Three Top-Ten Finishes for the USA at Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing

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Three Top-Ten Finishes for the USA at Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing

After a long day spent waiting for wind under postponement, only one of the five scheduled Medal Races was completed on the final day of the Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing, Olympic Test Event. With the exception of the Women’s 470 fleet, yesterday’s standings will determine the final results for the classes who had Medal Races scheduled for today.

The US Sailing Team had three representatives that were meant to compete in the Men’s 470 and the Women’s Laser Radial Medal Races. Thanks to their results earlier in the week, Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.) will remain in fourth place among the Men’s 470 athletes and Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) will remain in eighth place in the Women’s Laser Radial fleet. Also ranked in the top-ten, McNay, Hughes, and Reineke are joined by U.S. Women’s 49erFX athletes, Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), who finished the event in tenth place as of yesterday’s 49erFX Medal Race.

Ready Steady Tokyo Sailing – Final U.S. Results

See full results on the event website.

  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 4th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 8th
  • Women’s 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 10th
  • Men’s Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 12th
  • Men’s Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 14th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weis (Shoreview, Minn.), 15th
  • Men’s 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 16th
  • Men’s Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 18th
  • Women’s RS:X – Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.), 18th
  • Mixed Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 19th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 20th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), 22nd

Despite the anti-climactic end, McNay and Hughes are pleased to walk away with a top-five finish this week. “We’re buoyed by our result this week,” said Hughes. “While we didn’t come out of the blocks as hot as we needed to early in the week, our back nine races were solid, so we’re very happy about that. At the last Test Event in 2015, we were leading at some point and then ultimately got seventh, so to finish fourth with a mathematical shot at the podium is a really good result for us going into the Games year.”

All of the competitors that represented the U.S. at this event will be heading straight into the Hempel World Cup Enoshima next week, with the exception of Women’s laser Radial athlete, Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), and Women’s RS:X athlete, Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.). In addition to the Test Event sailors, several other American athletes will join the U.S. contingent at the World Cup. Racing is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, August 27, and run through Sunday, September 1.

Updated 8/22/2019

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Day Five: Reineke, McNay and Hughes Line up for Medal Races

The Qualifying Series of Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing has officially concluded. As of Wednesday, August 21, Medals have been awarded in half of the classes, and the final group of athletes who will be competing in tomorrow’s Medal Races has been decided. With the Exception of Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), all of the U.S. representatives have concluded racing.

Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) were the only US Sailing Team athletes to compete in a Medal Race today. The U.S. athletes in the Men’s and Women’s RS:X, Men’s 49er, and Mixed Nacra 17 fleets finished racing at Ready Stead Tokyo – Sailing, upon conclusion of the Qualifying Series. Roble and Shea placed eighth in the 49erFX Medal Race, finishing the regatta in 10th place overall.

Ready Steady Tokyo Sailing – U.S. Results

  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 4th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 8th
  • Women’s 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 10th
  • Men’s Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 12th
  • Men’s Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 14th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weis (Shoreview, Minn.), 15th
  • Men’s 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 16th
  • Men’s Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 18th
  • Women’s RS:X – Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.), 18th
  • Mixed Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 19th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 20th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), 22nd

The remaining fleets sailed the final races of the Qualifying Series today. Thanks to their performances this week, Reineke will continue to the Medal Race in the Women’s Laser Radial and McNay and Hughes will do the same in the Men’s 470 class. Reineke is currently in eighth place. With a close point spread ahead and behind her, she will be looking to move up in tomorrow’s double-point Medal Race.

Reineke is looking forward to sailing under the stars and stripes in tomorrow’s Medal Race, “It feels like you’re a part of something bigger than the sailing world. Representing America is an awesome experience and I love the team environment that an event like this creates.” She also added that this event offers a different experience than that of a typical Olympic class regatta. “Overall, there’s a lot of little details that make the event feel more official,” she said. “It’s cool to see what that Games environment will be like next year.”

