2008 Annual Report to Members

letter to our members

Dear Member,

Thanks to the strength and generosity of our members, volunteers, and Board of Directors, 2008 was the fourth consecutive year US operated with a surplus. In this difficult economic environment, we have implemented a salary and hiring freeze, and strict cost controls to enable us to accomplish our mission of providing leadership for the sport of sailing in the United States in a fiscally responsible manner. US SAILING works to achieve this mission through a wide range of programs, events and services that represent the diverse interests of our membership base. Our commitment to you, the member, will not change.

We ensure that first-time sailors will learn from experienced and certified US SAILING instructors. We are committed to providing a national level playing field for racing sailors by training, and certifying race officials, judges, and umpires. The new Handy Guide to the Racing Rules visually simplifies the rules.

US SAILING provides rating certificates for boat owners who enjoy competing in offshore events. Our team of offshore experts offer performance packages that help sailors maximize their boat’s potential, and US SAILING’s Safety at Sea Seminar remains a required course by many offshore regatta organizers.

US SAILING’s 18 Championships and 25 Junior Olympic events offer various disciplines of racing for both adult and youth sailors so they can test their skill at an elite national level. Thanks to the support from our sponsors, the USOC and Medalist donors, the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics, put together a strong showing at the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Qingdao, China. Our talented team captured four medals, including a pair of golds, a silver, and a bronze.

We thank you for your continued support as we through challenging economic waters. And to all of our passionate sailors out there, we look forward to seeing you on the water and may you have fair winds, smooth seas, and a following tide in ’09.

Sincerely,

Jim Capron Charlie Leighton President Executive Director

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MEMBERSHIPS membership – SusanEpstein, ,MA,USSAILING Board of Directors sailing. Any day onthewater isbetter thananywhere else.” “I love that fact that sailingisalife-long sport.There issomething magicalabout Membership by Area 39,000 Total Members US S Join. Support.Sail. go to http://membership.ussailing.org/Benefits.htm. insurance, bareboat charters andmore. For afulllist ofmembershipbenefits provides you withdiscounts oneverything from magazinesubscriptions,marine In additionto rendering theseimportantservices, your USSAILING membership • • • • • of SailingintheUnited States, to: Your supportallows USSAILING, astheNational Governing Bodyfor thesport Why ShouldIJoinandSupportUSSAILING? Organize 25JuniorOlympicFestivals for over 4,000 juniorsailors. Organize 18youth andadultUSSAILING Championships; Issue offshore rating certificates andservice PHRFfleets; Train instructors; and certifying Race Officers, Judges,andUmpires; Provide alevel playing field by administering theRacingRulesofSailing ailing 2008MembershipStatistics Renew your USSAILING membershiptoday at http://membership.ussailing.org website coming in2009. Please besure to visitthenewly designed New USSAILING Website Redesigned MembershipCard Membership by Type 9% youth 27% family 2 4% organizations 60% individual

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“I don’t care who wins, I just love the opportunity for kids to love sailing. Sailing is the neatest thing kids can do. My kids don’t come off the water now.” – Loretta Rehe, Grosse Point Farms, MI, US SAILING Member

programs, events & electronic media Thanks to US SAILING’s 39,000 members and the generous support of our sponsors, our digital media outreach now includes: • e-USSAILING Weekly Newsletter with 36,000+ subscribers; • US SAILING’s Quarterdeck Newsletter – 3,000 subscribing clubs and growing; • US SAILING’s Video Podcast which provides updates on news, events and personalities in and around the sailing community.

USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals US SAILING continues its commitment to growing youth sailing in the United States. In 2008, there were over 3,800 competitors at 21 US SAILING Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals across the country, including nearly 700 juniors at the Orange Bowl Regatta.

Photo: Kate Daley Kate Photo: Over the years, we continue to see areas of growth at these events. The 2009 Junior Olympic Sailing schedule is jam-packed with a record 25 events throughout the country. For a complete schedule of upcoming Junior Olympic Festivals in your region, visit http://racing.ussailing.org/Categories/Junior_Olympics.htm 5th Annual One Design Sailing Symposium The 2008 ODSS was held in and featured forums led by industry and class experts. The symposium provides attendees with the opportunity to exchange and foster new ideas DID YOU KNOW? and give one-design sailing a spot on the starting line. In attendance were 95 participants Your local yacht club or sailing representing a record 23 states and the Virgin Islands. Topics included a North U. Rules Seminar presented by Dave Perry; an industry report by the Executive Director of Sail organization can partner with America, Jonathan Banks; and a seminar on selling and fulfilling sponsorship led by US US SAILING and host a Junior SAILING Marketing Director, Dan Egan. For updated information on future ODSS, Olympic Festival. please visit http://racing.ussailing.org/Categories/symposium.htm

US SAILING members receive a Sponsors 5% discount on airfare through US SAILING would like to thank the many sponsors for their tremendous support United Airlines when traveling and dedication to our sport, our members, and our programs. to US SAILING programs, events, and sanctioned regattas (including Key West Race Week, US SAILING Championships, and Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals.)

The 2008 US SAILING Orange Bowl Junior Olympic Festival is the largest youth regatta in the United States with nearly 700 competitors. programs, events & elecronic media 3 Photo: Chris Zander Photo: Bill Hanyzewski Photo: ©2008 Tim Wilkes ©2008 Tim

championships Aspiring Olympic and veteran sailors alike are provided the opportunity to gain skills and experience at a competitive level to further their sailing careers through participation in US SAILING Championships. In 2008, US SAILING organized 17 National Championships hosted by sailing organizations across the country.

