Orange Bowl – Samantha Hemans

I flew out Christmas day to Miami, FL to attend Orange Bowl.  I had so much fun.  On the first day, practice day, I met my coach, Mauricio Galarce.  He taught me a lot of new things in a short period of time.  For example, we reviewed how to set up my sprit pole and...

Orange Bowl – Gray Hemans

I just started sailing C420s in September.  Prior to Orange Bowl we had competed in 3 regattas (2 Perry regattas & the Halloween regatta at ABYC).  So Orange Bowl was a big deal for me.  Sadly we had to leave the morning of Christmas.  We arrived very late in the...

Orange Bowl – Jeffrey Petersen

I recently (and very unexpectedly) competed in this year’s Orange Bowl Regatta at Coral Reef Yacht Club in the C420 class. It was about 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve, while my dad and I were at the grocery store doing some last minute meal shopping for dinner that...

Orange Bowl – Marbella Marlo

I recently competed at the 2017 Orange Bowl Youth International Regatta in Miami Florida in the c420 with my skipper Gray Hemans (BYC). The regatta consisted of five days of sailing, including one day of clinic and four days of racing. Leaving California Christmas...