The trip from Maui to Morocco was no easy task, traversing through 4 different international airports was a great experience, to say the least. Getting familiar with these large airports will help me be more confident when traveling in the future. On this trip, we had a solid crew from Maui. Traveling with 4 of your best buddies made the long trip way more fun and went by much quicker. The 56-hour trip consisted of a lot of laughing and plenty of entertainment. 

Thank you to the Newport Harbor Sailing Foundation for helping support my sailing at the 2025 C420 Midwinter Championship. This year, the regatta was on February 15-17 in Jensen Beach, Florida. It was hosted at the US Sailing Center in Martin County. My skipper, Carly Kieding, and I flew in on February 12 for two days of practice before the regatta. The weather and water were both a warm change compared to the rain that Southern California had been experiencing.

I was excited to return to the Orange Bowl with a strong fleet of 98 boats in the ILCA 6 class.  Day 1 started with medium air but faded as the day went on. Day 2 stayed a little strong and Day 3 was breeze on hitting 22-25 knots. With strong breeze on day 3, I improved my overall score from 24th to 18th.  Day 4 we had no wind and stayed on shore. It was a great regatta to identify key areas of focus as I prepare for the 2025 season. I much appreciate the support of NHSF and my parents to make these regattas possible.

This past October, I had the privilege of competing in the 2024 2k Global Team Race, hosted by the prestigious Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia in Naples, Italy. I sailed alongside Andrew Person, Coil Voigt, and Bill Menninger, while our second team comprised Sean Segerbom, Caroline Teare, Marley Mais, and Wills Cook. The regatta brought together twelve talented teams from around the globe for three days of intense racing. Despite the challenges posed by light winds and occasional lightning, which tested the officials' ability to complete enough races, we proudly secured third place in a highly competitive fleet. A sincere thank you to the Newport Harbor Sailing Foundation for their generous support in partially funding this incredible event, allowing us the honor of representing NHYC on the international stage.

This past November, I had the incredible opportunity to represent Team USA at the 2024 Youth World Match Race Championships in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Sailing alongside Justin and Mitchell Callahan, Michael Kirkman, and Spencer Kriegstein, with guidance from our coach Jeffrey Petersen, we secured 5th place out of 12 boats.

Thank you to the Newport Harbor Sailing Foundation for helping support my sailing at the 2024 Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta. Every year, this regatta is on December 27-30 in Miami, Florida. It is hosted by Coral Reef Yacht Club, and we sail out of the US Sailing Center in Miami. This was my fourth Orange Bowl Regatta, but it was my third one in C420s. My skipper, Thomas O’Grady, and I had never sailed together before, so we flew over on December 20 for five days (excluding Christmas) of practice before the regatta.