Nine More U.S. Sailors Qualify for the 2019 US Sailing Team at Hempel World Cup Series Miami

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MIAMI, Fla. (February 3rd, 2019) – As nearly all of the racing at the Hempel World Cup Series Miami has been completed, more athletes have qualified for selection to the 2019 US Sailing Team. The national team is selected annually and consists of the top sailors competing in the events selected for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Athletes had the opportunity to qualify at the Hempel World Championships Aarhus 2018 and the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami.

As of yesterday evening, the top 10 boats in each class at the Hempel World Cup Series Miami were decided. Of this group, five boats comprised of nine athletes have earned selection to the 2019 US Sailing Team.

Through the US Sailing Team and its sponsors, qualified athletes on the Olympic path receive financial, logistical, coaching, technical, fitness, marketing, and communications support. US Sailing’s Chief of Olympic Sailing, Malcolm Page said “It takes an incredible amount of resources to support athletes on their journey to the Olympic podium. At US Sailing, we’re honored to be a small part of supporting these individuals in pursuit of an Olympic Medal.”

Athletes Qualified to the 2019 US Sailing Team:

Laser (Men’s One-Person Dinghy):
  1. Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) – Qualified in Aarhus

Laser Radial (Women’s One-Person Dinghy):

  1. Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) – Qualified in Aarhus
  2. Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) – Qualified in Aarhus

Finn (Men’s One-Person Dinghy):

  1. Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.) – Qualified in Aarhus
  2. Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.) – Qualified in Miami

Men’s 470 (Men’s Two-Person Dinghy):

  1. Stuart McNay (Providence, R.I.) and David Hughes (Miami, Fla.) – Qualified in Aarhus

Women’s 470 (Women’s Two-Person Dinghy):

  1. Atlantic Brugman (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Nora Brugman (Palo Alto, Calif.) – Qualified in Miami

49erFX (Women’s Two-Person Skiff):

  1. Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Margaret Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) – Qualified in Miami

Nacra 17 (Mixed Two-Person Foiling Multihull):

  1. Bora Gulari (Detroit, Mich.) and Louisa Chafee (Warwick, R.I.) – Qualified in Miami
  2. Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) and David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.) – Qualified in Miami

Update (April 6, 2019): Upon qualifying for the Pan American Games at the 2019 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia Iberostar Regatta, six more athletes have been named to the 2019 US Sailing Team.

Nacra 17 (Mixed Two-Person Foiling Multihull):

  1. Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) and Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) – Discretionary/Qualified in Palma

49er (Men’s Two-Person Skiff):

  1. Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.) – Discretionary/Qualified in Palma

Men’s RS:X (Men’s Windsurfer):

  1. Pedro Pascual (West Palm Bech, Fla.) – Discretionary/Qualified in Palma

Women’s RS:X (Men’s Windsurfer):

  1. Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.) – Discretionary/Qualified in Palma

 

Learn more about the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami.

Learn More about selection to the 2019 US Sailing Team.

 

About the US Sailing Team

The US Sailing Team is managed by the United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), the national governing body for the sport of sailing and sailboat racing. US Sailing names the top Olympic class athletes to the team annually, through both event qualification and at the discretion of team leadership. US Sailing helps these elite athletes with financial, logistical, coaching, technical, fitness, marketing, and communications support. US Sailing Team sponsors include partners Helly Hansen, Harken, McLube, and Groupe Beneteau, and Marlow Ropes. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org/olympics.

About US Sailing

The United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), the national governing body for sailing, provides leadership, integrity, and advancement for the sport in the United States. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Bristol, Rhode Island, US Sailing is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. US Sailing offers training and education programs for instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including National Championships and the US Sailing Team. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.