Olympic Sailing Trials Results for Finns
1 ViewsOlympic sailing trials results from the 2008 Olympic Finn sailing trials. Zach Railey from Clearwater, Flordia will be going to the Olympics for the Finn sailing event. After sailing in a wide variety of unexpected conditions Zach Railey made his acceptance speech at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club. Zach talked about how his decision to use a coach after not placing first in the last trials made all the difference in his recent win. The word around the host Newport Harbor Yacht Club was that Zach could come home from the 2008 Olympics with a sailing medal.
The Finn Olympic sailing trials brought out a strong contingent of older sailors that hoped for light airs and normal conditions off of the OC. The weather varied from light and almost no wind to strong Santa Ana winds to everything in between. This pushed some of the older lighter contenders down in the results and rewarded one of the strongest Finn sailors in the US Zach Railey with a first place win. Zach Railey gave credit to the top finishers and his coach in pushing him to his qualifying for the Olympics in China on 08/08/08, a special date in Chinese philosophy.
In the older group much older Finn sailor Henery Sprague finished sixth, Henry must have been sailing Finns before Zach Railey was even born. Some of the other older sailors that showed up and placed well in the fleet of 42 boats were: C.
Raab in seventh, R. Ramming tenth, Tad Springer 15, Don Jesberg from San Francisco came in 20, George Twist placed 22, Bill Bissell was 25, Peter Connally 27 and Mike Arrigo in 31. This was a great example of how old guys can go out and have a great time sailing against the best in the US.
Raab in seventh, R. Ramming tenth, Tad Springer 15, Don Jesberg from San Francisco came in 20, George Twist placed 22, Bill Bissell was 25, Peter Connally 27 and Mike Arrigo in 31. This was a great example of how old guys can go out and have a great time sailing against the best in the US.
The Finn is one of the hardest, most demanding single handed boats to compete in the Olympics. If the winds come up it takes someone in very good condition that weighs enough to hold them down. The older group was hoping for light westerly wind off of Orange County combined with their local knowledge to give them an advantage and give them a chance to place high in the results. The week of the Finn Olympic sailing trials brought a wide variety of conditions that were unusual for Southern California. At the end of the week Zach Railey was chosen as the best candidate to go to China for the Olympics in the Finns.
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