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11th place finish at the 2022 49er World Championships in Nova Scotia, Canada! After a long summer season, we have come to the close of our 2022 49er racing season. Over the past three months we competed at three different events. Those three events were the 2022 Kiel Week, the 2022 49er European Championships andContinue reading “Chasing Excellence”

5th Place finish at the Allianz World Sailing World Cup in Almere, The Netherlands! The Allianz World Sailing World Cup was the second and final event of the 2022 Hempel World Cup Series, following the Princess Sofia Regatta in early April, and the third event of our 2022 49er racing schedule. Over the course ofContinue reading “Allianz World Sailing World Cup”

Silver Medal at the 2022 Princess Sofia Regatta and 11th place finish at the 2022 French Olympic Sailing Week in Hyeres, France! Our months of March and April by the numbers: 2nd Place at the 2022 Princess Sofia Regatta World Sailing World Cup!! 4th Place at the 2022 Mallorca Sailing Center Regatta 11th Place at theContinue reading “Spring Season in Full Swing”

The stage is set in Palma de Mallorca, Spain for the 51st Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia Regatta, April 2nd – April 9th, and the first World Sailing World Cup Event of 2022! Since competing in Oman at the 2021 49er World Championships, we have been preparing for the 2022 European Season and are stoked toContinue reading “Princesa Sofia Regatta”

Awesome finishes at the 2021 49er Asian Championships and 49er World Championships in Oman! Our month of November by the numbers: 4th Place at the 2021 49er World Championships!! 5th Place at the 2021 49er Asian Championships!! 1st Barrows Henken Team Goal Completed – Top 10 in the WORLD!! The best finish by a USContinue reading “4th in the WORLD”

Mantra 11. Invent your Own Language: “Sing your World Into Existence”  – All Blacks Our Dublin, Ireland and Marseille, France Camps by the numbers: 16 Days Sailed 30 Days in Europe 421.82 Miles 40.3 Hours 656 Gybes Completed 576 Tacks Completed 2 Irish Training Partners 2024 Olympic Sailing Venue – Marseille, France Our last European training block beforeContinue reading “Off to Oman!!”

Mantra 10. Know Thyself: “Keep it Real”  – All Blacks Our Long Island, NY Camp by the numbers: 25 Days 619.98 Miles 62.5 Hours 1075 Gybes Completed 825 Tacks Completed 84 New Sail Number 17 days in 4-7 knots 6 days in 10-15 knots 1 Boat Packed for the 2021 World Championships in Oman Since winning the 2021Continue reading “Knowing the Difference”

Solid Finishes at the Santander Invitational Test Event and 49er North American Championships! Our month of June by the numbers: 21 Total Races Completed 12 Total Sailing Days 11th Average Finishing Position at Santander Invitational 8 Total Travel Days 7 Days Spent Rigging and De-Rigging 6 Total Race Days 5 Countries Visited 2 Regattas RacedContinue reading “HARD WORK PAYS OFF”

Mantra 9. Keep a Blue Head : “Control your Attention”  – All Blacks Our Cascais Camp by the numbers: 15 Days 367.21 Miles 40.5 Hours 300 Tacks Completed 150 Gybes Completed 40 Races Completed 10 days in 15 – 20+ knots 1 Podium Finish at Cascais Championship Regatta ACT I Our Cascais training block has just wrapped up! WithinContinue reading “You Can Say That Again …”

Mantra 8. Train to Win : “Practice under Pressure”  – All Blacks Our Post- Regatta Lanzarote Camp by the numbers: 15 Days 446 Miles 43.5 Hours 450 Tacks Completed 225 Gybes Completed 120 Tuning Runs Completed 7 days in 17 – 23+ knots 2 Dutch Training Partners 1 Coaches Regatta Raced! Our 4 week, post- regatta, Lanzarote training blockContinue reading “Need for Speed”