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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”

Lanzarote International Regatta – 1st Milestone Event: 21st Place Finish in Gold Fleet! Our Regatta by the numbers: 16 Total Races Completed 11th Place Average Finishing Position 6 Days Raced 5 Laps Led 1 Race Won! We just finished up our 1st Team Milestone Event at the Lanzarote International Winter Series Regatta this last week andContinue reading “Lanza – Tricky – Tricky”

Team Barrows Henken Racing is back with the U.S. Skiff Squad in Lanzarote, Spain! We are looking forward to starting our Spring Training and European Racing Season with the highly anticipated Lanzarote International Regatta, which starts tomorrow! During the next 9 weeks, we are going to be on the European sailing tour. We will beContinue reading “Lanzarote International Regatta”

Mantra 7. Embrace Expectations : “Aim for the highest cloud”  – All Blacks Our camps by the numbers: 17 Days 370 Miles 52.9 Hours 680 Tacks Completed 510 Gybes Completed 660 Accelerations Completed 300 Sets and Douses Completed 5 days sailing in the Atlantic Ocean’s Gulf Stream 2 Regattas Raced! – 2 x Silver Medals Collected! 1 New AffiliateContinue reading “Sky’s the Limit”

After a great holiday break and a happy New Year celebration, Team Barrows Henken Racing is back with the U.S. Skiff Squad in Miami, Florida! We are continuing our winter training block while also beginning to prepare for our upcoming European Spring Racing Season! During the next 5 weeks, we are going to be training,Continue reading “Final Push”