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CASCAIS, PORTUGAL (June 14, 2021) – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wis.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) finished Act II of the 49er & 49erFX Championship in 5th place, just five points out of a podium finish. Racing was tight for the 15 of the 21 49erFXs that will see each other this summer in Tokyo, Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games. The Cascais event was Steph and Maggie’s final formal regatta before the summer.
“It was a small fleet of 21 boats and included almost the whole Olympic fleet,” said Shea. “We had a variety of conditions throughout the week which was a great test of our skills. We took a few risks at the beginning of the week, which resulted in an OCS penalty and a capsize. But we rallied for the last seven races, brought our average race score from 8.5 to 6.8, and we climbed the rankings from 10th to 5th. In the end, we were five points away from the podium in 5th place.”
“From here, we will sail a couple more weeks in Portugal to keep our wave-sailing skills fresh before we head to Miami for some heat acclimation training,” continued Shea.”We fly to Japan on July 10th, and we will hit the water on July 14.”
Results of fellow Tokyo 2020 Country Representatives:
- 1st: Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey – Great Britain
- 2nd: Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barcelo – Spain
- 3rd: Helene Naess and Marie Ronningen – Norway
- 4th: Ida Marie Baad Nielsen and Marie Thusgaard Olsen – Denmark
- 5th: [Roble / Shea, USA]
- 6th: Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke – Germany
- 7th: Isaura Maenhaut and Anouk Geurts – Belgium
- 8th: Martine Soffiatti Grael and Kahena Kunze – Brazil
- 9th: Victoria Travascio and Maria Sol Branz – Argentina
- 10th: Tess Lloyd and Jaime Ryan – Australia
- 11th: Tanja Frank and Lorena Abicht – Austria
- 12th: Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low – Singapore
- 13th: Anna Yamazaki and Sena Takano – Japan
- 14th: Aleksandra Melzacka and Kinga Loboda – Poland
- 19th: Lili Sebesi and Albane Dubois – France
- 20th: Diana Tudela and Maria Pia van Oordt – Peru
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CASCAIS, PORTUGAL (June 9, 2021) – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wis.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) are in Cascais, Portugal for Act II of the 49er & 49erFX Championship, taking place June 7 through June 12. As Team USA representatives in the 49erFX class for this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games, the Cascais Championship is their last formal regatta opportunity before the Games. With 14 of the 21 boats heading to Tokyo this summer for their respective countries, this regatta is an especially important exercise.
Also on the Cascais Championship starting line and scheduled to race in Tokyo this summer is as follows:
- Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey – Great Britain
- Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barcelo – Spain
- Victoria Travascio and Maria Sol Branz – Argentina
- Martine Soffiatti Grael and Kahena Kunze – Brazil
- Tanja Frank and Lorena Abicht – Austria
- Isaura Maenhaut and Anouk Geurts – Belgium
- Ida Marie Baad Nielsen and Marie Thusgaard Olsen – Denmark
- Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke – Germany
- Lili Sebesi and Albane Dubois – France
- Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low – Singapore
- Tess Lloyd and Jaime Ryan – Australia
- Aleksandra Melzacka and Kinga Loboda – Poland
- Anna Yamazaki and Sena Takano – Japan
- Diana Tudela and Maria Pia van Oordt – Peru
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