US Sailing Team’s Summer in Japan Comes to a Close

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US Sailing Team’s Summer in Japan Comes to a Close

The 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima came to a quiet close on Sunday, September 1. Thanks to light winds, only two of the five Medal Races scheduled for the last day of sailing were completed. The Men’s and Women’s 470 classes enjoyed Medal Races while the Finn, Laser, and Laser Radial podiums were decided based on the cumulative standings of the first ten races.

US Sailing Team athlete Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.) was set to compete in the Finn Medal Race. Thanks to light winds at speeds too low for racing, the Finn, Laser, and Laser Radial Medal Races were canceled. In those three classes, the standings from the Qualifying Series dictated the final results. Muller finished the regatta in 10th place overall.

U.S. sailors Atlantic and Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) were able to compete in one of the two Medal Races that took place today. The pair finished fifth in the Women’s 470 Medal Race to land in 10th overall.

They are pleased to wrap the event on a high note. “We are pretty happy to finish fifth. It was exciting to get some practice doing some Medal Racing and it’s nice to end our time in Japan on a good note,” said Atlantic, “The excitement of the Medal Race is always super motivating. Our next major regatta will be [2020 Hempel World Cup Series] Miami, so we’re already excited to go work really hard these next couple months to keep improving as much as possible.”

The Brugmans are among several US Sailing Team athletes that have been in Japan since the Laser, Laser Radial, and 470 World Championships that took place in mid-July and early August. The conclusion of this event will mark the end of the long training and competition block in Japan. Many of the sailors will be moving on to prepare for the upcoming World Championships and Oakcliff Triple Crown Series.

The next class World Championship will begin in late November for 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 sailors. Racing at the Oakcliff Triple Crown Series will begin promptly on September 14th.

2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima – Final U.S. Results

See full results here.

  • 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 8th
  • Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 10th
  • Women’s 470 – Atlantic Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) & Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.), 10th
  • Finn – Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.), 11th
  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 14th
  • Women’s 470 – Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.), 14th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.), 15th
  • Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 16th
  • 49er – Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) & Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.), 16th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 18th
  • Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 18th
  • 49erFX – Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) & Anna Tunnicliffe-Tobias (Pittsburgh, Penn.), 20th
  • Women’s 470 – Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.) & Laura Slovensky (Brookhaven, N.Y.), 20th
  • Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 20th
  • 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 26th
  • Nacra 17 – Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) & David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.), 28th
  • Nacra 17 – Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.) & Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.), 30th
  • Men’s 470 – Trevor Davis (Annapolis, Md.) & Trevor Bornarth (Martin County, Fla.), 31st
  • Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 45th

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Updated 9/1/2019

Day Five: Under the Wire, US Sailing Team Heads to Two More Medal Races

Racing has officially concluded in half of the fleets at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima. Saturday, August 31 featured Medal Races for the Men’s and Women’s RS:X, 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 fleets, while the remaining fleets concluded their Qualifying Series.

US Sailing Team Athletes, Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.) represented the United States in the Men’s 49er Medal Race. They began the day in ninth place. After battling more extreme conditions on Sagami Bay, they managed to finish fourth in the race, bringing them up in the standings to eighth overall.

Since teaming up, Mollerus and MacDiarmid have shown significant progress along the road to Tokyo 2020. With four top-five finishes this week, they have demonstrated has their ability to perform well in a competitive fleet. Their next major regatta will be the 49er World Championships in late November. Mollerus is looking forward to starting the fall season on a strong note, “Beyond the results at this event, we’re just glad to be finding little takeaways to improve on every day. This is a good result for us, it shows that we’re able to hang at the top of the fleet, so we’re looking forward to a good fall.”

Upon wrapping up the Qualifying Series, the United States has three more athletes that will compete in the final set of Medal Races. Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.) will be sailing in the Men’s Finn Medal Race and Atlantic and Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) will compete in the Women’s 470 Medal Race. Both boats qualified for their respective Medal Races in 10th place after another exciting date of racing in over twenty-knot winds.

The Men’s and Women’s 470s, Lasers, Laser Radials and Finns will conclude racing on Sunday, September 1 at 12:10, local time. The Women’s 470 race is scheduled for 12:10 and the Finn race is scheduled for 2:50. All Medal Races will be streamed live on World Sailing’s YouTube channel.

2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima – U.S. Results

See full results here.

