Subject: Miami OCR 2007! Its a big one!
Hello Everyone!
I hope that you all enjoyed your holidays over the winter and that you're all in the swing of things for 2007. I hope this year brings all of you good things.
I am in Miami right now preparing for the 2007 Rolex Miami OCR. This year's entry list it definitely the most impressive one I've seen in all the years that I've been doing this event. Pretty much everyone who's anyone is here, so it will make for a fantastic event! The last week I've been here just training at the site getting used to the conditions here again. I'm feeling really good in my boat and pretty strong, which is always a good thing! I’m looking forward to some challenging racing in tricky conditions!
Over the last month and a half I have been doing a lot of physical training and I had some good quality training over in Hawaii and Australia. I have to thank John and Danielle Myrdal for having me in Hawaii as well as Mike Leigh and Kat Wade for looking after me in Australia. Both places were fantastic, and what made it even better was the fact that I'd never been to either place before, so I got to be a bit of a tourist! The sailing was really great. Completely different from each other, but always interesing, challenging and fun. Hawaii had a variety of conditions to choose from with little boat traffic but lots of turtle traffic, whereas Sydney Harbour was absolute chaos! Wow! I have never seen so many boats in one area before. It was even more amazing when I got to watch the start of the Sydney-Hobart race! All of this was great to get me comfortable in what I’m doing again. Its time for a new season and a fresh start!
So now I'm all geared up for this years big North American event! I'll keep you all posted much more regularly, this I promise! If you want to watch the regatta online, go to www.rolexmiamiocr.org.
Top Canadian at this event will get a berth at the Pre-Olympics this August in Qingdao China. Also it is a part of our National Qualifying criteria. Wish me luck and I’ll write again soon.
Ciao for now!
Keamia
Monday, March 26, 2007
October 9, 2006
Subject: EPIC UPDATE!! 2006 season
Hello to everyone!
I would like to start by apologizing for not having sent many update e-mails this year. I haven't forgotten about any of you! This year has proven to be challenging for me and I was having a hard time to put my thoughts and experiences into words for a while. I really managed to push myself to the edge this year with the scheduling and traveling. Though I had an extremely difficult time with my season this year, I'm happy to say that I'm back on with my e-mails again. A lot has happened and I've once again learned a lot; a lot about my personal limits and a lot about how to go about planning a better season.
If I could translate what my season has been like this year into a rollercoaster ride, I think I'd have a good chance of being in competition with the rides at Disney World! Having started off strong in the early months of this year I felt great and I was ready for anything... Or so I thought. Europe this year proved to be something else. With all the major events back-to back, there was no time off for those of us who decided to do them all (that would be me!). Princess Sofia, Hyeres, World Sailing Games, Spa, Europeans and then a small break before worlds. That's 5 major events in 3 months (excluding the Worlds). Looking back now I can see that its ridiculous to expect to do well at all of these events, but I was very naive. I could go on and on about these events and how frustrated, tired and upset I was that I didn't do well, but that would be much too long, even for me! I can summarize by quoting the Steve Miller Band and their song 'Jet Airliner': "You gotta go through hell before you get to Heaven".
After a tough season in Europe, I took a week off completely and then did some training in Houston at the Houston Yacht Club. With the help of the coaches there, I did some drills with the youth sailors and just got back to the basics. This was probably the best thing I could have done for myself in preparation for this year's World Championships. I got to the worlds feeling refreshed and ready to bring it on. I am happy to report that I had a pretty good event overall, finishing 33rd in Gold Fleet. It wasn't quite the result that I had aimed for, but I had some fantastic races and managed to qualify for the National Team for 2007. I am really happy with how I sailed, though it was another stressful wait for me to see if I made the gold fleet this year. Tommy, my coach, told me that I had to finish in the top 4 in the last race of the qualifiers in order to certainly make the gold fleet. I tried my hardest, but the best I could get was 5th!! So I was completely stressed out until they finally posted the results that showed me in the Gold! Then the next day I proved that I belonged there with a solid 4th in the first race and a 13th in the next. This one, I can't complain about, especially with the kind of season I had been having.
