European Championships: http://www.optimisteuros2015.com/images/Results/Boys%20bronze%20race%2010%20web.pdf
UK Nationals:
http://www.kbsuk.com/data/OptimistIOCAEvents/data/results/2015natsengoldnh.html
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Showing posts with label Travelling. Show all posts
Sunday, 2 August 2015
And we're back! After three week in Pwllheli, Wales for the European Championships and the UK Nationals we landed Yester in Toronto. Click the links below for results.
European Championships: http://www.optimisteuros2015.com/images/Results/Boys%20bronze%20race%2010%20web.pdf
UK Nationals:
http://www.kbsuk.com/data/OptimistIOCAEvents/data/results/2015natsengoldnh.html
European Championships: http://www.optimisteuros2015.com/images/Results/Boys%20bronze%20race%2010%20web.pdf
UK Nationals:
http://www.kbsuk.com/data/OptimistIOCAEvents/data/results/2015natsengoldnh.html
Thursday, 19 March 2015
U14 AOA Provincial Championships 2015
If you're not falling, you're not ski racing. A quote from Lindsey Vonn. This past Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday I was at the U14 AOA Provincial Championships. I went into the race with one goal and one goal only. My goal was to qualify for team Ontario for Can Ams. We had two slalom races and two GS races. Although conditions were tough I managed to get a 18th and a 15th in the slalom and a 19th and a DNF in the GS. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out. I had an amazing time!
Friday, 3 October 2014
Sunday, 7 September 2014
The End Of The Sailing Season
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| Me And My Sister In Nova Scotia After The Canadians |
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| Mrs. Fohg Presenting Me The Trophy At Fogh Boorman |
I was honoured to have won all three of the Royal Hamilton Optimist Regatta this year.I would like to thank Royal Hamilton Yacht Club and its large fleet of volunteers for its continued commitment to dingy racing.
I feel that my biggest achievement this season was winning 4th overall and top Canadian at Cork International. Having just over 90 boats on the start line, and some very serious competitors from not only Canada but the USA, Bermuda and Mexico made for some tough competition and conditions.
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| Me Winning Top Canadian At Cork |
I had three amazing coaches this year who helped me and supported me through out the whole season. Peter Ehvert, who is a skiff sailor and a very good sailor over all was one of my coaches. Maddi Lot who is anther sailor who used to sail skiff was another one of my coaches this year. My third coach was Clare Hall. She is from the UK and coached the National Squad in the UK. She has taught me a lot this year and I would like to thank her for all the hard work she has done to help me get where I am. I would like to thank all my coaches for their support over the past season.
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| Me Getting A Rid On A 49er After Cork |
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| Me And My Coaches After Winning The Fohg Boormen |
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
End of the year
Well it has been another great ski season. It was quite a journey that I very much enjoyed.
I made lots of new friends and have lots of new memories. It has been a journey that I will never forget.
We started off the season at SunPeaks which was a great experience.
It was so nice to get skiing on some great mountains before we had to worry about racing. After SunPeaks we got right into skiing. When we got to Collingwood there was great snow and we were out skiing before Christmas.
Click here to view my race results for the year. To sum it all up it was great year and I can't wait to kick butt next year.
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| My Team |
I made lots of new friends and have lots of new memories. It has been a journey that I will never forget.
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| Top of the mountain |
We started off the season at SunPeaks which was a great experience.
It was so nice to get skiing on some great mountains before we had to worry about racing. After SunPeaks we got right into skiing. When we got to Collingwood there was great snow and we were out skiing before Christmas.
Click here to view my race results for the year. To sum it all up it was great year and I can't wait to kick butt next year.
Friday, 29 November 2013
Sun Peaks Travel Day
The travel day of Sun Peaks started early. I had to wake up at 5:00 am to
leave the house by 5:30 am then be at the airport by 6:00 am!. After I checked my
bags at the airport and put my skis in the over-sized luggage check-in, I met my new team outside Security. The terminal staff threatened to call security because we were such a big group with a LOT of gear, so we headed inside to the waiting area. Than we waited, and waited, for a couple hours. Finally
we boarded our flight. We finally took off from Toronto at about 8:40 am. We flew to Calgary, then from Calgary to Kelowna, then bused from Kelowna to Sun Peaks.
By the time we got to Calgary it was around noon Calgary time and I was starved. We had an hour and a half to chill between flights, so of course we (the boys and I) went to Subway. Finally we boarded our flight to Kelowna. At 1:55 pm we took off and were on our way to Kelowna, one more step closer to Sun Peaks. When we got off the plane to Kelowna I realized that it was a really short flight. The flight had been 40 minutes long. When we got to the carousel I got all my bags and was really to go. We headed out to the coach bus that was waiting outside. We loaded all our stuff in and were ready for 2 and a half hour drive to Sun Peaks. After that two hour drive we arrived in Sun Peaks!!!!! We had dinner and got settled into our room. I am rooming with two people: Graydon Taylor and Stefan Zivkovic. On the planes I sat with Norman Struthers and Max Wisemen. I can’t wait to get started skiing. And I can’t wait to shred some POW POW!
