Working on our foiling bearaways in 18-23kts... and making moves around the pack at the top mark in practice!
Repping The Kolter Group everywhere we go in the world. Thanks, Kolter, for being an essential partner to us while we are on this mission.
More fun racing this weekend at the Oakcliff Triple Crown Stage 3. We had awesome breeze on day two and hit some high speeds (and heights) on the foils. Pulled some wins off against our training partners in the breeze and sailed hard in tough and shifty conditions all weekend. We ended the event in second place and happy with improvements in decision making and comms. After a few days off we will head to Auckland, New Zealand for a month of training before we race the World Championship in December. Go USA 50!
The 2019 Worlds was an amazing week of sailing - beautiful weather, seabreeze (2 kinds!), chop, sunshine, and an incredibly competitive fleet of foiling pros. Proud to be repping the USA, Kolter, Hyatt, Kilroy, Moore & Co., Helly Hansen, Harken, Marlow, and the US Sailing Team at the event. We had some stellar races in the top 5, and found ourselves playing with the best in Gold Fleet. Equipment failure on day 4, but we still pulled it together and finished strong on the last day with another top 5! Proud of our team. Currently second in the US Olympic Trials with a lot to play for. Two months until the next qualifying event, the 2020 Nacra Worlds… really excited to get down to Australia and keep putting our hard work to the test. Thank you to all of you for supporting us and following the journey. We are honored to be ripping it up with the best in the world. Now, a few weeks off to see our families at home, and then back at it.
xo
Sarah and David. @ Auckland, New Zealand
Day 14 in Auckland, New Zealand! We’ve been super busy putting hours in on the water and prepping equipment for Worlds (racing starts Dec. 3). It’s been gorgeous here - cool air temps and very windy, flat sailing conditions. We’ve only had two days under 20 knots! One broken mast, bodies feeling good and strong, Isabella Bird looking as good as she ever has, and surrounded by the most beautiful country. Feeling so lucky to be here. Sending love from New Zealand
It’s been a great summer for USA 50 Racing. We have been training in Long Beach, California and have gotten a little faster and stronger every day. Since we left Europe at the end of May we have sailed almost every day, and been fortunate to have some excellent coaching. From the hours in the gym, to logistics, R&D, and work on the course, we are giving everything we’ve got. Thanks for being our supporters, and for following our journey so far this year! Next stop: We leave next week for a month of racing and training in Enoshima, the sailing venue for the Tokyo 2020 Games. Follow us by signing up for our newsletter, and by keeping your eyes on our facebook page!
Thanks to our amazing 2019 sponsors: The Kolter Group, The US Sailing Team, Kilroy Realty, Harken, Helly Hansen, Marlow, McLube, Sailing Services. Thank you also to the incredibly generous staff and membership at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club ~ ABYC is the Place to Be for hosting and supporting us by allowing us to train at one of the best venues in the world.
And finally a huge thank you to Lisa Meier and Jay Glaser and Pease Glaser for giving us comfy beds to sleep in, and making us feel like we have a family away from home!
On the way to LA for some training... Did you know that if your foil case is too big to fit on a connecting flight, American Airlines will put you on a direct one instead? 🤗🤣🤔
We’ve been out training in Long Beach, California, for the last two months. Lots of improvements with great coaching by Sally Barkow, Jay Glaser, and Phil Muller. 3 hours or more a day in the consistent conditions of Long Beach has been champagne sailing.
After Euros ended we were excited to get out to the west coast and start training with the other US teams. Luckily this foil case and these sails made it all the way there safe and sound!
Once we landed we got to work setting up the boat and settling in to Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. ABYC and their membership welcomed us and made it easy to be away from home and training in such a great venue all summer.
The first part of our training camp we had Phil Muller come work with us. We focused on building team culture, communication, and identifying what each team needed to work on to get to the next level. We had great breeze every day and made fast progress.
Next, Jay Glaser spent a few weeks with us working on technical and performance details. Finally, Sally Barkow stepped in as our new squad coach and brought years of racing and campaigning expertise to the team.
Great training days on the Pacific with the rest of the squad! AM gym, breakfast, brief, and wait for the sea breeze to kick... then we foil all afternoon! Makes it easy to smile :)
Olympix Fitness turned into our gym home away from home, and we found everything we needed to keep getting stronger. Thanks to Mike at SPT Fitness for keeping us supplied with awesome workouts all summer!
Lisa Meier, Howie Hamlin, and Jay and Pease Glaser provided us beds to sleep in and all the support of a family. We had countless team dinners and meetings at their homes. Because of their hospitality we were able to focus on getting the work done!
We focused on skill building in seastate, breeze, and foiling up and downwind. A basic schedule for a training day in Long Beach looked like this:
7:00 AM - Wake up, breakfast (Dave makes the best breakfast)
8:30-10:00 - Gym at Olympix Fitness
10:15 - If we have time I grab an acai bowl or protein shake at Portfolio Fit, which is a cafe attached to the gym.
10:35 - Arrive at the boat park or do office work from the cafe
11:30 - Meet with the whole Nacra team and coach and review video
12:30 - Rig and eat lunch
1:00 - Launch and head out on the water (inside or outside the breakwall depending on the day)
5:00 PM - Arrive back at the dock
5:45 - Debrief by the fire pit at ABYC and eat second or leftover lunch to refuel
7:00 - Debrief over, head back to the closest house (usually Lisa’s!) to review on-board camera footage (just Dave and Sarah)
8:00 - Dinner while we video review
9:30-10:00 - Head home, talk to our hosts, and shower and get in bed!
Repeat!
It’s been a great summer and we’re proud of the progress we’ve made so far and feel lucky to be sailing in such a fantastic venue. Stay tuned for more!