After the Radial Worlds, I coached at the Youth Radial Worlds, which was a nice change of pace and a lot of fun. It was a good break from always being watched, and to finally be able to watch others.
2006 Good Luck Beijing Qingdao International Regatta.
Try saying that regatta name 5 times fast!
After doing some coaching I flew out from LA to China and did the Olympic Test Event (Otherwise known as the above mentioned regatta). This event was... How can I put it... Interesting?! I am really happy that I was able to go to Qingdao and see the venue this early on, as it is very different from anywhere I've ever been before. With winds around 4 knots and tides of around 2 knots, it made for some very difficult sailing, and not very much racing. I could also go ON and ON about this event, but I will try to keep it short.
China is prepared to give the world a grand Debut of the New, Modernized China. With the Opening and Closing Ceremonies televised live and with all the important people there, it was quite impressive! (they love their fireworks!!) The venue was almost completely prepared, with only an athlete's village and some minor things within the venue to finish up before the main event in 2008. This is almost unheard of for any Olympic Venue! It was really fantastic in that respect, though the organization/race committee does have a lot of work cut out for them though in the next two years.
The Chinese were extremely hospitable and always had a police officer around to make sure we were safe. It was pretty scary riding in the Taxi's there, but at about $1-$2 to go anywhere in the city, it was the way to go! The culture there is just so different from our Western Culture, but it was really a great experience, and I do feel like I could go back there again and feel a lot more comfortable now that I know what to expect.
The sailing itself wasn't very good at all. The main objective of this trip was to go and see what it was like. So it was a good trip! I just know now that I should go and train in places with very strong tides. Though there was next to no wind, on the last day a storm came through and brought some good conditions for the sailors in the medal races. This proves that you really have to be prepared for everything! This is always the goal.
SO... Now I'm in Vancouver after having just driven from Houston. It was a long haul, but I'm happy to be here. This coming weekend we have our Canadian National Qualifying Regatta (NQR) at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. I haven't touched my boat since China, so this will be a nice event to get myself back in the mode to do some serious training this winter. I will be based here in Vancouver for the next 2-3 months, with only one trip in that time. I will go to Hawaii to do some training with Danielle Myrdal, one of the American Radial sailors. The objective for the next 3 months is to really focus on building a solid plan for this upcoming season. The Worlds 2007 in Portugal is the first opportunity for anyone to Qualify for the Olympics, so its really cruch time now. Time to 'Go Hard or Go Home'! I'm planning on going HARD!!!!!!
How do you feel after reading this Epic Update? Did it feel Epic? Ha ha... I don't know, I thought maybe more people would read this if it had a catchy title! It seems to work for newspapers, right!?
I do hope that all of you are doing well and I really look forward to hearing back from you. It always brightens my day!
Ciao for now,
Keamia
Hello to everyone!
I would like to start by apologizing for not having sent many update e-mails this year. I haven't forgotten about any of you! This year has proven to be challenging for me and I was having a hard time to put my thoughts and experiences into words for a while. I really managed to push myself to the edge this year with the scheduling and traveling. Though I had an extremely difficult time with my season this year, I'm happy to say that I'm back on with my e-mails again. A lot has happened and I've once again learned a lot; a lot about my personal limits and a lot about how to go about planning a better season.
If I could translate what my season has been like this year into a rollercoaster ride, I think I'd have a good chance of being in competition with the rides at Disney World! Having started off strong in the early months of this year I felt great and I was ready for anything... Or so I thought. Europe this year proved to be something else. With all the major events back-to back, there was no time off for those of us who decided to do them all (that would be me!). Princess Sofia, Hyeres, World Sailing Games, Spa, Europeans and then a small break before worlds. That's 5 major events in 3 months (excluding the Worlds). Looking back now I can see that its ridiculous to expect to do well at all of these events, but I was very naive. I could go on and on about these events and how frustrated, tired and upset I was that I didn't do well, but that would be much too long, even for me! I can summarize by quoting the Steve Miller Band and their song 'Jet Airliner': "You gotta go through hell before you get to Heaven".
