Sep 20, 2019 | Featured, grantReports
Thank you for the opportunity to sail in the heavy weather clinic. The clinic was extremely windy and was 20 to 24 knots daily. We had excellent coaches and a lot of debriefs. I learned a lot at this clinic. I am very grateful that it was extremely windy as that does...
Sep 18, 2019 | Featured, grantReports
The 2019 Heavy Weather Clinic was a great learning experience for me and my skipper. We spent three days on the San Francisco city front, which provided us with strong conditions that challenged our racing skills. An added benefit was that we were sailing at the same...
Sep 16, 2019 | Featured, grantReports
Nathan, my crew, and I had been planning to do The Heavy Weather Clinic in San Francisco for months. We thought any time on the bay would help us grow as sailors and, in turn, be better prepared for the C420 North Americans. When we arrived, the conditions on the...
Sep 16, 2019 | Featured, grantReports
Dear BYC Maritime Sciences and Seamanship Foundation, Thank you so much for your financial support, helping me to attend 2019 C420 heavy weather clinic held at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. I attended along with my skipper, Sophia Devling. We learned so...
Aug 26, 2019 | Featured, grantReports
We had decided that, since we were already in Florida for the C420 Midwinters East, we would drive across the state to Tampa and the Laser Midwinters East. This simple decision proved to provide quite the struggle, and that is an understatement. I had a day of...