2008 Junior Championship San Francisco Yacht Club, CA - Vicki Sodaro, DID YOU KNOW? Winners Stephanie Wondolleck, Emily French, Katie Maxim Need-based Sailorships US SAILING’s Chubb U.S. Junior Triplehanded Championship hosted U.S. Match Racing Championship hosted are funded by the Annual by Chicago Yacht Club, IL by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, NY Appeal for sailors competing Sarasota Youth Sailing Program Pequot Yacht Club - Dave Perry, David Moffet, and Youth at Junior Will Stocke, Max Famiglietti, and Jon Dowd Chris Museler Championships. US SAILING’s Chubb U.S. Junior Doublehanded U.S. Singlehanded Championship hosted Championship hosted by Chicago Yacht Club, IL All US SAILING members are by Sayville Yacht Club, NY Long Beach Yacht Club - Korbin Kirk Paul Foerster eligible to compete in and Haley Kirk US SAILING Championships. US SAILING’s Chubb U.S. Junior Singlehanded U.S. Multihull Championship hosted by Championship hosted by Chicago Yacht Club, IL Melbourne Yacht Club, FL In 2008, the youngest Sarnia Yacht Club - E.J. O’Mara Nigel Pitt and Alex Shafer Championship winner was 14 U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship hosted and the oldest was 54. Championship hosted by Macatawa Bay by American Yacht Club & Larchmont Yacht Yacht Club, MI Club, NY Nearly 2,500 US SAILING Arielle Delisser Triplehanded: Rick Doerr, Tim Angle, members competed in U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded and Bill Donohue qualifying events and/or the Championship hosted by Sausalito Doublehanded: John McRoberts Championships themselves. Yacht Club, CA and Stacey Louttit Sydney Bolger and Caitlin Beavers Singlehanded: Bruce Millar U.S. Youth Multihull Championship hosted by U.S. Team Racing Championship hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, CA Erie Yacht Club, PA Chris Segerblom and Andrew Mason NYYC Silver Panda: U.S. Youth Sailing Championship hosted by the Pete Levesque, Colin Merrick, Clay Bischoff, San Francisco Yacht Club, CA Amanda Callahan, Lisa Keith, and Elizabeth Hall Doublehanded: Tyler Sinks and Briana Provancha 29er: Judge Ryan and Hans Henken US SAILING’s Championship of Champions

Laser: Cam Cullman hosted by Sayville Yacht Club, NY Dan Nerney Photo: Radial: Philip Crain Doug Kaukeinen Awards U.S. Offshore Championship hosted 2008 Adult Championship by Columbia Yacht Club, IL Every year, US SAILING presents Winners Rick Strilky, Peter Sherman, Paul Wurtzebach, many national awards. Some of the U.S. Men’s Sailing Championship hosted by Brian Kaczor, Scott Melanson, and Vincent organization’s major awards and the San Francisco Yacht Club, CA Fanizzo their 2008 recipients include: championships Austin Yacht Club, TX - Scott Young, U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy: John Morran, , Mike Haggerty hosted by Rochester Yacht Club, NY Roy E. Disney U.S. Women’s Sailing Championship hosted , Liz Bower, Ali Sharp, Molly Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman by Oklahoma City Boat Club, Oklahoma, OK O’Bryan Vandemoer of the Year awards: Terry Hutchinson and Anna Tunnicliffe St. Petersburg Yacht Club Trophy for race management: Southwestern Yacht Club To learn more about US SAILING awards, please visit programs, events & elecronic media http://about.ussailing.org/awards.htm Photo: Bruce McDermott Bruce Photo: Wilkes ©2008 Tim Boyle Ken Photo: “It’s very rewarding to see kids get on the water for the first time not knowing what they’re doing, and then to see them a few days later tacking, smiling, and showing off to their parents saying ‘Look at what I can do!’” - Brad Balmert, Lorain, OH, US SAILING Member

training

US SAILING’s network of instructors, program organ- izers and sailing experts is the best in the world. Our training and education covers the full spectrum of boating in the United States. US SAILING offers certification courses for instructors and coaches on a wide range of boats at varying levels of expertise. Our training programs offer a variety of services for community sailing programs, commercial sailing schools, yacht clubs, park and recreation facilities, camps and other organizations that want to add sailing instruction to their list of programs.

Certifications Media US SAILING trained and certified a total of US SAILING launched the new Keelboat 1,780 small boat, keelboat, powerboat, and Program website (www.sailingcertification. windsurfing instructors combined in 2008. com), which helps sailors find local US SAILING Our instructors certified 6,281 sailors who accredited schools, learn about our programs, participated in our Adult Learn-to-Sail and participate in forums, and discover sailing Cruising programs. resources. The new Training & Education e-newsletter was developed, and five issues Initiatives were distributed in 2008. US SAILING partnered with Homeland Security Events by distributing brochures, wallet cards, posters, and decals for the America’s Waterways Watch In January 2008, over 250 sailing program program to our 52 US SAILING accredited directors, instructors, school owners, industry

