US Open Sailing Series – Morgan Pinckney

After some training and preparation, it was time to go to Clearwater and compete in the US Open event for Laser radials and standards. I would be competing in the radial. This would be a challenge because there were plenty of US and International women who were trying...
2021 Orange Bowl – Chase Decker

2021 Orange Bowl – Chase Decker

Thank you so much for supporting my travel to Miami this December for the Orange Bowl International Regatta. I flew to Miami to begin practice for 5 days leading up to the event. The conditions brought warm weather and light to moderate winds. Practices went well as...
2021 Orange Bowl – Preston Decker

2021 Orange Bowl – Preston Decker

Thank you very much for supporting me at Orange Bowl this December. This was my first time sailing outside of Southern California and it was really exciting. It was also the first time that I sailed an Opti. I had fun learning how to rig, trim and sail this new boat...
2021 Orange Bowl – Reade Decker

2021 Orange Bowl – Reade Decker

Thank you for your generous grant to support my travel to Miami for the Orange Bowl Regatta. I arrive in Miami for 5 days of practice leading up to the event. The conditions were very different than last year, with warm weather and light to moderate winds. Practices...
2021 Orange Bowl – Samantha Hemans

2021 Orange Bowl – Samantha Hemans

I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to travel back East to Florida to sail in the 2021 Open Orange Bowl Regatta at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Coconut Grove, Miami. This was a very good experience for me to get more racing under my belt. This...