I am here down in Clearwater, Florida. Sailing Mid winters East Regatta. Early registration starts tomorrow. The regatta begins on Thursday and ends Sunday. Wind today was light and variable. It went right a lot today and playing the shifts and carving down winds helps keep the boat moving fast. I also saw some more Dolphins today. I love coming to different places and seeing sea life in real life. Will update with results for this regatta can’t wait to…
Day 1 Moderate winds from the NW. The waves were about 1-2 feet tall. I started the day off pretty good. Had a decent start and then went left. This was the way to go for the whole day. I got stuck in bad air which pushed me back. My downwind sailing was good though and caught a few boats. But couldn’t make them back for that race. The next race had three general recalls. Started at the boat and…
It has been a tough regatta. Started out with a black flag. That wasn’t such a good thing and didn’t help when I didn’t make gold fleet. Has only one race on the first two days, then three on the next and that was when we split into gold and silver. I was in 53rd and only 41 boats make it into gold. I wasn’t very happy about not making it but I didn’t give up! The day day there…
Tomorrow is the first day of racing. I can’t wait to get back out on the water and race against world class sailors. I have been working out, eating right and ready for anything. Got my flag on my sail, and boat in prime condition. I want to thank everyone that helped me get to this point in my sailing. With out you I wouldn’t be here. Thank you!…