DID YOU KNOW? sailing schools. We signed a Memorandum experts and others gathered in St. Petersburg, training of Understanding with the Royal Yachting Fla. for the 25th anniversary of the National US SAILING launched a new Association (RYA) that outlines a plan for the Sailing Programs Symposium. Keynote benefits program for certified two organizations to promote and provide a speakers included Gary Jobson, Dawn Riley, dual-branded RYA Yachtmaster qualification in , and Meagan Johnson. The three-day instructors that include discounts the United States. event was supplemented by an International on sailing apparel, sunglasses, Coaching Module, Disabled Sailing Module, and other gear. Publications Team Racing Module and the annual one day Sailing materials published for 2008 include Advanced Coaching Symposium. US SAILING The Gowrie Group provides Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes educated and informed sailing enthusiasts at insurance coverage for sailing and Learn Sailing Right! Beginning Sailing. the Strictly Sail show in Chicago. In April 2008, US SAILING presented three on-the-water programs, big boats, regattas, Learn Sailing Right! is the new benchmark in beginning sailing instruction in the U.S. demonstrations at the International Boating borrowed boats, one-design This book is designed for easier understanding, and Water Safety Summit in San Diego. boats and certified instuctors. better graphics, and a more coherent beginner track. There are over 200,000 kids, ages 7-18, learning how to sail Master Trainers each year. Kim Hapgood Tinho Dornellas Karen Prioleau Guy Fleming Jak Wilberscheid You can nominate sailors for Tyler Pierce Dick Allsopp Charlie Arms the US SAILING Training Awards Richard Johnson Betsy Alison presented at NSPS on the US Hart Kelley Cappy Capper SAILING Training site. 5 training Race Administration http://donations.ussailing.org/2008/Race_Officialships.htm. Future updates on Race Officialships will be announced at Thanks to all of the members that stepped-up and made this new program possible. strong interest in 2009. old to become race officials. This is an exciting and much needed initiative that has shown Funds were designated to create Race Officialships to encourage people under 30 years In Race Officialships Club Regional Race Officers National Race Officers Judges Senior Judges In 2008, there were: playing field. These Race Officials ensure there will be a square starting line and fair racing. Each year, US SAILING volunteers train Race Officers, Judges, and Umpires to ensure a level Race Officials graphically explains the most common rules. The “Handy Guide” has been a tremendous success. US SAILING published the Handy Guide to the Racing Rules of Sailing. This pocket-sized booklet spent countless hours working on this new edition. To make the Rules easier to understand, updates that make sailing more fun, safer, and more competitive. Many hard-working volunteersIn 2008, US SAILING published the 2009-2012 Racing Rules of Sailing. This new edition includes The Racing Rules of Sailing Total US SAILING Race Official Certifications: Umpires SAILING is committed to making the Racing Rules of Sailing easier to understand and, therefore, making the the making therefore, and, understand accessible. more sport to easier Sailing US of Furthermore, Rules Racing SAILING. the US making for to priority committed top a is SAILING been always has sport our for field playing level a Providing Race Administration back to thesport.” –JohnSiegel,SanFrancisco, CA,USSAILING Member “Iwent to aUSSAILING seminaronrace management. Ihadsometimeandwanted to give

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“We are proud of this team, both on and off the water. They were prepared, they sailed hard, and they represented the USA with class and grace.” – Dean Brenner, Olympic Sailing Committee Chairman

US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics

The US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) is managed by US SAILING, the national governing body of the sport of sailing and racing. The top three boats in each Olympic and Paralympic class are selected annually to be members of USSTAG. US SAILING supports these elite athletes with funding, coaching and training. The Olympic and Paralympic programs are funded by generous sponsors, Medalist Donors, and the USOC. These funds are independent of any US SAILING membership revenue. Photo: Getty Images Photo:

2008 Olympic and Paralympic Yachtsman of the Year beat the odds of his Games in Qingdao, China disease by not only being strong enough to compete at 2008 Paralympic Games, but by The US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics was not cruising to the gold medal a day early. only challenged by top-class international Despite his physical limitations, Nick made competition at the Games, but difficult sailing the choice to remain positive and enjoy life. conditions that featured light winds, strong Sailing helped him achieve that goal. Scandone tidal currents and rolling seas of Fushan Bay. made a lasting impression on everyone The team persevered through the competition he met. and the conditions and left China with a strong showing. USSTAG won four medals, including US Sailing Teams – two gold medals, a silver, and a bronze. Under 23 & Under 18 Anna Tunnicliffe won a gold medal in the Selected annually, the US Sailing Team – Radial class, and became the first U23 and U18 are two of US SAILING’s new

Photo: Getty Images Photo: U.S. female sailor in 20 years to win gold. Olympic class development teams. These Zach Railey surprised much of the world top youth athletes are identified as future with consistently strong races throughout Olympic prospects who are transitioning that enabled him to capture a silver medal in from youth programs to the U.S. Olympic DID YOU KNOW? the class. Paralympians Nick Scandone Sailing Program. US SAILING provides these and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker dominated teams with elite-level coaching, as well as Since the addition of sailing to the SKUD-18 class en route to the gold medal. educational, administrative and logistical John Ruf landed on the medal stand after support throughout the year. US SAILING the Paralympic Games in 1996, winning a bronze in the 2.4mR class. assists these team members in gaining valuable our US Paralympic sailing team experience by competing at major national and Nick Scandone Tribute international regattas. The U23 team consists of has won more medals than eam AlphaGraphics the top sailors in each of the Laser (men) and

any other country. The sailing T community lost (women) classes. The U18 includes Currently there are 48 Olympic a friend and an the top sailors in the Laser Radial (boys), Laser Radial (girls), 29er (open) and I420 (boys and 18 Paralympic hopefuls inspirational figure when or girls) classes. US SAILING selected these on the USSTAG. Nick Scandone, top athletes based on outstanding sailing resumes, including regatta results and awards. Olympic Gold Medalist Anna 42, passed away in January, LaserPerformance is an official sponsor of the Tunnicliffe trains for and Alison Betsy Photo: U23 and U18 teams. less than four ailing competes in triathlons. months after his gold medal performance S

with Maureen McKinnon-Tucker. After a long The average age of the battle with ALS, the 2005 US SAILING Rolex USSTAG is 30.

