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Szabo Wins Today’s Lone Star Race
at US Olympic Team Trials-Sailing
Coconut Grove, Fla. (March 22, 2004) – Three attempts to get a race
off at the 2004 US Olympic Team Trials-Sailing were all foiled today
by light and fluky air that started out from 320 degrees, went
around to 130-140, and finally ended up at 70 degrees by the time
boats were crossing the finish of today’s lone race. The sailors
endured a ninety minute postponement on the water with not a breath
of wind to break the haze, before the arrival of a light breeze that
never made it over 10 knots.
”It was a good race, and well worth waiting until 3:20 p.m. to
start,” said Jonathan Harley (Middletown, R.I.), US SAILING’s
Olympic Director. The Race Committee will attempt to run three
races tomorrow, with the first start holding at noon, in an effort
to get back on track before Wednesday’s layday.
George Szabo (San Diego, Calif.) and Mark Strube (Miami, Fla.) won
today’s race, the fifth of the series. With five races figured into
the scoring, the 22 Star teams can now drop their worst race thus
far. Once 12 races have been scored the sailors will be able to
drop two. Szabo and Strube gained two spots, moving up from sixth
to fourth overall on 19 points.
Paul Cayard (Kentfield, Calif.) and Phil Trinter (Lorain, Ohio)
added a third from today to their scoreline, and dropping a sixth
from day one. They remain in the leader’s spot in the overall
scoring on eight points.
Eric Doyle (San Diego, Calif.) with crew Brian Sharp (Norwalk,
Conn./Franklin, Mass.) also keep their place in the overall scoring
– second – after placing fifth today. They have 15 points thus far
for the series.
Vince Brun and Mike Dorgan (both San Diego, Calif.) finished fourth,
and with the benefit of dropping their OCS from the first race of
the series, now stand third overall on 16 points
Andrew Macdonald and Austin Sperry (both
Miami, Fla.) round out the top-five in overall scoring after
finishing sixth today. They carry 22 points.
For bios and full results visit: www.ussailing.org/olympics/OlympicTrials/2004/.
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