C420 Midwinters in Jensen Beach, FL was a very strong learning event for my crew and I. As it was our first major C420 event, we came in hoping to learn and gain from the experience. The first day was light wind. My crew and I being a light team, we were excited to produce some strong results. The next day, the wind was light at the start of the day, and raised to about 20 knots in the last race. We sailed very well jumping many places. As a small team we were not expecting to get any strong results on the last day of competition, as it was expected to blow about 25-30 knots, and it did. Although we tried our hardest, we still dropped places but learned more than we even thought. There was so much to take away from. From just exploring the level of the fleet across the country, to sailing in new conditions that we had never sailed in. Thank you so much to the foundation for all the support in this event. I could never have made it to this event without you guys and was very exited to place as the top U16 boat in the gold fleet.
Gage Christopher