Thank you so much for supporting my trip out to Rochester, New York for the US Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup. I really appreciate your help in making this experience possible for me. Here is a summary of my experience out east.

Before the regatta, our team (Morgan Pinckney, Sophia Pearce, Jack Flores and I) had arranged a practice session in Sail Newport, RI. Morgan and Sophia were already in Newport from a prior C420 clinic, and Jack had flown out earlier as well, leaving me as the last one back in California. After flying out to meet everyone, we then met up with our coach for the next two days, Albert Nichols. Albert helped us dial down all our boathandling maneuvers and match racing moves to get us all set for the upcoming regatta.

Thank you so much for the support of my trip to East Greenwich, Rhode Island, to compete in the 2021 CJ Buckley Regatta for the Club 420 Association National Team Racing Championship. After 2 days of tireless racing in blistering heat, our team finished well, placing 3rd out of 22 teams.

I really appreciate your consideration in helping me compete in the 2021 C420 Nationals at Brant Beach, New Jersey. Conditions weren’t as we’d hoped for, and we were only able to get a few races off throughout the three days, but it was still a great experience. After 1 practice day and 3 race days, my brother and I ended up placing 20th out of 132 boats.

Thank you to the Newport Harbor Sailing Foundation for financially supporting my travels to Brant Beach, NJ for the 2021 Club 420 National Championship. This was a very enjoyable experience and a great way to wrap up our summer sailing. 

The Sunday before the regatta started, Morgan and I spent the day driving from Rochester, NY all the way to Brant Beach, which took a little under 7 hours. We briefly visited the yacht club and the venue before heading over to our hotel and checking in for a night of rest. The next morning, we met up with our team and coach, Augie Dale, to unload boats and rig. After getting all sorted, we got out on the water for practice. The sailing area was just inside the bay, so we had nice, flat water with no chop. The water was also pretty warm, which was a very nice change of pace from the rainstorm and freezing temperatures we experienced in Rochester. We ended up only getting in a few hours of practice before the wind completely died, which was more than other teams got. 

Thank you so much for helping fund my trip East to sail in the c420 New England Championships in Connecticut. It was a great event, and the first event toward the c420 Triple Crown for my skipper (Zoey Ziskind) and I. This was our second regatta together, and we were fortunate to have three coaches to pull information from. This was an advantage as all three were able to provide different perspectives for us to draw upon.

I would like to thank the Newport Harbor Sailing Foundation for supporting my trip to Rochester, New York to compete in the 2021 c420 North American Championship Regatta. This was truly a great learning opportunity for my skipper, Morgan, and I. We got to experience lake sailing and the variety of unique conditions that go along with it.