  • 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 8th
  • Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 10th
  • Women’s 470 – Atlantic Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) & Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.), 10th
  • Finn – Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.), 11th
  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 14th
  • Women’s 470 – Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.), 14th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.), 15th
  • Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 16th
  • 49er – Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) & Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.), 16th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 18th
  • Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 18th
  • 49erFX – Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) & Anna Tunnicliffe-Tobias (Pittsburgh, Penn.), 20th
  • Women’s 470 – Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.) & Laura Slovensky (Brookhaven, N.Y.), 20th
  • Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 20th
  • 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 26th
  • Nacra 17 – Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) & David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.), 28th
  • Nacra 17 – Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.) & Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.), 30th
  • Men’s 470 – Trevor Davis (Annapolis, Md.) & Trevor Bornarth (Martin County, Fla.), 31st
  • Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 45th

Updated 8/31/2019

Day Four: US Sailing Team Lines Up for Medal Races

*Live stream video for Medal Races on Saturday, Aug. 31 is below the Day Four recap.

As of Friday, August 30, the Qualifying Series at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Japan has concluded for half of the competitors. Medal Races are scheduled begin on Saturday, August 31 in the Men’s and Women’s RS:X, 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17 fleets. The remaining classes will conclude their Qualifying Series before moving on to Medal Races on Sunday, September 1.

US Sailing Team athletes Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.) will represent the United States in the Men’s 49er class. They are currently sitting in 9th place, and with a tight point spread ahead of them, they are eager to move up the leaderboard. “You know, it’s a World Cup, so you want to do really well,” said MacDiarmid. “Yesterday, we had the best result that we’ve ever had as a team, so we’re super stoked on a whole to be stacked up so well against the fleet.

Mollerus and MacDiarmid battled harsh conditions on Sagami Bay to clinch their spot in the only Men’s 49er race of the day. Thanks to gusts over twenty knots that caused several boats to flip, the Race Committee made the decision to abandon the second race and send the athletes back to shore. Shortly after, the 49erFX and Nacra 17 races were also canceled.

Among athletes looking towards Sunday’s Medal Races are U.S. Women’s 470 athletes, Atlantic and Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.). After finishing their final race of the day in third, they moved up to 10th overall and are currently in position to qualify for the Women’s 470 Medal Race.

Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.) is also currently in a qualifying position for the Finn Medal Race. Standing in eighth overall, he will be looking to close out the Qualifying Series in the top ten to clinch qualification. Muller’s teammate and training partner, Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.) is currently sitting just outside the top 10, in 12th overall. With nine points separating him from the 10th place spot, he’ll be looking to close the gap before the conclusion of tomorrow’s races.

Racing is scheduled to resume tomorrow at 12:00, local time. The Medal Races will be streamed live on World Sailing’s YouTube channel.

2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima – U.S. Results

See full results here.

  • Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 8th
  • 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 9th
  • Women’s 470 – Atlantic Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) & Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.), 10th
  • Finn – Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.), 12th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.), 13th
  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 14th
  • Women’s 470 – Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.), 15th
  • Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 16th
  • 49er – Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) & Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.), 16th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 18th
  • 49erFX – Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) & Anna Tunnicliffe-Tobias (Pittsburgh, Penn.), 20th
  • Women’s 470 – Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.) & Laura Slovensky (Brookhaven, N.Y.), 21st
  • Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 22nd
  • Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 24th
  • 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 26th
  • Nacra 17 – Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) & David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.), 28th
  • Nacra 17 – Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.) & Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.), 30th
  • Men’s 470 – Trevor Davis (Annapolis, Md.) & Trevor Bornarth (Martin County, Fla.), 31st
  • Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 38th

Updated 8/30/2019

Day Three: Testing Limits at World Cup Enoshima

Sailors we met with demanding conditions on the third day of racing at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima. With about 20 knots of wind and swell reaching 2.5 meters, several sailors were pushed to their breaking point.

The victory of the day for the US Sailing Team goes to the performance of Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.). After finishing today’s three races in fourth, third and third, the Men’s 49er team moved up 16 places to ninth overall. “It was pretty wild out there,” said Mollerus. “The conditions ended up separating the fleet quite a bit. We were lucky to keep upright for the first couple races and have some energy for the last ones.” The pair was glad to have some practice in windy conditions before this week. MacDiarmid added, “It was pretty fun to be out there while it was ripping. It’s definitely the biggest breeze we’ve raced in since Palma, so training in San Francisco this summer certainly helped a lot.”

Despite the U.S. success in the 49er fleet, today’s conditions were especially hard on the Nacra 17 and Skiff classes. Several countries endured breakdowns in today’s conditions. In the 49erFX class, Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) broke their mast after capsizing just above the finish line. Shea’s ankle was injured in the crash, and the pair will be staying ashore for the remainder of the event.

U.S. Nacra 17 athletes also suffered some breakdowns. Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) and Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) broke their spinnaker pole just after finishing the first race. They were able to make the repair quickly and return in time for their third and final race of the day. Despite the breakdown, the pair sailed well today. They finished seventh in the first race, and fourth in the third. Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) and David Liebenberg’s (Livermore, Calif.) spinnaker pole also snapped after colliding with another boat midway through the second race. They were unable to return to the race course before the start of the third race.