After a tough season in Europe, I took a week off completely and then did some training in Houston at the Houston Yacht Club. With the help of the coaches there, I did some drills with the youth sailors and just got back to the basics. This was probably the best thing I could have done for myself in preparation for this year's World Championships. I got to the worlds feeling refreshed and ready to bring it on. I am happy to report that I had a pretty good event overall, finishing 33rd in Gold Fleet. It wasn't quite the result that I had aimed for, but I had some fantastic races and managed to qualify for the National Team for 2007. I am really happy with how I sailed, though it was another stressful wait for me to see if I made the gold fleet this year. Tommy, my coach, told me that I had to finish in the top 4 in the last race of the qualifiers in order to certainly make the gold fleet. I tried my hardest, but the best I could get was 5th!! So I was completely stressed out until they finally posted the results that showed me in the Gold! Then the next day I proved that I belonged there with a solid 4th in the first race and a 13th in the next. This one, I can't complain about, especially with the kind of season I had been having.
After the Radial Worlds, I coached at the Youth Radial Worlds, which was a nice change of pace and a lot of fun. It was a good break from always being watched, and to finally be able to watch others.
2006 Good Luck Beijing Qingdao International Regatta.
Try saying that regatta name 5 times fast!
After doing some coaching I flew out from LA to China and did the Olympic Test Event (Otherwise known as the above mentioned regatta). This event was... How can I put it... Interesting?! I am really happy that I was able to go to Qingdao and see the venue this early on, as it is very different from anywhere I've ever been before. With winds around 4 knots and tides of around 2 knots, it made for some very difficult sailing, and not very much racing. I could also go ON and ON about this event, but I will try to keep it short.
China is prepared to give the world a grand Debut of the New, Modernized China. With the Opening and Closing Ceremonies televised live and with all the important people there, it was quite impressive! (they love their fireworks!!) The venue was almost completely prepared, with only an athlete's village and some minor things within the venue to finish up before the main event in 2008. This is almost unheard of for any Olympic Venue! It was really fantastic in that respect, though the organization/race committee does have a lot of work cut out for them though in the next two years.
The Chinese were extremely hospitable and always had a police officer around to make sure we were safe. It was pretty scary riding in the Taxi's there, but at about $1-$2 to go anywhere in the city, it was the way to go! The culture there is just so different from our Western Culture, but it was really a great experience, and I do feel like I could go back there again and feel a lot more comfortable now that I know what to expect.
The sailing itself wasn't very good at all. The main objective of this trip was to go and see what it was like. So it was a good trip! I just know now that I should go and train in places with very strong tides. Though there was next to no wind, on the last day a storm came through and brought some good conditions for the sailors in the medal races. This proves that you really have to be prepared for everything! This is always the goal.
SO... Now I'm in Vancouver after having just driven from Houston. It was a long haul, but I'm happy to be here. This coming weekend we have our Canadian National Qualifying Regatta (NQR) at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. I haven't touched my boat since China, so this will be a nice event to get myself back in the mode to do some serious training this winter. I will be based here in Vancouver for the next 2-3 months, with only one trip in that time. I will go to Hawaii to do some training with Danielle Myrdal, one of the American Radial sailors. The objective for the next 3 months is to really focus on building a solid plan for this upcoming season. The Worlds 2007 in Portugal is the first opportunity for anyone to Qualify for the Olympics, so its really cruch time now. Time to 'Go Hard or Go Home'! I'm planning on going HARD!!!!!!
How do you feel after reading this Epic Update? Did it feel Epic? Ha ha... I don't know, I thought maybe more people would read this if it had a catchy title! It seems to work for newspapers, right!?
I do hope that all of you are doing well and I really look forward to hearing back from you. It always brightens my day!
Ciao for now,
Keamia
May 2, 2006
Subject: Long time since the last one!
Hello all!!
