August 13, 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Sunshine and a consistent easterly breeze descended on Rio de Janeiro Saturday, and gave over three hundred Olympic sailors superb racing conditions on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games sailing competition. Saturday saw the final full-fleet races in the Laser and Laser Radial classes, and dramatic finishes for Team USA sailors competing in both fleets. After six days of racing, the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team is in the top ten in five of ten classes.
![Pictured: Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) and Helena Scutt (Kirkland, Wash.), had a scoreline of 14, 5, 1, 4 in the 49erFX. - See more at: http://www.ussailing.org/rio-2016-sailing-usa-clinches-radial-medal-race-berth-shines-in-49erfx/#sthash.7ExsGNv1.dpuf [Photographer: Daniel Forster/US Sailing Team]](https://coronadotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/paris-henken-rio16_df_08_03_3572_B.jpg)
Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) and Helena Scutt (Kirkland, Wash.) had a standout day in the high-performance 49erFX Women’s Skiff, with scores of 14, 5, 1, 4 over four races. “We wanted to be in the top ten after today, and we hope to just keep moving up from here,” said Henken. Greatly aiding in that effort was a win in Race 5, which was broadcast live on NBC Olympics. “We had a pretty good start, and had good boatspeed,” said Henken. “We were punched out from the start [of the race], and from there it was pretty simple.” Henken and Scutt are now in 9th overall.
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