In the Men’s Laser fleet, Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.) also sailed in early. He did not compete in the final two races of the day, electing to rest a recovering ankle injury instead. At this point, he intends to compete in tomorrow’s races.

Racing is scheduled to resume tomorrow at 1200, local time. The forecast is currently predicting conditions similar to today.

2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima – U.S. Results

See full results here.

  • Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 6th
  • 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 9th
  • Women’s 470 – Atlantic Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) & Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.), 13th
  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 14th
  • Finn – Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.), 15th
  • Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 16th
  • Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 16th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.), 16th
  • 49er – Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) & Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.), 18th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 18th
  • Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 19th
  • Women’s 470 – Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.), 19th
  • 49erFX – Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) & Anna Tunnicliffe-Tobias (Pittsburgh, Penn.), 20th
  • Women’s 470 – Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.) & Laura Slovensky (Brookhaven, N.Y.), 21st
  • 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 26th
  • Nacra 17 – Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) & David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.), 28rd
  • Nacra 17 – Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.) & Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.), 30th
  • Men’s 470 – Trevor Davis (Annapolis, Md.) & Trevor Bornarth (Martin County, Fla.), 32nd
  • Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 41st 

Updated 8/29/2019

Day Two: Blown Out on Day Two of Enoshima World Cup

Athletes at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima were met with trying conditions on day two. With gusts of up to 30 knots and 2.5-meter waves, only three fleets were able to race. The Finn men finished one race while the RS:X Men and Women’s fleets sailed three and two races, respectively.

The two US Sailing Team Finn athletes both managed to battle the breeze and finish their only race of the day in the top 10. Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.) and Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.) finished in seventh and ninth place, respectively. Thanks to today’s finishes, Muller and Paine are currently tied with each other and Finnish athlete, Oskari Muhonen, for ninth through 11th place.

Muller especially enjoyed today’s conditions. “We had an awesome day. The downwinds were really loose, everyone was just trying to keep everything together and go as fast as they could while staying up-right,” he said. “Fortunately, I was able to do that and ended up seventh in the race it, so today was a good day scores-wise and a blast considering everything else.

In addition to Muller and Paine, the only other U.S. athlete to compete today was Men’s RS:X athlete, Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.). Despite the high winds and breaking his bottom batten in the first Men’s RS:X race today, Pascual finished the second and third in 10th and 13th. He currently stands in 18th overall.

The remainder of the athletes wearing the Stars and Stripes on their sails this week are eager to get more racing in. The forecast for tomorrow is more promising at 14-16 knots of wind. Racing is scheduled to begin at 12:00 local time.

2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima – U.S. Results

See full results here.

  • 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 10th
  • Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 10th
  • Finn – Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.), 11th
  • Women’s 470 – Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.), 12th
  • Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 13th
  • Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 16th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.), 17th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 18th
  • Women’s 470 – Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.) & Laura Slovensky (Brookhaven, N.Y.), 18th
  • Women’s 470 – Atlantic Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) & Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.), 19th
  • Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 20th
  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 23rd
  • Nacra 17 – Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) & David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.), 23rd
  • Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 24th
  • 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 25th
  • 49er – Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) & Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.), 29th
  • Nacra 17 – Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.) & Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.), 30th
  • 49erFX – Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) & Anna Tunnicliffe-Tobias (Pittsburgh, Penn.), 31st
  • Men’s 470 – Trevor Davis (Annapolis, Md.) & Trevor Bornarth (Martin County, Fla.), 31st

Updated 8/28/2019

Day One: Slow Start on Sagami Bay

The Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima is off to a slow start thanks to a long postponement waiting for wind on day one. Sailors were postponed until the early afternoon when they were met with light and lumpy conditions. Despite holding the athletes on shore for a couple of hours, the Race Committee managed to fire off at least one race in each class before sunset.

U.S. 49erFX athletes Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) are currently the highest-ranking Americans. The pair sailed a consistent two races to secure their spot in the top ten. In addition to the light southwesterly paired with the choppy sea state, the athletes had the challenge of dodging another fleet. “Today was a bit of a tricky day. The 49er guys were coming downwind as we were coming upwind off the start,” said Roble. “Our races ended up being about getting clear air and getting out to the edge to get better pressure than the boats in the middle.”

U.S. Women’s 470 sailors Carmen and Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) had the opposite experience on their racecourse. The pair struggled early in the race but managed to climb back to 12th place in their only race of the day.  “We worked hard today and had a lot of learning opportunities,” said Carmen. “Our first leg was a little rough, but we were able to keep passing boats throughout the race to end up 12th, so we’re happy with that.”

Other standout performances from the U.S. include those of the American Laser and Laser Radial athletes. Though the scores of Radial athlete, Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), and Laser athletes, Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), and Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), were inconsistent, they managed to finish one of today’s two races in fourth, fourth, and seventh, respectively.

