Debbie Capozzi
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.
| 2012 | ||
| Nov | US Sailing Awards : Best Teammate | |
| Sep | 1st | CMRC Autumn Invitational Grade 3 Regatta (crew/7 teams)(Tom 26s) |
| Sep | 2nd | US Match Racing Nationals (crew)(Sonars) |
| Jul-Aug | 5th | 2012 London Olympic Games (crew/12 teams)(Elliott 6m) |
| Jun | 2nd | ISAF Womens Match Racing World Championships (crew/16 teams)(Grade 1 WC Womens) |
| Jun | 1st | ISAF World Cup Series Champions - Womens Match Racing |
| Jun | 3rd | Skandia Sail For Gold (crew/13 teams)(Grade 1 Womens/Elliott 6m) |
| May | 1st | US Sailing Olympic Trials (crew) |
| Apr | 1st | Semaine Olympique Francaise De Voile (crew/17 teams)(Grade 1 Womens/Elliott 6m) |
| Apr | 1st | 43 Trofeo Princesa Sophia (crew/18 teams)(Grade 1 Womens/Elliott 6m) |
| Jan | 1st | Chicago Match Race Center Winter Invitational (crew/10 teams)(Grade 2 Open/Elliott 6m) |
| Jan | 1st | US Sailing/AlphaGraphics 2011 Best Team Performance Award |
| Jan | 5th | US Sailing's 2012 Rolex Miami OCR (crew/24 teams)(Grade 1 WMR/Elliott 6m) |
2011
Dec 1st : Perth 2011 IISAF Sailing World Championships (crew/29 teams)(Grade 1 Womens/Elliott 6m)
Oct 1st : 2011 Women's Match Racing U.S. Olympic Qualifying Regatta#1 (crew/8 teams)(Grade 3 Womens/Elliott 6m)
Oct 1st : 2011 Santa Maria Cup (crew/8 teams)(Grade 1 Womens/J22)
Aug/Sep 2nd : US Sailing's 2011 Rolex International Women's Championship(crew/36 teams)(Fleet/J22)
Aug 1st : 2011 Buddy Melges Challenge (crew/16 teams)(Grade 1 Womens/Elliott 6m)
Aug 7th : Chicago Invitational Grade 2 (crew/10 teams)(Grade 2 Open/Elliott 6m)
Jul 2nd : 2011 Stena Women's Match Cup, SWE (crew/10 team)(Grade 1 WMR/Elliott 6m)
Jun 1st : 2011 ISAF World Cup Series for WMR (final result/crew)
Jun 5th : 2011 Kieler Woche (crew/11 teams)(Grade 1 WMR/Elliott 6m)
Jun 1st : 2011 Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta (crew/24 teams)(Grade 1 WMR/Elliott 6m)
May 3rd : 2011 Delta Lloyd Regatta (crew/19 teams) (Grade 1 WMR/Elliott 6m)
Apr 3rd : 42 Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia Mapfre (crew/24 teams) (Grade 1 WMR/Elliott 6m)
Feb 1st : Chicago Match Race Center Winter Invitational (crew/9 teams) (Grade 3 Open/Elliott 6m)
Jan 2nd : US Sailing's Rolex Miami OCR (crew/24 teams)(Grade 1 WMR/Elliott 6m)
2010
Sep 7th : Buddy Melges Challenge (crew/15 teams)(Grade 1 Women/Elliott 6m)
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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