I\'m from Newport, RI. I have been sailing competitively since age 10 in optimists. I sailed optimists until I was 14 and then sailed 29ers for one and a half season. In the summer of 2008 I switched to the C420 for a deeper competitive fleet and still competing in the C420. I have also been doing a lot of team racing in C420\'s and FJ\'s in high school sailing. Recently I have also started sailing V15\'s and have been team racing in the very competitive tuesday night fleet in Newport. My goal is just to keep getting better and learn as much as possible.