McNay and Hughes are all but locked into 4th place in the Men’s 470 fleet. Rather than focusing on moving up the leaderboard, they will be looking to sail their best in an environment that will likely simulate the final race of the 2020 Olympic Regatta.

Tomorrow, the Laser Radials will begin at 1:30, and the Men’s 470 race will follow at 3:30, local time.

Updated 8/21/2019

Day Four: First Round of Medal Races Decided

Five of the ten classes have wrapped the Qualifying Series at the Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing, Olympic Test Event. The top-ten athletes in the Men’s and Women’s RS:X, 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 will compete in the first round of Medal Races, tomorrow.

Representing the U.S., Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) will appear in tomorrow’s 49erFX Medal Race, starting in 10th overall. The four remaining teams whose classes will have medal Races tomorrow have concluded the regatta as of completing the final races of their Qualifying Series.

US Sailing Team athletes in the Men’s and Women’s 470, Finn, Laser, and Laser Radial classes will have one more day of racing with the full fleets before the top-ten boats move on to the Medal Races. Of the nine athletes in this group, two teams are starting tomorrow in positions to qualify for the medal race and two are in close contention.

Ready Steady Tokyo Sailing – U.S. Results
  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 4th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 8th
  • Women’s 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 10th
  • Men’s Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 11th
  • Men’s Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 12th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weis (Shoreview, Minn.), 16th
  • Men’s 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 16th
  • Men’s Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 17th
  • Women’s RS:X – Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.), 18th
  • Mixed Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 19th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 20th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), 23rd

Thanks to the short windward and leeward legs of the three-lapped Men’s 470 course, today delivered tight racing that ultimately favored the US Sailing Team. Men’s 470 Crew, Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), attested to today’s many opportunities for significant gains and losses, “It was possible that we could have stepped away with pair of threes or a pair of 15s today.” Hughes and his skipper Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) began the day in sixth place. Despite the tricky conditions, they managed to finish both races in the top-ten to move up to fourth overall. “We’re happy with where we ultimately ended up,” Hughes continued.

For McNay and Hughes, the value of this event extends beyond simply getting comfortable with the conditions of the Tokyo 2020 waters. “I would argue that racing in the Olympic fleet size is also incredibly valuable. For example, there’s a massive difference between the number of boats in a normal Gold Fleet at Worlds, which is maybe in the upper 30s and the 19 boats that will be on the Olympic starting line next year,” said Hughes. “That gives a very different flavor of racing in how the margins are played and the priorities shift throughout the racecourse. Having the 22 boats on our course at this event is extremely handy in preparing for that.”

Racing will resume tomorrow at 12:00, local time. The 49erFX Medal Race is scheduled to begin at 1:30.

Updated: 8/20/19

Day Three: One Race at a Time at Ready Steady Tokyo

The third day of Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing, the official Test Event for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 delivered challenging conditions. Sailors were met with shifty winds from the east-northeast at about eight-12 knots. After a variety of conditions over the past three days, it seems adaptability will shine at the 2020 Olympic venue.

Luckily, several U.S. athletes are ready to tackle sailing here one step at a time. Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) were in 19th after the first day of racing in the Women’s 49erfX fleet. Thanks to some strong performances over the past two days, the pair has managed to climb to eighth overall.  After a long day of fighting to move up the leaderboard, Roble is pleased with their results, “Today was a long day, we sailed four races, but we’re really happy with how things are going. We started off the event in kind of a rough place with the results, but our focus is just on getting better with each race and taking it one at a time.”

Taking each day one race at a time, Roble and Shea are optimistic that this process will deliver results by the time Tokyo 2020 rolls around. “We’re really excited to be here at the Olympic venue and to have a chance to race here and race against the top girls in the world. We’re going to keep doing what we can to put our best out there,” Roble continued. “We trust the work we’ve put in this year and in previous years and we believe the results will follow.”

U.S. Women’s 470 athletes Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) and Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.) are also pleased with their time learning at the Olympic venue.

