Dear BYC Maritime Science and Seamanship Foundation,
Thank you so much for donating money for me to go to Belgium for the 2013 Flanders Regatta to
sail Opti’s for Team USA . I am very grateful for the donation. The regatta had kids sailing
Opti’s, Lazers, Cadets and 420’s from 12 different countries.
The weather was cold for summer and required a dry suit and layers. We had two practice days
that were very helpful to learn the venue. The tide was a very big factor, the change from high
to low tide was 36 feet. The current each day was about 3 knots. We had a couple of days of
SoCal light winds and also very heavy wind. On the first couple of days the wind was 8-12
knots. The last few days we had wind that was about from 15-25 knots. These conditions helped
me with my heavy wind techniques. I learned a lot from Coach Nico Winograd which will help
me in my future regattas.
At the end of the regatta I was the top US sailor and finished 28 out of 100.
Sincerely,
Max Mayol