2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima – U.S. Results

See full results here.

  • 49erFX – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 10th
  • Finn – Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.), 11th
  • Women’s 470 – Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.), 12th
  • Finn – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 13th
  • Laser – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 13th
  • Laser Radial – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 16th
  • Men’s RS:X – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 17th
  • Women’s 470 – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.), 17th
  • Women’s 470 – Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.) & Laura Slovensky (Brookhaven, N.Y.), 18th
  • Women’s 470 – Atlantic Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) & Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.), 19th
  • Laser – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 20th
  • Men’s 470 – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 23rd
  • Nacra 17 – Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) & David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.), 23rd
  • Nacra 17 – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 24th
  • 49er – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 25th
  • 49er – Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) & Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.), 29th
  • Nacra 17 – Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.) & Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.), 30th
  • 49erFX – Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) & Anna Tunnicliffe-Tobias (Pittsburgh, Penn.), 31st
  • Men’s 470 – Trevor Davis (Annapolis, Md.) & Trevor Bornarth (Martin County, Fla.), 31st

With a particularly windy forecast for tomorrow looming, it is possible that some or all fleets will be unable to race in the predicted twenty-to-thirty knot conditions. Racing is still currently scheduled to resume as planned at 12:00 local time, tomorrow.

Updated 8/28/2019

Preview: U.S. Sailors Measure Against World’s Best on 2020 Olympic Waters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ENOSHIMA, Japan (August 26, 2019) – On Tuesday, August 27, racing at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima will begin. Over 490 of the world’s best sailors, representing 46 countries will begin racing at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 venue in Enoshima, Japan. The U.S. will have 19 entries, with athletes representing the country in all fleets, except the Women’s RS:X.

2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima – U.S. Competitors
  • Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.) – Men’s 470
  • Trevor Davis (Annapolis, Md.) & Trevor Bornarth (Martin County, Fla.) – Men’s 470
  • Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) & Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.) – 49er
  • Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.) – 49er
  • Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.) – Finn
  • Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.) – Finn
  • Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.) – Laser
  • Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) – Laser
  • Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.) – Men’s RS:X
  • Atlantic Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) & Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) – Women’s 470
  • Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.) – Women’s 470
  • Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) – Women’s 470
  • Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.) & Laura Slovensky (Brookhaven, N.Y.) – Women’s 470
  • Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) – 49erFX
  • Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) & Anna Tunnicliffe-Tobias (Pittsburgh, Penn.) – 49erFX
  • Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) – Laser Radial
  • Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) & David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.) – Nacra 17
  • Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.) & Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.) – Nacra 17
  • Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) – Nacra 17

This event comes on the heels of the Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing Olympic Test Event that concluded on the 22nd. Five US Sailing Team athletes will have the momentum of a recent top-ten finish at that event on their side. Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.) placed fourth in the Men’s 470 fleet, Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) finished eighth in the Laser Radial fleet, and 49erFX athletes Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) finished tenth overall.

In addition to the athletes that represented the U.S. at the recent Test Event, several American sailors arrived early to Japan to log some extra practice at the venue. Nacra 17 athlete, Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.), is among the many athletes who chose to take advantage of the extra training time in Japan. “We chose to train through the Test Event in order to learn from the racing, gain familiarity with the venue and conditions, and acclimate to the heat and humidity,” said Parent. “Our U.S. Nacra boats were able to connect with some other countries to train during Test Event racing. We’re looking forward to reconnecting with the full international fleet.”

Parent is racing with fellow U.S. campaigner, Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.) this week. While this will be Mack’s first regatta in the Nacra, she is no stranger to Olympic class boats. She can usually be found on the racecourse in a 49erFX. This week, she is replacing Caroline Atwood (Clinton, Conn.) who usually crews for Parent, but is currently recovering from an injury.

During their time in Japan, Mack and Parent have been working hard to get comfortable in the boat and at the Olympic venue. Mack acknowledged that while the Nacra has a steep learning curve, she is grateful to carry her high-performance racing experience in the FX, “The FX is also a high-performance boat, so there’s a decent amount that I can bring from that class into the Nacras, but everything obviously happens a lot faster in this boat.”

For most of the athletes, this will be the last event before a long break between regattas. “Our next big event after this week is the Hempel World Cup Series Miami, in January. Until then, it’s preseason training, so we’re looking forward to continuing to train in a racing setting,” said U.S. Women’s 470 skipper Atlantic Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.). “We’re also really excited to get another opportunity to sail at the Olympic venue to learn more and get more practice in racing scenarios here.”

Racing will start at 12:00 local time on Tuesday, August 27. The 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17 and RS:X fleets will conclude racing on Saturday, August 31 with their Medal Races at 12:00 local time. The 470s, Laser, Laser Radial and Finn fleets will follow on Sunday, September 1 at 12:00 local time.