US Sailing Press Release: Princess Sofia Trophy

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US SAILING TEAM MEMBER PAIGE RAILEY WINS BIG AT PRINCESS SOFIA TROPHY
REGATTA IN SPAIN

Portsmouth, R.I. (March 25, 2005) - Paige Railey, the 17-year-old Laser
Radial sailor from St. Petersburg, Fla., won the Princess Sofia Trophy
Regatta in Spain today, the first major Olympic classes regatta in Europe
of the season. Railey, who is ranked the top Laser Radial sailor on the
2005 US Sailing Team, defeated 35 boats from ten countries in Palma de
Mallorca to take home the honors. Railey has kicked off the first year of
a new Olympic quadrennium with a bang, winning US SAILING's Rolex Miami
OCR earlier this year.

Railey's strong performance was consistent throughout the five-day
regatta, taking the lead on the first day and never relinquishing that top
spot. Out of a total of 13 races, Railey won a total of six races.
Overall, Railey had a total of 33 points and finished 32 points ahead of
runner-up Charlotte Dobson (GBR), who inched ahead of third place finisher
Wiebke Schroder (GER) earlier in the week.

Next up for Paige Railey is a trip back home to St. Petersburg, Fla., to
complete her senior year in high school. She has a busy sailing schedule
ahead of her this summer, including a trip to the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF
World Championship in Busan, Korea to represent the USA as part of US
SAILING's US Youth World Team.

For complete results from the Princess Sofia Trophy, visit the event
website at www.trofeoprincesasofia.org.

The US Sailing Team is managed by US SAILING, national governing body of
the sport. Headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, US SAILING's mission
is to encourage participation and promote excellence in sailing in the
U.S. US SAILING offers training and education programs, supports a wide
range of sailing organizations and communities, and provides
administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country,
including the US Sailing Teams and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing
Teams. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.

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