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William I Koch International Sea Scout Cup

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Last Updated: July 2, 2018

Introduction The William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup is a biannual Sailing Regatta put on by Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of ). The Event was founded by Bill Koch in 2002 in order to allow Sea Scouts from around the world to compete. The original National Sea Scout Sailing Championship began in the 1930s but went dormant when Sea Scouts left the program to serve in World War II. Every two years Sea Scouts from around the world gather for a week of friendly competition. Scouts from , Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, and the United States have participated. History After nearly half a century since there was a Sea Scout National Sailing Competition, the Sea Scouts program asked Bill Koch if he would be interested in reviving the championship that had been dormant since World War II. Koch requested that the regatta be open to Scouts from around the world in order to foster international understanding and camaraderie. The Koch Cup Bill Koch president of the America³ Foundation, Inc. commissioned Asprey’s of London, the silversmith who made the original America's Cup trophy, to manufacture the William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup. The trophy referred to as The Koch Cup is made of silver and stands thirty-four inches tall. America³ Foundation, Inc. transferred the Cup to the National Scouting Museum where it is on display when not on loan to the Koch Cup or the America³ Foundation, Inc.

Kiwi Cup Teams Qualify on the first few days of the cup. Sea Scouts in the top half of the fleet qualify for the Koch Fleet and the rest qualify for the Kiwi Fleet. The Kiwi Cup was donated by the Sea Scouts of New Zealand in 2000. It is an authentic Maori carved statue that is presented to the winners of the Kiwi Fleet.

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Previous Results Year Location Host Winner of Koch Cup Winner of Kiwi Cup Thomas Hartman 2002 Chicago, IL Club P Cotera and J Cotera and Trevor Gurley Massachusetts Maritime Trevor Gurley and Erling Guderud and Siri 2004 Buzzards Bay, MA Academy Corey Kemp Neslein Corey Kemp and Andrew Scheuermann 2006 Miami, FL Coral Reef Yacht Club John Harada and Danielle Meeker Eric Johnson and Levi 2008 Annapolis, MD United States Naval Academy Patrick Arlington White United States Coast Guard Cody Stansky and Barchan Rodgers and 2010 New London, CT Academy Andrew Britton Abby King Jack Donnell and Mathew Rozario and 2012 Vallejo, CA California Maritime Academy Brooke Stinson Colin Bartels Ben Brough and Andrew Berkowitz and 2014 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Yacht Club Laura Roudebush Isabella Rudrow Nicholas Gardiner Teagan Foley and Mick 2016 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Yacht Club and Nicholas Williams Foley

2018 Galveston, TX Sea Star Base Galveston

Bill Koch with the 2016 Koch Cup Champions Nicholas Gardiner and Nicholas Williams from New Zealand.

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William I. Koch

Bill Koch’s relationship with the Sea Scout program pre-dates his career as a successful international businessman and winning America’s Cup skipper. It began more than 50 years ago when the Wichita, Kansas native enrolled in a summer sailing program at Culver Military Academy in Indiana. Modeled after the Sea Scout Program, Koch cites his early sailing experience as one that would alter the course of his life. “I learned then that the true art of sailing required teamwork, discipline and leadership,” he said. “If I could fine tune those skills, then I would be better able to manage the surprises that the sea constantly throws at you.”

Koch has done a fine job of honing those skills. He graduated with honors from Culver Military Academy and received his bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As the founder of the Oxbow Carbon LLC, the largest marketer and producer of petroleum and calcined coke in the world, Koch has created a business that Forbes Magazine consistently recognizes as one of the top privately held companies in America.

Using some of the lessons learned from his life-long passion for the sea, Koch created his T3 philosophy – talent, teamwork and technology. Simply put, he encourages employee participation, rewards teamwork and relies on scientific research to make calculated risks. Koch used the T3 approach to win the 1992 America’s Cup, the most coveted prize in sailing. “Ordinary people doing things extraordinarily well as a team will beat – every time – a bunch of superstars with their accompanying egos,” he told his team of amateur sailors when the sailing experts had discounted them at the start of their America’s Cup campaign.

Koch designed, built and created The William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup to foster the lessons born out of the Sea Scout Program. The biannual regatta recognizes young adults who are willing to learn leadership through seamanship.

