Today was the first day of racing of the 2006 Laser Radial Men’s World Championship. The race started in 10-12 knots on a smoggy, overcast LA day. The race committee have decided not to split the fleet which means there is alot of boats on the line, the biggest i have ever started in. I [...]
Ready to go
Yesterday Kelsey and i went out sailing in Santa Monica Bay. We trained with the Dutch and French teams until their coaches gave us dirty looks. We went off with the Brazilians for a while who were a great bunch and did a few runs with them. Unfortunately, probably due to the weird [...]
Malibu Beach
Well, we have finally made it to a hot and steamy LA. The flight trip was extremely long, with all senses of personal space blurring as you jostle with your neighbour for the most comfortable position. It was also quite tiring, more so than I expected anyway. We had a one second glimmer of delight when [...]
Here we go!
Well, it is now the night before i leave for LA! Who would’ve thought this day would of ever come, it feels like it has been an eternity! The bags are packed, the AUS stickers stuck and the adrenaline pumped. It has been a long and illustrious journey thus far that has taken us all [...]