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Sailing the Willamette

When I was in Oregon with my family this summer, I sailed on the Willamette River. It was a amazing.

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Grapevine Grand Prix

I had left school at 12 o’clock on a Friday. My dad and I were heading to Grapevine Texas for the Grapevine Grand Prix sailing event. We got there and there and unloaded our boat.

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The Stormy Regatta

One day I went to sailing class on my bike, to go race in a small regatta. I got to TCYC ( that is my sailing club )and met up with my team.

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Meet in the Middle Regatta

The Interclub Youth Racing was a “Meet in the Middle” regatta that means that you meet on the water and there is no on land meeting with the other clubs.

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Spooky Sailing 2020

Spooky Sailing is something that our yacht club does every year around Halloween. This year we went out on the Rs Feva , which is a new boat that our yacht club is getting in the Spring.

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Labor Day Awards 2020

Each year at the end of summer, our yacht club, TCYC, has a Labor Day Awards Ceremony.

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Turkey Day Regatta

The Turkey Day Regatta is a yearly regatta held at the Houston Yacht Club .

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Cold Front Regatta

The Cold Front Regatta is a series of regattas that happen through October and December.

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Ensign sailing

This boat is call a Ensign. It is 22 feet long and 3,000 pounds.

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Sailing the Gorge

On my trip to Oregon this summer we stayed in Mount Hood. I went to the Columbia River Gorge for a day on our way into Portland.

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