Sarah Newberry Moore
Sarah Newberry Moore is an American helm in the sport of sailing. In her role on the boat, Sarah is responsible for steering finesse, strategy, and tactical decision-making. She is one of only a few female helms in the World in her class.
Sarah was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She currently resides in a home on the Miami River that she shares with her husband, their son Iren, and two friendly cats.
Sailing Bio
Sarah Newberry is a professional sailing athlete and Level III coach.
On the racecourse, Sarah has 10+ years of Pro and Olympic sailing experience and 5+ years as a US National Team athlete in sailing. She was training partner for the United States Olympic Team in 2016 and 2021. Sarah and her partner David Liebenberg were ranked as the top American Nacra 17 team at the 2020 World Championship.
Established as one of the best female drivers in performance sailing in U.S. history, Sarah has won five National Championships, two North American Championships, and the ISAF World Cup Miami. She was the first woman driver in US history to win the US Youth Championship, US National Championship for the Alter Cup, the F16 National Championship, and the F18 National Championship.
Through her own racing, as a committed teammate to US Sailing and Team athletes, and as a coach and mentor for passionate young athletes, Sarah endeavors to become a long standing contributor to success in the sport of sailing for the United States.
Podcast: WISP Sports
Sarah Newberry-Moore grew up with a strong tradition of sailing in her family. However, it wasn’t until she joined her middle school sailing team at age 12, that she caught the bug for competition. At that point, she was the only girl on her team, and she was determined to beat all of the boys. After putting in long hours filled with hard work, Newberry had done what she set out to do and was ready to push her limits even further. In seeking out more competition, she was attracted to multihulls for their speed and physically demanding nature. By 2006, she had already won the U.S. Youth Multihull Championships.
Within a few more short years, she was the top-ranked female multihull skipper in the United States. During the 2016 quadrennium, Newberry set her sights on success in the Nacra 17 class. She made it to the top of the fleet multiple times, but unfortunately missed out on selection to the Olympic Games. Despite falling short of her goal, Newberry pivoted her sights towards training for 2020 and served as a training partner for the Team USA boat. Since then, she has partnered with David Liebenberg. The two have shown their ability to make it to the top of the fleet and are worthy candidates for selection to the 2020 Games
Podcast: Unbeaten Path
Sarah Newberry has 16 years experience as a sailing-athlete and coach. Recently she spent 4 years as a professional athlete in the Olympic sphere, and acted as full-time a training partner for the United States Olympic Team in the lead up to the 2016 Games. Established as one of the best female drivers in performance sailing in U.S. history, Sarah has won five National Championships, two North American Championships, and the ISAF World Cup Miami.
In this episode:
Why it was a big deal the first time Sarah said out loud she was going to fully commit to sailing
What drives Olympians to dedicate their life to a sport where they are not getting paid or much notoriety
Advice for someone struggling to take their first action step
And much more…
TEDx:
Sarah is a two time TEDx presenter. Check out her videos below.
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