Clearwater

After the Miami OCR, I took last week off to rest up and recover.  I hung out in Miami, going sailing a few days, but mostly enjoying some downtime.  I went to a Miami Heat basketball game, caught up on some sleep, did some boat work (what little there is in the Laser), and hung out with friends.  It was a relaxing week.

Yesterday, I drove up to Clearwater to begin training again.  I've set up camp here for two weeks, with my stay culminating with the Midwinters East regatta on Februarby 18-21.  Until then, I'll be training here with many of the same guys I trained with this winter.

Today we went sailing for a few hours in 25-30 knots and pouring rain.  It was really intense, but a lot of fun.  There were a few times downwind where all I could do was sit as far back as possible, over-trim the mainsheet, and hold on!  Upwind I was constantly sheeted out multiple feet just to keep the boat flat.  It was great!

The plan for tomorrow is to do a 15 mile downwind run if the wind direction is right.  Pretty soon there will be a lot more international guys arriving so the training group should get quite large and competitive.

Check back for more updates and during the event next week.