
Andrew Campbell
2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Bio

2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Bio

2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Bio

2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Bio

2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Bio

2008 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Bio

Each of the 2007 U.S. Olympic Trials had its own ebb and flow, its own plot. The only common elements were the intense pressure, the joy of the victors, and the disappointment of those who just missed. A “Feature” from our Jan. 2008 issue

Speed, apparently, does kill when it comes to Olympic event selection. The Tornado, the fastest of all the Olympic classes, could find itself on the outside looking in for the 2012 Games in London. Meanwhile, women’s match racing gets the nod.

Now entering his second term as chairman of US SAILING’s Olympic Sailing Committee, Dean Brenner focuses on securing more funding for the country’s top medal hopes. “First Beat” from our October 30, 2007, /SW eNewsletter/

Few regattas are more grueling, mentally and physically, than the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sixteen, or more, races over nine days; only first place matters. By the third week in October, 15 sailors will have realized a dream; for everyone else there will be only disappointment.

Eighteen of the country’s best sailors are headed for Qingdao after proving themselves in the rigorous U.S. Olympic Sailing Trials. “First Beat” from our October 16, 2007, /SW eNewsletter/
John Dane III and son-in-law Austin Sperry are now among the 15 sailors who have clinched spots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team. After 9 grueling days of competition, the Olympic Trials come to a close in Rhode Island and California.
Stu McNay and Graham Biehl are the first sailors to clinch a trip to Qingdao, winning the Men’s 470 division with two races to go. Other sailors have all but wrapped up the spot, however, there are plenty of races that will be decided on the final day.

2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Bio

2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Bio

2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Bio

2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Bio

2008 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Bio

Each of the 2007 U.S. Olympic Trials had its own ebb and flow, its own plot. The only common elements were the intense pressure, the joy of the victors, and the disappointment of those who just missed. A “Feature” from our Jan. 2008 issue

Speed, apparently, does kill when it comes to Olympic event selection. The Tornado, the fastest of all the Olympic classes, could find itself on the outside looking in for the 2012 Games in London. Meanwhile, women’s match racing gets the nod.

Now entering his second term as chairman of US SAILING’s Olympic Sailing Committee, Dean Brenner focuses on securing more funding for the country’s top medal hopes. “First Beat” from our October 30, 2007, /SW eNewsletter/

Few regattas are more grueling, mentally and physically, than the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sixteen, or more, races over nine days; only first place matters. By the third week in October, 15 sailors will have realized a dream; for everyone else there will be only disappointment.

Eighteen of the country’s best sailors are headed for Qingdao after proving themselves in the rigorous U.S. Olympic Sailing Trials. “First Beat” from our October 16, 2007, /SW eNewsletter/
John Dane III and son-in-law Austin Sperry are now among the 15 sailors who have clinched spots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team. After 9 grueling days of competition, the Olympic Trials come to a close in Rhode Island and California.
Stu McNay and Graham Biehl are the first sailors to clinch a trip to Qingdao, winning the Men’s 470 division with two races to go. Other sailors have all but wrapped up the spot, however, there are plenty of races that will be decided on the final day.
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