa, Farr 40 Seawolf and Navy 44s and has competed in many regattas including the NYYC Annual Regatta, Newport to Bermuda, Block Island Race Week, Storm Trysail Club Invitational Regatta, the McMillan Cup and the Kennedy Cup. Spears is majoring in Controls Systems Engineering and has been selected to serve in the submarine community, where he hopes to make a career as a sub officer. Austin Van Olst Senior Chantilly, Va. Austin grew up cruising his family sailboat on the Gulf of Mexico, but didn t start his competitive sailing career until arriving at the US Naval Academy. His first big boat racing experience was onboard the Farr 53 Tomcat participating in Block Island Race Week. Following his time on Tomcat, he raced on the Farr 30 Esprit de Corps during the Annapolis fall racing season. He was main trimmer aboard the NM50 Mameluke, and aboard the Navy 44 Swift for the Newport-Bermuda race. He stayed on Swift for the following fall racing season. During the spring of his junior year, he was designated skipper of Navy s Farr 40 Seawolf competing in the Annapolis-Newport Race, NYYC Annual Regatta and Block Island Race Week. He continued as skipper of the Seawolf crew during fall of his senior year, winning class at the Storm Trysail Invitational Regatta and placing third in both the McMillan and Kennedy Cup Regattas. Austin has had a long and exciting career with Navy Sailing, and has enjoyed the experiences, and especially the friends he has had the privilege of sailing with. 14

16 John Bamonte Junior Anacortes, Wash. John started sailing at his hometown s Parks and Recreation Dept where he learned to sail on Optimists and Lido 14s and later became an assistant instructor for the course. Since joining VOST, John has skippered a Navy 26, trimmed for the Farr 53 Tomcat, and served as bowman aboard Navy 44s and the Farr 30 Esprit de Corps. While at Navy, he has competed in numerous regattas including Marion-Bermuda, Annapolis-Newport, NYYC Annual Regatta, Around Long Island Race, and Around Martha's Vineyard Race. John is the son of John and Geraldine Bamonte, and has one brother, Michael Bamonte. He is currently pursuing an Oceanography major. Evan Berthold Junior 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 Penn., he would commute down for its Thursday night race series. His dad sparked his interest in sailing. Since coming to the Academy, Berthold have been privileged to race on the Farr 53, Tomcat, the Farr 49, Javelin and the RP 66, Zaraffa. Notable events I ve competed in include: Around Martha's Vineyard Race (2008 & 2009), Around Long Island Regatta (2008 & 2009), Marblehead to Halifax 2009, Screwpile Lighthouse Regatta 2008, NASS Race to Oxford 2008, and IRC East Coast Championships I am a Computer Engineering major. Chris Burke Junior Missoula, Mont. Chris arrived at USNA with no prior sailing background having grown up skiing, hunting, hiking and flying. Originally planning on playing hockey in college, he entered USNA gunning for the hockey team. After sailing during Plebe Summer, he opted to try out for VOST and made the team. While on VOST, Chris has sailed a wide range of boats including Navy- 44s, the Farr-49 Javelin, the RP 66 Zaraffa and the NM 49 Mameluke. He has raced in such events as the Annapolis-Bermuda Race, the Marblehead to Halifax Race and the Around Long Island Race as well as many Chesapeake Bay based buoy races. Upon graduation, he is hoping to be commissioned as a Navy Pilot. Kaitlyn Bussell Junior Grosse Isle, Mich. Kaitlyn is the third of four daughters to Randy and Kristi Bussell. She 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, Kait 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 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 her youngster year. Kaitlyn is majoring in Political Science. Midshipmen Bios Aaron Carr Junior Annapolis, Md. Aaron learned the basics of sailing on Navy Knockabouts but only became serious once arriving at the Academy. While on VOST, he has served as Navy 26 skipper and crew aboard both MK 1 and MK Navy 44s. He has competed in the Annapolis-Newport Race, NYYC Race Week, Marion to Bermuda Race, Around Martha s Vineyard Race, NYYC Race Week, the Around Long Island race, as well as the Race to Solomons, Screwpile Lighthouse Regatta and NASS Race to Oxford locally. Carr really enjoyed being on the water and thought that joining the team will round out his Naval education. He