Home Sweet Home

Well, the whilrlwind of the awesome Bled World Cup endeavor has come to a close, and I'm back home and SO happy to be reunited with my wonderful Seattle family of friends!  It feels so good to have accomplished what we set out to do, and to still have the experience fresh in my memory as well as a gold medal and yellow jersey to remind myself it all actually happened!  

Racing in the semis...rough water, but we finally  found a good rhythm, indicative of more great races to come in the future as we develop our boat!

I must say, I greatly prefer watching the reps, instead of racing in them!

On the medal stand, with Great Britain (silver), and Greece (bronze).  A video of our medal ceremony can be found at the end of the LM2x video clip:  click here

My friend J.S. Bach was excited to watch some races.  He took an unfortunate tumble over the fence, however, and I had to get special permission from the skeptical security guard to retrieve him.  Poor Bach.  (Luckily he was not "Baroque-n", but did experience Air on a G-String... hehe)

As with any experience centered around competition, especially on an international level, honestly I must say that "fun" isn't the best word to use when recapping.  Intense...stressful...thrilling...incredible...I think those might be more appropriate adjectives!  All-in-all, an AWESOME experience and I'm still overwhelmed and excited about how things came together so quickly and what it all means.  Ursula and I will be racing at the World Championships in New Zealand in November!!  

So, if you've been waiting for an excuse to take a trip to New Zealand, here ya go!  :)

So now, back in the Northwest, we are training once again, with a long five months ahead of us until Worlds.  As a new double, time is on our side, and the experience of succeeding in Bled I know will continue to spur us on through the summer and into the fall as we prepare for Worlds.  I'm really looking forward to working hard with Ursula, and continuing to learn from each other and get stronger everyday.

Thanks, as always, for all your support!!