Thank you for assisting my crew Trevor Hecht and I, to be able to compete in the 2013 Club 420 Midwinters at Jensen Beach, Florida. It was a great experience, and I look forward to attending this following year. Without the aid of the Competition Fund, my trip would not have been possible, and I would have missed out on an amazing event.
The first day of the event was about 15 knots out of the northwest. The winds were frontal driven; very shifty and tricky. We were OCS the first race, but fought back hard and ended top twenty. Our next couple of races were better, and we ended the day with a decent position. We scored a (35.2/ZFP), 13, 4, 1 for the first day, and sat in the top 15 out of 76 boats.
The next day was predicted to be 20-25 knots and extremely cold. The race committee thought it was too extreme for us, so decided to not send us out to the race course until the breeze died down more. We were very upset, because we were a very heavy team, and loved the breeze. By the time we got out to the course, the breeze was 15 knots or less. It was another day of dicey wind, but we managed to get some solid scores. We got an 11, 2, 20 for the day. We were still wanting to do better, but happy to be sailing nonetheless.
The last day of the regatta was very puffy and shifty out of the east at 10-14 knots. We started the day off with a 5th and a 2nd. We were very excited, but could not keep the ball rolling. We ended the regatta with a 17th and a 12th. We wanted do better in the regatta, but were still pleased with a solid 6th place finish overall.
Without the aid of the San Diego Yacht Club Competition fund, we would not have been able to win this prestigious event. I have grown up at the best yacht club in the world and am honored to be able to represent you all at the 2013 Club 420 Midwinters, and at regattas in the future. Thank you for all your support.
Sincerely,
Will La Dow