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DAY SEVEN OF 2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS
12 Jan 2024Miami is testing a range of skills this week, with lighter winds showing up for the penultimate day of racing at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials–Sailing. The sun came out, humidity ramped up, and the wind dipped to 5-10 knots.
470 – The regatta’s tightest competition lies in the Mixed 470 fleet with the top three teams all separated by one point. Stu McNay and Lara Dallman-Weiss, with 17 points, have led the standings all week and will enter the final day of Trials one point ahead of Louisa Nordstrom and Trevor Bornarth at 18 points and two points in front of Carmen Cowles and David Hughes at 19 points. The 470s will sail two more races tomorrow to round off their regatta. While this class has not yet qualified the country for the Paris 2024 Games, US athletes will have the opportunity to do so by finishing as the top North American boat at the 470 World Championship in Palma de Mallorca, February 24 – March 3.
Top three in 470 Mixed after day seven:
1. Stu McNay & Lara Dallman-Weiss (17)
2. Carmen Cowles & David Hughes (18)
3. Louisa Nordstrom & Trevor Bornarth (19)