I am in Riva del Garda right now for some training leading up to the World Sailing Games which will be held in Austria in just over a week. I just arrived here a couple days ago, and if the wind fills in today it will be my first day out here for some good training with a great group of girls. I traveled from France to Italy with the Canadian Yngling team and we stopped in Monaco for lunch on the way over... We stopped in at the Yacht Club there and were treated like celebrities. The city is beautiful and I even got to see some Ferrari's close up! Pretty sweet!
Let me first fill you in quickly on what's happened since Midwinters East! I know its been a long time and I do apologize for that.
After having been in Florida for nearly two months, I headed back to my brother's house in Houston to relax a bit... But not for long as I headed to the Dominican Republic for a Canadian Sailing Team Training camp!
The Dominican Republic is a really beautiful place. I hadn't been there since the Pan American Games in 2003, so it was really nice to go back there and the sailing was FANTASTIC! Big Breeze everyday... Great fitness training. And might I add that we were living and launching off the beautiful beach there. It was really a great opportunity not only to work on my sailing fitness, but to get to know a lot of the other people on the Canadian Team who I'd never really gotten to know before. I was there for 2 weeks, one week training and one regatta. It was an adventure getting to the venue for the regatta as it was a 3 hour drive on a road full of potholes, but it was beautiful scenery of rainforest and small villages. I won the regatta and came home with some prize money which was really nice!
Before heading to Europe I had 2 weeks down time at my brother's place, where I managed to get really sick and injure my knee all at once, but I'm all good now, so it was good it happened then!
This year I decided to go to Europe a little earlier than I had previously and I hit the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. This was a great warm-up event for the european circuit. Not only that, but it was nice to see a new venue this year. The sailing there was really quite nice, unfortunately I had a difficult time to clear my head and get focused on the task at hand until halfway through the event. It was difficult for me as I missed the Gold Fleet by just a few points again like at the worlds. I did manage to get through it and came out with some good insight into what I need to focus on for the rest of the summer here.
Following Palma, I headed back to France for the Semaine Olympique Francais again this year. This event went a lot better for me, though I didn't reach my goal for my result, I managed to pull off some good starts and I was always up there for most of the race. I still have work to do to keep myself up in the top 10. I did finish in the Gold fleet and I was fighting hard to keep moving up the fleet.
Now I'm moving forward with my training and just waiting for the wind today, as the rain managed to kill off any possibility of the 'sea breeze' here.
I have attatched a couple of photos from over here in Europe! I hope that you are all having a great time and I'm looking forward to hearing back from you! I will make sure to write more frequently again so that these mails aren't so long!!
Take care!!
~~Keamia~~
Hello all!!
I am in Riva del Garda right now for some training leading up to the World Sailing Games which will be held in Austria in just over a week. I just arrived here a couple days ago, and if the wind fills in today it will be my first day out here for some good training with a great group of girls. I traveled from France to Italy with the Canadian Yngling team and we stopped in Monaco for lunch on the way over... We stopped in at the Yacht Club there and were treated like celebrities. The city is beautiful and I even got to see some Ferrari's close up! Pretty sweet!
Let me first fill you in quickly on what's happened since Midwinters East! I know its been a long time and I do apologize for that.
After having been in Florida for nearly two months, I headed back to my brother's house in Houston to relax a bit... But not for long as I headed to the Dominican Republic for a Canadian Sailing Team Training camp!
The Dominican Republic is a really beautiful place. I hadn't been there since the Pan American Games in 2003, so it was really nice to go back there and the sailing was FANTASTIC! Big Breeze everyday... Great fitness training. And might I add that we were living and launching off the beautiful beach there. It was really a great opportunity not only to work on my sailing fitness, but to get to know a lot of the other people on the Canadian Team who I'd never really gotten to know before. I was there for 2 weeks, one week training and one regatta. It was an adventure getting to the venue for the regatta as it was a 3 hour drive on a road full of potholes, but it was beautiful scenery of rainforest and small villages. I won the regatta and came home with some prize money which was really nice!