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Contacts

Regatta Chairman Mike Philbrook [email protected]

National Director, Sea Scouts BSA Janice Downey [email protected]

Regatta Race Officer Hugh Dougherty [email protected]

Public Safety and Transportation JM Zimmerle [email protected]

Regatta Registrar Noel E Guzman [email protected]

Regatta Purser Lee Popham [email protected]

Social Media

Web Page: Http://seascoutcup.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamIKochInternationalSeaScoutCup/

Twitter: @seascoutcup

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/75403029@N06/collections/

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user10199171

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2018 Participant Facts

 Total participants: 64  44 from the United States and 20 from outside the United States  Representing 10 different countries AUS-2, BRA-2, DNK-2, FIN-2, HKG-4, IRL-2, NZL-2, POL-2, USA-44, ZAF-2  From 17 different states: CA-4, FL-4, IL-2, MA-4, MD-3, MI-5, NJ-2, NY-4, NC-2 OH-2, TN-1, RI-2, TN-4, TX-4, VA-1, WA-2, WI-4  Gender: 18 Female, 46 Male  Age: Age Number 15 5 16 17 17 12 18 16 19 9 20 5  Average age: 17  There are 11 competitors that competed in previous Koch Cups  There are two teams that are made up of siblings USA 18, AUS 1

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Race Schedule and Locations Racing will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. All races will take place off of the Sea Star Base Galveston. Sunday, July 8, 2018 Participant Arrival 1200 SSBG Registration 1200 to 1700/Uniform Inspection 1800 Dining Hall Dinner 1900 Flag Pole Training for colors ceremony- all hands Monday, July 9, 2018 Practice Races 0700 Dining Hall All Hands Breakfast/ Dress uniform 0800 Flag Pole Colors and announcements/ Dress uniform 0815 TBD Photos of all hands/ Dress uniform 0930 TBD Skipper's meeting / race clothes 1000 Practice races 1730 Races secure Tuesday, July 10, 2018 Fleet Qualifiers Race Day 0800 Flag Pole Colors and announcements/ Regatta Uniform 0845 TBD Skipper's meeting / race clothes 0930 First race 1200 Dining Hall WIK Cup Chairman's Appreciation Lunch (By Invitation) 1730 Races secure Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Koch Cup and Kiwi Cup Races 0800 Flag Pole Colors and announcements/ Regatta Uniform 0845 TBD Skipper's meeting / race clothes 0930 First race 1730 Races secure 1900 Swim Party Thursday, July 12, 2018 Koch Cup and Kiwi Cup Races 0800 Flag Pole Colors and announcements/ Regatta Uniform 0845 TBD Skipper's meeting / race clothes 0930 First race 1600 Secure from racing/ Turn in Helmets and rash guards 1830 Dining Hall Awards Dinner Mixer 1830-1900 dinner at 1900 Friday, July 13, 2018 Departure 0800 All hands check out and clear with security 1300 Staff Depart Schedule is subject to change. Check social media for updates.

