Buckingham, Lepert and Pascual Earn Selection to Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Team (Sailing)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2016 Palma de Mallorca, Spain - American sailors Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), Marion Lepert (Belmont, Calif.), and Pedro Pascual (Miami, Fla.) have won selection to the Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Team in the Laser, Women's RS:X and Men's RS:X classes, respectively, based on their combined results at January's Sailing World Cup Miami (January 25-30)…Read More

Silver for McNay & Hughes In Palma, USA Competes In Four Medal Races

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2016 Palma de Mallorca, Spain -  The 47th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar, one of sailing's most enduring and venerable Olympic-class regattas, has concluded in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. In what will certainly be a memorable event for the US Sailing Team Sperry, national team athletes Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.) finished on…Read More

Charlie Buckingham (Laser) Wins Selection to Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team

Pictured: Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), Laser, U.S. Olympic Sailing Team. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_25438" align="alignleft" width="200"] Charlie Buckingham, Laser[/caption] Palma de Mallorca, Spain. - Laser athlete Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) has earned selection to the Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team based on the results of the US Sailing Olympic…Read More
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Marion Lepert (Women’s RS:X) Wins Selection to Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team

Pictured: Marion Lepert (Belmont, Calif.), Women's RS:X, U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, shortly after winning Rio 2016 selection. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_25432" align="alignleft" width="200"] Marion Lepert, Women's RS:X[/caption] Palma de Mallorca, Spain. - RS:X athlete Marion Lepert (Belmont, Calif.) has earned selection to the Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team based on the results of…Read More

Pedro Pascual (Men’s RS:X) Wins Selection to Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team

Pictured: Pedro Pascual (Miami, Fla.), Men's RS:X, US Sailing Team Sperry, races in Palma de Mallorca. Photo: Jesus Renedo/Sailing Energy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_25434" align="alignleft" width="200"] Pedro Pascual, Men's RS:X[/caption] Palma de Mallorca, Spain. - RS:X athlete Pedro Pascual (Miami, Fla.) has earned selection to the Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team based on…Read More

U.S. Olympic Team Selection (Sailing) Nearing Completion in Palma

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2016 Palma de Mallorca, Spain -  Only one day of full-fleet racing remains at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, and the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team selection series for the Men's Laser, Men's RS:X and Women's RS:X are rapidly coming to a close. With only medal races scheduled for Saturday, it is…Read More

U.S. Olympic Team Selection: Laser, Two RS:X Berths to Be Decided in Palma

Pictured: Charlie Buckingham, Laser, US Sailing Team Sperry. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2016 Palma de Mallorca, Spain - Over a thousand sailors from dozens of nations have gathered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain for the 47th edition of one of the world's most enduring Olympic classes regattas, the  Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar. Twenty-seven U.S. sailors will…Read More

US Sailing’s ODP Jump-Starts Skiff Careers for U.S. Girls

by Willie McBride, US Sailing Team Sperry and ODP Skiff Coach US Sailing Olympic Development Program (ODP) coach Dane Wilson summed up the March ODP 29er training camp noting, “When so many teams make a jump this big in just two days, you know that you’ve got something special.”  In early March, the 2016 US Sailing ODP…Read More

Caleb Paine (Finn) Wins Selection to Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team

Pictured: Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.) at the finish line of the final race of the 2016 Finn European Championship, where he earned U.S. Olympic Team selection. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2016 [caption id="attachment_25073" align="alignleft" width="200"] Caleb Paine, Finn Class.[/caption] Barcelona, Spain. - The Rio 2016 Selection Series in the Finn class (Men's Heavyweight Dinghy) came to a…Read More

Finn Europeans: Close Battle on Penultimate Day, Rio 2016 Berth To Be Decided Saturday

Pictured:  US Sailing Team Sperry Finn athletes Caleb Paine (foreground) and Zach Railey racing on Day 5 (March 11) of the 2016 Finn European Championship. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2016 Barcelona, Spain. -  The battle for the U.S. Olympic Team Selection Series in the Finn class (Men's Heavyweight Dinghy) will come down to the final day of racing at…Read More