looks forward to diversifying into catamaran sailing in the future. Alex Delgado Junior Fort Worth, Texas Alex grew up sailing in the Fort Worth area, teaching sailing and also racing aboard J22s and J105s out of the Fort Worth Boat Club. Once arriving at USNA, Alex served aboard the Farr 49 Hellcat and then the NM 49 Mameluke. During his youngster summer, he served as trimmer aboard the Navy 44 Swift for the NYYC Annual Regatta and the Newport- Bermuda Race. For the fall of 2007 he was designated as skipper of a Navy 26 responsible for training JV plebes and was part of winning USNA crew for the Fall Keelboat Invitational Regatta. This past spring and summer, Alex served as mainsail trimmer aboard the Farr 40 Seawolf competing in the Annapolis-Newport Race, NYYC Annual Regatta and Block Island Race Week. In the Fall of 2009 he again trimmed the main on Seawolf and was part of the crew that won the Storm Trysail Club Invitational Regatta and placed 3rd in the McMillan and Kennedy Cups. Alex is majoring in Oceanography. Theodore Dempsey Junior Rye, N.Y. Dempsey started sailing at age thirteen as a boy scout at summer camp. Starting on Blue Jays and Sunfish, I learned the basics and continued developing my skills. His first summer there was spent just messing around out on the water. The second summer, he competed in his first race. Once he learned about the offshore sailing team during plebe summer, he could not wait to join. Over plebe summer and on JV in the fall, Dempsey took every opportunity to sail, and learned a lot about the dynamics of racing. Dempsey spent his first summer aboard the Farr 53, Tomcat followed by my youngster fall aboard the Farr 49, Javelin. This past summer, he served as navigator aboard the RP 66, Zaraffa and competed in the Marblehead to Halifax Race, Around Martha s Vineyard Race and the Around Long Island Race. He is majoring in Systems Engineering. 15

17 Midshipmen Bios Alaina DiBiasie Junior Saugus, Mass. Alaina 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 youngster 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. For the past fall Alaina was appointed skipper of a Navy 26 was quickly emerged in a leadership position. She saw enormous growth in her skills in this role teaching the her plebe crew the basics of racing while also learning how to steer and call tactics herself. She is eagerly looking forward to continued leadership development opportunities for the coming spring and summer. Alex Dolan Junior County Cork, Ireland Alex grew up sailing dinghies in Ireland and joined the Offshore Sailing Team 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 This past fall he served as XO and as helmsman helped his crew to a second place finish in the Shields Trophy Regatta. He is majoring in ocean engineering and aspires to join the aviation community. Nicholas Dunn Junior Pacific Palisades, Calif. Dunn grew up in Pacific Palisades, California playing baseball, soccer, and swimming in high school. I love to surf, paintball, backpack and fish in the Sierras, build and fly model airplanes, and, of course, sail. Dunn graduated valedictorian from Loyola High School in Los Angeles in His dad and uncle both raced competitively and sparked his interest in sailing with two trips to Catalina Island. During his freshman year in high school, Dunn took a sailing class at UCLA. Dunn did not sail competitively until JVOST on Navy 26s and the Farr 30 Esprit de Corps. On VOST, he served as the pit man on the RP 66, Zaraffa for the 2008 Newport Bermuda race and the navigator and primary trimmer on the Navy 44, Swift for the 2009 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, Around Long Island Race, and the Around Martha s Vineyard Race. This fall, Dunn skippered Navy 44s and Navy 26s. He is an Aerospace Engineering major. Emily Frost Junior Severna Park, Md. Emily grew up sailing dinghies in the junior program at Annapolis Yacht Club. Imagine her surprise on I-Day when she saw her rival from junior sailing was also a plebe in her company. She joined VOST in her second year at the Academy and quickly put her skills and experience to work. 