Dale Jepsen One Design Regatta

The Dale Jepsen One Design Regatta was held in Bellingham Harbor out of the Bellingham Yacht Club on the weekend of September 17 and 18. There were 17 boats entered in the laser fleet.

Day one brought around 20kts building as the day went on. The wind was shifty and unstable we got three races off before the wind got to be too much and the race committee sent us in. My scores the first day were 1,1,2.

On day two the race committee held us on shore for an hour because it was too windy. By the time we went out the wind had died off to about 18kts and it would continue to die throughout the day. There were 5 races run with the last two almost drifters. In fact the wind did completely die on our sail in. My results from day two were 1,2,1,6,3. I won the event with 10 points between me and the boat in second. The event results can be found here.

CYA Youth National Sailing Championships

The CYA Youth National Sailing Championships were held at the St. Margaret Sailing Club, between August 26 and September 1st. There were 15 boats entered in the laser fleet. The first two days were a training camp. We had wind and a good training session the first day but the next day there was a hurricane predicted to blow through so the organizers canceled training for the day. Our Royal Vancouver team went out anyways and it was a great day of training although the wind was really starting to pick up during our sail in. After all the preparation for the hurricane it was downgraded to a tropical storm and almost missed us altogether.

 For the first day of racing there was still a bit left over weather from the storm the day before and there was around 18 kts. The race committee got two races off, I finished 1st and 2nd respectively. The wind was out of the SW and it paid to go left.

The next few days saw the breeze lightening and swinging N as the passing storm had sucked the sea breeze out with it. The last day of racing brought one really light race in the morning then the wind swung around to the SW and the last race of the event was sailed in a fresh sea breeze.

 I won the event with a 9 point gap to 2nd. The event results can be found here. I am looking forward to heading back to Halifax for the CYA National Sailing Championships next week.