It's not all sunshine and fair winds after all, last weekend was a bit of an odd one at North Berwick. We had some pretty one track racing, which was very tough and not as exciting as usual, but happy to take the win nonetheless.
After the North Berwick weekend I travelled down south with my mate Jamie for some training at Stokes Bay and a training camp with the Youth Squad in Weymouth.
The weather at Stokes was a bit hit and miss, but we definitely got the best of the day on Thursday with a few hours of quality training on the water. The forecast for Friday wasn't looking so great so we made the decision to go for a bike ride instead. I was staying with my friend Jordan so it was great to have the local knowledge on the ride.
We then all travelled through to Weymouth on the Saturday morning for the squad camp. It was great to be in the team environment again, it makes such a difference when you are with a good group of sailors all with a similar mind set. We did a 4 and a half hour session each day with a pretty comprehensive debrief after each session. I'll be honest, I wasn't sailing my best over the weekend but it's good to get the mistakes ironed out before the big summer events. I've got lots of learning points to take forward and work on for the summer, so super excited to get started.
I'm currently out in Kiel, Germany for Kieler Woche; and I think i'm right in saying that it's the biggest dinghy event in the world! Racing starts on Wednesday, so I've got a few days to get prepped and ready to go.
Follow the results here: http://manage2sail.com/de-DE/event/kiwo18#!/results?classId=StdM
Lewis