© Stuart Streuli

Head coach Kenneth Andreasen, Women's 470 crew Sarah Lihan, outgoing chair of US Sailing's Olympic Sailing Committee Dean Brenner, and two-time Olympian Amanda Clark put a close on the US Sailing Team's regatta on Friday when they pulled Clark and Lihan's 470 from the water.

Like this Olympic regatta, the medal race didn't go as planned for Amanda Clark and Sarah Lihan. The American 470 team was out of the medals, but in a position to move up a spot or two with a good race. They got caught on the wrong side of the first run (along with the British team that had a 50-50 shot at gold) and could never close the gap, finishing 10th in the race and ninth overall. 

Dean Brenner, outgoing chairman of US Sailing's Olympic Sailing Committee.

In all of my interviews with Dean Brenner, chairman of U.S. Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee, I’ve been amazed at his ability to hold a consistent temperament. He has been positive, but never over the top. He has always expected great things of his sailors, he’s not afraid to call it like it is, but he has been unfailingly supportive. Like a proud father who can some how emotionally detach himself from his children’s performance. Were he an actor, everyone would laud him for never breaking character. And that's not to say he was forcing it. 

What’s On Tap For Today:

49ers: Medal race, starting at 1300, on the Nothe Course

Women’s 470: Races 9 and 10 on the Portland Harbour course, starting at noon.

Women’s Match Racing: Second day of the quarterfinals, on the Nothe Course, starting no earlier than 1400

Men’s 470 have the day off before their medal race on Thursday

The RS:X, Laser, Laser Radial, Finn, and Star classes have all finished their regattas.