The Warren Jones International Youth Match Racing Championship is an event hosted jointly between the Royal Perth Yacht Club, the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, and Swan River Sailing, in Perth Waters, Western Australia. Being one of the most prestigious, difficult, and intense youth match racing events in the world, my team and I were super excited to have been invited to race in this event. Among the competitors list of under 25 sailors, were names like Will Boulden, Harry Price, Nick Engot-Johnson, Tom Grimes, and Matt Whitfield, all of whom are ranked inside the top 30 in the Open World Match Race Rankings. One of the most difficult things about this event is the travel to and from the event. We had to travel over 25 hours to get to Perth, but once we had arrived, we understood why it is one of the most legendary sailing venues in all of sailing. Every day was over 80 degrees, sunny, and had great breeze ranging from 8-16 knots.

I am just back from the Orange Bowl Regatta at the Coral Reef Yacht Club. I am so appreciative of the Foundation's support, because I could not participate in this kind of an event without this assistance.

This year my crew Nathan and I spent plenty of time preparing for the Orange Bowl Youth International Regatta in Miami, Florida. Every year, hundreds of boats come to Miami to compete in multiple different classes. This year was my third Orange Bowl: I did my first in the 29’er and the other in the C420. Last year Nathan and I finished fifth, so this year we were hopeful of a better finish.

Nathan and I spent the months leading up to Orange Bowl only racing in high school events and Lasers, so we needed a lot of practice to get used to the 420 again. We started by using the Perry 2 event in Coronado as a training event. The event helped us get in the saddle again, but we were not fully prepared, so we flew out to Miami a week early to train with the Coral Reef team.

Thank you so much for contributing and enabling me to sail the c420 circuit this summer, which included the c420 US Nationals in Long Beach, New Jersey, the US Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship in Mentor, Ohio, and the c420 North American Championship in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. I had an amazing time traveling through the midwest and east coast and made so many memories with the coaches and sailors at each event.

Thank you so much for the funds to make it possible to compete in the US Women’s Match Race Championship in San Francisco this past August. Match Racing has opened the door for a lot of fun sailing opportunities, and I am excited to be able to partake in such great and competitive racing. The camaraderie on and off the water was amazing, and we learned from some of the best match racers, which made for some tight racing. We had some great battles on the water with a variety of conditions.. and as always, a lot of current. I’m looking forward to many more events racing with these women in the future. 

Thank you so much for supporting my C420 trip to the east coast this summer. I really appreciate your help in making this experience possible for me. Here is a brief summary of my three
week adventure in New Jersey and Massachusetts.