Daily Debrief

Zach Railey, Beijing 2008 silver medalist, came out of Olympic sailing "retirement" at the Finn Gold Cup in October 2015. In a release from US Sailing Team Sperry, Railey said it has been a difficult but enjoyable task to get ready for the Olympic selection events. “I’ve been back in boat for five months, and am now back to the right weight for the boat. I’m training with friends and enjoying it. In the last two months I’ve improved a lot, and that should only continue over the next six weeks [until the second selection event in Barcelona, Spain].”

Battle for the Berth

Three US sailors break the top ten of the Finn fleet at the Sailing World Cup Miami. With Olympic trials on the line, this is high-stakes sailing.

Rutger van Shaardenburg (NED) leads the Laser fleet headed into Wednesday.

Halfway Highlights

Here’s how the fleets are shaking out as they head into hump day at the Sailing World Cup Miami.

Turning Silver into Gold

British 470 sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark stand atop the podium at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi.

Austrians Lara Vadlau and Jolanta Ogar defended their 2014 world championship title, going into the medal race only needing to beat one boat to stay on the top of the podium.

470 Worlds Wrap Up

In Haifa, Israel, the Australian men get a threepeat, and eight nations qualify for Rio.

Zach Railey, Beijing 2008 silver medalist, came out of Olympic sailing "retirement" at the Finn Gold Cup in October 2015. In a release from US Sailing Team Sperry, Railey said it has been a difficult but enjoyable task to get ready for the Olympic selection events. “I’ve been back in boat for five months, and am now back to the right weight for the boat. I’m training with friends and enjoying it. In the last two months I’ve improved a lot, and that should only continue over the next six weeks [until the second selection event in Barcelona, Spain].”

Battle for the Berth

Three US sailors break the top ten of the Finn fleet at the Sailing World Cup Miami. With Olympic trials on the line, this is high-stakes sailing.

Rutger van Shaardenburg (NED) leads the Laser fleet headed into Wednesday.

Halfway Highlights

Here’s how the fleets are shaking out as they head into hump day at the Sailing World Cup Miami.

Turning Silver into Gold

British 470 sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark stand atop the podium at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi.

Austrians Lara Vadlau and Jolanta Ogar defended their 2014 world championship title, going into the medal race only needing to beat one boat to stay on the top of the podium.

470 Worlds Wrap Up

In Haifa, Israel, the Australian men get a threepeat, and eight nations qualify for Rio.

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