This summer Claire Frazier was in her first travel Sabot Nationals at 9 years old. She was very excited and she is also quite competitive. She did several practice days with the NHYC team throughout the year at SDYC to learn how to battle the breeze. She qualified for bronze this year and had some great finishes. She was second in one of the last races when rounding the mark. She swamped her boat and had trouble keeping it upright. She fought the water in her boat by hiking out as hard as she could. Every tack took all her strength until she finally went over. She has the drive to improve and is really looking forward to her next regatta. She had so much fun learning from her coaches and playing with her friends in the hotel pool.

Maddie was excited but nervous when she was asked by her coaches to skipper at CFJ Nationals. It was not part of the original plan for the summer as she had been focusing on Sabot Nationals, her had only been doing CFJs for less than a year, and most of that time was as a crew member. However, her coaches at NHYC felt she should get the experience and fellow (high school) sailors reiterated how she should get as much CFJ experience before she begins high school.

This year’s US Women’s Match Race Championships, held in Chicago, showed not only the range of Lake Michigan’s conditions, but the depth of the current women’s match racing fleet. Over three days of varying conditions, 10 teams comprised of 4 sailors fought for the Allegra Knapp Mertz Trophy.

The 2024 Sabot Nationals was my 4th and likely final Sabot Nationals. This event was a different experience than I am used to as it was hosted at SDYC and we sailed in La Playa, which is known to be very challenging. I would say that SDYC went above and beyond with how well organized and exciting it was after not hosting for 62 years. I enjoyed learning about the history of Sabot Nationals and seeing some of the past winners at the Opening / Welcome event. 

Thank you so much for accepting my grant application and getting me closer to competing on the Wing Foil World Tour. I really appreciate the help and support.

Team NHYC traveled to Newport, RI to compete in the NYYC 2v2 Women's Team Race Championship June 1st & 2nd. Each June, the New York Yacht Club welcomes a competitive group of women sailors representing yacht clubs and sailing associations from across the US for a weekend of team racing in Sonars. NHYC was thrilled to be invited back to compete this year, the fourth edition of this event. We fielded a team of eight women including Carolyn Smith, Sally Mace, Colin Voigt, Skylar Jacbosen, Clare Dahl, Maddie Bashaw, Marley Mais, and myself.