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US SAILING will send the
nine members of the US Youth World Team to Århus, Denmark, where they
will represent the United States at the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF
World Championship. Over 250 sailors from 60 countries will compete in
the championship, which runs July 10-19.
The nine members of this team mark a milestone in Youth World Team
history, as they are the first to have qualified at a single, designated
Youth World Qualifier regatta. In the past, youth sailors in each class
were chosen by having won a class regatta that had been predetermined as
the qualifying event. Under the new system, all nine of these sailors
gained their Youth Worlds eligibility at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club’s
Youth World Qualifier, which attracted 82 sailors from around the
country.
The 2008 US Youth World Team will
be accompanied by Team Leader Kent Haeger (Lake Forest, Ill.) and
coaches Brett Davis (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Peter Kruger Anderson (Århus,
Denmark).
Meet the members of the
Team:
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NAME : |
Anne Haeger |
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CLASS: |
Laser Radial |
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POSITION: |
Skipper |
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US Youth World Team: |
2007; 2008 |
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MEMBER OF: |
Lake Beulah Yacht Club/Lake
Forest Sailing |
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HIGH SCHOOL: |
Lake Forest High School, class of
2008 |
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AGE: |
18 |
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BIRTHPLACE: |
Chicago, Ill. |
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HOMETOWN: |
Lake Forest, Ill. |
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SAILING SINCE AGE: |
9 |
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SAILING RESUME: |
- 2nd 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing
ISAF World Championship
- 4th 2007 U.S. Olympic Team
Trials for Sailing
- 2nd 2007 Laser Radial North American
Championship
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NAME : |
Luke Lawrence |
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CLASS: |
Laser |
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POSITION: |
Skipper |
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US Youth World Team: |
2007; 2008 |
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MEMBER OF: |
Coral Reef Yacht Club |
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HIGH SCHOOL: |
Martin County High School, class
of 2009 |
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AGE: |
17 |
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BIRTHPLACE: |
Hollywood, Fla. |
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HOMETOWN: |
Palm City, Fla. |
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SAILING SINCE AGE: |
6 |
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SAILING RESUME: |
- 11th 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing
ISAF World Championship
- 7th 2007 U.S. Olympic Team
Trials For Sailing
- 19th 2007 Laser Midwinter's
East (1st Junior)
- 10th 2006 Pan American Games
Trials - Laser
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NAME : |
Judge Ryan |
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CLASS: |
29er Boys |
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POSITION: |
Skipper |
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US Youth World Team: |
2008 |
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MEMBER OF: |
San Diego Yacht Club |
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HIGH SCHOOL: |
Cathedral Catholic High School,
class
of 2010 |
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AGE: |
15 |
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BIRTHPLACE: |
La Mesa, Calif. |
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HOMETOWN: |
San Diego, Calif. |
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SAILING SINCE AGE: |
6 |
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SAILING RESUME: |
- 1st 2007 29er North Americans
- 20th 2007 29er World
Championship
- 3rd 2007 U.S. Youth
Championship -- 29er
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NAME : |
Hans Henken |
 |
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CLASS: |
29er Boys |
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POSITION: |
Crew |
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US Youth World Team: |
2008 |
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MEMBER OF: |
Coronado Yacht Cluc |
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HIGH SCHOOL: |
Coronado High School, class of
2011 |
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AGE: |
16 |
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BIRTHPLACE: |
Laguna Beach, Calif. |
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HOMETOWN: |
Coronado, Calif. |
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SAILING SINCE AGE: |
4 |
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SAILING RESUME: |
- 1st 2008 CORK Regatta-- 29er
- 20th 2007 29er World
Championship
- 1st 2007 29er Midwinters West
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NAME : |
Julia Paxton |
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CLASS: |
29er Girls |
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POSITION: |
Skipper |
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US Youth World Team: |
2008 |
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MEMBER OF: |
Richmond Yacht Club |
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HIGH SCHOOL: |
Analy High School,
class of 2010 |
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AGE: |
16 |
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BIRTHPLACE: |
Walnut Creek,
Calif. |
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HOMETOWN: |
Sebastopol, Calif. |
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SAILING SINCE AGE: |
6 |
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SAILING RESUME: |
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NAME : |
Karoline Gurdal |
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CLASS: |
29er Girls |
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POSITION: |
Crew |
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US Youth World Team: |
2008 |
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MEMBER OF: |
Golden Gate Yacht Club |
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HIGH SCHOOL: |
George Washington
High School, class
of 2008 |
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AGE: |
17 |
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BIRTHPLACE: |
San Francisco, Calif. |
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HOMETOWN: |
San Francisco, Calif. |
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SAILING SINCE AGE: |
10 |
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SAILING RESUME: |
- 3rd 2008 Skiff Festival
- 16th 2007 29er Nationals
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NAME : |
Andrew Mason |
 |
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CLASS: |
SL-16 |
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POSITION: |
Skipper |
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US Youth World Team: |
2008 |
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MEMBER OF: |
Newport Harbor Yacht Club |
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HIGH SCHOOL: |
Corona del Mar High School, Class of 2008 |
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AGE: |
18 |
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BIRTHPLACE: |
Laguna Beach, Calif. |
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HOMETOWN: |
Newport Beach, Calif. |
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SAILING SINCE AGE: |
8 |
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SAILING RESUME: |
- 1st 2008 U.S. Youth Multihull
Championship
- 2nd 2007 U.S. Youth Multihull
Championship
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NAME : |
Chris Segerblom |
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CLASS: |
SL-16 |
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POSITION: |
Crew |
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US Youth World Team: |
2008 |
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MEMBER OF: |
Newport Harbor Yacht Club |
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HIGH SCHOOL: |
Newport Harbor High School, Class of 2010 |
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AGE: |
16 |
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BIRTHPLACE: |
Newport Beach, Calif. |
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HOMETOWN: |
Costa Mesa, Calif. |
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SAILING SINCE AGE: |
7 |
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SAILING RESUME: |
- 1st 2008 U.S. Youth Multihull
Championship
- 3rd 2008 Club 420 Midwinters
- 4th 2007 Orange Bowl -- Club
420
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NAME : |
Cody Shevitz |
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CLASS: |
RS:X Boys |
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POSITION: |
Skipper |
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US Youth World Team: |
2008 |
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MEMBER OF: |
Santa Barbara Yacht
Club |
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HIGH SCHOOL: |
San Marcos High
School, class of 2008 |
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AGE: |
18 |
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BIRTHPLACE: |
Manhattan, N.Y. |
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HOMETOWN: |
Santa Barbara, Calif. |
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SAILING SINCE AGE: |
8 |
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SAILING RESUME: |
- 4th 2007 29er Midwinters West
- 10th 2007 U.S.
Youth Championship -- Club 420
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