Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta

Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club was a fantastic event. The team drove down to San Francisco for the weekend. We left Thursday afternoon, drove to Portland that night, and then down to San Francisco the next night. The first day of the regatta brought lighter wind for the start of the first race quickly building as the day went on. I finished 12th in the first race. The second race brought more wind and more current, the current was out going, dragging you over the start line. This made for some fast up wind and long downwind legs. I was 10th in that race. By race 3 the wind was really starting to blow at over 20k. I had an ok start and got to the top mark in good shape, I think top ten. I then sailed a great down wind and went round the right gate. From this point on it was pretty much a drag race although I was able to make up one more spot on the next leg. I finished 4th in the last race of the day.

Day 2 brought more wind and 3 more races. I sailed a solid first race finishing 10. I could have sailed the downwind better. I tried to work my way in to shore to get out on the current but it did not come back with any great favors. The 2nd race was respectable. I sailed well and had better down wind speed and tried to just keep the boat rolling through the waves. It seemed to come together and I ended up 5th. By race 3 well over half the fleet had packed it in. I sailed an ok first half and a bad last beat ending up 8th in that race, which is the same place I finished over all out of 27 boats. We packed up the trailer and were out of San Francisco by 5:30. We drove to the Oregon border where we stopped for the night and then finished the drive home on Monday.

Laser Midwinters West Training

Laser Midwinters West

Laser midwinter west was a great event. We got to California YC four days before the regatta was to start for some excellent training. Despite colder than average temperatures we still managed to have a fantastic time.

The first day of the regatta brought 12 kts for the first race then building to 17 kts by the end of the day. My racing went well with solid finishes of 9th, 10th, and 8th.

Day 2 brought light air for the first race then building for the 2nd and 3rd before dying completely for the last. My results for the day were 4th, 10th, 21st, and 17th.

Day 3 started out with an AP as we waited for the wind to fill in. After 20 min there was enough to start and they got our first race going. I finished 6th. There was a little more wind for the next race and I finished 12th.

I was happy with the way I sailed this event and pleased with my 10th place over all finish. You can find results here on the regatta site.

skiing

With the lack of wind and no one to train with I went up skiing for the weekend.

Miami OCR

The regatta is over and I am packing up to head home. Over all it was a good event as the conditions were great. We had wind almost every day. The race committee did a terrific job getting off all the races that were scheduled. You can find results here

MIami

Well I made it to Miami, it is nice to see temperatures in the double digits- 25 C. Got in two days ago and today was my first day sailing. The weather was great and there was a bit of wind maybe in the 10-15kt range as well as  a lot of great people to sail against. Over all it is pretty pleasant here.

So I am back from Christmas vacation, have been sailing 2 days this week. The weather here has been nothing special not a lot of wind and still cold, although it has been really sunny. I have loaded my boat and it is ready to head to Miami. I have got a week of training and then the Miami OCR, updates on the regatta can be found on the regatta website. I will have some updates on my site too.