Fingernails for Pitons

This Olympian and world champion could look back at the medals missed, but it’s better to remember the superhuman effort required to compete for them in the first place.

KIMBALL LIVINGSTON

Paige Railey has survived failure. She’s even survived success. But she might not accept those words. Defeats? Oh yeah. Wins? Big wins. The latest chapter in her sailing career strikes a different note, a new direction (almost). And she has a message that resonates. To appreciate it, however, means taking a deeper dive into her life since she joined the US Sailing Team 17 years ago, hitting the highest highs and lowest lows, and achieving everything there is to achieve in a Laser Radial except an Olympic medal. Think about it: She was a young world champion, World Sailor of the Year, Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, twice she went to the Games, twice she came away empty-handed. And then… Setting her hopes for a third medal shot at the…

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Sailing World (Digital) - 1 Issue, Fall 2022

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