Congratulations to two of this year's - and 2010's - Pro Skippers, Anna Tunnicliffe and Zach Railey!

US Sailing has chosen eight US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) members as
the sport’s 2009 SportsWoman, SportsMan and Team of the Year, in both Olympic
and Paralympic classes, for outstanding on-the-water performance, achievement
and sportsmanship.

US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) has made the
following awards:

In the Olympic classes:
SportsWoman of the Year: Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.)
SportsMan of the Year: Zach Railey (Clearwater, Fla.)
Team of the Year: George Szabo (San Diego, CA)/ Rick Peters (Venice, CA)

In the Paralympic classes:
SportsWoman of the Year: Maureen McKinnon-Tucker (Marblehead, Mass.)
Sportsman of the Year: John Ruf (Pewaukee, Wis.)
Team of the Year: Scott Whitman (Brick, NJ)/ Julia Dorsett (West Chester, PA)

The OSC has nominated these exceptional sailors to the United States Olympic
Committee (USOC) for consideration for the 2009 SportsMan, SportsWoman and
Team of the Year awards across all Olympic and Paralympic sports. Each sport's
national governing body selects their outstanding athletes for consideration
for this prestigious national distinction.

This year, the USOC has expanded its Paralympic category to include a
Paralympic SportsMan, SportsWoman and Team of the Year, rather than just one
Paralympic winner. The overall winners will be announced in January 2009.

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