U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Sailing Day 4
by US Sailing Team 9 Jan 19:15 PST
January 6-13, 2023
Winds built to the 30s overnight and presented Race Committee with a challenge for the halfway point at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Sailing. Race officials chose to sail the Mixed 470s and iQFOiL fleets in Biscayne Bay for more protection and kept the 49ers and Men's iQFOiLs ashore for an early reserve day. 470s and iQFOiLs will take their reserve day as scheduled tomorrow and 49ers and Kites will sail day five.
With two dropped scores now in play, Noah Lyons pulled ahead of Geronimo Nores by one point to solidify his lead in the Men's iQFOiL fleet after today's three races. The two were tied on day three with Lyons winning the tiebreaker. The fleet will take a rest day tomorrow to come back swinging on Thursday.
In the Women's iQFOiL Bryn Muller is making up ground, closing the gap between her and current leader Dominique Stater. Muller had a wipeout while making her way downwind in the second race of the day, was passed by Stater and Anna Weis, and still came back to win the race.
The battle for the top remains tight in the 470 class. Regatta leaders Stu McNay and Lara Dallman-Weiss held onto their lead by two points. Carmen Cowles and David Hughes are in hot pursuit, closing their gap to first by two points up from four yesterday. Louisa Nordstrom and Trevor Bornarth are one point behind Cowles / Hughes and remain tightly in the mix as the week continues.
Race officials are planning for a bright and early 0730 competitors briefing on day five with a 0930 warning signal for Men's Kites and 49ers. Follow along with U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Sailing via the outlets below.
Top three in each class after day four:
- Men's iQFOiL - Noah Lyons (18), Geronimo Nores (19), Alex Temko (35)
- Mixed 470 - Stu McNay & Lara Dallman-Weiss (11), Carmen Cowles & David Hughes (13), Louisa Nordstrom & Trevor Bornarth (14)
- Women's iQFOiL - Dominique Stater (17), Bryn Muller (19), Anna Weis (29)
- (Reserve day, no racing) 49er - Ian Barrows & Hans Henken (12), Andrew Mollerus & Ian MacDiarmid (13), Nevin Snow & Mac Agnese (20)
- (Reserve day, no racing) Men's Kite - Markus Edegran (16), Kai Calder (21), Noah Runciman (33)
Full results available here.