By the time we got to Calgary it was around noon Calgary time and I was starved. We had an hour and a half to chill between flights, so of course we (the boys and I) went to Subway. Finally we boarded our flight to Kelowna. At 1:55 pm we took off and were on our way to Kelowna, one more step closer to Sun Peaks. When we got off the plane to Kelowna I realized that it was a really short flight. The flight had been 40 minutes long. When we got to the carousel I got all my bags and was really to go. We headed out to the coach bus that was waiting outside. We loaded all our stuff in and were ready for 2 and a half hour drive to Sun Peaks. After that two hour drive we arrived in Sun Peaks!!!!! We had dinner and got settled into our room. I am rooming with two people: Graydon Taylor and Stefan Zivkovic. On the planes I sat with Norman Struthers and Max Wisemen. I can’t wait to get started skiing. And I can’t wait to shred some POW POW!
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Third Day Of Racing In Bermuda
The third day of racing was not really a day of racing... When we got to the venue there was no wind so we were AP on shore,but still rigged so we could go out at anytime. According to weather forecasters there is something called a "high pressure zone" over Bermuda. That "high pressure
zone" is stopping any wind from coming. So the most of our day was trying to trade stuff, lying around and playing rocks...
Rocks is a Mexican game that the Mexicans taught us how to play.
There are three piles of rocks the first has three rocks, the second has four rocks and the third has five rocks. In total there are 12 rocks. You can take as many rocks as you want from one group. But you can't take rocks from two groups in one turn. In the end the loser is the one that takes the last rock.
The game was really fun and some of my team mates tried to teach it the the Japanese. Then they show up with Chinese writing on their face and said it was there name. (You sure about that?). But at the end of the day even though we didn't get any racing in we still had fun.
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| Me playing rocks. |
Rocks is a Mexican game that the Mexicans taught us how to play.
There are three piles of rocks the first has three rocks, the second has four rocks and the third has five rocks. In total there are 12 rocks. You can take as many rocks as you want from one group. But you can't take rocks from two groups in one turn. In the end the loser is the one that takes the last rock.
The game was really fun and some of my team mates tried to teach it the the Japanese. Then they show up with Chinese writing on their face and said it was there name. (You sure about that?). But at the end of the day even though we didn't get any racing in we still had fun.
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Second Day Of Racing In Bermuda, Team Racing and Rest Day
In the hotel that I am staying at the Wi Fi is really hard to connect to. I haven't been able to write on my website for the last two days. I am really sorry but I will cover everything.
Our second day of racing was a terrible day for me. I'm not quite sure why but I had two rwally bad races and one OK race. The first race I did't have a good start at all. I reacheds the upwind mark looked back and saw about ten other people behind me. I kept that position for thw whole downwind/reach. I finally finished that race in about bottom 20. The second races after talking with my coach I was really trying to get a good start. I did't have anyone to leeward of me. I got off the starting line with a really good position but got rolled at the stared. I finished that race in about bottom 30. The last and third race of the day I had a really good start and did't get rolled. I rounded the windward mark in about 25. On the last up wind I finished in about top 20. Not my best day but hoping I will have betters.
Team Racing
There are 8 people on our team. So we were able to enter two team racing teams. My team was Me, Justin Vitqoc, David Sapp and Eric Lyal. We raced the first race of the day against Bermuda3. We won that race. Our next race was against USA 1 which we lost. Then our our next race was against Bermuda 1. It was a go big or go home situation. But we lost so that was the end of our team acing for the North Americans. At the end USA 2 won the team racing.
Rest Day.
For our rest day we went to a beach that belongs to the hotel. It was really cool. We rented some snorkeling equipment and went snorkeling. We cool see all types of coral and fish. The bigest fish we saw was at least 3 feet! It was really cool and I hope we can do it again sometime!
Our second day of racing was a terrible day for me. I'm not quite sure why but I had two rwally bad races and one OK race. The first race I did't have a good start at all. I reacheds the upwind mark looked back and saw about ten other people behind me. I kept that position for thw whole downwind/reach. I finally finished that race in about bottom 20. The second races after talking with my coach I was really trying to get a good start. I did't have anyone to leeward of me. I got off the starting line with a really good position but got rolled at the stared. I finished that race in about bottom 30. The last and third race of the day I had a really good start and did't get rolled. I rounded the windward mark in about 25. On the last up wind I finished in about top 20. Not my best day but hoping I will have betters.
