Jr. Sailing Series - Naomi

My name is Naomi, I am 14 years old and this was my second year of sailing at the WRYC. I love sailing and was super excited to get back on the water this year. This summer was an strange one with all the COVID restrictions and masks, but that didn't make it any less fun for sailing. Just more interesting! Learning to sail at the WRYC has been awesome and getting to know all the kids in camp over several weeks is one of the best parts.

My family and I live in Northern VA, so when we come down for sailing we camp at Gloucester's Jellystone Park. Staying in a RV was challenging for sure! On the weekends my dad would join us with our two, fairly big dogs, Beau and Charlie. Making the RV go from small to tiny! We camped for about 3 weeks this year so that my three sisters and I could participate in the WRYC's jr. sailing camp, and my older sister and I could sail in the Governor's Cup. This year was a good year for that, because there were only camp kids in the laser class, which was nice for our first race! I really enjoyed sailing this year and can't wait for next time!