Recap and Future Plans

Well it was a long trip to Europe.  Thirty-six days to be exact.  While there, I sailed in three regattas and did lots of good training.  While my first two regattas weren't as good as I would have liked, I was able to culminate my trip with an awesome performance in Kiel, Germany.  The regatta in Kiel was the 6th stop on the World Cup circuit, and I was able to win the last race of the opening series and follow that up with an exciting win in the medal race to move up from 11th to 2nd place overall!  It was a great way to end the trip.

I learned a lot while in Europe, got some more racing experience against the top guys in the world, and have developed a solid plan to help bring my game to the next level.  I'm going to work hard in July and head back to Europe on August 1st for two more events.  The first will be the "Sail For Gold" regatta in Weymouth, England -- the site of the Olympic Games.  This will be the 7th and last stop on the World Cup tour.  After that, I will continue over to Hayling Island, England, for our World Championships at the end of the month.

Photo by Fried Elliott

Before I left for Europe, I had a very successful fundraiser at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club in NJ.  I want to thank everyone one more time for all of the support.  Having everyone's good wishes and support makes the sailing and hard work worth it!  I've put a short video clip and a couple of pictures up on the "Fundraiser" tab of my website.  There are more pictures in the "Photos" section.

I also got some great pictures of my racing in Kiel from photographer Fried Elliott.  Check out some pictures from Kiel in the photos section too!