Freeway to Freo- AUS 420 S & L

04/01/2018

What a massive few weeks its been here in Freo! After finishing up 3rd Australian girls at the Nationals, we went into the worlds ready to see what we could do! It was fantastic to have a few days of the Fremantle Doctor, and enjoy some time at the front of the fleet in the 20-25knt breeze! Unfortunately Laura suffered an injury on day 1, but that didnt stop us until the last 2 races when a serious knee injury kept her off the water. However, Sophie sailing with Lily Richardson finished the regatta on a high, winning the last race.

So, after 10 months of sailing the 420 together, we were really happy to come away with 6th overall in the ladies fleet, particularly with the tough structure of the 12 race series only having 1 drop!

Our Freeway to Freo has now come to an end, and we would like to thank all those who have supported us on this journey. Special mentions to coach Adrian Finglas, our parents, Ropeable, Racer X Marine, The Sports Injury Clinic and Flexout Physiotherapy.

Weve learnt a lot and look foward to what the future holds!!

01/01/2018

6 races down and 6 to go at the 2017 420 World Championships here at Fremantle! Were having a fantastic time and learning lots as we race the best female 420 sailors in the world. We've loved sailing in the Fremantle Doctor and hope it keeps coming!! Link to results: http://2017worlds.420sailing.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall

Thanks as always to our support team:
Ropeable
Racer X Marine
The Sports Injury Clinic
Flexout Physiotherapy

24/12/2017

3rd Australian female team for the 2018 Australian 420 nationals!

In the high quality 95 boat fleet, consisting of many internationals, we were pleased to come away with much more knowledge and experience, and finish 21st overall.

We are very happy to have come away with this result and are super pumped to get into the World Champs starting after Christmas.

As always thank you to our amazing sponsors, this result would be impossible without your support.

Merry Christmas to everyone, hope Santa treats you well! 🎅🏻🤶🏻🎄

Ropeable
RacerX Marine
The Sports Injury Clinic
Flex Out Physiotherapy
North East & Border Academy of Sport
And as always our amazing parents without whom we would not be the people we are today xx

15/12/2017

It’s day 5 for us in Freo today, and we’re well and truely settled in! The boat’s set up on tip top shape, and we’ve enjoyed a few good sessions out in the big Freo seabreeze! 👍🏼👍🏼 We’ll try and get in a few more sessions before the ‘big winter storm’ hits...! And then onto nationals starting next Wednesday.

Thanks to our sponsors Ropeable, RacerX Marine, The Sports Injury Clinic, Flex Out Physiotherapy ( and also Will and Charlie Sailing - AUS 56161 for helping us unpack!)

05/12/2017

Sail Melbourne was a short regatta, only getting in 2 races due to the weather. However, we were happy to win one of the races, and finish 3rd overall in a strong 25 boat fleet, and 1st girls. The boat has now left for Freo in the container, and we will meet it over there next Monday!! Can't wait! Thanks as always to Ropeable and RacerXMarine.

30/11/2017

Sail Melbourne starts tomorrow, and we're hoping to get in some good racing in final preparation before the boat leaves for Freo, and we follow it shortly after! In the meantime, here's video #4 showing our recent boat work and set up with the team at Ropeable.

See what we've been up to lately, including setting up the boat with the team at Ropeable, ready for Freo.

21/11/2017

It's been a long time coming with many technical errors over our off water period, but finally here is video #3!!
This week it's all about dressing for sailing as we share our tips for dressing in different conditions, and showing our great gear - thanks to Racer X Marine.
So enjoy! (And feel free to have a laugh...!!)

This week we're recognizing our sponsor, Racer X Marine, and sharing out tips for dressing in different conditions :)

20/11/2017

Boat looking good after Ropeable ropes on board and finally on the water for some good training with only one exam left...!

16/11/2017

With only 34 days until the nationals we're getting excited!! Its been super busy with both of us completing year 12, but we'll be back on the water next week...yay!! In the meantime our fitness and boat work has taken priority! Looking foward to setting up the boat in tip top shape with our new ropes and systems from Ropeable in preparation for Freo 👍

15/10/2017

Super exciting to get our new Ropeable stickers on the boat!
Thanks to Laura's parents at Thomson's Graphipress for doing a great job on the stickers.
We can't wait to get out the other side of exams to show off our new sponsor's logo on the water!

02/10/2017

And that's a wrap for the 2017 NSW Youth Championships! We've hit the road after 3 great days of racing at Lake Macquarie. As our first interstate regatta as a team we finished up 2nd, 2 points behind 1st. We had some moments of glory (seeing 3 race wins in the 9 race series), some not so great moments (including a retirement from race 1 after a capsize with laura stuck under the boat), but most of all we're still learning lots and improving all the time. With nationals and worlds around the corner, we're glad to have been able to learn from our mistakes, as well as show some great racing at the front of the fleet. Thanks always to our support team Ropeable RacerXMarine and coach Adrian Finglas & team Vic!