The pair has been training and competing in Enoshima since July 15th. Dallman-Weiss attested to the variety of conditions they’ve encountered so far, “We’ve now had one month of sailing at the Olympic venue and have seen such wide a range of conditions.”

Despite the tricky conditions, the pair is excited by their time on the water at the 2020 venue. “Every day, we love being on the water here. It’s filled with a lot of energy and Olympic spirit. We’re especially proud to represent the U.S. at this event,” said Barnes. “While we’re on a very steep part of our learning curve still, we’re taking in information every day so that next year we can proudly represent the U.S. at the Games. It’s one race at a time, one tack at a time until then.” Barnes and Dallman-Weiss managed to finish today with a solid race, crossing the finish line in fifth place.

Other highlights from the U.S. representatives include performances from Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), and Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale Fla.). All three boats are ranked in the top-ten in their respective fleets. McNay and Hughes currently stand in sixth place overall after finishing race five in second place. Barnard is ranked ninth overall in the Men’s Laser fleet and finished his day with another first-place finish. Reineke is ninth in the Women’s Laser Radial fleet and managed to finish race five in third.

Ready Steady Tokyo Sailing – U.S. Results

  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 6th
  • Women’s 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 8th
  • Men’s Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 9th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 9th
  • Men’s Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 14th
  • Men’s Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 14th
  • Mixed Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 15th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), 16th
  • Women’s RS:X – Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.), 18th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weis (Shoreview, Minn.), 18th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 19th
  • Men’s 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 20th

Updated 8/19/2019

Day Two: One Race, One Bullet for Barnard

After a brief postponement this morning, all fleets managed to complete at least one race day two of Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing, the official test event for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Today’s conditions differed significantly from yesterday’s winds and waves. Sailors lined up in light-medium breeze that clocked from the east to the southerly sea breeze direction throughout the afternoon.

U.S. Men’s Laser athlete, Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), fared well in his fleet’s only race of the day. In his words, today brought, “one race, one bullet.” Thanks to a clean start leaving him with plenty of opportunities to make some good tactical decisions, Barnard finished the race in first-place. He now stands in seventh place overall in the Men’s Laser fleet.

While Barnard is trailing in the U.S. Olympic trials, he’s not letting that stop him from enjoying the event and making the most of the experience. “Sailing here at the Olympic venue in the conditions that I think 2020 will offer has been great so far. Obviously, it’s a smaller fleet and while it isn’t as deep, all the top guys from each country are here, so it’s a really cool experience,” he said. “We’re also lucky to have a great team environment here. A lot of the U.S. athletes are staying as a team, so there’s been a lot of good camaraderie. All in all, the event has been really enjoyable so far.”

Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.) also moved up the leaderboard after a solid race today. The pair finished sixth in the only Men’s 470 race of the day and will advance to eighth overall. Also in the top-ten, Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) stands in sixth-place. Despite a deep finish in the only Women’s Laser Radial race of the day, she will drop today’s score of 32 points and will only slide back one place from yesterday’s ranking. Reineke also remains the highest placed American boat. Just outside the top-ten, Steph Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) are in twelfth place in the Women’s 49erFX fleet and Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), is in 13th place in the Men’s Finn class.

Racing is scheduled to resume tomorrow with every start scheduled for 12:00 or 12:10, local time.

Ready Steady Tokyo Sailing – U.S. Results
  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 8th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weis (Shoreview, Minn.), 19th
  • Men’s Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 7th
  • Men’s Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 18th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), 19th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 6th
  • Men’s 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 18th
  • Women’s 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 12th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 20th
  • Women’s RS:X – Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.), 18th
  • Men’s Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 13th
  • Mixed Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 20th

Updated 8/18/19

Day One: High Winds and Waves at Ready Steady Tokyo

ENOSHIMA, JAPAN (August 17, 2019) – Racing at the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic Test Event for Sailing has officially begun. In fifteen knots of breeze accompanied by a high sea-state, the athletes and their equipment were put to the test.

