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This month Miami, Florida plays host to many of the world’s best Olympic and Paralympic sailors when Sailing World Cup Miami gets underway on Monday 25th January.
A solid contingent of NZL Sailing Team, Aon Fast Track Squad and other kiwi sailors have arrived into the American venue and are preparing for next week’s regatta.
With the 2016 Rio Olympic Games recently passing the 200 days to go milestone, and rivalries for Olympic selection very closely fought, this is a regatta which will see every individual and crew wanting to perform to their very best.
Competitors in the Olympic and Paralympic classes will have five days of fleet racing from Monday, January 25 to Friday, January 29. Medal Races across the 10 Olympic classes will bring the regatta to a close on Saturday, January 30 where medals will be awarded to the top three boats.
The New Zealanders registered are…
49er Skiff
Logan Dunning Beck and Jack Simpson (Aon Fast Track Squad)
Isaac McHardie and Trent Rippey (Aon Fast Track Squad)
Markus Somerville and Josh Porebski
49erFX Skiff
Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech (NZL Sailing Team)
Ellie Copeland and Erica Dawson (Aon Fast Track Squad)
Laser
Sam Meech (NZL Sailing Team)
Andy Maloney (NZL Sailing Team)
Thomas Saunders
Mike Bullot
Laser Radial
Sara Winther
Susannah Pyatt
Nacra 17
Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders (NZL Sailing Team)
Olivia Mackay and Micah Wilkinson (Aon Fast Track Squad)
Links
Regatta website: http://miami.ussailing.org/
World Sailing website: http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/home.php
