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APRIL 2007

We have already competed at three international championships during 2007 and have another two big regattas before the 470 World Championships in Cascais, Portugal during July.

The year started with a trip to Miami where we competed in two events and did a weeks training, it was the first time we had been to Miami to compete in a 470 event, it proved a really good winter training venue being very warm and the wind was generally good.

The first event was the North American Championships, we used this event to test some new equipment and get in some race practice it served its purpose well and we finished 5th overall. After six days training we then entered the Miami Olympic classes regatta, this was purely a performance event for us and it went very well, there was a really good fleet with almost every top 20 boat attending and we won quite comfortably. The wind was shifty and we had a big range of conditions and we managed to stay consistent and ended the regatta 20 points ahead of the next boat.

February and March were spent with training camps in Palma, Majorca. It is an excellent winter training venue with reliable winds and mild weather. We used the time to practice some new ideas for stronger winds and confirm equipment we want to use during the upcoming events.

Princess Sofia was the next event and it ended up being a disappointing one for us, we finished the event in 20th position. We both hate making excuses for poor results and definitely made mistakes but also felt as though the racing on our racecourse was poor. There were over 250 boats on our course and that coupled with unstable conditions meant the racing was a bit of a mess, we made a bad start to the event and with the event losing three scheduled races to no wind it was difficult to get back to the front of the fleet.

We have both just had a weeks break for Easter and now are ready for the next event, Hyeres regatta (south France). Both of us really like Hyeres as an event, the racing is normally of a really good standard and it is commonly regarded as the biggest regatta outside of the Olympic, World and European championships. We have about four days training then racing is between 21st – 28th April, results can be found on www.sailing.org or go to our website and look up the news section for regular updates.

Thanks for the support,

Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield