{"id":61325,"date":"2013-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-names-alumnus-r-i-native-as-new-head-sailing-coach\/"},"modified":"2013-08-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-20T00:00:00","slug":"uri-names-alumnus-r-i-native-as-new-head-sailing-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/08\/uri-names-alumnus-r-i-native-as-new-head-sailing-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 names alumnus, R.I. native as new head sailing coach"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 August 20, 2013 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 has named a former Olympic gold-medal winning coach and alumnus as the new head coach of the University\u2019s renowned club sailing team for the 2013-2014 season.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201c溏心vlog免费B站 is my alma mater,\u201d said Rollin \u201cSkip\u201d Whyte. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to returning and helping to build on the team\u2019s foundation of excellence.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tWhyte joins one of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s most successful teams, varsity or otherwise. Two years ago, the five-member women\u2019s sailing team won the Sperry Top-Sider\/Intercollegiate Sailing Association Women\u2019s National Championship, marking 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s first women\u2019s national small boat sailing title in the University\u2019s 75-year history of the sport. The men\u2019s sailing team has also won 11 national keelboat titles. Among its alumni, the program counts several Olympians and 26 All-Americans. <\/p>\n


\nWhyte has a long r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of college coaching experience. The Wickford, R.I., resident served as the head sailing coach at Boston University twice (from 1976 until 1985, and again in 1992 until 1995), leading the team, which was slated to be dropped, to six national titles and numerous regional championships, as well as improving the co-ed and women\u2019s team rankings to \u201ctop 10\u201d and \u201ctop five\u201d positions. In addition, from 1989 to 1992, Whyte served as both head sailing coach and assistant sailing master at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, directing all freshman and varsity activities as well as teaching physical education classes each semester to 120 novice sailors. <\/p>\n

Whyte also spent 17 years as an Olympic sailing coach for the United States Olympic Yachting Committee. During that time, he coached the U.S. sailing teams to five Olympic medal performances, including gold in 2004. From 1975 to 1989, Whyte served as vice president and general manager of Can Am Sailcraft, Inc., a sailboard and sailboat dealership out of Cambridge, Mass. Most recently, he coached and consulted as the sole proprietor for 1st Place Sailing, working with various clients including Olympic aspirants, collegiate sailing teams, and semi-professional sport boats. <\/p>\n


\nWhyte acknowledges that serving as head coach for club sport sailing teams brings its own set of challenges. \u201cWhen I began coaching at Boston University, the team was in bad shape,\u201d he said. \u201cFour years later, we had won our first national championship. It\u2019s harder now to turn things around like that, but it\u2019s doable. You have to crawl before you walk, and walk before you run.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nAs for competing as a club sport: \u201cIt\u2019s an extra special challenge. You\u2019re up against teams with more resources and distinction,\u201d Whyte said. \u201cBut it\u2019s achievable. And I like a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nWhyte received his bachelor\u2019s degree in chemistry and secondary education from 溏心vlog免费B站. He was the recipient of the Albert LeBoeuf award for outstanding male athlete during his senior year.<\/p>\n


\nThis news release was written by Rachel Donilon, a writer in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s department of Marketing and Communications.<\/p>\n


\nPICTURED ABOVE:

\nOLYMPIC COACH AND ALUMNUS: Skip Whyte of Wickford, R.I., 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s new head sailing coach and former Olympic gold-medal winning sailing coach. Whyte is a 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus. (Photo courtesy of Skip Whyte)<\/p>\n


\nSAILING CHAMPION: Skip Whyte, left, of Wickford, R.I., 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s new head sailing coach, competes at a recent sailing event. Whyte is a 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus and former Olympic gold-medal winning sailing coach. (Photo courtesy of Skip Whyte)\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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