Olympic Sailing

Sail for Gold

U.S. representatives in the Finn and Elliott 6m classes won bronze medals at this ISAF World Cup event in Weymouth, England.

Kenneth Andreasen, a native of Denmark, was named the High Performance Director for the U.S. Sailing Team Alphagraphics following the 2008 Olympic Regatta in Qingdao. He coached Zach Railey to a silver medal at that regatta.

Kenneth Andreasen: The New Kid On the Clock

With Gary Bodie retiring after 10 years and 3 Olympics, the U.S. Sailing Team Alphagraphics has handed the reins to Kenneth Andreasen, who helped 2008 silver medalist Zach Railey transform himself from a very good Laser sailor to one of the world’s best Finn sailors in four short years.

A Tale of Two Medals

As these two U.S. sailors proved, there was more than one path to the podium at the 2008 Olympic Regatta in Qindao. A Feature from our October 2008 issue

2008 Qingdao Paralympic Regatta

John Ruf adds a bronze in the 2.4mR to the gold won by Nick Scandone and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker. The U.S. Sailing Team medals in two of three classes at the 2008 Paralympic Regatta in Qingdao, China.

Sail for Gold

U.S. representatives in the Finn and Elliott 6m classes won bronze medals at this ISAF World Cup event in Weymouth, England.

Kenneth Andreasen, a native of Denmark, was named the High Performance Director for the U.S. Sailing Team Alphagraphics following the 2008 Olympic Regatta in Qingdao. He coached Zach Railey to a silver medal at that regatta.

Kenneth Andreasen: The New Kid On the Clock

With Gary Bodie retiring after 10 years and 3 Olympics, the U.S. Sailing Team Alphagraphics has handed the reins to Kenneth Andreasen, who helped 2008 silver medalist Zach Railey transform himself from a very good Laser sailor to one of the world’s best Finn sailors in four short years.

A Tale of Two Medals

As these two U.S. sailors proved, there was more than one path to the podium at the 2008 Olympic Regatta in Qindao. A Feature from our October 2008 issue

2008 Qingdao Paralympic Regatta

John Ruf adds a bronze in the 2.4mR to the gold won by Nick Scandone and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker. The U.S. Sailing Team medals in two of three classes at the 2008 Paralympic Regatta in Qingdao, China.

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