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medalist donors US Sailing Team US SAILING membership dues are not used to support the Team, which is entirely funded by Medalist donations AlphaGraphics and corporate sponsorship. Many thanks to our generous Medalist donors: Gold Medalists ($75,000+) Sailing Foundation Bronze Medalists ($25,000) Terry Kohler Robert M. & Anne T. Bass of New York Annapolis Yacht Club Malin Burnham St. Francis Yacht Club Foundation John & Anne Marshall John Dane III Foundation Faye Bennet William C. Martin Roy E. Disney James M. Schoonmaker Charles C. Butt John McCaw John J. “Hap” Fauth Robert G. Stone, Jr. Dayton T. Carr Robert W. McCullough Joseph G. Fogg III Edgar Cato Joseph McNay Silver Medalists ($50,000) John V. Hanson Tristram & Ruth Colket Jim Muldoon James D. Bishop Peter Kellogg George David Tom & Amy Neill Larry & Jan Finch William I. Koch Christopher C. Davis Seip Family Foundation Brian Keane Hunt Lawrence Joe & Kristal Dockery Thomas L. Stark Mr. & Mrs. Bevin D. Koeppel Robert G. McNeil Pete & Elise du Pont William Steere Charles M. Royce James B. Richardson Llwyd & Diana Ecclestone James H. Tichenor, Jr. Kenneth & Carole Weg Riverside Yacht Club Colin P. Gordon Stuart & MarrGwen Townsend Frederick B. Whittemore Fritz Jewett Donald R. Wilson

US Youth World Team US SAILING supports the Youth World Team, which annually represents the United States at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. Team members must qualify each year based on their on-the-water results at a pre-determined qualifying event or by resume. Ten youth sailors have qualified for US SAILING’s 2009 Youth World Photo: Walter Cooper Walter Photo: Team, which will compete at the 39th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Buzios, from July 9-18, 2009. US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Sponsorship Thanks also to our corporate sponsors. AlphaGraphics became the Title Sponsor in 2008 and are committed to supporting the USSTAG through the games in Weymouth, UK in 2012. They are an outstanding company made up of over 240 talented entrepreneurs assisting small and medium-sized businesses with their printing and marketing communications needs.

Our sincere thanks to Gold Partner Rolex Watch USA whose name is synonymous with Getty Images Photo: world performance and also with the sport of sailing that they have faithfully supported for decades. Gold Partner Atlantis WeatherGear became the Official Apparel provider and already they have made the team look more like a team on and off the water – even the Brits have noticed the difference! Silver Partner Sperry Top-Sider rejoined our team and is providing the best sailing footwear eam AlphaGraphics to our sailors. Also providing support are Bronze Partners Harken, Laser Performance, New

T Ropes, Team McLube, and Bow Down Training. US SAILING and the members of the USSTAG are grateful for all of the support this terrific group of partners provides. Photo: Getty Images Photo: ailing S

Photo: Getty Images Photo: US 8 “Good , good crew work, and good decisions are a vital part of the overall successful competitive racing package. This [polar] program certainly helped us make good decisions, and it provided information we needed that all the big budget teams have available.” — Peter Rebovich, Metuchen, NJ, Winner of the 2008 Newport-Bermuda Race

offshore

The US SAILING Offshore department is responsible for the day-to-day administration of US SAILING’s various handicapping systems, the sail numbering system, the publication of offshore rules, regulations, time-allowance tables, safety reports; and the distribution of bulletins relating to rule changes and event schedules. Photo: Alex Mehran Alex Photo:

Yacht Rating Services nearly 1,900 attendees preparing for races to Bermuda, Hawaii, Mexico, and on the Great Responding to requests from racers and yacht Lakes. 274 of these attendees received full clubs, the offshore department administers ISAF compliant training. several different rating rules. These include ORC, ORR, IMS and the Portsmouth Yardstick. Polar Programs US SAILING provides a national forum and publishes handicapping reports and The offshore newsletters for the US PHRF fleet. department has developed More IRC and ORR certificates were issued in polar programs, 2008 than 2007: including the 2008 Performance IRC – 592 Package and Race 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Photo: Washington Sea Grant Washington Photo: ORR - 787 Optimization DID YOU KNOW? Package, Prominent events that used these rating rules from the ORR in 2008:

