Paige Railey

Paige Railey (born May 15, 1987 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American sailor who races in the Laser Radial division. She has been a member of U.S. Sailing Team since 2005 and is also a member of the Harken and McLube Speedteam.

Paige Railey
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
World Championships
2005 Fortaleza Women's Laser Radial
2010 Largs Women's Laser Radial
2011 Perth Women's Laser Radial
2013 Rizhao Women's Laser Radial
Pan American Games
2007 Rio Women's Laser Radial
2015 Toronto Women's Laser Radial

She was awarded in 2006 the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award and the U.S. Sailing's Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year. She nearly qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was edged out by eventual gold-medal winner Anna Tunnicliffe at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Paige competed in the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .[1]

Railey was raised in Clearwater, Florida and is an alumnus the University of South Florida in Tampa. Her older brother Zack Railey is an American sailor and silver medalist.[2]

References

  1. "Paige Railey". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. "Paige Railey". United States Sailing Association. Retrieved 2019-03-13.


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