Thank you so much for your consideration in helping fund myself and the rest of my team to attend the 2018 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championships at Oakcliff Sailing Center. The experiences and lessons I learned were unlike any other event I have ever attended. Without your help, I would never have been able to participate in the event and get one step closer to attending the ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championships.

I recently (and very unexpectedly) competed in this year's Orange Bowl Regatta at Coral Reef Yacht Club in the C420 class. It was about 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve, while my dad and I were at the grocery store doing some last minute meal shopping for dinner that night, when my mom gave us a call. She asked if I wanted to go to the Orange Bowl Regatta this year. Not really believing her, my response was SURE! Later, we sat down and I asked why am I all of a sudden going to a regatta that I haven’t trained for, nor have crew for. She told me the team of Jean Wanlass and Alex Stauffer was prepping for this event when Jean, the skipper, came down with the flu and was not well enough to sail the event. Less than 13 hours later, I was on a plane on Christmas morning, flying out to Miami. What a Christmas present! I met Alex and her mom in the airport and we drove to the venue for our first day of practice together. Note this was our first time sailing the boat together and would be my first C420 regatta, ever... in an 80 boat fleet!

I recently competed at the 2017 Orange Bowl Youth International Regatta in Miami, Florida in the c420 with my skipper Gray Hemans (BYC). The regatta consisted of five days of sailing, including one day of clinic and four days of racing.

Leaving California Christmas morning, we saw a couple sailors on our flight and enjoyed talking about what was in store for us in Florida. The next day, Gray and I walked from our hotel
to the venue, and rigged what would be our c420 for the next three days. With winds around 15 knots, the conditions looked promising for the rest of the week, and we were able to test out our boat with a couple other teams from southern California and our coach from Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis, Maryland.

Thank you so much for your financial support, which helped me attend the 2017 Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta held at Coral Reef Yacht Club in Miami, Florida. Sadly due to some unforeseen circumstances, my skipper Jean Marie Wanlass, who I had trained with for months, was unable to attend. Fortunately, Jeffrey Petersen was able to join me as my skipper.

Thank you so much for funding my trip to Saint Petersburg, Florida, to compete at the ISSA High School Keelboat Nationals this past week. The regatta consisted of three days of sailing, including one practice day and two race days. I was very lucky to be a part of the CDM Keelboat Team. Usually, girls are unable to be on the keelboat team because the qualifying round overlaps with the ISSA All Girls Regatta, however this year, another crew member was unable to attend the nationals in Florida because he was competing in another regatta.

Thank you so much for funding my trip to Saint Petersburg, Florida, to compete at the ISSA High School Keelboat Nationals this past week. The regatta consisted of three days of sailing, including one practice day and two race days. I was very lucky to be a part of the CDM Keelboat Team. Usually, girls are unable to be on the keelboat team because the qualifying round overlaps with the ISSA All Girls Regatta, however this year, another crew member was unable to attend the nationals in Florida because he was competing in another regatta.