Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Sqaudron Coach Agustin Ferrario reports from the final day of the 420 North American Championships

Saturday, July 24 was the last day at 420 North Americans in New Jersey. This was a great regatta and RNSYS was the only team representing Canada, so very proud of it!

The sailing conditions were very tough during the first days since the wind was not present. However, we had 14 races and some of them in great wind! This was a great experience for our team since it was an opportunity to test our level with the best sailors in North America. Our final conclusion is that our level is better than what we expected and our sailors are some of the fastest in the fleet. We learned that although our team is very fast, we don't have enough experience racing and starting with big fleets.
With 110 boats competing the final results for our team were Ted Murphy & Peter Soosalu in 8th place, Julien Fougere & Henry Machum in 36th place and Minette Murphy & Andrew Burns in 57th place.
 
Highlights of the regatta:
 
Julien Fougere and Henry Machum passing 23 boats on a extreme reach!
 
Minette Murphy and Andrew Burns passing 18 boats on an upwind!
 
Ted Murphy and Peter Soosalu  comming back from 26th and winning the race with pure boat speed and skills!
 
Our next event is the CYA Youth Nationals in Ottawa where the fleet will not be as big as strong but the sailing conditions promise to be very challenging!