US Sailing’s ODP Youth Travel Teams boost ambitious American sailors

by US Sailing on 27 Jul 2017

The Olympic Development Program will support youth sailors competing this summer at key events in North America and Europe Will Ricketson / US Sailing Team http://home.ussailing.org/

US Sailing’s Olympic Development Program (ODP) is offering support to American sailors competing at top international events this summer through four ODP Travel Teams, which will compete at the Laser and Laser Radial U21 Worlds, the Laser Radial Youth Worlds, The Laser Radial Worlds (Open) and the recently-completed 49er Junior Worlds. US Sailing’s ODP named rosters of athletes for each event, who will receive world-class coaching and management support as they seek to develop high-level skills, gain experience, and earn top results on the international stage.

“The ODP Travel Team concept has been in place for over two years now, and we’ve seen some impressive results from the U.S. sailors involved during that stretch,” said Leandro Spina (Miami, Fla.), US Sailing’s Olympic Development Director. “As is the case with the ODP training camps that we hold around the country all year, the focus with our travel teams is always on skill-building and in attaining overall improvement as athletes. I’m proud of the effort that all of our sailors and coaches have already put in, and we expect a great summer of racing this year.”

See also 2017 ODP Master Schedule

ODP Travel Team competition has already enjoyed a strong start, with Dane Wilson (Ojai, Calif.) and Scott Ewing (Miami, Fla.) taking second at the 49er Junior Worlds (June 29 – July 2) in Kingston, Canada. The next event will be the Laser U21 Worlds (July 26-August 2), which starts next week in Nieuwpoort, Belgium.

With the 2017 29er class World Championships set to be held in home waters in Long Beach, California next week, in place of a travel team the ODP will support all American sailors at the event with coaching on a broad scale. US Sailing coaches including two-time Olympic Champion and Chief of U.S. Olympic Sailing Malcolm Page (Newport, R.I), Leandro Spina, staff coach Willie McBride (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Rio 2016 Olympian Joe Morris (Annapolis, Md.) will work with key regional sailing programs and coaches to provide world-class support to a large and inclusive group of junior athletes, with the goal of increasing the overall level of the American contingent.

Founded in early 2015, US Sailing’s ODP is a long-term initiative to help young American sailors build the complete skill set necessary to achieve success in high-performance sailing and at the Olympic level. The ODP provides significantly improved (and US Sailing-funded) training to youth athletes who demonstrate potential and a standout work ethic. The program consists of dozens of high-level invitational training camps held around the U.S. each year, as well as travel teams organized for major international events.

2017 ODP Travel Team Rosters:

49er Junior World Championship

June 29 – July 2, Kingston, Canada

• 49er: Dane Wilson (Ojai, Calif.) and Scott Ewing (Miami, Fla.) – second overall
• 49erFX: Quinn Wilson (Ojai, Calif.) and Romain Screve (Kentfield, Calif.) – sixth overall

Coaches: Mark Asquith and Craig Wilson

Results and event website - Click here.

Laser U21 World Championship

July 26 – August 2, Nieuwpoort, Belgium

• Laser: Henry Marshall (Auburndale, Mass.)
• Laser: Paul Didham (San Diego, Calif.)
• Laser: Scott Rasmussen (Coral, Fla.)
• Laser Radial: Marshall McCann (Houston, Texas)
• Laser Radial: Ford McCann (Houston, Texas)
• Laser Radial: Christina Sakellaris (Milton, Mass.)
• Laser Radial: Sophia Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
• Laser Radial: Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
• Laser Radial: Carly Broussard (Newport, R.I.)

Coaches: Brendan Casey, Rulo Borojovich, Leandro Spina

Results and event website - Click here

Laser Radial Youth World Championship

August 11-18, 2017, Medemblik, The Netherlands

• Leo Boucher (West Ricer, Md.)
• Chase Carraway (Wrightsville Beach, N.C.)
• Joseph Hou (Newport Beach, Calif.)
• Charlotte Rose (Houston, Texas)
• Hallie Schiffman (Sarasota, Fla.)
• Lillian Myers (Sarasota, Fla.)

Coaches: Brend Casey and Rulo Borojovich

Results and event website - Click here.

Laser Radial World Championship

August 19-26, 2017, Medemblik, The Netherlands

• Christina Sakellaris (Milton, Mass.)
• Hanne Weaver (Seattle, Wash)
• Sophia Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Coaches: Leandro Spina and Brendan Casey

Results and event website - Click here.
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