Before heading to Europe I had 2 weeks down time at my brother's place, where I managed to get really sick and injure my knee all at once, but I'm all good now, so it was good it happened then!
This year I decided to go to Europe a little earlier than I had previously and I hit the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. This was a great warm-up event for the european circuit. Not only that, but it was nice to see a new venue this year. The sailing there was really quite nice, unfortunately I had a difficult time to clear my head and get focused on the task at hand until halfway through the event. It was difficult for me as I missed the Gold Fleet by just a few points again like at the worlds. I did manage to get through it and came out with some good insight into what I need to focus on for the rest of the summer here.
Following Palma, I headed back to France for the Semaine Olympique Francais again this year. This event went a lot better for me, though I didn't reach my goal for my result, I managed to pull off some good starts and I was always up there for most of the race. I still have work to do to keep myself up in the top 10. I did finish in the Gold fleet and I was fighting hard to keep moving up the fleet.
Now I'm moving forward with my training and just waiting for the wind today, as the rain managed to kill off any possibility of the 'sea breeze' here.
I have attatched a couple of photos from over here in Europe! I hope that you are all having a great time and I'm looking forward to hearing back from you! I will make sure to write more frequently again so that these mails aren't so long!!
Take care!!
~~Keamia~~
February 16, 2006
Subject: Strong Start to 2006!
Hello hello!
Well, this e-mail is a little past its due after the Women's North American Championships.
As mentioned in my last e-mail, the two positions for the Worlds this year were on the line there. I am happy to report that with my 4th place finish, I managed to clench the second spot for North America at the Radial Worlds this year. The regatta was very interesting with some tight scores going into the last day. The winds were not too strong and there were waves for most of the days, but on the final day it was very light coming offshore and it was flat water and very shifty winds. Going into the last day, I was tied with Jen Spalding and very close behind (2points I think) was Lisa Ross. All fighting for the top spot to qualify for the worlds. After Jen won the first race, things were looking only mediocre for the rest of us, but then I managed to pull off a second place in the next race, which brought things closer again. So it came down to the last race of the regatta. It was very tricky, and it went from Jen having the worlds birth, to Lisa and jen being tied and me being totally out of the picture. Of course the big lesson I've learned recently is that "it ain't over 'till its over". Coming up the last leg of the race, I saw that the breeze was dying out on the right for everyone and all day there had been some great pressure and lifts out of the left of the course. So I headed to where I saw the wind coming from next and it paid off big. I went from 9th at the leeward mark to 3rd at the finish and I managed to earn the birth at the worlds!
I am very happy with my fourth Place finish at this regatta. Paige Railey sailed a solid event and finished first with Anna Tunniclife and Laura Baldwin tied for the second and third position. With Paige earning an automatic birth at the Worlds as she is the reigning world Champion and Laura Baldwin being from the UK and not eligible for a North American birth, the two positions went to Anna and myself.
After those two major events at the very beginning of the season, a new World Ranking came out. I am pleased to say that I've managed to crack the top 10 in the ISAF World Rankings once again. I am sitting in 10th at the moment which also qualified me to be invited to the ISAF World Sailing Games to be held in Austria in May this year!
After the North Americans in Ft. Lauderdale I scooted across the state to hit Clearwater where I've been training with Paige, Laura and Jen. Its been pretty good and I'm looking forward to the next event which is Laser Midwinters East. This event starts on the 23rd and ends on the 27th. Regatta info and results can be found at www.clwyc.org
Again, I hope all is well with all of you and I am looking forward to hearing back from you!
Cheers
~~Keamia~~
Hello hello!
Well, this e-mail is a little past its due after the Women's North American Championships.
