John Casey/Kristen Lane Courtney Clamp/ David Whitehurst Robbie Daniel/ Sarah Streater Michael Easton/ Katie Pettibone Cate Gundlach/ Garrett Brown David Hein/ Jessica Claflin Stephanie Hudson/ tbd Mark Mendelblatt/ Carolina Mendelblatt Sarah Newberry/ Matthew Whitehead Stephanie Roble/ Tripp Burd Sandra Tartaglino/ Tyler Burd Jeremy Wilmot/ Louisa Chafee
Lots of potentially good pairings. JC will definitely be fast on the helm, and it will be interesting to see how quickly Kristen adjusts to the front of the boat (she had been skippering the 49erfx). Easton/Pettibone have a ton of potential in my opinion, and they will be training a lot leading up to the event. Roble/Burd will be fast because, well, Burd. Newberry/Whitehead bring lots of experience and will likely get up to speed as a team quick.
My prediction: 1. Easton/Pettibone 2. JC/Lane 3. Wilmot/Chafee 4. Roble/Burd
Only four spots left for the US to qualify for Rio- 3 at the 2015 Worlds, and 1 at Continental qualification event