Newport Harbor Sailing Foundation: Sailor Stories

Reade Decker at 2020 Orange Bowl

Thank you very much for your generous support of my recent regatta in Miami FL. I thoroughly enjoyed my first experience sailing in Miami at the International Orange Bowl Regatta in the C420 Fleet. The conditions proved challenging. We experienced two days of moderate breeze and the final two days challenged the fleet with 17-20 knots of winds. I learned a lot about sailing in shifty conditions with regular gust of wind. Overall I placed 11th. though I was hoping for a better finish, I learned a lot as a sailor and definitely improved from this regatta. Thank you for helping to make this experience possible.