The VPP Handy Guide, a new, rating rule offshore more user-friendly, easy-to- IRC – The Onion Patch, Newport to Bermuda, technology. These Northern Ocean Racing Trophy, Bayview Yacht polar programs read, laminated version of US Club to Mackinac Race, Key West Race Week, are tailored to SAILING’s Velocity Performance Miami Acura Race Week, Big Boat Series, an individual Package is now available for Western Long Island Sound regattas boat’s sails and purchase at a discount for US configuration. ORR – Newport to Bermuda, 100th From these diagrams, target boat speeds SAILING members. Anniversary Chicago Yacht Club Race and respective wind angles can be identified to Machinac, Transpac, San Diego to Puerto You can organize a Safety at Sea that will get the boat around the race course Vallarta, Corona del Mar to Cabo, Pacific Cup, as quickly as possible. More information on Seminar in your area! For more MexORC, Cal Cup, the Hawaii fleet, performance packages can be found at information, visit http://offshore. the Acapulco fleet http://offshore.ussailing.org/ORR/ ussailing.org/SAS/seminars.htm. Safety and Training Performance_Package.htm. Polar programs provide custom Through the Safety at performance predictions for Sea committee, yachts by calculating the US SAILING supports speed potential of the boat by the ISAF Special Regulations Governing measuring all influential factors Offshore Racing and sanctions seminars that in racing including weather, wind train and certify racers for offshore events. In 2008, 12 seminars were conducted with speed, elements of the boat, equipment, and crew. 9 offshore premium members premium members J ABlake James DBishop L HarrisonBernbaum Faye Bennet Janet CBaxter John HBatts Peter AAllen Club Lifetime President’s Talbot Wilson James Walsh R ETurner IV Townsend Stuart &Marrgwen James HTichenor Raymond JTeborek Frank RShumway Jr John SRando Marda PRPhelps Richard APercoco Vincenzo Onorato Carl AOlsson MD Thomas WNeill Daniel Maxwell Meyers Juliette CMcLennan Stephanie WMcLennan John CLuppens Charles MLeighton John BKilroy Jr Philippe Kahn William HJolley Thomas PHubbell Richard DGrow Barry Gold John Fauth Joel Dorfman Joseph TDockery Douglas VCroker III Jim Capron Margaret Caddle Shannon WBush Dean MBrenner Arthur ABirney James Barnes Richard DBailey William DAlcott Club Current President’s Charles EKirsch John WKing John BKilroy Sr Michael LKettenbach Breene MKerr Robert LJohnstone III Jobson Gary Stephen BJeffries Robert LJames David HIrish Michael SHudner Frederick E Hood Eugene PHolland Richard Hokin Robert HHobbs Thomas JHarrington Peter Harken Olaf THarken Walter EHanson Brenton SHalsey S Carter Gowrie III Lawrence RGlenn G Waddy Garrett Nanna-Lea Fox Walter Fischer Lawrence Ellison Bruce AEissner E Lloyd Ecclestone Jr Michael LDow James LDolan Roy EDisney Dick DeVos Norwood HDavis Jr Ruth Creighton George Coumantaros George Collins Steve Colgate Mason RChrisman Beverly RCarter Thomas CarruthersSr Michael JCampbell John RCaldwell Esq Malin Burnham Lawrence ZBulman Roger KBrown John WBraitmayer Albert Boyce Jr Gino CBottinoMD Renew your USSAILING membershiptoday at http://membership.ussailing.org Douglas Armstrong Judy Ansfield Paul JAnsfield William ClarkAllmon Benefactor $500 Charles SWeiss John JTaylor Douglas RSparks Gosia Rojek Andrzej Rojek Alexander JRoepers Jarrett Jeffrey Hering Jeanne-Marie Gross Kyle EGross John DaneIII Patron $1,000 Arthur JWullschleger Richard Andrew Westin Harry Webster Walker II William CWaggoner David DVerdier MD J Craig Venter R ETurner III Robert CTowse Peter PTong John BThomson Jr William NSteitz David ARosow David DRosekrans Yandell Rogers III Randy Repass Peter Reichelsdorfer Thor HRamsing Charles MParrish John DOsmondIII Carl AOlsson MD James PMuldoon Joseph CMelino Harry CMelgesJr Edward RHMcDowell Steven JMash William CMartin John WMartinJr Philip ALotz Robert HLane Terry JKohler William IKoch 10 Dick Hampikian Marvin AGordon Lawrence Garber George CFrancisco IV Everett Flanders Jeff Flaherty Peter RFenner Thomas PFendler Connie Englehart David Englehart Martin Dunn Peter SDuncan Robert EDon Gonzalo EDiaz Nicholas Davis Sanders Davies John JCummiskey C LinnCowsert II Ernest Brody T. JamesBourg Stanton WBetts J Alex Benson Carl Beck John Austen Peter Austen Bee Anderson Fred Allardyce Ace Acebedo Supporting $250 Samuel WWakeman Sandy Vietor Stephen AVan Dyck Jeffrey Urbina Charles Townsend Liam Thornton David TStory Thomas HStory John DRalls Marcus RaichleJr Timothy JMorrissey George CLong Richard KLintern Bruce Lee Maureen CKoeppel David Jones Peter Daitch John Coumantaros Albert Boyce Jr Peter Zarcades Adam Zangerle Richard WYork William MWright Peter LWilson Frederick MWerblow John MWallace William WTucker Richard CTipton Stephen Takach Richard MSwanson Bill Stump Jim Stephen James Smar David VSmalley Robert TShiels William GSeifert James MSchoonmaker Jeffrey RScholz Todd Schiller Paula Schaefer Elise ERuiz-Ramon Bo Robinson John Risley Raymond LRedniss Walter LPratt Albert Polk Antoinette Pilzner Nancy EPettengill L Howard Payne Eric AOesterle Jose MMorales David DMooberry Paul MiloJr Francis XMcGowan Jr. Scott McDaniel Nancy Marcantonio John CMacLaurin Ray WLotto James Linville Michael HLattimore Martin JKelly John KJouett Thomas JJohanson Paul AHuntsmanJr Ho Galen William JHines

Photo: Billy Black Thanks to over 620 donors, the 2008 Annual Fund raised a record $152,000. These funds are essential for US SAILING to create new initiatives and enhance member services. Programs that annual donors would not be possible without annual giving include: Youth Sailorships and Race Officialships; new, cutting-edge learn-to-sail materials; and disabled sailing development.

