On December 24th my dad and I took a flight from San Diego, CA to Miami, FL for the 2022 Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta which takes place over the winter break. This was to be one of my last regattas of my junior sailing career in the challenging & large ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) class. Our arrival to Miami was not consistent to warmth of southern Florida in the winter time. It was cold, windy & wet. On December 26th, we went down to Coral Reef Yacht Club for registration, to meet up with my coach at Shake a Leg park and pick up my chartered boat. I then headed out for a few hours of practice with my coach. Racing began on Dec 27th in approximately 9 knots of wind that was extremely shifty. It was so shifty that the race committee was having trouble setting up a course of which they were only able to get one race off. For the racing on Dec 28th & 29th, the conditions were not only challenging due to the large fleet, but the winds was in the mid to high teens with puffs in the 20s, with a sea state known as the “Miami chop” which made an appearance. These were not the normal conditions I have been training for here in San Diego. The final day of racing was unfortunately called off for lack of wind. Overall, I had good boat speed, and I was unlucky to be called over early in a couple of races that hurt my overall score. I would like to thank the San Diego Yacht Club Competition Fund for their support in one of my last junior regattas. I look forward to representing San Diego Yacht Club for many years to come.