US Sailing Team at Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima - Day 4
by US Sailing Team 30 Aug 2019 14:42 UTC
25 August - 1 September 2019
U.S. Men's 49er, Andrew Mollerus and Ian MacDiarmid - Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima day 4 © Pedro Martinez / Sailing Energy / World Sailing
As of Friday, August 30, the Qualifying Series at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Japan has concluded for half of the competitors. Medal Races are scheduled begin on Saturday, August 31 in the Men's and Women's RS:X, 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17 fleets.
The remaining classes will conclude their Qualifying Series before moving on to Medal Races on Sunday, September 1.
US Sailing Team athletes Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.) will represent the United States in the Men's 49er class. They are currently sitting in ninth place, and with a tight point spread ahead of them, they are eager to move up the leaderboard. "You know, it's a World Cup, so you want to do really well," said MacDiarmid. "Yesterday, we had the best result that we've ever had as a team, so we're super stoked on a whole to be stacked up so well against the fleet.
Mollerus and MacDiarmid battled harsh conditions on Sagami Bay to clinch their spot in the only Men's 49er race of the day. Thanks to gusts over twenty knots that caused several boats to flip, the Race Committee made the decision to abandon the second race and send the athletes back to shore. Shortly after, the 49erFX and Nacra 17 races were also canceled.
Among athletes looking towards Sunday's Medal Races are U.S. Women's 470 athletes, Atlantic and Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.). After finishing their final race of the day in third, they moved up to 10th overall and are currently in position to qualify for the Women's 470 Medal Race.
Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.) is also currently in a qualifying position for the Finn Medal Race. Standing in eighth overall, he will be looking to close out the Qualifying Series in the top ten to clinch qualification. Muller's teammate and training partner, Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.) is currently sitting just outside the top 10, in 12th overall. With nine points separating him from the 10th place spot, he'll be looking to close the gap before the conclusion of tomorrow's races.
Racing is scheduled to resume tomorrow at 12:00, local time. The Medal Races will be streamed live on World Sailing's YouTube channel.
2020 Hempel World Cup Series Enoshima - U.S. Results
- Finn - Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), 8th
- 49er - Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 9th
- Women's 470 - Atlantic Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.) and Nora Brugman (Winthrop, Mass.), 10th
- Finn - Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.), 12th
- Women's 470 - Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) and Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.), 13th
- Men's 470 - Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), 14th
- Women's 470 - Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.), 15th
- Nacra 17 - Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) and Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 16th
- 49er - Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) and Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.), 16th
- Men's RS:X - Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 18th
- 49erFX - Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) and Anna Tunnicliffe-Tobias (Pittsburgh, Penn.), 20th
- Women's 470 - Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.) and Laura Slovensky (Brookhaven, N.Y.), 21st
- Laser Radial - Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 22nd
- Laser - Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), 24th
- 49erFX - Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 26th
- Nacra 17 - Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) and David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.), 28th
- Nacra 17 - Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.) and Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.), 30th
- Men's 470 - Trevor Davis (Annapolis, Md.) and Trevor Bornarth (Martin County, Fla.), 31st
- Laser - Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), 38th
See full results here.