Ready Steady Tokyo Sailing – U.S. Results

  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 10th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weis (Shoreview, Minn.), 17th
  • Men’s Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 15th
  • Men’s Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 11th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), 20th
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 5th
  • Men’s 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 17th
  • Women’s 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 19th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 21st
  • Women’s RS:X – Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.), 17th
  • Men’s Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 8th
  • Mixed Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 18th

Thanks to a couple of breakdowns, some of the US Sailing Team athletes were forced to sit out for a few races. Nacra 17 athletes, Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) and Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), and 49er athletes, Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.) both suffered through issues with their spinnaker poles.

In their third and final race of the day, Mollerus and MacDiarmid collided with another boat at the leeward mark, which resulted in the breakdown that forced the pair to retire from the race. “Today was a mixed day of racing in some rowdy conditions,” said Mollerus, “At one point, Ireland collided with us at a leeward mark and broke our spin pole.” Despite the collision, the team is in good spirits and looking forward to the rest of the event, “Though we were forced to retire, we, fortunately, received redress from the jury and are ready for tomorrow’s races,” Mollerus continued.

While the high wave state delivered trouble for the fast boats, other members of the US Sailing Team fared relatively well in today’s conditions. Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) even enjoyed surfing on the downwind legs of the Laser Radial races. Reineke finished today in fifth overall and is currently the highest-placed American athlete. Finn athlete, Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.) will also start his day tomorrow in the top-ten, as he is currently in eighth place in the Finn fleet. Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes are 10th among the Men’s 470 competitors. After two consistent races, Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.) is ranked eleventh in the Men’s Laser fleet.

Racing is scheduled to resume tomorrow at 12:00 local time.

Updated 8/18/19

Preview: Ready Steady Tokyo, US Sailing Team Prepares for Tokyo 2020 Test Event

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ENOSHIMA, JAPAN (August 15, 2019) – On Saturday, August 17, racing will begin at the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic Sailing Test Event. The regatta will be held at the venue of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the Enoshima Yacht Harbor in Enoshima, Japan. Among the 363 competitors, 17 athletes will represent the United States at the event. The U.S. will have one entry in each class except in the Laser and Laser Radial fleets, where two entrants will sail under the American flag.

U.S. Competitors at Ready Steady Tokyo Sailing Olympic Test Event

  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.)
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weis (Shoreview, Minn.)
  • Men’s Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.)
  • Men’s Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.)
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.)
  • Women’s Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
  • Men’s 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.)
  • Women’s 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.)
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
  • Women’s RS:X – Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.)
  • Men’s Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
  • Mixed Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Heading into the event, several of the US Sailing Team athletes will have the momentum of recent medal wins at the Pan American Games on their side. Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) received the Bronze in the Men’s Laser fleet, Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) earned the Silver in the Women’s 49erFX class, Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.) won the silver in the Men’s RS:X class, and Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) and Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) won the Gold in the Nacra 17 event.

The Pan Am Games wrapped up just a few days ago, on August 12, 2019. At which point, Roble, Shea, Gibbs, and Weis also secured country berths for U.S. representation at the Tokyo 2020 Games, in their respective classes. While the athletes are excited by their accomplishments, their celebrations were brief as their focus is already set on this week’s event. “We’re excited to have accomplished this important goal for the team,” said Shea. “Our focus is now on performing well at the Test Event. We’re hoping to learn as much as possible about the Olympic venue before shifting our focus to solely the U.S. Olympic Trials.”

Because this event limits the number of entrants allocated to each country, it will simulate the Olympic regatta much more closely than an event like the Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima which begins on the 25th. Of the 2015 Rio Test Event medalists, 13 landed on the podium at the 2016 Games. US Sailing Team athletes will be looking to put their best foot forward this week, in hopes to set the tone for the remaining year of the quadrennium.

Racing is scheduled to begin on Saturday, August 17. The 49er, 49erFX, Nacra and RS:X fleets will conclude racing on 21 August with the 470s, Laser, Laser Radial and Finns following on 22 August.

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