Paloma first sailed a boat to an island in the bay where she grew up at age 5. Since then, her passion for sailboat racing has grown immensely. ICLA4, ILCA6, Flying Junior (FJ), C420, i420, Governor's Cup keelboat sailor; former Optimist and Naples Sabot Sailor. Paloma has recently participated in the Miami, Florida, USA Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta (2022, 2023), Midwinters East (Clearwater, FL), Olympic Classes Regatta 2022 (Long Beach, CA USA; 1st place ILCA4 class), Olympic Classes Regatta 2022 (San Francisco, CA USA). She is experimenting with wing foiling as her next sailing challenge.
She trains under New Zealand Olympian Susannah Pyatt.
She sailed for the Corona del Mar High School sailing team.
In addition to her passion for sailing, she is a member of Corona del Mar High School's water polo team.
