U.S. Sailors Clinch Test Event Qualification and Bring Home Three Medals from Palma

 

BRISTOL, R.I. (April 6, 2019) – The 50^th Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia Iberostar Regatta (Trofeo Sofia) has concluded, following Saturday’s medal races. In breezy conditions, three U.S. athletes secured a spot on the podium. Laser sailor, Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), earned his first major title and will take home the gold medal. Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) also earned spots on the podium. Both athletes clinched the bronze medal in their respective classes. Athletes Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) also appeared in medal races today, finishing in 5^th and 6^th place, respectively.

For U.S. sailors, this regatta was the second of two selection events for the 2019 Olympic Test Event. The event will be held at the Olympic venue, The Enoshima Yacht Harbour, August 17-22. Selection is aggregated over results from Trofeo Sofia and the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami.

Despite an impressive performance this week, Barnard misses out on U.S. selection to the Olympic Test Event to Buckingham but was pleased to round out his regatta with the win.

“I’m extremely happy, relieved, and emotionally exhausted,” grinned Barnard. “This is by far the biggest regatta I’ve won. I’ve been happy with the way I’ve sailed all week and today I showed a really good fight. That’s probably what I’m most proud of.”

“Charlie will go to the test event. For myself I’m disappointed with Miami, I didn’t finish very well. I did everything I needed to do here to have a good result, but Charlie earned that spot. He sailed two really consistent events. So, I will work hard to keep on improving and focus on our Olympic Trials.”

Athletes qualified to the 2019 Olympic Test Event

• Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), Laser
• Paige Railey (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Laser Radial
• Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), Men’s 470
• Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.), Women’s 470
• Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 49er
• Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 49erFX
• Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), Finn
• Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Nacra 17
• Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), Men’s RS:X
• Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.), Women’s RS:X

Note: The above individuals have qualified in accordance with US Sailing’s selection procedures. This announcement does not guarantee the listed athletes’ attendance at the 2019 Olympic Test Event, only their initial qualification.

The 50^th Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia Iberostar Regatta was also the second of two selection events for the 2019 Pan American Games for the Nacra 17, 49er, and 49erFX classes. More information about the U.S. Pan American Games Sailing Team will be released in the coming days.

50^th Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia Iberostar Regatta – U.S. Results

Laser

• 1^st – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), Laser
• 5^th – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), Laser
• 56^th – Marek Zaleski (Norwalk, Conn.)
• 59^th – Malcolm Lamphere (Lake Forest, Ill.)
• 132^nd – Paul Didham (San Diego, Calif.)

Laser Radial

• 3^rd – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
• 6^th – Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.)
• 64^th – Lillian Myers (Sarasota, Fla.)
• 71^st – Christina Sakellaris (Milton, Mass.)
• 89^th – Hanne Weaver (Gig Harbor, Wash.)

Men’s 470

• 38^th – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), Men’s 470

Women’s 470

• 36^th – Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.), Women’s 470
• 20^th – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.), Women’s 470
• 35^th – Atlantic Brugman (Palo Alto, Calif.) & Nora Brugman (Palo Alto, Calif.), Women’s 470
• 45^th – Kathleen Tocke (Buffalo, N.Y.) & Charlie Bess (Miami, Fla.), Women’s 470

49er

• 17^th – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 49er
• 37^th – Nevin Snow () & Dane Wilson (Santa Barbara, Calif.), 49er
• 39^th – Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) & Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.), 49er
• 44^th – Harry Melges (Lake Geneva, Wisc.) & Finn Rowe (Lake Forest, Ill.), 49er
• 46 – Ian Barrows (Miami, Fla.) & Mitchell Kiss (Holland, Mich.), 49er

49erFX

• 13^th – Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) & Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias (Pittsburgh, Penn.)
• 16^th – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wis.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.)
• 37^th – Kate Shaner (Bellevue, Wash.) & Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.)

Finn

• 30^th – Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.)
• 44^th – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
• 68^th – Eric Anderson (Mountain View, Calif.)
• 80^th – Jack Jennings (Miami, Fla.)

Nacra 17

• 12^th – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
• 24^th – Bora Gulari (Detroit, Mich.) & Louisa Chafee (Warwick, Calif.)
• 32^nd – Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.) & Caroline Atwood (Killingworth, Conn.)
• 35^th – Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) & David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.)

Men’s RS:X

• 3^rd – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.)

Women’s RS:X

• 12^th – Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.)
• 30^th – Carolina Mendelblatt (San Francisco, Calif.)

View full results from the 50^th Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia Iberostar Regatta here.

View full results from the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami here.

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