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, along with spending more time doing chart work than any 2/C ever wants to. Emily is an English major. Peter Gibbons-Neff Junior Philadelphia, Pa. Peter grew up sailing Optimists on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, then 420s in high school in the Annapolis area. During his summers, Peter 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. Peter came straight on to VOST his plebe fall trimming onboard the Farr 49 Hellcat and then doing the same aboard the NM 49 Mameluke in the spring. He served as main trimmer his youngster fall aboard the J105 Dreadnought before being designated helmsman aboard the Farr 40 Seawolf for spring and summer During his time on VOST, Peter has competed in the Annapolis- Newport Race, NYYC Annual Regatta and Block Island Race Week. For fall 2009, he was back aboard as helmsman for Seawolf also serving as XO. For fall 2009, Peter and crew finished first in the Storm Trysail Club Invitational Regatta and 3rd in both the McMillan and Kennedy Cups. Ralph Grossmann Junior Green Pond, N.J. Grossmann grew up in Green Pond, NJ sailing Sunfish, Optimists, and Comets throughout the northeast U.S. Grossmann sailed actively throughout my childhood and in 2004 I won the CCYRA Junior National Championships. Also, he taught junior sailing on Optimists at my local yacht club. He started his sailing career at Navy aboard NA-11 Swift in the fall of 2007, and 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. Grossmann am pursuing a major in Political Science and hope to become a Navy SEAL. 16

18 Arriving to the Academy with no racing experience he joined the JV team. Spring 2008 he was assigned as grinder of Mameluke, NM 49 and later as mast man on the Navy 44 Swift for the Newport to Bermuda Race and NYYC Annual Regatta. In the fall of 2008 he skippered on the JV team and took 1st at the Colgate 26 Invitational Regatta. In 2009, he returned to Mameluke again doing the runners. Robert is the son of Colonel Anita Domingo and Roberto Macedo. After graduating from Academia Cotopaxi in Quito, Ecuador he returned to the US for a foundation year at Valley Forge Military College before attending the Academy where he is currently studying Ocean Engineering with a minor in Spanish. His first exposure to sailing was during plebe summer. Since becoming a member of VOST, he has served as a grinder on the Farr 53, Tomcat, bowman on the Navy 44, Bold, bowman aboard Zaraffa and as skipper of a Navy 26 this past fall. Notable races in which he has completed include Around Long Island Race, Around Martha s Vineyard Race, NYYC Annual Regatta and the Marblehead to Halifax Race. Nutting is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Tres Perry Junior Jonesboro, Tenn. Robert Macedo Junior Potomac, Md. Will Nutting Junior Sutherland, Iowa Tres joined the JV in the fall of his youngster 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, NY on Long Island and into New York City harbor last summer. He returned to VOST in the fall of 2009, participating in the J105 Chesapeake Championships and is looking forward to racing with VOST in the summer of 2010.Outside the Naval Academy, he enjoys sailing year-round with friends and alumni, and has led several bareboat charters in the Caribbean, Atlantic Coast, Pacific Coast and the Chesapeake Bay area. Tres is majoring in Naval Architecture. Midshipmen Bios James Prieto Junior Southhold, N.Y. James started sailing as a youth out of Old Cove Yacht Club on Long Island. After plebe fall on JV, for the next spring and summer, James served as trimmer on the RP 66 Zaraffa where he competing in NYYC Annual Regatta and the Newport-Bermuda Race. For his youngster fall, he served as helmsman onboard the J105 Allegiance competing in numerous local Regattas. For the spring and summer of 2008, he was helmsman aboard the Navy 44 Swift, competing in the Annapolis-Newport Race, NYYC Annual Regatta and Block Island Race Week where they finished second overall in their class. James is majoring in Chemistry. Susannah Stokes Junior Pensacola, Fla. Susannah began sailing at age 12, first becoming US Sailing certified onboard Catalina 22s. She participated in recreational sailing until she joined VOST in the summer of her plebe year. During her time on the team, she has sailed in the Bermuda Ocean Race of 2008, the 2009 Annapolis-Newport Race, the 2009 Marion-Bermuda race and numerous weekend regattas. Susannah has earned her D-Qualification and logged close to 4,000 ocean miles since her plebe year. She is majoring in Chinese. Patrick Wiedorn Junior Severna Park, Md. Patrick started sailing while at Navy and is now in his