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Julia Getter at the 2024 C420 South Shore Championship & US National Championship
C420 SOUTH SHORE CHAMPIONSHIP
Thank you to the Newport Harbor Sailing Foundation for helping support my sailing at the 2024 C420 South Shore Championship. This year, the regatta was on August 9-11 at Blue Point, New York. It was hosted by Sayville Yacht Club. My skipper, Carly Kiedling, and I had already raced in the 2024 C420 US National Championship on August 5-7 in Brant Beach, New Jersey. Therefore, we took August 10 as a travel day. My parents and I stopped to visit family on the drive to New York. The first day of the regatta was very windy due to Hurricane Debby coming through. Unfortunately, we only sailed one race that day. The second day was much lighter–around eight knots. We sailed consistently well, averaging a second place in every race. The third day was the hardest day by far. It was very light–around six knots–and very puffy and shifty. We struggled greatly, scoring twenty-seventh, ninth, and tenth. With the twenty-seventh as our throwout, we finished third overall. The points were very close within the top three with only three points separating third and first. However, we were satisfied with this result. I learned so much from this amazing experience, which the Newport Harbor Sailing Foundation made possible. Thank you so much for your support!
US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Thank you to the Newport Harbor Sailing Foundation for helping support my sailing at the 2024 C420 US National Championship. This year, the regatta was on August 5-7 at Beach Haven, New Jersey. It was hosted by Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club. My skipper, Carly Kieding, and I flew in on August 2 for two days of practice before the regatta. On the first practice day, we started with speed testing and ended with two practice races. The wind built as the day progressed, and by the last race, it was around 18 knots. On the second practice day, we just did two races. The wind was more moderate that day, peaking at around 14 knots. The first two days of the regatta were similar to the practice days in breeze direction and overall course layout. We sailed consistently well, averaging a little over sixth in every race. However, the last day was wildly different. It was a storm day because Hurricane Debby was coming through, so the wind was from a completely different direction. We were very inconsistent that day, scoring twenty-second, first, nineteenth, and first. Fortunately, everyone else also struggled that day, allowing us to finish fifth place in the regatta. We were incredibly happy with this result. I learned so much from this amazing experience, which the Newport Harbor Sailing Foundation made possible. Thank you so much for your support!
2024 C420 South Shore Championship
2024 C420 US National Championship