Page 6. MAINE COASTAL NEWS January 2009
Waterfront News
US Sailing Names 2008 Athletes of the Year
Portsmouth, RI – US SAILING has chosen exemplified their sportsmanship, talent and and proved his talent and athleticism. He Paralympic Sailing Regatta in Qingdao,
five 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games dedication to the sport. battled Qingdao’s inconsistent and moody China. Thanks to a substantial lead in the
medalists as the sport’s 2008 Athletes of the The OSC has nominated these sailing conditions, stormy seas and tough SKUD-18 fleet, they clinched the gold medal
Year for outstanding performance and winners to the United States Olympic international competition by sailing a a day early and with two races left to go.
achievement this year. US SAILING’s Committee (USOC) for consideration for the conservative and smart regatta. In addition, While they had only been sailing together
Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) has Athletes of the Year Awards across all his rigorous training, physical prowess and for a year, Scandone and McKinnon-Tucker
named Olympic Gold Medalist Anna Olympic and Paralympic sports. In January, smart tactical moves helped him stay ahead proved to be an unstoppable force in a
Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) and Olympic the USOC will announce their winners. of his competitors. Railey said he felt competitive doublehanded fleet. Their win
Silver Medalist Zach Railey (Clearwater, US SAILING’s 2008 “complete euphoria” to win silver at his first was also the first time the U.S. Paralympic
Fla.) as SportsWoman and SportsMan of SportsWoman of the Year Olympic Games. “It feels amazing,” he said. Sailing Team has won a gold medal in the
the Year, respectively. Paralympic Gold Anna Tunnicliffe won a coveted gold medal “All of that hard work was worth that history of the Games; McKinnon-Tucker
Medalists Nick Scandone (Fountain Valley, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, moment and I just wish it had lasted a little was also the first female gold medalist in the
Calif.) and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker China, entering the history books as the first longer!” Railey has also been named a history of the Paralympic Sailing Regatta.
(Marblehead, Mass.) have been chosen as American female sailor in 20 years to win nominee for US SAILING’s 2008 Rolex Scandone and McKinnon-Tucker
the Team of the Year, and Paralympic Bronze gold at the Olympic Games. While the Laser Yachtsman of the Year award. endured an especially challenging
Medalist John Ruf (Pewaukee, Wis.) is the Radial fleet was competitive and the finish US SAILING’s 2008 Team of the Year Paralympic campaign this year, as they, and
Paralympian of the Year. These winners came down to the last nail-biting race, world Nick Scandone and Maureen McKinnon-
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were all first-time Olympians and #1-ranked Tunnicliffe proved her talent and Tucker won a gold medal at the 2008
Paralympians, whose impressive medals athleticism on the Olympic stage with grace
and sportsmanship. She sailed a consistent
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Two Million Jobs in Commercial
HIPBUILDING
and smart series in a variety of wind
conditions ranging from calm to typhoon-
influenced days. US Sailing Team Coach
and Recreational Fishing
NEWS
Luther Carpenter (La Porte, Texas), said,
“Anna is your dream athlete. She’s a hard U.S. commercial and recreational
The report documents clearly that
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worker, in amazing shape, very open to fishing generated more than $185 billion in
managing fisheries sustainably is good for
coaching, completely driven and she sees a sales and supported more than two million
the environment and the economy.
in 1981 as a nuclear test engineer and has held path clearly to winning.” A true all-round jobs in 2006, according to a new economic
The report also breaks down the sales,
positions of increasing responsibility, in- athlete, her fitness has been a key to her report released by NOAA’s Fisheries
income and job figures for each coastal
cluding nuclear manager for the Los Ange- dominant performances in the Laser Radial Service.
state. The highest amount of sales
les-class submarine and most recently as class. Tunnicliffe has also been named a The commercial fishing industry—
generated by the commercial fishing
Vice President of programs for Newport nominee for US SAILING’s 2008 Rolex harvesters, seafood processors and
industry were in California ($9.8 billion),
News Operations. As Vice President and Yachtswoman of the Year award. dealers, seafood wholesalers and seafood
Florida ($5.2 billion), Massachusetts ($4.4
General Manager of Newport News Ship- US SAILING’s 2008 retailers—generated $103 billion in sales,
billion), Washington ($3.8 billion), and
building, his responsibilities include over- SportsMan of the Year $44 billion in income and supported 1.5
Alaska ($3 billion). The most jobs were
sight of aircraft carrier construction pro- Zach Railey surprised the sailing world by million jobs in 2006, the most recent year
generated in California (179,000), Florida
grams and refueling, Virginia-class subma- winning a silver medal in the Finn class at the included in the report, Fisheries Economics
(103,000), Massachusetts (83,000),
rine construction, and other operations for 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, China. of the United States, 2006, which covers
Washington (75,000) and Texas (47,000).
the Navy and Department of Energy. Railey’s silver medal was remarkable and 1997 to 2006. Recreational fishing generated
Recreational fishing generated its
Mulherin also oversees design, engineering, unexpected: Going into the regatta, he $82 billion in sales, $24 billion in income, and
highest economic effect in total sales and
planning and production control for pro- wasn’t favored to win a medal, but Railey supported 534,000 jobs in 2006.
jobs generated in Florida ($7.6 billion sales,
grams at Newport News. sailed one of the best regattas of his career
131,000 jobs); Texas ($2.2 billion sales,
34,000 jobs); California ($1.9 billion sales,
23,000 jobs); North Carolina ($1.2 billion
sales, 24,000 jobs); and Louisiana ($1.2
billion sales, 27,000 jobs).
Fisheries Economics of the United
States, 2006 also includes descriptive
statistics on commercial fish landings,
revenue, and price trends; recreational
fishing effort, catch, and participation rates;
and employer and non-employer
establishments, annual payroll, and annual
receipt information for fishing-related
industries such as seafood retailers and ship
and boat building.
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