third year on VOST. During his time on the team, he has served as Navy 26 skipper, grinder onboard the Farr 53 Tomcat and navigator on Navy 44s. He has competed in NYYC Race Week, Marion-Bermuda Race, the Around Long Island Race, Around Martha s Vineyard Race, the Solomons Race and the Screwpile Lighthouse Regatta. Chris Price Junior Lumberton, N.J. Price came to the Academy with little prior sailing background. After my plebe fall on JV, Price sailed mastman on a Navy 44 competing in NYYC Race Week, Around Long Island Race, Screwpile Lighthouse Regatta, and others. After serving as a Navy 26 skipper in my youngster fall, Price was designated mastman aboard the Farr 40 Seawolf competing in the Annapolis to Newport Race and Block Island Race Week. For fall of 09, he served as navigator and grinder aboard the NM 49 Mameluke. From his time thus far, he s gained a lot of knowledge in all positions on a variety of boats, as well as leadership applicable for the Navy. More importantly, Price learned from coaches and peers alike what it means to work together with people you may or may not know well. Often, this involves working through hard times to not only keep going but to be competitive and optimistic the entire time. 17

19 Boat Specifications USNA Renaissance Class Mark II 44 Sloop SPECS LOA: 44 4 LWL: 36 9 Beam: 12 8 Draft: 7 5 Disp.: 25,750 lbs. Sail Area: 1035 sq. ft. Fuel: 65 gal Water: 195 gal. D/L: 270 SA/D: 17.3 Designer: David Pedrick 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 Major Ocean Race Victories Newport to Bermuda Race Kyle Weaver Annapolis to Newport Race Ara Barton Annapolis to Bermuda Race Chris Fisher Around Long Island Race Todd Greene Marion to Bermuda Race (celestial) Jack Benfield Marion to Bermuda Race (team trophy) Benfield, Almeida, Kellogg Block Island Race Week PHRF Chad Ingle, Brooke Anderson Lloyd Phoenix 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 Gregory Storer Joe Campbell 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

20 2009 NAVY SPORT NAVY SAILING MEDIA GUIDE MAJORS Naval Academy students can select one of 43 different majors within 19 fields of study, grouped into three divisions: Engineering and Weapons (aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, general engineering, mechanical engineering, Naval architecture, ocean engineering), Math and Science (chemistry, computer science, general science, information technology, mathematics, oceanography, physics, quantitative economics) and Humanities and Social Science (economics, English, history and political science). In addition to graduating with a Bachelor's of Science, students can attain a minor in one of seven different languages. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Midshipmen annually compete for several prestigious scholarships. Since Navy's first Rhodes Scholar, E. Van Meter ('28), 45 Academy graduates have received the Rhodes Scholarship (12 since 2001), with former baseball player Trevor Thompson ('05) among the most recent awardees. Twenty-three grads have been awarded Marshall Scholarships, including 13 since Swimming standout Kelly Zahalka ('09) received both a Truman and Marshall Scholarship while at the Academy. ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Midshipmen student-athletes have earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors 69 times over the years, garnering 36 awards since The honorees included first-team honorees Lizzie Barnes (women's soccer) and Kelly Zahalka (women s swimming), as well as third-team selections Nathan Durham (men s swimming) and Mark Van Orden (men s track & field) GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE For the fourth straight year, the Naval Academy remains at the head of the class for graduating NCAA student-athletes. Navy graduated 100 percent of its athletes in 11 of 19 NCAA sports reported on with no sport graduating less than 95 percent. SPORT NAVY NATIONAL AVG. Baseball Men's Basketball Men's CC/Track Football Golf Gymnastics Men's Lacrosse Rifle Men's Soccer Men's Swimming Men s Tennis Water Polo Wrestling Women's Basketball Women's CC/Track Women's Crew Women's Soccer Women's Swimming Volleyball