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Last First Age City ST Country Ship Name Ship No Council Region AMARO Natalie F 18 Chicago IL USA Rickover Naval Academy Sea 5709 Pathways to Adventure Central Scouts ANDERSEN Kaja F 15 Aarhus C DNK Stifinderne Troppen Aarhus International BARKLEY Isaac M 15 Heath TX USA 1000 Circle Ten Southern BLOMQUIST Filip M 18 Turku FIN Scoutkåren Pojkarna Finlands Svenska Scouter International r.f. CADEMATORI Will M 16 Wayne NJ USA Packanack 104 Northern NJ Northeast CAIRES Jack M 18 San Diego CA USA 1886 San Diego Imperial Western CARTER Hannah F 16 San Clemente CA USA Mariners 936 Orange County Western CHARLEBOIS Andrew M 18 Frederick MD USA Sea Dogs 59 National Capital Area Northeast CHEUNG Chun Yip M 17 Hong Kong HKG First Kowloon Sea Scout Group Scout Association of Hong International Kong CHU Ting Fung M 16 Hong Kong HKG First Kowloon Sea Scout Group Scout Association of Hong International Kong CHUANG Brennan M 16 Wayne NJ USA Packanack 104 Northern NJ Northeast CRACIUN Thomas M 17 Cambridge MA USA Brutus 131 Spirit of Adventure Northeast CRUZ Joao M 18 Rio de Janeiro BRA 123 GEMar Almirante Saldanha 123 Rio de Janeiro International DANN Evan M 19 Frederick MD USA Sea Dogs 59 National Capital Area Northeast DE WILDE Tess F 18 Royal Oak ` MI USA Argonaut 320 Water and Woods Central KOHLER DIUGUID Nathaniel M 17 Maysville NC USA Integrity 3 East Carolina Southern FISHER Patrick M 16 Sheboygan WI USA Griffin 5050 Baylakes Central FOLEY Brian M 18 Conway MI USA 1148 Michigan Cross roads Central FORTUNKA Mateusz M 20 Kielce POL KHDZ 33 ZHP Chorągiew Kielecka International GARLAND Devan M 18 Randburg ZAF Florida Lake Sea Scouts 123 123 International GRAHL Samuel M 16 Campbellsport WI USA Eagle 5792 Bay-Lakes Central GRAY Eamon M 18 Gowrie AUS Lake Tuggeranong Sea Scouts Scouts ACT International GRAY Órla F 20 Gowrie AUS Lake Tuggeranong Sea Scouts Scouts ACT International GREGORY Toby M 17 Blenheim NZL Marlborough Marlborough International GUSTKE Robert M 19 Bridgeport NY USA Cricket 876 Longhouse Northeast HAMIL Zak M 18 Bay Village OH USA 41 Lake Erie Central HANSING Richard J. M 15 San Diego CA USA 1886 San Diego Imperial Western HOLTZBERG Adina F 16 Tampa FL USA 185 Greater Tampa Bay Area Southern 7

Last First Age City ST Country Ship Name Ship No Council Region HULL Issac M 16 Everett WA USA Constellation 226 Mt. Baker Western JAS Joanna F 20 Kielce POL KHDZ 33 ZHP Chorągiew Kielecka International KATZ-CHRISTY Max M 17 Cambridge MA USA Brutus 131 Spirit of Adventure Northeast KOUDELKA Lubos M 17 Nashville TN USA 1148 Great Lakes Field Service Central LA RUFFA Alexander M 16 East Falmouth MA USA Nobska 40 Cape Cod and Islands Northeast LAU Yan Ming M 19 Hong Kong HKG First Kowloon Sea Scout Group Scout Association of Hong International Kong LINDENBERG Matheus M 15 Rio de Janeiro BRA 123 GEMar Almirante Saldanha 123 Rio de Janeiro International LOEDING Nicolette F 16 Lexington MI USA Lexington 320 Water and Woods Central LOMASNEY Meaghan F 18 Bourne MA USA Nobska 40 Cape Cod and Islands Northeast MAHON Cathal M 17 Galway IRL Port of Galway Sea Scouts 24 Galway International MARÉ Ché- F 18 Roodepoort ZAF Florida Lake Sea Scouts 123 123 International vonne MARKUSSEN Kathryn F 19 Alexandria VA USA Dragonlady 1942 National Capital Area Northeast MAUDE Nick M 18 Bay Village OH USA Intrepid 41 Lake Erie Central MAZUREK Sara F 20 Trenton MI USA 1148 Great Lakes Field Central MEDRANO Jose M 18 Chicago IL USA Rickover Naval Academy Sea 5709 Pathways to Adventure Central Scouts MEYER Aiden M 18 Liverpool NY USA Cricket 876 Longhouse Northeast MORAN Talib M 16 St.Petersburg FL USA Intrepid 915 Greater Tampa Bay Area Southern MORRIS Jake M 17 Blenheim NZL Marlborough Marlborough International NG Ka Wai M 19 Hong Kong HKG First Kowloon Sea Scout Group Scout Association of Hong International Kong NORSTRÖM Oscar M 19 Turku FIN Scoutkåren Pojkarna Finlands Svenska Scouter International r.f. PARTON Caleb M 20 Detroit MI USA 1148 Great Lakes Field Central POST Hannah F 16 Kohler WI USA Griffin 5050 Bay Lakes Central PYLE Cooper M 17 Phoenix NY USA Cricket 876 Longhouse Northeast ROSENBORG Rebecca F 16 Solbjerg DNK Stifinderne Troppen Aarhus International SALOME Marilyn F 15 Dana Point CA USA Mariners 936 Orange County Western SCHULER Parker M 17 Tampa FL USA Intrepid 915 Greater Tampa Bay Area Southern SEXTON Simon M 19 Cypress TX USA 846 Sam Houston Area Southern SEXTON Zander M 16 Cypress TX USA Endeavor 846 Sam Houston Area Southern 8

