Tuesday, April 7, 2009

National Team Practice at Lake Lanier in Georgia


This was a fun practice because it was all team racing. We sailed on a lake with super shifty conditions, which made the team racing very difficult. A boat could be in last place and hit a corner, get a huge shift and be in first if no one covered them. The first day it was kind of light around 5 to 7  knots. On the second day it picked up to 15 then the third day it was really light so we came in and did our fitness run. We ran the three mile course for time. I got 19 minutes and 45 seconds, which is my best time yet. We went out again and did 4 on 4 and my team won 2 races and lost one. We launched off the beach, but the water was really cold, so I would balance on the dolly and then jump in the boat then put the center board and the rudder in, on the water. They had good food too and a big fire so every one could hang up there wet stuff before they went home. The house I stayed at was a little cabin. It was close to the yacht club so we could walk back and forth from the yacht club. On the flight there and on the way home I had window seats. On the way home I slept pretty much the whole time. Nothing much happened while traveling so I won't bore you with the details.  Headed to San Francisco next!