Mackay Boats: Just Fast!
The new boat was ordered last week; many thanks to the recent flurry of generous donations (we have raised $38500 to date!), which made this possible. She will be delivered to Miami in October/November fresh from the factory in New Zealand and ready for our pre-worlds training in Miami in December. She is one of the New Mackay 49ers that was designed per the new rule changes earlier this year. She looks beautiful in the pictures and we can't wait to rig her and get her sailing. Dave Mackay was real helpful with the order and is excited to be building our boat.
Dog Days of August
We had to scrub our August training week in Coronado because Zander slipped a disk (C7/T1) in his neck - sustained by head trauma while doing a flip into the beach break at Warwick Long Bay and a compounded by a surfing wipeout in Newport Beach, CA. He is now focused on getting better and hopefully making it out East to train with Jesse at St. Mary's in the late fall. Zander is undergoing spinal decompression treatments three times a week at a local chiropractor and is slowly feeling progress from this serious injury. It was disappointing for the Brothers to not be able to practice, but they are doing their best to keep their eye on the big picture and ensure that Zander heals fully. They know they are racing against training hours before the World Championships in January, but they understand that he can't afford to re-injure this critical body part. Lets hope the disk gets sucked back into place and gives Zander full function and strength back.
