Anna competed in the 2012 London Olympics in the Elliott 6m class and went on to win the Women’s Match Racing World Championships in 2014 and 2016. As skipper of Team WINGS, Östling has consistently ranked among the top in the world, securing major victories like the 2022 Open Grade 1 Oakcliff International. She continues to drive innovation in women’s sailing, recently joining the Artemis Challenge for the Women’s America’s Cup. Anna won the Santa Maria Cup in 2023.

The team is representing the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. Having completed in the Australian and New Zealand youth circuit together many years ago the team has achieved some incredible results both separately and together. Juliet has been leading the team on the women’s world match racing tour since 2022. Alongside her, Sarah has also competed in many of the tour events and other one design and offshore racing including the Sydney to Hobart. Teaming up this week is Alice Parker, an impressive sailor particularly known for her navigation and at the pointy end, Rachel, her skills in rigging will help keep the team on top of everything on the water. The team will be heading up to Newport in preparation for the New York yacht club invitational event after the Santa Maria Cup. Coming together for the first time they are looking forward to racing the J22s in Annapolis.

Bridget Groble began match racing in 2015 out of the Chicago Match Race Center. In 2017, after learning the game through crewing, Groble began skippering some events. In 2018 Bow Down Racing was formed and Groble and team competed in their first U.S. Women’s Match Race Championship in 2019. Groble has placed in the top 4 at the U.S. Women’s National Championship for the past four years. Groble also placed 5th at the Santa Maria Cup in 2023. Bridget competed in college at Old Dominion University, where she was a four-year starter for the Monarchs. She also an avid team racer, competing nationally with the Chicago Yacht Club. Groble now works at Northwestern University as a Research Project Coordinator.

Nicole Breault hails originally from eastern Connecticut where she grew up racing International 420s and eventually sailing for Yale University. In her 20s she sailed actively in the Lightning Class while developing a career as a high school history teacher, also coaching youth soccer and sailing. Nicole took a sabbatical to race 470s in the 2007 Beijing Trials and never looked back as adventure and competitive sailing consumed her. She moved to San Francisco, and for the past 18 years has pursued glory in match racing and J/105 fleet racing. Volunteering as coach and mentor to others helps satisfy the educator inside her. She is a 4x winner of the US Women’s Match Racing Championship, and was runner up in last year’s open USMRC.

Allie is an American match racing sailor and four-time U.S. Women’s Match Racing Champion (2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024). A former four-time collegiate All-American at the College of Charleston, she led the Cougars to a national championship in 2010 and was named Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year. As skipper of Team BAAM, Blecher has achieved international success on the Women’s World Match Racing Tour, including a berth at the 2022 Women’s Match Racing World Championship in Auckland.

Lindsey Baab is a Software Engineer based in San Francisco. She grew up sailing on the San Francisco Bay, primarily racing Laser Radials (now known as ILCA 6) at an international level. She attended Brown University for college, where she was a member of the sailing team and earned All-American honors as a women’s skipper.

Caroline is known for her achievements in collegiate and match racing. At Brown University, she earned Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2022 and 2023, and helped the Bears secure top finishes at national championships, including a third-place finish at the 2022 Women’s Team Race Nationals. Post-graduation, Bayless transitioned into match racing, receiving the David Storrs Match Racing Grant from US Sailing, which supports young sailors with funding and mentorship. In 2024, she competed as a skipper in the U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship.

Ella has been match racing since 2019, mainly in Elliot 6 and 7 boats in New Zealand. After taking a couple of years off due to work commitments as a skipper in tourism, she is super excited to get back into it. Ella is especially looking forward to competing in her first international event overseas, where she can gain more experience and challenge herself on a bigger stage. Passionate about sailing and always eager to improve, Ella can’t wait to learn from new experiences and competitors as she returns to the sport.