Stuart McNay (born August 1, 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1][2] He represented the United States, at four Olympics: two times partner Graham Biehl, in 2008 and 2012 and twice with partner Dave Hughes in 2016 and 2020.
Personal information | |
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Nickname | Stu[1] |
Nationality | United States |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | August 1, 1981
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Sailing career | |
Class | Dinghy |
Club | Beverly Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club[1] |
College team | Yale University |
Coach | Jay Kehoe, Zack Leonard, Nigel Cochrane, Morgan Reeser, Luther Carpenter[1] |
Stu learned to race at Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, Massachusetts. He was a multi time All-American in collegiate sailing at Yale University. He has raced for the US Sailing Team since 2003.[1][3] As of September 2014, McNay/Biehl were ranked sixth in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation, following their successes at the North American Championships and ISAF Sailing World Cup Series in Miami, Florida, United States.[4]
At the 2008 Olympic Games, McNay/Biehl finished thirteenth, edging out Israel's Gideon Kliger and Udi Gal.[5][6]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, McNay competed for the second time as a helmsman in the men's 470 class by finishing thirteenth and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[7][8] Teaming again with Biehl, they finished fourteenth-place finish in fleet of twenty-seven boats.[9][10]
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio McNay and Hughes finished 4th in the men's 470 class, with McNay as helmsman.[11]
At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo McNay and Hughes finished 9th overall in the men's 470 class, with McNay as helmsman.[12]
At the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, McNay and his new partner David Hughes set a best career record with a fifth-place finish in the men's 470 class to secure their spot on the U.S. sailing team for the Olympics.[13][14]