Last First Age City ST Country Ship Name Ship No Council Region SMITH Cole M 17 Dunkirk MD USA Dragonlady 1942 National Capital Area Northeast TALBOT Rob M 17 Galway IRL Port of Galway Sea scouts 24 Galway International VANDLING Andrew M 16 Heath TX USA Enterprise 1000 Circle Ten Southern VERSTRAETE Britney F 16 Apollo Beach FL USA 185 Greater Tampa Bay Area Southern WACHTER Sawyer M 18 Edmonds WA USA Constellation 226 Mt. Baker Western WALKER Erica F 16 Hubert NC USA Sea Wolf Sea Scouts 1810 East Carolina Southern WETHERBEE Brenna F 19 Fond du lac WI USA Eagle 5792 Bay lakes Central YORK Andrew M 19 Baldwinsville NY USA Cricket 876 Longhouse Northeast

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2018 William I Koch International Sea Scout Cup Race Teams Sorted by Bib Number AUS Australia, BRA Brazil, DNK Denmark, FIN Finland, HKG-Hong Kong, IRL Ireland, NZL New Zealand, POL Poland, USA United States of America, ZAF South Africa Bib Last Name First Name Position TEAM Bib Last Name First Name Skipper/Crew Team 1 GRAY Eamon Skipper AUS-1 33 GUSTKE Robert Skipper USA-08 2 GRAY Órla Crew AUS-1 34 YORK Andrew Crew USA-08 3 CRUZ Joao Skipper BRA-1 35 HULL Issac Skipper USA-09 4 LINDENBERG Matheus Crew BRA-1 36 WACHTER Sawyer Crew USA-09 5 ANDERSEN Kaja Skipper DNK-1 38 CRACIUN Thomas Crew USA-10 6 ROSENBORG Rebecca Crew DNK-1 37 KATZ-CHRISTY Max Skipper USA-10 7 BLOMQUIST Filip Skipper FIN-1 39 LA RUFFA Alexander Skipper USA-11 8 NORSTRÖM Oscar Crew FIN-1 40 LOMASNEY Meaghan Crew USA-11 9 LAU Yan Ming Skipper HKG-1 41 MARKUSSEN Kathryn Skipper USA-12 10 NG Ka Wai Crew HKG-1 42 SMITH Cole Crew USA-12 11 CHEUNG Chun Yip Skipper HKG-2 44 HAMIL Zak Crew USA-13 12 CHU Ting Fung Crew HKG-2 43 MAUDE Nick Skipper USA-13 14 MAHON Cathal Crew IRL-1 46 AMARO Natalie Crew USA-14 13 TALBOT Rob Skipper IRL-1 45 MEDRANO Jose Skipper USA-14 16 GREGORY Toby Crew NZL-1 47 MEYER Aiden Skipper USA-15 15 MORRIS Jake Skipper NZL-1 48 PYLE Cooper Crew USA-15 17 FORTUNKA Mateusz Skipper POL-1 50 MAZUREK Sara Crew USA-16 18 JAS Joanna Crew POL-1 49 PARTON Caleb Skipper USA-16 19 CADEMATORI Will Skipper USA-01 52 MORAN Talib Crew USA-17 20 CHUANG Brennan Crew USA-01 51 SCHULER Parker Skipper USA-17 21 CAIRES Jack Skipper USA-02 53 SEXTON Simon Skipper USA-18 22 HANSING Richard J. Crew USA-02 54 SEXTON Zander Crew USA-18 23 CARTER Hannah Skipper USA-03 56 BARKLEY Isaac Crew USA-19 24 SALOME Marilyn Crew USA-03 55 VANDLING Andrew Skipper USA-19 26 CHARLEBOIS Andrew Crew USA-04 58 HOLTZBERG Adina Crew USA-20 25 DANN Evan Skipper USA-04 57 VERSTRAETE Britney Skipper USA-20 27 DE WILDE KOHLER Tess Skipper USA-05 60 DIUGUID Nathaniel Crew USA-21 28 LOEDING Nicolette Crew USA-05 59 WALKER Erica Skipper USA-21 29 FISHER Patrick Skipper USA-06 62 GRAHL Samuel Crew USA-22 30 POST Hannah Crew USA-06 61 WETHERBEE Brenna Skipper USA-22 31 FOLEY Brian Skipper USA-07 63 GARLAND Devan Skipper ZAF-1 32 KOUDELKA Lubos Crew USA-07 64 MARÉ Ché-vonne Crew ZAF-1

