SailStrong Youth Racing

USODA Team Trials Practice

Posted on April 30, 2013 by sailstrong

23 SailStrong Opti sailors are in Pewaukee, Wisconsin getting ready for this weekend’s USODA Team Trials. They have had 2 great days of practice so far, plus one day of no wind in which they worked on all their sail and boat measurements done, as well as registration. The kids have done a great job trying to figure out the lake sailing shifty conditions and are feeling good about their preparation. Two more days of practice and then the racing begins.

: Starting practice on Pewaukee Lake.

: Hanging out waiting to go sailing.

: Madeleine Rice getting the rake just right – Team Trials 2013

: Gray Benson leading a practice race.

Lots of overseas success and fun for SailStrong this Spring

Posted on April 5, 2013 by sailstrong

SailStrong sailors traveled to Lake Garda Italy, Lake Braassermeer Holland, and Porto Alegre Brazil over Easter week. Great experiences and racing were had by all.

Thomas Rice and JC Hermus were part of the US Team attending the IODA South American Championship in Brazil. Thomas ended up 12th and JC 17th of the 145 boats. JC was part of USA 2, which won the Nations Cup Team Race. Thomas was on USA 3, which narrowly lost to USA 1 in a race for the finals and ended up 3rd.

Four sailors travelled to Lake Garda, Italy for the Lake Garda Meeting, which for the second year in a row set a Guinness Book Record for the largest one-design regatta ever with over 1,400 Optis taking part. The event was split into the Cadetti Division (11 and under) and the Juniores Division (12 and up). In the 300 boat Cadetti Division Maddie Hawkins ended up 13th and second girl, and Madeleine Rice 31st. The much larger Juniores Division was split into 5 groups 250+ boats and after three days of qualifying Jake Vickers and Stephanie Houck ended up 11th and 77th in Bronze Fleet.

Four more SailStrong team members headed to Holland for the 200+ boat Magic Marine Easter Regatta . Jordan and Sam Bruce qualified for the Gold Fleet with Jordan ending up 26th and Sam 57th. Thomas Hall finished 37th in Silver Fleet and Brendan Little 20th in Bronze Fleet.

: Maddie and Madeleine preparing for their start. The red dots are showing up all over the place. Lake Garda Italy

: Maddie, Madeleine, Jake and some of their teammates enjoying their time in Riva del Garda, Italy.

: Jake is getting a closer look.

: Jake Vickers getting that sail tie just right. Lake Garda, Italy

: Maddie Hawkins heading upwind on one of the practice days in Italy.

: Peter helping Maddie Hawkins get the charter boat set up for racing.

: Maddie Hawkins getting back to the start.

: Maddie and Madeleine ready to roll.

: Madeleine Rice working upwind on one of the practice days at Lake Garda.

: Madeleine Rice getting ready for a day on the water. Lake Garda, Italy

: Couple SailStrong Parents having some laughs. Just another boat park waiting for the kids to go out.

: Peter helping Maddie Hawkins get ready for a race on Lake Garda.

: Stephanie Houck with a couple of her Team USA mates.

: Lake Garda Team USA group shot

: Lake Garda Team USA Shirt

: Got the boats ready to roll.

: More Lake Garda scenery.

: Lake Garda

: Snow capped peaks surrounding Lake Garda

: Lake Garda “shore line”

: Thomas Hall, Brendan Little, Jordan Bruce, and Sam Bruce at the Magic Marine Easter Regatta in Holland.

: Jordan Bruce with Team USA Coach Adrienne Patterson in Holland.

: Brendan Little and some of his teammates getting ready for the Magic Marine Easter Regatta in Holland.

: Sam Bruce all set to go.

: Team USA picture at Magic Marine Easter Regatta

: Brendan, Sam, Jordan, and Thomas hanging with their team mates in Holland.

: JC Hermus heading downwind at South Americans 2013.

: JC Hermus in a downwind battle at South Americans 2013.

: JC Hermus heading upwind at South Americans 2013.

: End of a long day.

: Thomas Rice heading downwind at South Americans 2013.

: Thomas Rice leading the pack downwind at South Americans 2013.

: Thomas Rice launching and getting a last minute pep talk from dad.

: Thomas Rice going upwind at IODA South American Champs.

: Thomas Rice going upwind at IODA South American Champs.

: Thomas Rice going upwind at IODA South American Champs.

: Thomas Rice going upwind at IODA South American Champs.

: Nations Cup @ IODA South Americans, JC Hermus and his USA 2 teammates after their win

: JC Hermus and his USA 2 teammates celebrating their Nations Cup Team Race win.

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