Stuart McNay
Personal information
NicknameStu[1]
Nationality United States
Born (1981-08-01) August 1, 1981
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sailing career
ClassDinghy
ClubBeverly Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club[1]
College team Yale University
CoachJay Kehoe, Zack Leonard, Nigel Cochrane, Morgan Reeser, Luther Carpenter[1]

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 four Olympics: two times partner Graham Biehl, in 2008 and 2012 and twice with partner Dave Hughes in 2016 and 2020.

Background

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]

Olympic sailing

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]

At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio McNay and Hughes finished 4th in the men's 470 class, with McNay as helmsman.[11]

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo McNay and Hughes finished 9th overall in the men's 470 class, with McNay as helmsman.[12]

Other events

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.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stuart McNay". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 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 July 2, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Meet the Team – Stuart McNay and Graham Biehl, Men's 470". US Sailing. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Shifty Winds in Miami, but French and British Still Lead". 470 World Championships. January 30, 2014. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Men's 470 Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  6. ↑ Bien, Louis (July 24, 2012). "Team USA Sailing: Stu McNay Competes In 2nd Olympic Games". SB Nation. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "USA and Australia Dominate at Sail Melbourne". 470 World Championships. November 14, 2011. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Olympic sailing team adds 8". ESPN. Associated Press. December 22, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Men's 470". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Olympics 'Heck of a Wake-up Call' for U.S. Sailing". KNSD. August 8, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/sailing/470-two-person-dinghy-men
  12. ↑ https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/sailing/470-men
  13. ↑ "ISAF Worlds, Day 9: US 470's Earn Career-Best Finishes, Paine (Finn) Goes Through to Medal Race". US Sailing. September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Aussies And Austrians Strike 470 Gold In Santander". ISAF. September 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
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