As mentioned in my last e-mail, the two positions for the Worlds this year were on the line there. I am happy to report that with my 4th place finish, I managed to clench the second spot for North America at the Radial Worlds this year. The regatta was very interesting with some tight scores going into the last day. The winds were not too strong and there were waves for most of the days, but on the final day it was very light coming offshore and it was flat water and very shifty winds. Going into the last day, I was tied with Jen Spalding and very close behind (2points I think) was Lisa Ross. All fighting for the top spot to qualify for the worlds. After Jen won the first race, things were looking only mediocre for the rest of us, but then I managed to pull off a second place in the next race, which brought things closer again. So it came down to the last race of the regatta. It was very tricky, and it went from Jen having the worlds birth, to Lisa and jen being tied and me being totally out of the picture. Of course the big lesson I've learned recently is that "it ain't over 'till its over". Coming up the last leg of the race, I saw that the breeze was dying out on the right for everyone and all day there had been some great pressure and lifts out of the left of the course. So I headed to where I saw the wind coming from next and it paid off big. I went from 9th at the leeward mark to 3rd at the finish and I managed to earn the birth at the worlds!
I am very happy with my fourth Place finish at this regatta. Paige Railey sailed a solid event and finished first with Anna Tunniclife and Laura Baldwin tied for the second and third position. With Paige earning an automatic birth at the Worlds as she is the reigning world Champion and Laura Baldwin being from the UK and not eligible for a North American birth, the two positions went to Anna and myself.
After those two major events at the very beginning of the season, a new World Ranking came out. I am pleased to say that I've managed to crack the top 10 in the ISAF World Rankings once again. I am sitting in 10th at the moment which also qualified me to be invited to the ISAF World Sailing Games to be held in Austria in May this year!
After the North Americans in Ft. Lauderdale I scooted across the state to hit Clearwater where I've been training with Paige, Laura and Jen. Its been pretty good and I'm looking forward to the next event which is Laser Midwinters East. This event starts on the 23rd and ends on the 27th. Regatta info and results can be found at www.clwyc.org
Again, I hope all is well with all of you and I am looking forward to hearing back from you!
Cheers
~~Keamia~~
January 30, 2006
Subject: Miami OCR, first event of the year!
Hello!
I do hope that you all had a great New Years Celebration. I ended up just sleeping through New Years, which was actually quite nice and relaxing.
At the moment I'm in Ft Lauderdale, getting prepared for the Women's Single Handed North Americans. This event coming up is our first qualifier for worlds spots. There are two up for grabs here.
It really is great to be in Florida! I sometimes feel like I'm right out of one of those endless summer surfing movies... Always going somewhere new and warm for sailing!
The Rolex Miami OCR just finished up on Friday. This regatta was quite important for me and I am pleased to say that I managed to do exactly what I needed to do. I had to finish in front of most of the other canadians in order to qualify for the National Team for 2006. Also, there were two places available for the Olympic Test Event (pre-pre olympics). At the end of the regatta I ended up 8th overall and got both a place on the National Team and a spot for the Test Event. Jennifer Spalding finished 3rd and was top Canadian my miles. She was quite close to winning the event for a while which was great to see!
I am very happy with how I sailed at this event. With all the pressure that I had put on myself I still managed to pull through and not let it get to me. Leading up to the event I got quite nervous and I was feeling very rusty after having not done any sailing after the worlds. But it all came together quite well in the end.
This year at the Regatta, the Canadian Yachting Association had a very large support team available to us. This included coaches, sports psychologist, physiologist, and rules expert. It was a phenomenal change and a great step in the right direction for Sport in Canada. I do think it was one of the first times in a long time that I felt looked after, which did help to take a little of the pressure off. Even people from other countries were impressed by the strong canadian showing!!
Anyways!! Now I'm getting ready for the Women's North Americans and moving on with my planning for the year. Looks like this year is going to be quite busy. After Ft Lauderdale I'm heading to Clearwater to train and prepare for Midwinters East. Should be a good time. I will be training with Jen Spalding and hopefully Paige Railey (the reigning world champion).
I hope all is well with all of you. I do hope to hear back from you and find out what your years are shaping up to look like!
Take care and keep in touch
~~Keamia~~
Hello!
I do hope that you all had a great New Years Celebration. I ended up just sleeping through New Years, which was actually quite nice and relaxing.
