I recently returned from sailing in three SDYC Comp Fund supported regattas over a three-week period. The regattas were North Americans (Cork/Kingston, Canada), Atlantic Coast Championships (Larchmont Yacht Club, New York), and Nationals (Brant Beach Yacht Club/Long Beach Island, New Jersey). I originally signed up to sail in the ILCA 4 fleet, but due to the pretty light conditions at each venue, I decided to make the switch to the ILCA 6 fleet for all three regattas. I learned a lot at each event and it showed in my results.
At North Americans, I came in third in the Silver Fleet witha total of 118 boats, at ACC's I came in 24th out of a total of 104 boats, and at Nationals, I came in 39th (qualifying for Gold Fleet) out of a total of 150 boats. I am glad that I pushed myself to compete with much older and more experienced sailors in the ILCA 6 fleet.
Sailing with some of the best coaches and competing against the best sailors in the country helped take my sailing to the next level. I am now very excited to compete at the ILCA 4 World Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal. I know this year's experience at North Americans, ACC's and Nationals (along with my past regattas, including ILCA 4 World Championships in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland in 2021) will set me up for success in Portugal this year!
Thank you to the Comp Fund at SDYC for supporting me in this way. It means a lot to me. I am very grateful and I look forward to giving back to the Club however I can. Thank you again!