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One of our RNZYS Performance Programme teams comprised of Alastair Gifford, Max South and Frankie Dair jetted off to the United States of America in July on a quest to do the Squadron proud on the international stage with the hope of making it a three-peat of RNZYS victories at the US Grand Slam Series. This is their report: The US Grand Slam Series is made up of four match racing events during August and early September held in Chicago, Detroit and New York. As we all know in a Covid-19 world, plans change. To start with Alastair and Max joined the Mini maxi 72, Vesper, on the East Coast of America.They tasted immediate success as they combined with the rest of the Vesper team to win the East Coast ORC Championships. Meanwhile, Frankie kept himself busy on the west coast winning the King of Spain Star class regatta while also getting involved with a Farr40 and various other boats. The team then linked up to train at Martha’s Vineyard in J70s to get back into the match racing mind frame. After training, the team got on the road and headed to Chicago for the first leg of the Grand Slam, the Chicago Match Cup. They were joined by Gavin Brady and his
daughter Rye. “We would like to say a huge thank you to Gavin for coming along and sharing his wealth of knowledge and wisdom. This helped us grow as a team. “After a tight and competitive regatta, we managed to come away with a hard-fought win in the final 3-1.” says Alastair. This is the first major win for the team and they will look to carry the momentum into the remaining events. Since then, the team has gone their separate ways again. Alastair and Frankie set off to Los Angeles to sail and work before attending the remaining three US Grand Slam events in Detroit and Oackliff, with hopes of winning the series. Meanwhile, Max has set off to Europe to join Beau Geste for the 20th anniversary TP52 regatta. “There is a lot more to come for us with more regattas, as a team, over both America and Europe in the next few months. We are trying to make the most of the opportunities in these complex Covid-19 times,” states Max. “We would like to hugely express our gratitude to the RNZYS and all those involved in helping us make the most of these fantastic opportunities.”. Cheers Alastair, Frankie and Max