At the moment I'm in Ft Lauderdale, getting prepared for the Women's Single Handed North Americans. This event coming up is our first qualifier for worlds spots. There are two up for grabs here.
It really is great to be in Florida! I sometimes feel like I'm right out of one of those endless summer surfing movies... Always going somewhere new and warm for sailing!
The Rolex Miami OCR just finished up on Friday. This regatta was quite important for me and I am pleased to say that I managed to do exactly what I needed to do. I had to finish in front of most of the other canadians in order to qualify for the National Team for 2006. Also, there were two places available for the Olympic Test Event (pre-pre olympics). At the end of the regatta I ended up 8th overall and got both a place on the National Team and a spot for the Test Event. Jennifer Spalding finished 3rd and was top Canadian my miles. She was quite close to winning the event for a while which was great to see!
I am very happy with how I sailed at this event. With all the pressure that I had put on myself I still managed to pull through and not let it get to me. Leading up to the event I got quite nervous and I was feeling very rusty after having not done any sailing after the worlds. But it all came together quite well in the end.
This year at the Regatta, the Canadian Yachting Association had a very large support team available to us. This included coaches, sports psychologist, physiologist, and rules expert. It was a phenomenal change and a great step in the right direction for Sport in Canada. I do think it was one of the first times in a long time that I felt looked after, which did help to take a little of the pressure off. Even people from other countries were impressed by the strong canadian showing!!
Anyways!! Now I'm getting ready for the Women's North Americans and moving on with my planning for the year. Looks like this year is going to be quite busy. After Ft Lauderdale I'm heading to Clearwater to train and prepare for Midwinters East. Should be a good time. I will be training with Jen Spalding and hopefully Paige Railey (the reigning world champion).
I hope all is well with all of you. I do hope to hear back from you and find out what your years are shaping up to look like!
Take care and keep in touch
~~Keamia~~
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Subject: Worlds are done!!
Hey there!
Well, the worlds are finally finished (for 2 days now) and its been a
great relief to have this event over and done with. I hadn't realized how
stressed I was until the regatta finished. It felt like a huge weight was
taken off my shoulders and I could finally relax. I did a lot of training
to come here and in the end it was a bit disappointing to not make the gold
fleet. The last two days of finals were quite good training and though I
wasn't on top of my game for the second last day, I seem to have found my
pace again for the last day. Unfortunately we only had one race on the last
day because of the time limit for the regatta. In the last race, I rounded
the top mark in the top 8, then the bottom mark in the top 5. The second
beat and the reach proved to be difficult and I let 3 boats pass me, but I
hung in there and passed those boats again on the second reach and the last
beat to the finish. I ended up 5th in that race which was a nice finish to
the event. Unfortunately it only moved me up into 6th place in the silver
fleet.
I am happy with my sailing, though the results were not the greatest. I have
every intention of looking at my sailing again after this event and working
on all the things that seemed to be holding me back. There are a lot of
things that I learned here, and a lot of things I learned that I have to
work on. For the moment, I plan to relax a little and get a few days of
skiing in when I get home. Then its Christmas with the family and then back
to the grindstone! Miami OCR is my next event
Thank you to all of you who have been so supportive. Your e-mails really
helped me to keep positive and keep pushing myself forward this regatta.
Big congratulations to Paige, Sophie and Anna who took all the spots on the
podium. They sailed the most consistently in all the conditions and showed
us that they really belong where they finished. Well done ladies!
All right! Well, I have to go and start packing as I fly home tomorrow. Its
going to be nice to get out of here, but I know that I will miss this place
as soon as I'm gone. The sailing has been fantastic!!
Ciao for now!
~~Keamia~~
Hey there!
