Sep 5, 2023 | Featured, grantReports
Opti Nationals were also held in Hampton, VA right after Girls Nationals. There were 170 kids and we were put into 3 fleets. The first day there was no wind (exact opposite of the day before for Girls). They ended up canceling the day after so few kids in each fleet...
Sep 5, 2023 | Featured, grantReports
Girls Optimist Nationals is definitely one of the funnest regattas I have been to. All my girl friends were there and that made it even better. It was held in Hampton, VA at the Hampton YC this year. The conditions were great nice 12-15 knots all day & gusting 20....
May 29, 2023 | Featured, grantReports
I went to St Petersburg, FL to sail in the Valentine’s Day regatta at SPYC. This was a USOD qualifying race for team trails, that will be held at SPYC later this spring. We had really good wind on Saturday and my hiking was really good the first race of the day. I had...
May 29, 2023 | Featured, grantReports
Team Trials is one of those regattas that everyone takes really seriously. So there’s a lot of trying to psych people out and competition talk going on. The start of the race goes straight to a U flag. Then, if there’s one general recall they go straight to a black...
Mar 7, 2023 | Featured, grantReports
Thank you so much for your help to get me to ILCA Midwinters East. This trip to Clearwater was one of the best that I have been able to experience. The venue was great and had conditions from no wind up to a good breeze. It was a great place to sail and I am very...
Mar 7, 2023 | Featured, grantReports
Thank you so much for supporting my trip to Clearwater, Florida to compete in the Midwinters East Regatta. Over the four days of the regatta, numerous condition changes arose making each day crucial to perform. On the first day, the wind speed was around 10 knots with...