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Peter Stanton

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    Peter Stanton
    Peter Stanton
    US Virgin Islands

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    Name

    Peter Stanton

    Nation

    US Virgin Islands

    Place of Birth

    New Jersey

    Class

    ISCA, ILCA 7

    Q&A

    Best Sporting Achievement

    7th at the 1999 Sunfish Worlds, 4th at the Sunfish Worlds 2006.

    Why This Sport

    the ocean

    Non Sailing Achievement

    MVP varsity soccer captain.

    Most Influential Person

    Alan Sun

    General Interest

    Soccer

    Coach

    none

    Awards

    Top Junior sailor 1999 Sunfish Worlds

    Yacht Club Location

    Eastern Side of St. Croix

    Racing Age

    11

    First Event Competed

    St. Thomas International Scotia Bank Regatta, 1996

    Education

    Eckerd College

    First Event Won

    Caribbean Laser Championships,1999

    Yacht Club

    St. Croix Yacht Club

    Boat First Sailed

    Opit

    Current Class

    Sunfish, J-24, 420, FJ, Melges 24

    Hometown

    St. Croix

    Classes Sailed

    Collegiate 420/FJ

    Superstitions

    winning the practise races is bad luck. There is a wind god.

    Starting Age

    10