A native of Rye, New York, Dey started sailing competitively at age 9 and as a junior sailor was a frequent winner on Long Island Sound. She enjoyed a distinguished record as an intercollegiate sailor, capping her college sailing career with a third place finish at the Women's Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association Nationals in 1987. She won the bronze, the silver and the gold medal at the USYRU Women's Singlehanded Championships in 1987, 1989 and 1988 respectively.

Olympic sailing had always been a goal and in 1989 Dey began campaigning a windsurfer and the Europe. That year her success earned her spots on the US Sailing Team in both the Lechner (board) and Europe classes. (To this day she is the only sailor, male or female, ever to be ranked on the national team in two Olympic class boats at the same time, a feat she has repeated in 2000.) In 1990 Dey focused her sailing on the Europe, finishing a disappointing second at the Olympic Trials in 1992.

Switching gears after the '92 Trials, Dey pursued sailing's Holy Grail -- the America's Cup, as navigator aboard America3’s Mighty Mary, which was ultimately defeated in the finals of the Challenger Series. The conclusion of the America’s Cup brought Dey back to sailing a Europe, and although she had not sailed enough regattas to be ranked on the US Sailing Team, she was the favorite going into the '96 Europe Olympic Trials. Dey topped the 19-boat fleet at the Trials and went on to claim the Europe Olympic Bronze Medal at the ’96 Olympics.

Over the last four years, Dey had concentrated her sailing efforts in the doublehanded 470. When she finished second at the 2000 Olympic Team Trials in the 470 Women’s event in October of ‘99, Dey jumped right back into the boat that took her to the Olympic Regatta in Savannah. Her natural sailing talent once again stood her in good stead, as she easily topped the 23-boat fleet at the 2000 Olympic Team Trials for the Europe, earning Dey her second trip to the Olympics.

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
1996 Europe Olympic Bronze Medalist; Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year
1990 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year; American Yacht Club's Yachtsman of the Year; USOC's Athlete of the Year for Yachting
1989 Thistle National Champion
1987 Eckerd College Sailing Team Captain, and M.V.P. for four years.

SAILING RESUME:
2000
Europe Olympic Team Trials, San Francisco (1st/23 boats)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Fla. (6th/15 Europes)
Europe World Championship, Brazil (14th/107 boats)
1999
470 Women Olympic Team Trials, St. Petersburg, FL (2nd/7 boats)
SPA, Holland (20th/45 470 Women)
470 National Championship, Houston, TX (10th/32 boats)
470 Women's World Championship, Melbourne, Australia (14th/30 boats -- gold fleet)
1998
Australian 470 Women's Championships, Sydney, Australia (14th/ 26 boats)
Sydney International Regatta, Australia (22nd/36 470 women)
470 Women’s Olympic Pre-Trials, St. Petersburg, FL (3rd/4 boats)
470 National Championship, St. Petersburg, FL (8th/14 boats)
Sydney Harbour Regatta, Australia (10^th/15 boats)
SPA Regatta, Holland (31st/46 470s)
RIISA Regatta, Barrington, RI (6th/25 470s--2nd women)
Miami OCR (10th/29 470s--4th women)
470 Women's World Championship, Dubai (19th/48 boats)
Skipper Whyte Regatta, Miami (8th/15 boats)
1997
Canadian Team Qualifier, Kingston, Canada (6th/25 470s)
1996
Olympic Games, Savannah, Europe Bronze Medalist
Europe Olympic Yachting Trials (1st/19 boats)
1993
Europe World Champs, Denmark (4th/126 Europes)
1992
Europe Olympic Yachting Trials, Newport Beach (2nd/26 boats)