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Vaimo'oi'a Astrid Ripley (born ~1990)[1] is a Samoan competitive sailor who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games.
Ripley was born in Samoa[2] and has been sailing since the age of eight.[1] She competed at the 2007 Pacific Games when she was 17.[1] At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia she came 6th in the individual Laser Radial,[1] but won gold (alongside Bianca Leilua) in the team competition. In 2021 she attended the 2021 Laser Radial World Championships in Al-Musannah, Oman.[3][4] In February 2022 she finished third in the NSW/ACT State Masters Championships.[2]
Ripley also plays touch rugby and was part of the Samoan team attending the 2019 Touch Football World Cup in Putrajaya, Malaysia.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Sapeer Mayron (13 July 2019). "Silver and sixth for Samoa's sailors". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Samoa's Ripley finishes third 2022 NSW/ACT State Masters Championships". Loop Samoa. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ Marc Membrere (16 December 2021). "Samoan sailor participates in world championships". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "Samoa's Olympic aspirant Vai'mo'oi'a (Vai) Ripley trains at MHASC". Middle Harbour Amateur Sailing Club. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ Thomas Airey (7 April 2019). "Dual-sport Games hopeful grateful for Touch World Cup support". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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