Cabrillo Beach YC Holiday Regatta

Last weekend I sailed in the Holiday Regatta at Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club. I came in fifth out of 21 boats in the Championship Fleet and was one of only two boats with no double-digit finishes. I was tied for fourth on points, but lost on the tiebreaker. Click here for results.

It was really light and shifty both days. It was particularly shifty on Sunday. My friend Miguel was leading the regatta after Saturday, but had a tough day on Sunday and finished third overall. Here's a short video of us sailing downwind. It's shaky (thanks dad), but you'll get the idea:

Santa Barbara had six sailors at the regatta. We have our own Opti team!

I enjoyed traveling with my friends from Santa Barbara and hanging out with my friends from other Clubs. I wish it would have been warmer--I wanted to go in the hot tub at the hotel.

Explorer Report: Juan Ponce de Leon

Our class had to do reports on famous explorers. I chose Juan Ponce de Leon.

We had to do a written report and an oral report. My Nana and my dad helped me with the written report and my mom helped me with my costume.

I got 100%! Here is a copy of my grade.

SoCal Opti Series

One of the types of sailboats I race is called an Optimist ("Opti" for short). They race them a lot in other parts of the US and all over the world, but they are kind of new to Southern California.

I am racing in a series of regattas called the SoCal Series. The first event was in Santa Barbara at Halloween, the second event was in Ventura a couple of weeks ago and the next event is this weekend at Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club in San Pedro (Long Beach).

The Goblin Regatta in Santa Barbara wasn't very windy. We had good wind one race and that was one of my best races. I finished ninth overall and fourth in my age group. There were 26 kids in the Championship Fleet. Click here for an article on the the SBYSF Website, click here for results and click here for photos.

The Fall Regatta in Ventura wasn't very windy either. It was really shifty, but that kind of helped me. I'm good at staying in phase. I came in fifth overall out of 24 boats and had my best score in the last race (2nd). I finished second in my age group and my friend Miguel finished first.

Click here for an article on the SBYSF website, click here for results and scroll down to the bottom of the article for a link to photos. The password for photos is "jt". My sail number is 17279 and my brother's sail number is 17152.

I'm sorta looking forward to sailing this weekend's regatta. I like to travel and stay in hotels. Some of my friends are going too, so it will be fun.