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2018 William I Koch International Sea Scout Cup Race Teams Sorted by Bib Last Name AUS Australia, BRA Brazil, DNK Denmark, FIN Finland, HKG-Hong Kong, IRL Ireland, NZL New Zealand, POL Poland, USA United States of America, ZAF South Africa First Last Name Name Skipper/Crew Team Bib Last Name First Name Skipper/Crew Team Bib AMARO Natalie Crew USA-14 46 LA RUFFA Alexander Skipper USA-11 39 ANDERSEN Kaja Skipper DNK-1 5 LAU Yan Ming Skipper HKG-1 9 BARKLEY Isaac Crew USA-19 56 LINDENBERG Matheus Crew BRA-1 4 BLOMQUIST Filip Skipper FIN-1 7 LOEDING Nicolette Crew USA-05 28 CADEMATORI Will Skipper USA-01 19 LOMASNEY Meaghan Crew USA-11 40 CAIRES Jack Skipper USA-02 21 MAHON Cathal Crew IRL-1 14 CARTER Hannah Skipper USA-03 23 MARÉ Ché-vonne Crew ZAF-1 64 CHARLEBOIS Andrew Crew USA-04 26 MARKUSSEN Kathryn Skipper USA-12 41 CHEUNG Chun Yip Skipper HKG-2 11 MAUDE Nick Skipper USA-13 43 CHU Ting Fung Crew HKG-2 12 MAZUREK Sara Crew USA-16 50 CHUANG Brennan Crew USA-01 20 MEDRANO Jose Skipper USA-14 45 CRACIUN Thomas Crew USA-10 38 MEYER Aiden Skipper USA-15 47 CRUZ Joao Skipper BRA-1 3 MORAN Talib Crew USA-17 52 DANN Evan Skipper USA-04 25 MORRIS Jake Skipper NZL-1 15 DE WILDE KOHLER Tess Skipper USA-05 27 NG Ka Wai Crew HKG-1 10 DIUGUID Nathaniel Crew USA-21 60 NORSTRÖM Oscar Crew FIN-1 8 FISHER Patrick Skipper USA-06 29 PARTON Caleb Skipper USA-16 49 FOLEY Brian Skipper USA-07 31 POST Hannah Crew USA-06 30 FORTUNKA Mateusz Skipper POL-1 17 PYLE Cooper Crew USA-15 48 GARLAND Devan Skipper ZAF-1 63 ROSENBORG Rebecca Crew DNK-1 6 GRAHL Samuel Crew USA-22 62 SALOME Marilyn Crew USA-03 24 GRAY Eamon Skipper AUS-1 1 SCHULER Parker Skipper USA-17 51 GRAY Órla Crew AUS-1 2 SEXTON Simon Skipper USA-18 53 GREGORY Toby Crew NZL-1 16 SEXTON Zander Crew USA-18 54 GUSTKE Robert Skipper USA-08 33 SMITH Cole Crew USA-12 42 HAMIL Zak Crew USA-13 44 TALBOT Rob Skipper IRL-1 13 HANSING Richard J. Crew USA-02 22 VANDLING Andrew Skipper USA-19 55 HOLTZBERG Adina Crew USA-20 58 VERSTRAETE Britney Skipper USA-20 57 HULL Issac Skipper USA-09 35 WACHTER Sawyer Crew USA-09 36 JAS Joanna Crew POL-1 18 WALKER Erica Skipper USA-21 59 KATZ-CHRISTY Max Skipper USA-10 37 WETHERBEE Brenna Skipper USA-22 61 KOUDELKA Lubos Crew USA-07 32 YORK Andrew Crew USA-08 34

