Miami’s Sarah Newberry Moore Reflects on Paris 2024 at Olympian Reunion with 8 Fellow Olympians
Just over a month after competing in the Paris Olympics, Sarah Newberry Moore, a Miami native and accomplished Nacra 17 sailor, joined fellow Olympians in Marblehead, MA at the Eastern Yacht Club on September 12 to reflect on their summer in France. The evening, presented by Samsonite and Sextant Wines, provided a chance for athletes like Moore to reconnect, share their favorite Olympic moments, and offer insights into their journeys. Moore recounted the electric atmosphere when Team USA celebrated its first sailing medal since 2016, a moment she described as deeply emotional and unifying for the team.
Stephanie Roble (Tokyo 2020 & Paris 2024 49erFX) answers a question on the microphone during the panel portion of the evening, seated next to Hans Henken (Paris 2024 49er) to her right and David Liebenberg (Paris 2024 Nacra 17) to her left
In attendance:
Lara Dallman-Weiss, Mixed 470 (Shoreview, MN)
Markus Edegran, Men’s Kite (Ossining, NY)
Hans Henken, Men’s 49er & Bronze Medalist (San Francisco, CA)
David Liebenberg, Nacra 17 (Richmond, CA)
Noah Lyons, Men’s iQFOiL (Clearwater, FL)
Stuart McNay, Mixed 470 (Providence, RI)
Sarah Newberry Moore, Nacra 17 (Miami, FL)
Stephanie Roble, 49erFX (East Troy, WI)
Maggie Shea, 49erFX (Wilmette, IL)
Unable to attend: Ian Barrows, Daniela Moroz, Erika Reineke, Dominique Stater
Athletes reminisced on their favorite moments, including witnessing the first Team USA sailing medal since Rio 2016 and the first medal for USA in the 49er since Sydney 2000, achieved by Ian Barrows and Hans Henken in Marseille. “All of us in the [Team base] were screaming at the top of our lungs,” recounted Nacra 17 athlete Sarah Newberry Moore. “I don’t think I’ve ever had such a deep, guttural reaction to something in my sport, and watching Hans and Ian win that medal was an extremely special moment. We were already very bonded as a team, but that moment we were just 1000% behind them every second of that race.”
They shared advice for athletes coming up behind them, with bronze medalist Hans Henken leaning into a misconception about the path to the Olympics:
“I think one aspect that’s really easily overlooked is that you don’t necessarily have to sail an Olympic class boat to become an Olympian. Being able to sail any type of boat is a huge skill and having those skillsets at a young age and growing with that is a huge thing that translates into Olympic sailing. I mean the class that Markus (Men’s Kite) is currently campaigning in for 2028 and what he went to Paris for wasn’t even an Olympic class when he started kiting. So how does he even know that he’s campaigning? He has to take a lot of skillsets from other classes and apply those to what he’s currently doing and has to grow and learn from there.”
In addition to the conversation with athletes, attendees were treated to a selection of Sextant Wines and took home Samsonite luggage tags. Athletes were presented with 1.5L custom wine bottles by co-owners Craig and Nancy Stoller and arrived in style with their innovative Samsonite luggage that was provided ahead of travel to Marseille.
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