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U.S
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Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials--Sailing
Oct 6-14,
2007
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West Coast Report
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Day 5
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Railey in Finn class by himself, but Casey joins the chase
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA---Only the Finns sailed Wednesday, notching two races---both won by frontrunner Zach Railey---to stay one ahead of schedule with nine in the book and four days remaining. Their "lay day" was windless Monday. Wednesday was much better with 12-16 knots and harbor seals frolicking around the course.
Following their planned lay day, all other classes were to resume Thursday with their final four days of racing through Sunday. All racing starts at noon, conditions permitting, except for the RS:X men's and women's sailboards at Long Beach, which start at 2 p.m.
Finn dinghy, Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Balboa / Zach Railey: Railey, 23, of Clearwater, Fla., has a stranglehold on first place. Besides winning both races---that's six in a row and 7 of 9---he cashed in a bonus by tossing his worst result---a 12th on Day 2---to drop his net points from 19 to 9 and now leads Geoffrey Ewenson by 14 and Darrell Peck by 15. Andy Casey of nearby Fountain Valley, Calif., has made a 3-2-2 move over the last two days to reach fourth place. "Zach is just unbelievably fast," Casey said. "It feels good to go out and get beat just by him." Casey, 29, is originally from Clearwater, where he knew Railey since the latter was 15 and coached his younger sister Paige, who is campaigning for a Laser Radial berth in Newport, R.I. this week (currently second to Anna Tunnicliffe). When Casey and Zach Railey outgrew Lasers, they launched their Finn careers at US SAILING's Rolex Miami OCR in 2005. "I went to Europe this year and learned to sail in breeze," said Casey, 6-1 and 210. "With these 1.4-nautical mile [upwind] beats, it's killing your body, but to lock in and not think about how much it hurts makes a difference." ---Jenn Lancaster reporting
Tornado multihull, San Diego Yacht Club: Robbie Daniel/Hunter Stunzi and John Lovell/Charlie Ogletree tied for first place. No racing scheduled Wednesday.
Star keelboat, California Yacht Club, Marina del Rey: Mark Mendelblatt/Magnus Liljedahl in first place. No racing scheduled Wednesday.
470 dinghy, Men, Alamitos Bay Yacht Club/US Sailing Center, Long Beach, Calif.: Stuart McNay/Graham Biehl in first place. No racing scheduled Wednesday.
470 dinghy, Women, ABYC/USSC: Amanda Clark/Sarah Mergenthaler in first place. No racing scheduled Wednesday.
RS:X sailboard, Men, ABYC: Mike Gebhardt and Ben Barger tied for first place. No racing scheduled Wednesday.
RS:X sailboard, Women, ABYC: Farrah Hall in first place. No racing scheduled Wednesday.
49er skiff, Southwestern Yacht Club, San Diego: Tim Wadlow/Chris Rast in first place. No racing scheduled Wednesday.
Finn (42 boats; 9 of 16 races; 1 discard): 1. Zach Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), 1-2-(12)-1-1-1-1-1-1, 9 points; 2. Geoffrey Ewenson (Annapolis), 2-3-(10)-4-3-2-2-4-3, 23; 3. Darrell Peck (Gresham, Ore.), (4)-4-1-3-2-3-4-3-4, 24.
Tornado (6 boats; 8 of 16 races; 1 discard): 1. Tie between Robbie Daniel (Clearwater, Fla.)/Hunter Stunzi (Charleston, S.C.), 1-(2)-2-1-1-2-2-1, and, John Lovell (New Orleans, La.)/Charlie Ogletree (Kemah, Tex.), (2)-1-1-2-2-1-1-2, 10 points; 3. Colin Merrick (Portsmouth, R.I.)/John Sampson (Rumson, N.J.), 4-3-(5)-3-4-4-3-4, 25.
Star (19 boats; 9 of 16 races; 1 discard): 1. Mark Mendelblatt (St. Petersburg, Fla.)/Magnus Liljedahl (Miami, Fla.), 3-3-1-(8)-1-3-6-2-5, 24 points; 2. George Szabo (San Diego)/Andrew Scott (Annapolis), 2-1-(1)-1-7-3-4-9-6-2, 34; 3. Andy Horton (Newport, R.I.)/Brad Nichol (Sunapee, N.H.), (18)-7-7-1-5-11-1-3-1, 36.
49er (13 boats; 13 of 24 races; 1 discard): 1. Tim Wadlow (Beverly, Mass.)/Chris Rast (San Diego), 1-2-1-1-3-1-(4)-3-3-1-1-1-1, 19 points; 2. Dalton Bergan (Seattle, Wash.)/Zack Maxam (Costa Mesa, Calif.), 2-4-3-4-1-2-2-2-(14/OCS)-3-3-4-4, 34; 3. Morgan Larson (Capitola, Calif.)/Pete Spaulding (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), (14/OCS)-1-2-2-9-14/OCS-1-1-1-2-2-2-5, 42.
RS:X Men (6 boats; 8 of 16 races; 1 discard): 1. Tie between Ben Barger (Tampa, Fla.),
(8/RAF)-1-2-1-2-1-3-2, and Mike Gebhardt (Ft. Pierce, Fla.), 2-(3)-1-2-1-2-1-3, 12 points; 3. Robert Willis (Chicago, Ill.), 1-2-5-3-(6)-3-2-1, 17.
RS:X Women (7 boats; 8 of 16 races; 1 discard): 1. Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.), (4)-1-4-1-3-3-1-1, 14 points; 2. Lisa Kremer (Worthington, Minn.), 1-2-2-4-4-1-(5)-2, 16; 3. Nancy Rios (Miami, Fla.), 2-(4)-1-3-2-2-4-4, 18.
470 Combined Fleet/Official scoring* (13 boats; 8 of 16 races; 1 discard): 1. Stuart McNay (Lincoln, Mass.)/Graham Biehl (San Diego), 2-2-2-2-1-2-(4)-1, 16 points; 2. Amanda Clark (Shelter Island, N.Y.)/Sarah Mergenthaler (New York, N.Y.), 4-3-1-(6)-3-3-2-4, 20; 3. Mikee Anderson-Mitterling (Coronado, Calif.)/David Hughes (San Diego), 5-1-(6)-3-4-4-1-5, 23.
*--For purpose of selecting Olympic representatives.
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About the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials-Sailing
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials - Sailing are managed by US SAILING and hosted by several sailing organizations. Racing takes place October 6 through October 14 with a rest day scheduled at each venue. The highest eligible finisher in each class will be nominated by US SAILING to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to the 2008 U.S. Olympic or Paralympic Team - Sailing. The events on the West Coast are hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (470 Men & Women, RS:X Men & Women), California Yacht Club (Star), Newport Harbor Yacht Club (Finn), San Diego Yacht Club (Tornado), and Southwestern Yacht Club (49er). On the East Coast, the Rhode Island Sailing Foundation in Newport (R.I.) is host to the Laser, Laser Radial, 2.4mR, SKUD-18, and Sonar events.
About US SAILING
The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING) is the national governing body for sailing. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the organization provides leadership for the sport of sailing in the United States. US SAILING offers training and education programs for instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including National Championships and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams. For more information, please visit our website.
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