Feb 28, 2018 | Featured, grantReports
Dear BYC Maritime Sciences and Seamanship Foundation, Thank you so much for your financial support, helping me to attend 2018 Club 420 Midwinter Championship hosted by U.S. Sailing Center Martin County in Jensen Beach, Florida. I attend along with Jean Marie Wanlass...
Feb 12, 2018 | Featured, grantReports
The Musto regatta was the bid daddy of our trip, as it was a grade two event with 15 international competitors. The competition for this event was top notch with names like Harry Price, who is currently ranked #4 in the world, and George Anyon, ranked 14th in the...
Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, grantReports
Thank you so much for the grant that allowed me to go to Florida over thanksgiving break! This was my first Nacra event and we did pretty well. I learned something new each day about the boat and about what I can always approve on. From others talking to me I was...
Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, grantReports
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...
Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, grantReports
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...
Jan 16, 2018 | Featured, grantReports
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...
