Luke Ramsay leads at PanAms in Peru

Luke Ramsay at the PamAm games

 

Aug 8, 2019

The 2019 Pan Am Games are underway in Paracas, Peru.

Photo by W. Ricketson

Day four – Tuesday, August 6 –  delivered a consistent breeze throughout the day allowing all Canadian sailors to hit the water by noon.

Our Pan Am medalist Luke Ramsay of Vancouver (Sunfish  – Toronto 2015, silver) and Olympic (470 – London 2012, Nacra 17 – Rio 2016) veteran, Luke Ramsay, made his way up the scoreboard today. With 2nd, 1st, and 3rd place finishes, Luke now sits at the top of the fleet standing 1st overall.

While being at games isn’t something new, Luke says being on the water makes him feel like a kid again, “I’m just enjoying the fight on the water every day.” 

Here are the standings after day 4: 

Heinzemann and BarnesLaser – Robert Davis – 8th

Laser Radial – Sarah Douglas – 3rd

Sunfish – Luke Ramsay – 1st 

RS:X Women – Olivia Mew – 6th

Kiteboarding – Michael Brodeur – 5th 

49er – Alexander Heinzemann and Justin Barnes – 3rd

49er FX – Ali Ten Hove and Mariah Millen – 4th 

Nacra 17 – Allie Surette and Max Flinn – 9th 

Lightning – Richard Walsh, Alex Cox, and Nikka Stoger – 7th 

 Heinzemann and Barnes

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