Well, the worlds are finally finished (for 2 days now) and its been a
great relief to have this event over and done with. I hadn't realized how
stressed I was until the regatta finished. It felt like a huge weight was
taken off my shoulders and I could finally relax. I did a lot of training
to come here and in the end it was a bit disappointing to not make the gold
fleet. The last two days of finals were quite good training and though I
wasn't on top of my game for the second last day, I seem to have found my
pace again for the last day. Unfortunately we only had one race on the last
day because of the time limit for the regatta. In the last race, I rounded
the top mark in the top 8, then the bottom mark in the top 5. The second
beat and the reach proved to be difficult and I let 3 boats pass me, but I
hung in there and passed those boats again on the second reach and the last
beat to the finish. I ended up 5th in that race which was a nice finish to
the event. Unfortunately it only moved me up into 6th place in the silver
fleet.
I am happy with my sailing, though the results were not the greatest. I have
every intention of looking at my sailing again after this event and working
on all the things that seemed to be holding me back. There are a lot of
things that I learned here, and a lot of things I learned that I have to
work on. For the moment, I plan to relax a little and get a few days of
skiing in when I get home. Then its Christmas with the family and then back
to the grindstone! Miami OCR is my next event
Thank you to all of you who have been so supportive. Your e-mails really
helped me to keep positive and keep pushing myself forward this regatta.
Big congratulations to Paige, Sophie and Anna who took all the spots on the
podium. They sailed the most consistently in all the conditions and showed
us that they really belong where they finished. Well done ladies!
All right! Well, I have to go and start packing as I fly home tomorrow. Its
going to be nice to get out of here, but I know that I will miss this place
as soon as I'm gone. The sailing has been fantastic!!
Ciao for now!
~~Keamia~~
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Subject: Close but no cigar... :(
Hi to all!
So I'm past the halfway point of the Laser Radial Worlds, and for those of
you who are following the results, you will see that things have not gone as
well as I would have liked. Currently I am winning the silver fleet and I
hope to keep it that way for the last two days of the regatta.
My expectations for this event were to finish in the gold fleet, and I
would have liked a top 20 finish overall. As it goes, the conditions were
not what was expected of the area and it has proven to be a much more
challenging event in many ways. With very light and shifty conditions for
the first couple of days and always lots of big waves, the racing was very
tricky. All I can say is that if you are to look at the results from the
first few days, you will be able to see that mostly everyone was having a
tough time. I am happy to say that I have had some great races and that my
speed is definitely up there in most conditions! I am able to hang with the
top girls in the strong winds and the lighter stuff, so that is great!
For the moment I am focusing on just sailing fast and keeping my head on
straight. I have had quite the event with equipment failures (nothing that
has affected my racing... Touch wood). I think the guys here who do the
repairs should know me by name by now!!
Anyways! That's all for now from Brazil! I am keeping my thoughts positive
for now and I am looking forward to some great training in the silver fleet
with all the heavy air specialists who didn't make the cut. Should make for
some great racing.
I hope all is well and I will write again after the event is finished...
Ciao for now
~~keamia~~
Hi to all!
So I'm past the halfway point of the Laser Radial Worlds, and for those of
you who are following the results, you will see that things have not gone as
well as I would have liked. Currently I am winning the silver fleet and I
hope to keep it that way for the last two days of the regatta.
My expectations for this event were to finish in the gold fleet, and I
would have liked a top 20 finish overall. As it goes, the conditions were
not what was expected of the area and it has proven to be a much more
challenging event in many ways. With very light and shifty conditions for
the first couple of days and always lots of big waves, the racing was very
tricky. All I can say is that if you are to look at the results from the
first few days, you will be able to see that mostly everyone was having a
tough time. I am happy to say that I have had some great races and that my
speed is definitely up there in most conditions! I am able to hang with the
top girls in the strong winds and the lighter stuff, so that is great!
For the moment I am focusing on just sailing fast and keeping my head on
straight. I have had quite the event with equipment failures (nothing that
has affected my racing... Touch wood). I think the guys here who do the
repairs should know me by name by now!!
Anyways! That's all for now from Brazil! I am keeping my thoughts positive
for now and I am looking forward to some great training in the silver fleet
with all the heavy air specialists who didn't make the cut. Should make for
some great racing.
I hope all is well and I will write again after the event is finished...
Ciao for now
~~keamia~~
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