21 NAVY NAVY SPORT SAILING MEDIA GUIDE The year once again brought tremendous success on and off the field to Navy's athletic programs. Navy finished second in the Patriot League Presidents' Cup despite having four fewer sports and numerous teams won league and national honors en route to a winning percentage of nearly 70 percent in all competitions. Eleven teams won conference championships, eight teams competed in the NCAA Championships and 19 athletes garnered All-American status. In addition, Navy won the Star-Game series with Army for the 13th consecutive year, winning almost two-thirds of all Star Games with its service-academy rival. Listed below are some facts from the athletic year: The Midshipmen had 19 All- Americans, including four first-team honorees. Wrestler Joe Baker earned his second straight All- American accolade and was joined by sophomore teammate Bryce Saddoris on the victory stand, being the only sport at Navy with a pair of first-team All-Americans. Thirteen different Midshipmen won conference athlete of the year recognition, including junior swimmers Tara Chapmon and Adam Meyer on the women's and men's side, respectively. Two Navy women's soccer players (Lizzie Barnes and Shelly Moeller) earned Athlete of the Year honors and sophomore Angela Myers was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year in women's basketball. Michael Mulvey was honored as the CWPA Eastern Player of the Year (water polo), marking the third straight year a Navy player won the award. Ten athletes were named Academic All-Americans and 10 Midshipmen were selected as the Patriot League Scholar- Athlete of the Year. Eight Navy coaches were named as conference Coach of the Year, including cross country coaches Al Cantello and Karen Boyle. Men's basketball coach Billy Lange was named a finalist for the prestigious Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. Six Midshipmen were honored as Conference Rookies of the Year, including ECAC Football Bowl Subdivision Freshman of the Year, Jabaree Tuani. All 24 of Navy's NCAA sponsored varsity sports were above the national average in the Academic Progress report released by the NCAA. Navy had five teams with perfect scores. Two athletes, women's soccer member Lizzie Barnes and lacrosse team member Andy Tormey, were finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Barnes added an NCAA postgraduate scholarship to her resume. 20

22 NAVY SAILING 2009 MEDIA NAVY SPORT GUIDE The Navy football team won its sixth straight Commanderin-Chief's Trophy, played in its sixth straight bowl game and won an unprecedented fourth straight NCAA rushing title. Navy is one of 19 schools nationally to have played in six straight bowl games. Navy's women's soccer team won its third outright regularseason Patriot League title and first since The Midshipmen have claimed at least a share of the conference title seven times in the last 11 years. Both Navy cross country teams won Patriot League titles in The Navy water polo team became just the sixth team in league history to win three straight Eastern titles and is the first program to do it twice. Navy played in its third straight NCAA Championship. The Navy rifle team competed in its 18th straight NCAA Championship, the thirdlongest streak in NCAA history. The team finished second in the air rifle discipline for the second straight season and won a schoolrecord 17 matches in The Navy men's swimming and diving team set a Patriot League record with 1,031.5 points and won its sixth league title in six years competing at the Patriot League Championships. Three Mids qualified for the NCAA Championships. The Navy wrestling team finished 25th at the NCAA Championships and had two wrestlers earn All-America status. Navy had five wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championship, including four-time qualifier Joe Baker. The Navy men's lacrosse team won the Patriot League Championship for the fifth time in six years and participated in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season. The program won at least 10 games for the sixth straight year. The Navy men s tennis team has won three straight Patriot League Tournament titles and will enter next spring having won 20 straight matches against Patriot League opponents. 21

