US Sailing appoints Sail magazine publisher to run US Olympic program
次のリオオリンピックに向け次のＵＳ若手セーラー発掘の任務を纏い新人事となりました。
今回ロンドンでセーリング大国の中では落ち込んでいました（たしかノーメダル）、元々余りディンギーセーリング（オリンピック強化と言う意味では）に余り大金は投入していませんでした。
大金は投入しないと思いますが新人は山ほどいると思うので手腕が期待されます。
元セイルマガジンということでカレッジセーラーとかのルートも深いのかな・・・
Josh Adams, longtime publisher of Sail magazine, has been named Managing Director of US Olympic Sailing. Adams will start the full-time position on September 4, 2012.
Adams has been publisher of Sail for seven years, and before that, was a senior editor with the magazine. Since 2005, he has also been an executive committee member of US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee.
An all-American sailor at Tufts University, Adams finished second at the 1996 Olympic Trials in the 470 class. Adams was also a sailor and coach for New York Yacht Club’s Young America’s Cup Challenge in 2000.
Gary Jobson, president of US Sailing, said that Adams was chosen after an extensive interview process. “His experience as a top competitor at the Olympic level and his all around involvement with Olympic sailing makes him the ideal candidate for this position,” said Jobson in a statement. “As a coach, journalist, and fundraiser, Josh is well connected to sailors through his various work experiences in the sailing industry. His primary focus will be the recruitment and development of young sailors with Olympic aspirations.”
Adams said there is a “significant” challenge ahead for the sailing program, but added that the “opportunity” was great for the US program. “As it stands now, 40 per cent of the classes in the Rio 2016 quadrennium will be new,” said Adams in the statement. “We need to lead our US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider to be performance-centric, to adapt quickly to the new boats, and to build depth in the established classes.” Adams said he also wants to build a program for youth development in sailing.
