| Dawn Riley
(Detroit, MI) Age: 30 Height: 5'6" Weight: 150 lbs. Proficient big boat and match racing sailor. Skipper of Heineken, the all-women's team in the 1993-94 Whitbread Round the World race, and watch captain and engineer on Maiden, the all women's team in the 1989-90 Whitbread. Pitman on America3 for the Defender trials for the 1992 America's Cup. Riley has focused on match racing since the '92 Cup, competing in the Knickerbocker Cup, Columbus cup, Omega Gold Cup and Bitter End/Yachting Invitational. Sailing accomplishments include: First place in both the 1992 Santa Maria Cup in Baltimore, Maryland, and the 1992 Women's Cup in Portofino, Italy. A graduate of Michigan State University, where she served as captain of the sailing team and division "A" skipper.(1/1/95) |