In February my partner Noah Stapleton and I competed in the 2025 C420 Midwinters in Jensen Beach, Florida. My family and I flew out to Jensen Beach with probably half of the Southern California contingent! It was a pretty fun start to the regatta. 

I was looking forward to this regatta because the forecast was for sun and warm temperatures, a huge step up from last year’s cold front that resulted in wet and extremely windy conditions for two out of three days of competition! This year the breeze was good but steady, and we got in three solid days of racing.

December 2024, I attended the 50th annual Orange Bowl regatta for the 4th time. This year was the first time I didn’t come early and attend the clinic before the regatta. I believe I could’ve done much better if the conditions weren’t as windy and unpredictable, but I still had fun seeing my friends and coaches. Although I didn’t achieve my goal of doing better than last year in gold fleet, I think I definitely learned and took away a lot from this event, one thing being that you CANNOT give up after the first day of racing, and you have to push the entire regatta no matter what is happening to you, inside and outside of racing. 

Sailing over the holidays in Key Biscayne for the annual Orange Bowl Regatta is one of the best experiences for big fleet racing I get to have all year. You never know what the weather and wind will be from day to day and that is what makes it so exciting. 

Thank you for your support to the Orange Bowl Regatta in Miami.  The high level of competition that comes to the Orange Bowl every year is something that I look forward to because it pushes us all to perform our best. Competing in the ILCA6 in heavy winds, rain, and chop in large fleets was an unforgettable experience this year.

I want to thank NHSF for supporting me at the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta in Miami, Fl earlier this year. I sailed ILCA 4s at this event and throughout the event I had good races and learned a lot. During the first two days, the wind ranged from 9 to 16 knots. The third day was much windier with 17 - 22 kts of wind, and waves and chop. Each day we had three or four races, and the races were around 45 minutes long. I got to work on starts in a competitive fleet and also work on upwind tactics. Thanks to the support from the sailing foundation I was able to get practice in these challenging conditions with a competitive fleet, and I can't wait to sail in another ILCA event later this year!

The C420 Midwinter regatta was a thrilling experience. My crew (Cash Espinoza) and I had fun every single day we were there. The wind was ruthless. So much so that the main sheet burned through my hand, but it was worth it. We got to enjoy the company of many of our friends every day of the regatta. We had a blast facing the long races and the extremely warm water. After sailing, all of our friends went to the same hotel, and we all enjoyed the large hot tub. The competition was stiff, but it didn’t keep us from having fun. I am grateful to all the volunteers who made this regatta happen.