Team Racing
There are 8 people on our team. So we were able to enter two team racing teams. My team was Me, Justin Vitqoc, David Sapp and Eric Lyal. We raced the first race of the day against Bermuda3. We won that race. Our next race was against USA 1 which we lost. Then our our next race was against Bermuda 1. It was a go big or go home situation. But we lost so that was the end of our team acing for the North Americans. At the end USA 2 won the team racing.
Rest Day.
For our rest day we went to a beach that belongs to the hotel. It was really cool. We rented some snorkeling equipment and went snorkeling. We cool see all types of coral and fish. The bigest fish we saw was at least 3 feet! It was really cool and I hope we can do it again sometime!
Friday, 5 July 2013
First Day Of Races In Bermuda
Today was our first actual day of races in Bermuda. The fleet was divided into 3 groups. The first group was yellow (they started first). The second group was blue (who stared second and I was in). The third and last day group was red (who started third). The wind was blowing about 8-12 knots when we got out. The course we were using was a trapezoid. That is upwind, reach, downwing to a gate, than upwind finish. The first race I had a OK start. I rounded the upwind mark in about 15. I kept my spots on the reach/downwind. Then on the last upwind I lost about 8 boats and on finished in 23.
The second start was pretty good. I went right and rounded in the upwind mark in about 25th. I gained about 2 boats on the downwind. Then on the upwind I gained about 3 boats and finished the race in 20.
The third race was not my best race at all. I got buried at the start and I went to the wrong side of the course. I rounded the upwind mark in about 35 but lost about 2 boat on the downwind/reach. The last race was my worst race because I was really tired and I had't had enough to eat. I finished the third ad last race of the day in 40.
Right now I am standing in eighty third place with a total of 83 point.
Click here to view the results of the first day.
The second start was pretty good. I went right and rounded in the upwind mark in about 25th. I gained about 2 boats on the downwind. Then on the upwind I gained about 3 boats and finished the race in 20.
The third race was not my best race at all. I got buried at the start and I went to the wrong side of the course. I rounded the upwind mark in about 35 but lost about 2 boat on the downwind/reach. The last race was my worst race because I was really tired and I had't had enough to eat. I finished the third ad last race of the day in 40.
Right now I am standing in eighty third place with a total of 83 point.
Click here to view the results of the first day.
Pool on the first day
View from our balcony
Monday, 17 June 2013
LSSA-OYS
The weekend of the 15th I attended the LSSA regatta at OYS (Oakville Yacht Squadron). We had four amazing races the first day. The first race of the first day I was very nervous because it was the first race. I came forth (which was my worst race). The second race I did even better; I placed second in the second race! The third race of the first day I did even better than the first and second race. I think you all know what I'm talking about. Yes I did come first in the third race of day one!!!!!! Four of my friends and I noticed a lucky shift (we saw it coming). We were 200 metres in front from the first up wind to the finish. Georgia Stein and I got a head of two others and then we battled it out in the final stretch of the race. I got a head of her and got the gun for the third race. Bullet! The fourth race (the last race of the day) I did even better (I know what your thinking). I finished the last race of the first day in first but this time the boat behind me was 100 metres behind me. Bullet again with a gun! I finished the first day in first with two bullets.
The second day was a bit more interesting because it was raining so we stayed inside the whole morning. We watched an optimist sailing video which was really fun. The Race Committee told us they would make the call by 11:30 whether or not we would go out or pack tn up for the regatta. At about 11 the rain started to stopped. At 11:15 the sun started to come out. At 11:25 the Race Committee told us that we would be going out so we started to rig. We got the first race of the second day off at 12:00. The wind started to pick up and I stared getting very worried because Georgia Stein was in second behind me with 1 drop race; we were tied and she is 2 years older than me. The first race I didn't have a very good start. I rounded the bottom mark in 7th place with Georgia in front of me. I saw a shift coming from the right so I went over to the right. I made the upwind in three tacks. I finished the first race of the second day in third place! It was ok because the two people who achieved first and second in this race were more than 10 points behind me in the scores. The last race of the regatta I won the start and finished in second place. I was about 20 feet behind the person in front of me.
I finished the whole regatta in first and won the whole regatta for the Optimists fleet. It was a lot of fun and I hope to be back next year!
Sunday, 2 June 2013
Royal Hamilton Yacht Club Lilac
Last weekend I attended Royal Hamilton Yacht Club for a regatta called Lilac. At the end of the first day I was in seventh and second in blue fleet:). Although the wind was very shifty it was pretty easy to spot out the shifts. The shifts were mostly coming from the right. The wind would die to about 2-3 knots, then it would shift and a big gust would come in at about 9-10 knots. At the end of the the second day I finished up in eighth and second in blue fleet.Click here to view the results of the regatta.
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