Weymouth Training

Hello Hello!

Currently I am in Weymouth, England doing lots of hard core training. Luther and I have been sailing with one of the US Sailing Development Team sailors Mitchell Kiss. We have also been joined by a sailor named Isabella Bertold from Canada. It has been a blast sailing with these two. Mitchell, only being 16, has great potential to be a top rated sailor in the world. He is currently training to win the Gold medal at the ISAF Youth Worlds and I have complete faith in him. I really enjoyed having him around and I am looking forward to future training sessions with him.

So, let me tell you about the conditions we have had here! The sun is occasional, but very pleasant when it decides to show its face and it's been windy. Very windy...I am very happy about this, because I feel this is the perfect way to get in really good shape before the event. Our goal is to work super hard on the water so my hiking legs can be built up for the event.

We just did a 5 day stretch of long hours on the water. My body was definitely stiff when I woke up this morning so I decided to take the day off. I went into town with the idea of buying a sweater...but I ended up buying more then I set out for. A top, shorts, dress etc. lol

I am currently staying in a new apartment complex and I love it! I have allergies and Weymouth seems to have everything that can get them flared up. So, this apartment has been great in shielding me from all the problems.


I'll keep writing with more updates.

Conclusion of Trip 1

The SOF regatta didn't end so well for me. I had the worst luck that I have experienced this year. If I went right, the wind went left or if I started at the pin then the boat was favorite. It was just one of those events. Luther and I both feel that we learned a lot and have seen improvement in my sailing even though the result might not of shown it. Guess you can't do good in them all!

It's all about bouncing back now, but during the event it was a true test of character for me. It was definitely tough and very frustrating at times, but I kept pushing through. No matter what place I was, I never gave up. I will be honest and say that it sure is hard to keep going everyday when everything seems to keep going against you, but it's the only way to learn and get stronger both mentally and physically.

Luther was a great help for me there. After a tough day he would help me de-rig so I could change. It was very nice of him and it was a small gesture that showed how strong our team was. It helped re-amp me to go out fighting again. 

The first 4 months of this season have been great. I have managed out of the five events results of a 1, 1, 1, 4, 13. The results are good, but the amount of things I have learned are the best part about it. 

For the next two weeks I am going to kill myself in the gym. I want to really push myself mentally through lots of pain. Trials is coming up and I want to be ready. I know the last event was tough, but I have complete confidence/trust in myself, training, and coach that all is going to be just fine.

Take a look a video that was posted of me:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2026826713660