$10,000 + Jim Stephen Jerelyn Biehl George Kelley Joyce Shiarella Anonymous Bill Stump John Bradley Martin Kelly Andersen Peter Kellogg John Thomson Harald Bransch Brian King Howard Shiebler Charles Townsend Dean Brenner Charles King Frank Shumway $5,000 - $9,999 Katie Tryhane Linda Brenner Steve Kling John Siegel Chubb Group D Mark Upham Ronald Brewer Michael Kovacs Philip Smith Kilroy Foundation Samuel Wakeman Abbott Brown Danny Krouk John Stassi Arthur Wullschleger Michael Bruno Charles Krylo William Stevens $1,000 - $4,999 Dennis Butts Tom Laube Jefferson Strider Kim Alfreds $250-$499 R Cannon Kevin Lawrie Roger Sulhoff George Carmany Thomas Allen Robert Carden John Luppens Jonathan Swain Mason Chrisman Lewis Beery Charles Carpenter Richard Mackinnon George Szabo George David Arthur Birney Wilmot Castle Richard G. Mallinson Doug Taylor Angus Davis John Braitmayer Russell Chase Davis Margold Jahn Tihansky Joseph Dockery Robert Brenner Kendall Chen Wayne Martin Nancy Van Duyne Michael Dow Nicholas Brown Allison Coleman Lee Maxwell Nickel Van Reesema Susan Epstein Ralph Carruthers Steve Colgate Bill McJames E Geoffrey Verney Austin Fragomen Thomas Carruthers Dan Corenzwit Timothy McKenna Rick Warren Steve Frank James Carson Gerald Creasman Stephanie McLennan Michael & Roberta Michael Kettenbach Eric Chadwick Robert Creps Robert Mcllvain Warren Philip Lotz C Cowsert Brian Curtis Lloyd McManus Jonathan Weil Carl Olsson Ed Dailey Robert Dixon Alan McNab Charles Weiner John Ralls Mark DiStefano Tim Du Val Wayne Millar Gary Weisberg Thor Ramsing Laurie Duncan Eric Eichler Douglas Miller Peter Wexler Charles Robertson Jeffrey Eberle John Eilers William Mitchener Gordon Whelpley Jan Smeets Frederic Ewing Robert Erskine Francis Murphy Anthony Widmann Robert Soli Nanna-Lea Fox Austin Evans Robert Nickel Barbra Winter James Tichenor Thomas Getz Peter Fenner George Norcross Adam Winton Peter Tong Brenton Halsey William Ficker Robert O’Brien Konrad Woermann Stuart Townsend Walter Hanson Noel Field John O’Connor Stephen Wolfe

Turner Foundation Robert Hayward EJ Foss Jan O’Malley Stuart Wright annual donors W Jeffery Hudson John Fox Martin O’Meara Jack Yoes $500-$999 David Irish Edwin Gaynor Jeff Padnos Blair Brown Richard Jepsen Jack Gilden Seymour Padnos Jim Capron John Johns Bernie Girod Rick Papetti Other Donors Dayton Carr Patty Lawrence Louise Gleason Lee Parks Richard Aaring Henry Chandler Peter Needham Patrick Gorman Harvey Pentleton Michael Aingorn Thomas Corkett William Petzold Samuel Gray Raymond Peterson Betsy Alison Bobby Cox Jeff Rabuffo Robert Griggs William Potter John Allen Peter Cummiskey Randy Repass Junius Grimes Frederick Prelle Larry Anderson Tim Dickson G Rouzee Frederick Hagedorn Jeffrey Pribor Bud Annenberg Charles Doolin Frank Savage Adelaide Hale Richard Provensal Jeff Annis Mark Ellman David Smalley Richard Hanneman Tom Prucher Kelly Arabia Robert Forman Janice Smith Hugh Harlan John Rivlin Leonard Arabia Barry Gold Lorenzo Weisman Janet Hawkins Eric Roberts David Armstrong Kent Haeger Peter Wilson Wallace Hepkema David Rosekrans L Armstrong Joseph Hoopes Robert Hill Robert Rosner E Arnn Charles Hovey $100-$249 Galen Ho Peter Ross Stephen Ash Charles Johns Sarah Alger Donald Hogoboom Peter Rugo Steven Aupperle Stephen Kasnet Dick Allsopp Donald Holstein Dennis Ruppel David Bailey John King Arma Andon David Houck SallyAnne Santos Eric Baittinger Bevin Koeppel Mark Andrew Julia Howard Robert Sargent Walker Banks Robert Lee Charles Antal Thomas Hubbell Clayton Sasaki Richard Bartlett Charles & Roxanne Charles Aucreman John Irvine Peter Scheidt Janet Baxter Leighton Alan Backus Hart Isaacs William Schell Carl Beck John Martin Charles Barclay William Jackson Steffi Schiffer Anne Becker Peter McCausland Joseph Bartram Patricia Jayson Todd Schiller Cynthia Becton Jerome Montgomery Elizabeth Baylis Peter Jencks Ferdinand Schoettle Beeman John Osmond Peter Beardsley Jens Jensen Anna Schroeder William Bintzer Rives Potts Robert Behlen Gary Jobson Peter Seidenberg David Blackman Thomas Purcell Arlen Bensen Niels Johnsen Jerrold Senser Robert Booher Elise Ruiz-Ramon Alton Berg Graham Jones Cory Sertl Henry Booke Peter Schmidt Alicia Bernhard Mark Kamilar George Shaw Casey Booth Huntington Sheldon Fin Beven Burt Keenan Patricia Sheehan Oren Boynton