23 NAVY NAVY SPORT SAILING MEDIA GUIDE ANNAPOLIS The City of Annapolis has been home to the Naval Academy for all but four years since the founding of the school in 1845 on the grounds of what originally was the Army s Fort Severn. The Academy moved its location to Newport, Rhode Island, from during the Civil War. BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN The 4,300-member student body at the Naval Academy is called the Brigade of Midshipmen. The Brigade is organized into... 2 regiments 6 battalions 30 companies Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler, USN Superintendent Capt. Matthew L. Klunder, USN Commandant of Midshipmen Chet Gladchuk Director of Athletics MARINE CORPS Graduates enter the Marine Corps with a rank of Second Lieutenant. Those officers entering the Marine Corps have the choice of service selecting one of the following fields... Aviation -- air command and control, anti-air warfare, aviation maintenance, aviation supply, pilot, naval flight officer Ground -- armor, artillery, communications (information systems), engineering, financial management, infantry, logistics, military police NAVY With the selection to go into the Navy, graduates are commissioned as Ensigns. Graduates of the Naval Academy entering the Navy have the following service options available to them... Aviation -- flight officer, pilot Nuclear Propulsion -- ships, submarines Restricted Line and Staff Corps -- civil engineering, cryptology, intelligence, maintenance, medicine, meteorology/oceanography, supply Special Operations -- explosive ordinance disposal, explosive ordinance management, mine countermeasures, operational diving and salvage Navy SEALs Surface Warfare -- conventional, nuclear powered Submarines 22

24 NAVY SAILING 2009 MEDIA NAVY SPORT GUIDE ANCHORS AWEIGH Anchors Aweigh was written by Lt. Charles Zimmerman, musical director of the Naval Academy, in 1906, with the lyrics provided by Alfred H. Miles 06 as a fight song for the 1907 graduating class. The song made its debut at the 1906 Army-Navy game and when the Mids won, the song became traditional at the contest. Stand Navy down the field, Sails set to the sky, We ll never change our course, So Army you steer shy. Roll up the score, Navy, Anchors Aweigh, Sail Navy down the field, And sink the Army, sink the Army Grey BILL THE GOAT The first recorded use of a goat as the mascot for Navy teams was in 1893 when an animal named El Cid (the Chief) was presented to the Brigade by officers of the USS New York. El Cid helped Navy to a 6-4 win over Army that year and a goat became the permanent mascot of the Academy in BLUE & GOLD The USNA alma mater was written in 1923 by Cmdr. Roy DeS. Horn, USN (Ret.) with music composed by J.W. Crosley. Following every home athletic competition, the athletes face their fans with their hands on their hearts and sing the following words: Now, colleges from sea to sea May sing of colors true; But who has better right than we To hoist a symbol hue? For sailors brave in battle fair, Since fighting days of old, Have proved the sailor s right to wear The Navy Blue and Gold 23

25 The Robert Crown Sailing Center The U.S. Navy has long understood knowledge, confidence and respect for the sea instilled through sailing helps to make better naval officers. Therefore, the U.S. Naval Academy s sailing program is second to none. Sailing opportunities at the Academy range from the basic sail training given during the summer to every incoming plebe, to the Command and Seamanship Training Squadron during summer training, to the pinnacle of the sport, the varsity intercollegiate and offshore teams. When you join the Naval Academy sailing team, you are joining a program that has a tradition of helping an individual find out exactly how good he or she can be. The sailing team is headquartered in the Robert Crown Center, a modern building on the banks of the Severn River. It houses the administrative and coaching offices, team classrooms, locker rooms and equipment repair and storage facilities. The Robert Crown Center also houses the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association Hall of Fame which exhibits many of the North American collegiate trophies, plaques and half-models, as well as the All-America lists, representing the achievements of the 70 years of intercollegiate sailing. In addition, the Naval Academy s sailing trophies and awards are on display in the Hall. Adjacent to the Crown Center is Santee Basin, the mooring area for the Naval Academy s 250- plus sail training fleet including the 20 Navy 44s, six donated offshore boats, 12 J-24 s, s, 22 FJs and 136 Lasers used by the sailing teams. Practices and racing take place on the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay. 24