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2018 William I Koch International Sea Scout Cup Race Teams Sorted by Bib Team Number AUS Australia, BRA Brazil, DNK Denmark, FIN Finland, HKG-Hong Kong, IRL Ireland, NZL New Zealand, POL Poland, USA United States of America, ZAF South Africa Team Last Name First Name Skipper/Crew Bib Team Last Name First Name Skipper/Crew Bib AUS-1 GRAY Eamon Skipper 1 USA-08 GUSTKE Robert Skipper 33 AUS-1 GRAY Órla Crew 2 USA-08 YORK Andrew Crew 34 BRA-1 CRUZ Joao Skipper 3 USA-09 HULL Issac Skipper 35 BRA-1 LINDENBERG Matheus Crew 4 USA-09 WACHTER Sawyer Crew 36 DNK-1 ANDERSEN Kaja Skipper 5 USA-10 KATZ-CHRISTY Max Skipper 37 DNK-1 ROSENBORG Rebecca Crew 6 USA-10 CRACIUN Thomas Crew 38 FIN-1 BLOMQUIST Filip Skipper 7 USA-11 LA RUFFA Alexander Skipper 39 FIN-1 NORSTRÖM Oscar Crew 8 USA-11 LOMASNEY Meaghan Crew 40 HKG-1 LAU Yan Ming Skipper 9 USA-12 MARKUSSEN Kathryn Skipper 41 HKG-1 NG Ka Wai Crew 10 USA-12 SMITH Cole Crew 42 HKG-2 CHEUNG Chun Yip Skipper 11 USA-13 MAUDE Nick Skipper 43 HKG-2 CHU Ting Fung Crew 12 USA-13 HAMIL Zak Crew 44 IRL-1 TALBOT Rob Skipper 13 USA-14 MEDRANO Jose Skipper 45 IRL-1 MAHON Cathal Crew 14 USA-14 AMARO Natalie Crew 46 NZL-1 MORRIS Jake Skipper 15 USA-15 MEYER Aiden Skipper 47 NZL-1 GREGORY Toby Crew 16 USA-15 PYLE Cooper Crew 48 POL-1 FORTUNKA Mateusz Skipper 17 USA-16 PARTON Caleb Skipper 49 POL-1 JAS Joanna Crew 18 USA-16 MAZUREK Sara Crew 50 USA-01 CADEMATORI Will Skipper 19 USA-17 SCHULER Parker Skipper 51 USA-01 CHUANG Brennan Crew 20 USA-17 MORAN Talib Crew 52 USA-02 CAIRES Jack Skipper 21 USA-18 SEXTON Simon Skipper 53 USA-02 HANSING Richard J. Crew 22 USA-18 SEXTON Zander Crew 54 USA-03 CARTER Hannah Skipper 23 USA-19 VANDLING Andrew Skipper 55 USA-03 SALOME Marilyn Crew 24 USA-19 BARKLEY Isaac Crew 56 USA-04 DANN Evan Skipper 25 USA-20 VERSTRAETE Britney Skipper 57 USA-04 CHARLEBOIS Andrew Crew 26 USA-20 HOLTZBERG Adina Crew 58 USA-05 DE WILDE KOHLER Tess Skipper 27 USA-21 WALKER Erica Skipper 59 USA-05 LOEDING Nicolette Crew 28 USA-21 DIUGUID Nathaniel Crew 60 USA-06 FISHER Patrick Skipper 29 USA-22 WETHERBEE Brenna Skipper 61 USA-06 POST Hannah Crew 30 USA-22 GRAHL Samuel Crew 62 USA-07 FOLEY Brian Skipper 31 ZAF-1 GARLAND Devan Skipper 63 USA-07 KOUDELKA Lubos Crew 32 ZAF-1 MARÉ Ché-vonne Crew 64

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