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Sibling sailors from Clearwater set course for the Olympics
MICK ANDERSON | U.S. Sailing
Zach Railey, 27, sails his Finn, a heavyweight dinghy, during a
recent
race at the US Sailing’s Rolex Miami race.
By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent
Saturday, February 25, 2012
When Zach Railey won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in China, his elation was tempered because his sister Paige, also a world class sailor, had narrowly missed making the U.S. Olympic team.
But this time around, the seafaring siblings from Clearwater have both scored a berth at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in England. They qualified in December during the International Sailing Federation's (ISAF) Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia.
"We both understand how fortunate we are to have this opportunity — and this responsibility," said Zach, 27.
He'll be sailing a Finn, a men's single-handed heavyweight dinghy, and she'll be competing in the lighter-weight Laser Radial class during the games, which will run from July 27 to Aug. 12. The 10 Olympic sailing events — six for men, four for women — feature a variety of craft from windsurfing boards to keelboats.
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