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Richard Boziwick Louis Ethridge Michael Kasper Larry Neuhaus Margaret Sherrod Constance Bradley Peter Fenner Frederick Kaufman Randell Nord Joseph Shields Madeira H Martin Fetsch Leslie Keller Dan Nowlan Robert Shiels Mitchell Brindley Rusty Field Jared and Katie Kelly David Noyes Parker Silverman Nancy Broeckl Donald Finkle Hart Kelley David Oberg Tim Slater Kenneth Brookes Valerie Finneran Jack Kelley Alec Oberschmidt Karen Smith Harry Brooks Kevin Flannery Vincent Kelley William Odell Marie Snow Alice Brousseau Mike Floyd William Kelley Nickolaus Osinski David Song David Brown John Fragakis Shawn Killeen Christopher Otorowski Arthur Spangler Roger Brown Daniel Friedman Kenneth King Katie Ouellette Timothy Spiro Russell Brown Peter Frisch Bruce Kirby Peter Pantaleo Peter Stazicker Ray Buchanan Peter Gantz Joseph Kirk Lauther Parker W Stewart F Buck Eliza Garry Rick Klein Anthony Pasquinelli Christopher Straub Daniel Bullard John Gilmour Robert Kline Anthony Passafiume Christopher Streit Corbin Burdick Vicki Gilmour Frederic Klug John Patmore Terrence Sullivan David Burnham Peter Glick G Knowles Elizabeth Pennington Lee Sutton Peri Burns Caroline Glover Robert Knowles Percy Perkins Joseph Tabourne Dennis Campbell Dan Goldberg Chuck Kober Eric Peterson Jeffrey Talbot Eileen Campbell Emoke Gomez George Koch Herbert Philbrick James Teeters Hal Canary George Graf James Kraft Richard Pierce Juan Teixidor Jackie Cappellini James Grenauer Andrew Kulik Kennedy Placek William Thayer Joel Carroll Nicole Grice Charles Laffitte Solomon Polansky Edwin Theisen Grayson Carter Shelley Grice Kevin Larkin William Poole Nathan Titcomb Vincent Casalaina Stuart Griffing Eduardo Leal David Poor Mike Toner John Castiglia Kerry Gruson James Leenhouts George Post John Tracy Clark Chapin Miller Guice Peter Lent Randy Pugh Claudia Traudt Marty Chrisman Peter Haley Robert Lerner Ross Ramsey Albert Trepte Arthur Collins John Hallett Richard Levine Thomas Redmond Sam Tripas Russ Collins Robert Halsey James Lipscomb Donald Reiman Maxx Trotsky John Colucci Michael Hammer Chelcie Liu Wayland Rennie Don Vasta annual donors Steven Come Heather Harrington David Lochner David Rice Carlton Vielhauer Janine Ahmed Connelly Sarah Hawkins Tarrant Lomax Bruce Richards Tracy Wahl Stuart Conway Dan Haynes Bruce Long Nolan Richards Liz Walker Daniel Cooney Robert Heidenreich Keith MacBeth George Richardson David Wallace E Cornell Jay Helme James Mahan Daphne Richardson- Jesse Walters Anne Coulombe Chuck Henderson Avery Maher Owen Mark Washeim David Crowder Jim Henderson Jeff Maier Horst Richter Leighton Waters Robert Cunningham Laura Hille Warren Mangan Jerome Rockhill Colton Weatherston Jerry Dalley Thomas Hodgson Jay Mappus Walter Rok Beth Weiser Thomas Dauch Peter Hogg Gena Marquardt Michael Roth Len West Karen Davidson Chase Hogoboom Michael Marsh Michael Rush Robert Whalen Harvey De Maagd Robert Hood Rita Matthews Nicholas Sachuk Michael Whittemore Janet DeBerry Taranjit Hoonjan Joseph McCarthy William Saltonstall Bruce Wickmann Karl Deham George Hopley William McFadden Edwin Salva Kyle Wild Paul Delle Cese Eddie Hornick Henry McGill Nancy Samovar Peter Willauer Bradley Dellenbaugh Joe Hummel Jack McGuire Don Sanford Britton Williams John DeMeyer David Hunt Valerie McHugh Clayton Sasaki Henry Williams James T. Devine, Jr. Peter Hyers John McLaughlin Morton Saunders Calvin Willis Jake Dewey Harold Jackson Charles Meehan John Scarborough Jeffrey Willis Roderic Deyo Kenneth Jacobs Bob Meyer James Scarpa Donald Winton Mark Dietzen Kelbe Jahnke Joseph Michaelchuck Harald Schmid Ken Womack Laurent Dion Stephen Janick Paul Miller William Schneider Paul Wood Matthew Doherty Ian Jezak Martin Minot Anthony Schornak Francis Wright Richard Dommel Kirk Johnson Kiyoshi Mizuuchi Eric Schreck William Yetman Berkley Duck Robert Johnson Charles Molitor Steve Schupak David Yoder Bartlett Dunbar Royce Johnson Nicholas Molnar Charles Schutt Randolph Young William Dunbar J Johnston Barbara Montalbano Cecile Schwedes Peter Zachary Don Dunlap Peter Johnstone Roland Moritz Kelly Seago L Brooks Zerkel Roland Duphily Rosemary Jolly Joe Morris R Sears John Edwards Howard Jones Joseph Motil Keith Seiler Linda Edwards William Jorch Andrew Moulds Lawrence Selan Dan Egan Douglas Joyce John Mount Frank Selph Richard Emmett Paul Kaladas Anne Neiger Robert Shelala Eric Esbensen Paula Kamisky Davis Raymond Nelson Hal Shenson

