Victory Race

Today we had one race before the wind died.  We nailed our start in clear air and kept the lead.  GBR passed us near the windward mark in the second leg but we re-gained our lead downwind.  We were able to extend our lead downwind and cover the competition on the last leg for a first place finish!

 That's us with the white spin crossing the finish ahead of AUS (blue spin).  YEAH!

Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Team

Skandia Sail for Gold 2012 Starts Monday

After a week of training at the Olympic & Paralympic venue in Weymouth, England and a few days of boat work, our team is now ready to compete in the next regatta, Sail for Gold. For the entire event, there is an amazing presence with 60 countries, 517 boats and 716 athletes. For the SKUD18 class, all the teams who will be competing at the Paralympic Games are here. It is a good gauge for us. Racing begins on Monday. Follow us for updates here or daily results will be available on the Sail for Gold website, http://www.skandiasailforgoldregatta.co.uk/.
Keep cheering us on!

Skandia Sail for Gold 2012 - Olympic Classes, Weymouth

enter.skandiasailforgoldregatta.co.uk

John and Stacie in Weymouth

Skandia Sail for Gold 2012

Portland Harbour - Venue for the Games

Can't see John behind me but can see the castle like wall surrounding Portland Harbour, the venue for the Games (Sept 1-6).

Training Weymouth

We have been in Weymouth for a week now preparing for the Sail for Gold Regatta (June 4-8).  It is our last world cup regatta before the Games in Septebmer.   We spent 3 days training with the Americans and the last couple of days training with GBR and Austrailia.   We've had sunny weather and decent winds.

John, Stacie and Coach Mike

Day 2 Start Line

Saturday in Hyeres

Hello Everyone, Today, Saturday, was another beautiful day in Hyeres Port. It was sunny and warm, however the wind picks up quickly and is cold. I find myself putting on and taking off layers, depending on the breeze. We got out for a nice sail in 15 to 17 knots of breeze. It took uas some time to 'get in the groove' but we did and had a great practice. John has some issues with his seat so we quit a bit early to work on those. John and Steve wrangled Tim from the Aussie team and JP from the American team to help them fix John's seat. There are mechanical and electical pieces to the puzzle so it was nice to have some help from our friends. We had our opening ceremony this evening. My highschool french is not taking me too far so most of the speeches were lost on me. However it was fun to spend some social time with all the sailors that we've gotten to know across the world. Tommorrow the winds are predicted to be 20 knots or so. That is a bit much for our Skud fleet but we'll see. Bon Soire Mon Amies!

Too Windy to Sail

Hi Everyone, Friday we were to splasht the boat and go out for a practice sail. It was sunny and beatiful but the famous Mistral winds were blowing and building by the hour. Several of the SKUD teams were rigging to head out from the dock. Spain left the harbor but soon came back with a broken mast. After seeing this and checking wind strength,the teams on the dock de-rigged and went home. We were told by the crane operator to that it was too windy to lauch our boat. Therefore, we (mostly Steve) contiuned on with boat maintenance, lunch, etc. We did manage to navigate the bus system and headed into old town Hyeres for some sightseeing and dinner. This morning, Saturday the winds are much more calm so it should be a good day for practice. Opening ceremonies are this evening and racing starts tomorrow. Stacie and John

to Hyeres France for the 3rd ISAF event of the year.

Bonjour Amies,


John, coach Steve and I are off to France this afternoon.  Racing starts on April 23-27.  Follow our results at:

http://sof.ffvoile.com/

IFDS Worlds John and Stacie on the Reach