Team Tracker: Laser Radial

Pictured: Paige Railey, US Sailing Team Sperry (Clearwater, Fla.)

Laser Radial (Women’s One-Person Dinghy)

Rio 2016 Olympic Athlete Selection Series, Current Standings:

Updates:

February 2: Radial Europeans (February 26 – March 5) – Event Homepage & Results

January 30: Sailing World Cup Miami Recap – Paige Railey won the Laser Radial medal race in Miami for the second consecutive year, and again in dramatic come-from-behind fashion. The victory moved her from 10th to 7th place overall. “I went out there to just do my own race and try to move up,” said the London 2012 Olympian. “I was sailing restricted and conservative.” Railey’s top competition for the Olympic Team berth is Laser Radial Youth World Champion Erika Reineke (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), who finished 17th. “The trials is a two-part system, and currently I’m leading. It’s based on how you do in both events. My goal was to move up as much as possible and put more boats in between us.”

Video: Paige Railey Miami Recap

Sailing World Cup Miami was a U.S. Olympic Team selection event for the Laser Radial class. The second and final event will be the Laser Radial Europeans, Las Palmas Grand Canaria, Spain, February 26 – March 5, 2016.

Pictured: Erika Reineke (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), US Sailing Team Sperry

Names To Watch:

• Erika Reineke (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), US Sailing Team Sperry : Reineke has been recognized for several years as one of America’s top young sailing talents, but she has clearly asserted herself as one of the toughest competitors in the world in the Laser Radial class during the Rio Olympic quadrennium. Reineke was the top U.S. athlete at the past two Radial Women’s World Championships, and in 2015 her Worlds finish was an impressive 10th overall.
• Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), US Sailing Team Sperry : Railey has accomplished much in her Radial career, having earned the titles of Olympian, World Champion, ISAF Rolex World Sailor or the Year, and US Sailing Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year. Since London 2012 Railey has stayed sharp, winning bronze at the 2013 Worlds, and taking 4th at the 2015 Rio Olympic Test Event.

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