News From Our Team At The NY Global Team Race Regatta

Day 1: The team arrived safely! Check out the rockstar wheels. The team arrived late to Newport after a 30 hour commute via LA and New York. The team was in high spirits and decided to go to a sailing pub in Newport to gain tidal knowledge from the locals.

 
Day 2: The team got up nice and early and the boys went for a run around the town to explore Newport with the sun out. Following breakfast the team went for a coffee and got into the Sailing Instructions and the rule adaptions made for this event.
 
With this new form of team racing there are many new variables in play which the team will have to adapt to. The most noticeable changes are no rule 17 (which means no proper course or in simple words a boat can come from behind and luff you). As well as this, we have spinnakers on board which make it interesting when luffing boats up.
 
After the rules session, the team made its way to the NYYC. The grounds are stunning and the staff made a big effort to make us feel welcome. After exploring the clubhouse we made our way to the dock where we were transported to the Sonar fleet.
 
The club has 22 Sonars which are located on Newport’s marina beside Fort Adam. On the other side of the marina is past President Eisenhower’s Estate, which shows we are in good company.
 
The focus of the session was to learn the layout of the boat as it was the first time any of us had stepped foot on the boat. Unfortunately we couldn’t take the boat off the dock but we got the kite up and did several hoist/drops/gybes in a static position.
 
From there we had a guided tour around the port. We noticed that Newport prefer slimmer gaff rigged boats. We were dropped off at the boat yard which is home to the biggest sloop yacht in the world and wandered around the marina.
 
We are going to go home and watch a movie and eat some egg white omelettes cooked up by chef Michael. We plan on resting for tomorrow’s practice session.