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Debbie Capozzi

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Age 28
Resides: Bayport, NY
Career: Athlete US Sailing Team Alphagraphics
Debbie grew up sailing on Great South Bay on the south shore of Long Island, NY. Her home yacht club is Sayville Yacht Club where she started sailing at the age of 12 and received the Commodore’s Award for two years running. She also received the US Sailing Sportsman’s Award at a young age. In high school, Debbie excelled in and out of the classroom, lettering in 11 Varsity sports, and receiving All-League and All-Conference Honors in softball.

Debbie went on to sail for Old Dominion University as a teammate of Anna's where she earned a BA in Education and received All American honors in sailing.

While in college she was a member of the team which won the Intercollegiate Sailing Sailing Association National Championship, as well as being voted team captain for two years.

After college Debbie campaigned in the Yngling with Sally Barkow and Carrie Howe from 2003-2008 and qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing where her team finished 7th.  She credits this campaign to learning many valuable lessons about tactics, boat set up and fleet management which she uses as the foundation of her sailing every day. Debbie enjoy's sailing many different boats including the Eliott 6, Farr 40, Melges 32, and J 22 as well as every once in a while steering a couple of events to keep her skills sharp.

Off the water Debbie enjoys spending her time camping, backpacking, rock climbing and snowboarding. Other leisure pursuits include reading, golf and windsurfing.

2010
  
Aug    2nd: 2010 Toyota Intermational Match Race for the Detroit Cup (crew/12 teams)(Grade 2 Open/Ultimate 20)
Aug    2nd: 2010 ISAF World Cup (final result/crew)
Aug    3rd : Skandia Sail For Gold 2010, Weymouth UK (crew/24 teams)(Grade Womens/Elliott 6m)
June    3rd : 2010 Kieler Woche, GER, WMR (crew/24 teams)(Grade Womens)
June    3rd : BoatUS Santa Maria Cup 2010, WMR (crew/10 teams)(Grade 1)
 May    2nd NYYC Women's Match Race Clinic and Regatta (crew/8 teams)(Grade 3)   
Apr     1st : XII International Women's Match Race Criterium, Calpe ESP (crew/12 teams)(Grade 1)
Apr     2nd Semaine Olympique Francaise, FRA (crew/22 teams)
Mar    9th Princesa Sofia Trofeo, Palma, ESP WMR (crew/24 teams)
Jan    1st  Rolex Miami OCR, WMR (crew/24 teams)

2009
1st-- Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship (J22, crew)
1st-- Detroit Cup, ISAF Grade 1 Open Match Race (Ultimate 20, crew)
2nd-- Rolex Women's Match Race Regatta, (Sonar, skipper)
3rd-- Farr 40 North American Championship (crew)
2008
7th-- Olympic Games (Yngling, crew)
4th-- Yngling World Championship (crew)
1st-- Santa Maria Cup, ISAF Grade 1 Women's Match Race (J22, crew)
2nd-- Rolex Osprey Cup, ISAF Grade 1 Women's Match Race (Sonar, skipper)
2007
1st-- Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship (J22, crew)
1st-- Women's Match Race World Championship (J24, crew)
2nd-- Yngling World Championship (crew)
3rd-- US Women's Match Race Championship (J22, skipper)

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