PSU sailing: Another update
Hello team and sailing fans,
Its been a few weeks since I have sent out an update so here it goes.
Without digressing too far: a couple of weekends ago six of us headed up to
Orcas Island for the NW Team Race.
I had never been to the San Juan Islands before but had huge
expectations. The island delivered as promised and we had excellent sailing
weather for two whole days. I have been told that is approaching miracle
status in the North-West. The wind was a bit light for my taste (read: big
ass) but it was warm and relatively consistent. The team did well, and held
our own among most of the schools. UW put on an excellent event and we
thank them very much. Also thanks go out to WWU for hooking up the meals.
Last weekend we traveled to Redwood City, CA for the McIntyre Team Race
hosted by Stanford. It was hinted that we were a bit out of our league...
Well... We were. The teams that competed were some of the top teams in
college sailing and I can definitely see why. The wind was phenomenal and
the racing was very exciting. Major points go out to Adam who skippered in
his first regatta ever. He handled 20-25kts like Captain Aubrey off a lee
shore... Also contrary to what you might have heard, we did not finish the
second round because of an injury. And by the way, Coach K. she would have
sailed one handed if we let her. In addition, remind your team not to
approach a dock down wind, its rarely a good idea unless you want to file an
insurance claim.
Please check the website for updates and the schedule. We have NW coeds
coming up in Seattle. Lots of people will race so get to practice. The
week after that we will be taking a team back to the Bay Area for St.
Francis. This time we are bringing Amy Tan and someone is going home
crying!
One last thing. For any fair weather sailors out there... The weather
is fair so get down to practice. See you all on the water!
-Josh
Its been a few weeks since I have sent out an update so here it goes.
Without digressing too far: a couple of weekends ago six of us headed up to
Orcas Island for the NW Team Race.
I had never been to the San Juan Islands before but had huge
expectations. The island delivered as promised and we had excellent sailing
weather for two whole days. I have been told that is approaching miracle
status in the North-West. The wind was a bit light for my taste (read: big
ass) but it was warm and relatively consistent. The team did well, and held
our own among most of the schools. UW put on an excellent event and we
thank them very much. Also thanks go out to WWU for hooking up the meals.
Last weekend we traveled to Redwood City, CA for the McIntyre Team Race
hosted by Stanford. It was hinted that we were a bit out of our league...
Well... We were. The teams that competed were some of the top teams in
college sailing and I can definitely see why. The wind was phenomenal and
the racing was very exciting. Major points go out to Adam who skippered in
his first regatta ever. He handled 20-25kts like Captain Aubrey off a lee
shore... Also contrary to what you might have heard, we did not finish the
second round because of an injury. And by the way, Coach K. she would have
sailed one handed if we let her. In addition, remind your team not to
approach a dock down wind, its rarely a good idea unless you want to file an
insurance claim.
Please check the website for updates and the schedule. We have NW coeds
coming up in Seattle. Lots of people will race so get to practice. The
week after that we will be taking a team back to the Bay Area for St.
Francis. This time we are bringing Amy Tan and someone is going home
crying!
One last thing. For any fair weather sailors out there... The weather
is fair so get down to practice. See you all on the water!
-Josh
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