Crew: David Ames. Finishing Place: 2nd out of 22 boats. ( Results here ) I sailed with David Ames for the first time this past weekend at Ephraim. It was a great opportunity to get some different sailing perspective from the reigning North American Champion. My goal for the regatta was to improve boat handling and boat speed so I can ultimately compete with the elite sailors in our class. I feel I made some great strides this past weekend but still have a ways to go. Sailing with David was fun and he overwhelmed me in a good way with vast amounts of knowledge and tips to the point where my head felt like it might explode at times. It will take some time to fully digest all those nuggets of information and incorporate his driving program with mine, but this weekend was fun and I learned a lot of helpful stuff. Race 1 (3rd Place - Light Wind) In race 1 we worked on some low speed boat handling at the start. We parked on th...
