Gibbs Downing 49er Team

Had a few good days of training now here in Porto, Portugal in preparation for the Europeans, which start early next week. Unfortunately, the wind hasn't cooperated forcing us to practice on the Douro River when conditions in the ocean don't allow for any sailing. Practicing on the river down in the city made for some pretty cool sights - just as good as taking a river cruise.

Finally in Miami for the Miami sailing World Cup sponsored by sunbrella. Went sailing today in 15-18 knots from the north west. Boat park is packed and we are ready to race! Early training session tomorrow morning with the rest of the US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider members and any foreigners who would like to join in. On the water at 9:30. Stay tuned for more updates through out the rest of the week, wish us luck

Been getting geared up to head to Miami for OCR, packing up the boat and putting sail numbers on a new main. While we don't have time to sail the 49er until we roll up just before OCR, we've each been keeping busy with Riley sailing everything from FJ's to 18 ft Skiffs and Zack getting to spend some time in the moth.

Wrapped up another few days of training in Long Beach. Next up is Miami OCR later this month!

Here's a little training with Team Mcbride/Wilson more to come...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8_9t8dyi_Gg

Training at ABYC 2.0 Team mcbride.wilson head down to ABYC to do some more training before our Christmas break. They met up with Zack Downing and Riley Gibbs.