12 financials

‘08 operating revenue ‘08 operating expenses

3,000,000 3,000,000

2,250,000 2,250,000

1,500,000 1,500,000

750,000 750,000

0 0 * S S P P A G&

SURPLUS PROGRAM PROGRAM MeMBeRSHIP MeMBeRSHI SPONSORSHIPFUNDRAISING SPONSORSHI

* Surplus before investment gains (losses)

‘05-’08 olympic support ‘05-’08 olympic expenses

8,000,000 4,000,000

3,500,000 6,000,000

3,000,000 4,000,000

2,500,000 2,000,000

2,000,000 0 A G&

RESERVE* FUNDRAISING USOC SUPPORT FUNDRAISING TeAM SUPPORT SPONSOR AND OTHeR * Reserve before investment gains (losses)

BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL SUMMARY As of 12/31/2008 For the years ending December 31, 2008 and 2007

ASSETS 2008 2007 REVENUES 2008 2007 Current Assets 1,753,368 2,251,718 Operating 5,174,802 6,133,315 Property & Equipment, NET 452,547 399,585 Olympic 2,945,312 2,349,353 Long-term investments 2,575,689 3,656,675 TOTAL REVENUES 8,120,114 8,482,668 Pledges Receivable 873,182 404,731 EXPENSES TOTAL ASSETS 5,654,786 6,712,709 Operating 5,093,081 5,693,857 LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS Olympic 2,756,981 2,623,672 Current Liabilities 1,248,716 1,478,547 TOTAL EXPENSES 7,850,062 8,317,529 Deferred Membership Fees 142,257 167,910 Capital Lease Obligation 60,329 66,672 INVESTMENT GAINS (LOSSES) * (1,071,345) 332,972 TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,451,302 1,713,129 CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (801,293) 498,111 NET ASSETS 4,203,484 4,999,580 * Investments are managed by the U.S. Olympic foundation TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 5,654,786 6,712,709

Unaudited

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board of directors

Officers Jim Capron, President (2009) Tom Hubbell, VP (2009) Fred Hagedorn, Secretary (2009) Leslie Keller, Treasurer (2009) Members Dick Allsopp (2010) Dean Brenner (2012) John Dane III (2011) Susan Epstein (2010) * Surplus before investment gains (losses) Gary Jobson (2010) Patty Lawrence (2009) Charlie Leighton, Executive Director Jerry Montgomery (2009) Dawn Riley (2011) Bill Stump (2011) Jim Tichenor (2010)

house of delegates

Walter Chamberlain – HoD Chair Community Sailing Council (1) Tom Moore Stanton Betts – HoD Vice Chair Community Sailing Council (2) Dave Lumian – CSC Chair Community Sailing Council (3) Diane Wenzel Administration Division Chair Paul Callahan Community Sailing Council (4) Morgan Collins Competition Division Chair Jim Walsh Community Sailing Council (5) Rob Crafa Olympic Division Chair Dean Brenner Education Division Chair Richard Jepsen Industry Council (1) Ned Jones – Ind C Co-chair Recreation Division Chair John Vardalas Industry Council (2) Scot West Council of Sailing Coach and Instructor Council (1) Kim Hapgood Association Chair Ed Theisen Coach and Instructor Council (2) Peter Durant * Reserve before investment gains (losses) Area A Peter Durant Cruising Council TK Wegg – CC Chair Area B Glenn Schmidt Intercollegiate Sailing Association Mitch Brindley – ICSA Pres. Area C Robert Thomas Interscholastic Sailing Association Andrew Cole Area D Sarah Ashton Sailor Athlete Council Ned Jones – SAC Chair Area E Ed Theisen Multihull Council John Williams – MHC Chair Area F Karen Smith Area G Tom Roberts Council for Sailors Area H Gilman Budar with Disabilities Linda Merkle – CSD Chair Area J Jim Mahaffy United States Windsurfing Area K Don Crandall Council Bryan McDonald Area L Jan Visser Women’s Sailing Council Karen F Reisch – WSC Chair National Offshore Council (1) Paul Ansfield – HoD Secretary Youth Sailing Council Amy Gross-Kehoe – YSC Chair National Offshore Council (2) Bruce Bingman – NOC Chair National Offshore Council (3) Gino Bottino Staff Directors National Offshore Council (4) Jerry Montgomery Janine Ahmed Connelly – Training Dan Cooney – Commercial National Offshore Council (5) Joseph Melino Dan Egan - Marketing One-Design Class Council (1) Bill Ross Katie Kelly – Olympics One-Design Class Council (2) Matt Bounds Chase Hogoboom – Development One-Design Class Council (3) Clark Chapin Amy Larkin – Membership One-Design Class Council (4) Jan Davis Nancy Lush – IT One-Design Class Council (5) Dave Rosekrans Dan Nowlan – Offshore Lee Parks – Inshore board & house of delegates Pat Sheehan – Race Administration Unaudited Liz Walker – Championships Bobbi Warren – Chief Financial Officer

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