Jen here,
I'm ashamed to say that it's been two whole weeks since our last blog update! Truthfully, we've been having a bit of bad luck with our training up until this week. For the past two weeks, it seemed that there was either absolutely no wind (really! the bay looked like a mirror!) or there would be a storm blowing 40-45 knots! We realize that training in heavy air is important, but felt that 45 knots was definitely beyond our limit at this stage of the game. Fortunately this week the weather has been much more cooperative and we've managed to make up some of our lost training sessions. Today was a beautiful 20-23 knot day, which we haven't had the opportunity to train in for a long time. With the big swell and the nice breeze, conditions reminded us a bit of what we'll be sailing in when we go to Weymouth and compete in Sail for Gold in June. Well, our waters a bit colder though, and there was an element of managing the ice cream headaches from the spray that hits us in the face when we sail.
This weekend Erin and I are also teaching a coaching clinic for BC Sailing, and so we'll be dusting off our coaching hats for a few days. Then next week I drive a trailer of 29ers down to San Diego to coach two fantastic 29er girls teams. Then it's back to sailing sailing sailing for team Jen and Erin!
Take care!
Jen
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