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Sailing

College:

Member of University of Cambridge Sailing Team (2019)

Rose Cup US Sailing Youth Match Racing Championships

Mainsail trimmer and skipper for various large boat races

Senior Year (2015/16):

1st Place, skipper, Pacific Coast Championships

1st Place, skipper, Anteater Regatta, gold

3rd Place, skipper, Sea Otter Regatta, gold

3rd Place, skipper, Gaucho Regatta, gold

Junior Year (2014/15):

CDM Varsity Sailing Team: gold skipper

Neill Advanced Sailing Clinic, Club 420, Chicago

2nd Place, skipper, CFJ Nationals

14th Place, skipper, High School Nationals

4th Place (qualified), skipper, Pacific Coast Championships

2nd Place, skipper, Rose Bowl Regatta, gold

3rd Place, crew, Keelboat Challenge, qualifier

4th Place, skipper, Anteater, gold

6th Place, skipper, Club 420, Perry 3/Bemis/Symthe Qualifier 1, 30 entries, Long Beach, CA

1st Place, crew, CFJ class, Junior Olympics 2014, 21 entries, San Diego, CA

9th Place, skipper, CFJ class, CFJ Nationals 2014, 63 entries, Marina del Rey, CA

26th Place, skipper, Club 420, Orange Bowl 2014, 91 entries, Coconut Grove, FL (first 420 regatta)

2014 SCYYRA Clinic with Willie McBride, 29er class

Summer Sailing Coach at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club (BCYC) with Level I Certificate and

Boating Course as provided by US Sailing, Summer 2014, 6 weeks Crew in 29er Hamlin Series (2014/15)

Sophomore Year (2013/14):

CDM Varsity Sailing Team skipper and crew

3rd place, crew for PCISA Gold Pacific Coast

Championship/Mallory Qualifiers, (22 entries), San Diego, CA

4th place, crew at Mallory Nationals, San Diego, CA

5th place, crew at Baker Nationals, Houston, TX

4th place, skipper, Gaucho, Santa Barbara, CA

1st Place, skipper, Junior Sabot Nationals 2013, 148 entries, Mission Bay, CA

Coronado Chamber of Commerce Perpetual Award Winner, 2013 for winning the last race in the Junior Sabot Nationals

Participated in Willie McBride’s clinic for 29er in Santa Barbara, CA Spring 2014

Summer Sailing Volunteer Coach, Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Summer 2013

BCYC Junior Yachtsman of the Year, 2013

BCYC Junior CFJ Skipper of the Year, 2013

Junior Commodore, BCYC Junior Board

BCYC Masthead monthly article contributor

Freshman Year (2012/13)

CDM Varsity Sailing Team skipper and crew (only one of two selected as a Freshman)

4th place, skipper, PCISA Silver Pacific Coast Championship, Sausalito, CA

Summer Sailing Volunteer Coach, BCYC, 4 weeks

Vice Commodore, BCYC Junior Board



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