Congratulations to U.S. athletes Luke Muller (Fort Pierce, Fla.) and Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), both St Francis Sailing Foundation grantees, who clinched bronze and silver medals respectively during their medal races at the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami.
In the Finn class on the final day of racing, Muller began the race leading the pack but fell to the back of the fleet after taking some penalty turns on the first windward leg. Making a significant recovery, Muller was able to finish the race in fourth, earning him the bronze.
Railey started the final day of racing securely on the podium, sitting in second with thirteen points between her and the competitors both ahead and behind her. She held her position and finished the race with a claim to the silver medal in the Radial class. As the highest placing U.S. athlete, Paige also won the Golden Torch Award.
Twelve other U.S. athletes also made medal race appearances. Finishing shy of the podium, yet still proudly in the top 10 were: Charlie Buckingham (4th, Laser), Erika Reineke (6th, Laser Radial), Stu McNay and Dave Hughes (4th, Men’s 470), Atlantic Brugman and Nora Brugman (9th, Women’s 470), Bora Gulari and Louisa Chafee (8th, Nacra 17), Sarah Newberry and David Liebenberg (10th, Nacra 17), and Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea (9th, 49erFX).
