US Sailing Team at the 2024 Trofeo Princesa Sofía - Day 3
by US Sailing Team 3 Apr 18:59 BST
April 1-6, 2024
Today marked the halfway point of the 53rd edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, and the US contingent is dialing in to the tricky conditions in Palma de Mallorca.
All fleets saw big breeze oscillations, with more traditional Palma wind speeds of 10-15 knots.
Due to large fleet sizes, seven of the ten fleets (excluding Nacra 17, Women's iQFOiL, and Women's Formula Kite) will split into Silver and Gold divisions for the remainder of racing, with the top half of each field moving into gold.
USA athletes advancing to Gold Fleet for finals racing:
- Paris Henken & Anna Tunnicliffe, 49erFX (Rio 2016, Beijing 2008 and London 2012)
- Noah Lyons, Men's iQFOiL (USST + Paris 2024 Nominee pending country qualification)
- Ford McCann, ILCA 7 (USST + Paris 2024 Nominee pending country qualification)
- Stu McNay & Lara Dallman-Weiss, Mixed 470 (USST + 4x Olympian, Tokyo 2020 + Paris 2024 Nominees)
- Andrew Mollerus & Ian MacDiarmid, 49er (USST)
- Lilly Myers, ILCA 6
- Erika Reineke, ILCA 6 (USST + Paris 2024 Nominee)
- Steph Roble & Maggie Shea, 49erFX (USST + Tokyo 2020, Tokyo 2020)
- Charlotte Rose, ILCA 6 (USST)
- Christina Sakellaris, ILCA 6
US Sailing Team athletes Steph Roble and Maggie Shea remain in second overall after a single digit scoreline today, including a win in the first race of the day. They continue to hold their lead on Paris Henken and Anna Tunnicliffe, who finished the day in 16th.
"We had all top ten finishes today, which was the goal," said Steph Roble to World Sailing. "It was choppy on the racecourse, which was an added challenge, but Maggie had us flying around the racecourse so it made my life easier."
"The fleet has gotten a lot faster so the top mark roundings have gotten really close, and starts are extra competitive, which is great to see," added Maggie Shea.
The 49erFX field is ripe with stiff competition and includes some of the world's top teams, notably 2x Olympic Gold Medalists Martine Grael / Kahena Kunze of Brazil. Within this competitive fleet, both American boats are battling for Paris 2024 selection with three days of racing remaining.
The battle for Paris 2024 selection in the Nacra 17 continues - Carson Crain and Lindsay Gimple continue to hold their lead over the USST's Sarah Newberry Moore and David Liebenberg after two races today, though Newberry Moore and Liebenberg are closing the gap and now trail by two overall places. The second event of the selection process will take place in La Grande-Motte, France May 7-12 at the 2024 Nacra 17 World Championship.
In the 49er fleet, USST's Andrew Mollerus and Ian MacDiarmid had a banner day, scoring a 2-2-1 to advance to 3rd overall, up from 9th yesterday. Mollerus and MacDiarmid will sport red jerseys for tomorrow's competition to signal their 3rd place standing.
Daniela Moroz (USST) continues her dominance over the Women's Formula Kite fleet, leading the regatta by more than 10 points over the current second place finisher. She handled today's 11-13 knot oscillating conditions well, winning three of the four races.
In the 470, Paris 2024 nominees Stu McNay and Lara Dallman-Weiss moved up the score sheet four places overall, ending the day on a high note with a win in the final race.
USA Standings after Day 3:
Women's Formula Kite
- 1st - Daniela Moroz, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominee
49er FX
- 2nd - Stephanie Roble (Tokyo 2020) & Maggie Shea (Tokyo 2020), US Sailing Team
- 16th - Paris Henken (Rio 2016) & Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias (Beijing 2008 & London 2012)
Nacra 17
- 28th - Sarah Newberry Moore & David Liebenberg, US Sailing Team
- 31st - Carson Crain & Lindsay Gimple
49er
- 3rd - Andrew Mollerus & Ian MacDiarmid, US Sailing Team
Mixed 470
- 15th - Stu McNay (4x Olympian) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Tokyo 2020), US Sailing Team
ILCA 6
- 18th - Charlotte Rose, US Sailing Team
- 23rd - Erika Reineke, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominee
- 29th - Lilly Myers
- 33rd - Christina Sakellaris
ILCA 7
- 59th - Ford McCann, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominee (pending country qualification)
- 91st - Marshall McCann
- 186th - Thomas Kraak
Men's iQFOiL
- 24th - Noah Lyons, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominee (pending country qualification*)
Women's iQFOiL
- 26th - Dominique Stater, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominee
Men's Formula Kite
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Race Schedule: April 1-6 with medal races and medal series racing on April 6