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Bristol, RI (April 6, 2019) – The 50th Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia Iberostar Regatta (Trofeo Sofia) has concluded, following todays medal races.

In breezy conditions, three U.S. athletes secured a spot on the podium. Laser sailor, Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), earned his first major title and will take home the gold medal. Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) also earned spots on the podium.

Both athletes clinched the bronze medal in their respective classes. Athletes Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) also appeared in medal races today, finishing in 5th and 6th place, respectively.

For U.S. sailors, this regatta was the second of two selection events for the 2019 Olympic Test Event. The event will be held at the Olympic venue, The Enoshima Yacht Harbour, August 17-22. Selection is aggregated over results from Trofeo Sofia and the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami.

Despite an impressive performance this week, Barnard misses out on U.S. selection to the Olympic Test Event to Buckingham but was pleased to round out his regatta with the win. “I’m extremely happy, relieved, and emotionally exhausted,” said Barnard. “This is by far the biggest regatta I’ve won. I’ve been happy with the way I’ve sailed all week and today I showed a really good fight. That’s probably what I’m most proud of.

“Charlie will go to the test event. For myself I’m disappointed with Miami, I didn’t finish very well. I did everything I needed to do here to have a good result, but Charlie earned that spot. He sailed two really consistent events. So, I will work hard to keep on improving and focus on our Olympic Trials.”

Athletes qualified to the 2019 Olympic Test Event
Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), Laser
Paige Railey (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Laser Radial
Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), Men’s 470
Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.), Women’s 470
Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.), 49er
Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), 49erFX
Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.), Finn
Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Nacra 17
Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), Men’s RS:X
Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.), Women’s RS:X

Note: The above individuals have qualified in accordance with US Sailing’s selection procedures. This announcement does not guarantee the listed athletes’ attendance at the 2019 Olympic Test Event, only their initial qualification.

The 50th Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia Iberostar Regatta was also the second of two selection events for the 2019 Pan American Games for the Nacra 17, 49er, and 49erFX classes. More information about the U.S. Pan American Games Sailing Team will be released in the coming days.

50th Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia Iberostar Regatta – U.S. Results
Laser
1st – Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), Laser
5th – Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), Laser
56th – Marek Zaleski (Norwalk, Conn.)
59th – Malcolm Lamphere (Lake Forest, Ill.)
132nd – Paul Didham (San Diego, Calif.)

Laser Radial
3rd – Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
6th – Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.)
64th – Lillian Myers (Sarasota, Fla.)
71st – Christina Sakellaris (Milton, Mass.)
89th – Hanne Weaver (Gig Harbor, Wash.)

Men’s 470
38th – Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) & Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.)

Women’s 470
20th – Nikole Barnes (Miami, Fla.) & Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.)
35th – Atlantic Brugman (Palo Alto, Calif.) & Nora Brugman (Palo Alto, Calif.)
36th – Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.)
45th – Kathleen Tocke (Buffalo, N.Y.) & Charlie Bess (Miami, Fla.)

49er
17th – Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.) & Ian MacDiarmid (Delray Beach, Fla.)
37th – Nevin Snow (San Diego, Calif.)) & Dane Wilson (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
39th – Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) & Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.)
44th – Harry Melges (Lake Geneva, Wisc.) & Finn Rowe (Lake Forest, Ill.)
46th – Ian Barrows (Miami, Fla.) & Mitchell Kiss (Holland, Mich.)

49erFX
13th – Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) & Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias (Pittsburgh, Penn.)
16th – Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wis.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.)
37th – Kate Shaner (Bellevue, Wash.) & Charlotte Mack (Miami, Fla.)

Finn
30th – Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.)
44th – Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
68th – Eric Anderson (Mountain View, Calif.)
80th – Jack Jennings (Miami, Fla.)

Nacra 17
12th – Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
24th – Bora Gulari (Detroit, Mich.) & Louisa Chafee (Warwick, Calif.)
32nd – Ravi Parent (Sarasota, Fla.) & Caroline Atwood (Killingworth, Conn.)
35th – Sarah Newberry (Miami, Fla.) & David Liebenberg (Livermore, Calif.)

Men’s RS:X
3rd – Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.)

Women’s RS:X
12th – Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.)
30th – Carolina Mendelblatt (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Source: US Sailing Team Communications, Brittney Manning, olympiccommunications@ussailing.org