Miami, Fla. (January 27, 2010) -- More than 600 athletes representing 45 nations have hit their regatta halfway mark after today’s racing at US SAILING’s 2010 Rolex Miami OCR, the second of seven stops of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Sailing World Cup 2009-2010. The event, the only of its kind in this country, started Monday and continues through Friday for three Paralympic classes and Saturday for ten Olympic classes, which will have been pared down to the top ten in each for medal races that day.

NHYC has a very strong representation at this year’s event with 11 Members representing the burgee:

Zander Kirkland: 49er

Perry Emsiek 470 (Women)

Sydney Bolger: 470 (Women)

Caitlin Beavers: 470 (Women)

Michael Anderson-Mitterling: 470 Men

Scott Mason: Finn

Robert Kinney: Finn

Phil Ramming: Finn

Charlie Buckingham: Laser

Andrew Macdonald: Star

John O’Donnell: Star