US Sailing Team at the 2024 Trofeo Princesa Sofía - Day 4
by US Sailing Team 5 Apr 10:36 NZDT
April 1-6, 2024
Competitors woke on day four to a thick marine layer and low visibility over the Bay of Palma. Race officials held all fleets ashore until the fog burned off around 1100 to reveal blue skies, flat seas, and 5 knots of breeze.
Paris 2024 Selection updates:
- In the 49erFX fleet, USST's Roble and Shea (Tokyo 2020 & Tokyo 2020) had a challenging day and dropped to 6th overall. Henken and Tunnicliffe Tobias (Rio 2016 & Beijing 2008, London 2012) climbed to 11th from 16th, with three top-10 scores in the day's four races.
- USST's Newberry Moore and Liebenberg remain the top American Nacra 17 ahead of Crain and Gimple, separated by three overall places.
Highlights from the rest of the fleets include USST's Andrew Mollerus and Ian MacDiarmid, who remain in 3rd overall in the 49er fleet, with only one score outside the top 10 of the 10 races so far. Daniela Moroz (USST + Paris 2024 Nominee) sits 12 points ahead of 2nd, winning 9 of the regatta's 15 races in the Women's Formula Kite fleet.
"Patience has been the key this week," said Andrew Mollerus. "With too much wind, too little wind, and some long delays it's hard to know what's coming next. We've been doing our best to stay focused through it all and be ready when it's possible to take some advantage. Two more days left with the business end of things so let's see if we can keep it up."
Due to the light winds, there was no racing in either iQFOiL fleet, but all competitors have their sights set on the penultimate day of racing tomorrow. Athletes finishing in the top ten at the end of day five will advance to Saturday's medal race or medal series racing and have a chance at the podium for the 53rd Trofeo Princesa Sofía.
USA Standings after Day 4:
Women's Formula Kite
- 1st - Daniela Moroz, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominee
49erFX
- 6th - Stephanie Roble (Tokyo 2020) & Maggie Shea (Tokyo 2020), US Sailing Team
- 11th - Paris Henken (Rio 2016) & Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias (Beijing 2008 & London 2012)
Nacra 17
- 25th - Sarah Newberry Moore & David Liebenberg, US Sailing Team
- 27th- Carson Crain & Lindsay Gimple
49er
- 3rd - Andrew Mollerus & Ian MacDiarmid, US Sailing Team
Mixed 470
- 21st - Stu McNay (4x Olympian) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Tokyo 2020), US Sailing Team
ILCA 6
- 22nd - Erika Reineke, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominee
- 24th - Charlotte Rose, US Sailing Team
- 28th - Lilly Myers
- 39th - Christina Sakellaris
ILCA 7
- 57th - Ford McCann, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominee (pending country qualification)
- 91st - Marshall McCann
- 186th - Thomas Kraak
Men's iQFOiL [no racing today]
- 25th - Noah Lyons, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominee (pending country qualification*)
Women's iQFOiL [no racing today]
- 26th - Dominique Stater, US Sailing Team & Paris 2024 Nominee
Men's Formula Kite