Stuart McNay

Stuart McNay (born August 1, 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1][2] He represented the United States, at three Olympics: two times partner Graham Biehl, in 2008 and 2012 and once with partner Dave Hughes. Stu learned to race at Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, Massachusetts. He was a multi time All-American in collegiate sailing at Yale University. He has raced for the US Sailing Team since 2003.[1][3] As of September 2014, McNay/Biehl were ranked sixth in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation, following their successes at the North American Championships and ISAF Sailing World Cup Series in Miami, Florida, United States.[4]

Stuart McNay
Personal information
Full nameStuart McNay
Nickname(s)Stu[1]
Nationality United States
Born (1981-08-01) 1 August 1981
Boston, Massachusetts, United
States
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy
ClubBeverly Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club[1]
College team Yale University
CoachJay Kehoe, Zack Leonard, Nigel Cochrane, Morgan Reeser, Luther Carpenter[1]

At the 2008 Olympic Games, McNay/Biehl finished thirteenth, edging out Israel's Gideon Kliger and Udi Gal.[5][6]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, McNay competed for the second time as a helmsman in the men's 470 class by finishing thirteenth and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[7][8] Teaming again with Biehl, they finished fourteenth-place finish in fleet of twenty-seven boats.[9][10]

Two years later, at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, McNay and his new partner David Hughes set a best career record with a fifth-place finish in the men's 470 class to secure their spot on the U.S. sailing team for the Olympics.[11][12]

McNay and Hughes finished 4th in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

References
  1. "Stuart McNay". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stuart McNay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. "Meet the Team – Stuart McNay and Graham Biehl, Men's 470". US Sailing. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. "Shifty Winds in Miami, but French and British Still Lead". 470 World Championships. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. "Men's 470 Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  6. Bien, Louis (24 July 2012). "Team USA Sailing: Stu McNay Competes In 2nd Olympic Games". SB Nation. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  7. "USA and Australia Dominate at Sail Melbourne". 470 World Championships. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  8. "U.S. Olympic sailing team adds 8". ESPN. Associated Press. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  9. "Men's 470". London 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  10. "Olympics 'Heck of a Wake-up Call' for U.S. Sailing". KNSD. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  11. "ISAF Worlds, Day 9: US 470's Earn Career-Best Finishes, Paine (Finn) Goes Through to Medal Race". US Sailing. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  12. "Aussies And Austrians Strike 470 Gold In Santander". ISAF. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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