Stephen Waldie

My Goals:
I have done an extensive amount of sailing as a youth sailor across a number of classes including the 29er, 49er, I14, Fireball, 420, Optimist, Byte and the Shark. I would like to use this opportunity to learn as much as I can about a new class and improve my tactical and strategic skills, learning from some of the best sailors at our club and around the northeast.

Furthermore, I would like to inspire some of the younger sailors at our club to continue sailing in different classes and beyond their youth careers. I Hope to have respectable results in the Lightning and will absorb all information that is given to me from my peers and competitors. I would like to thank the ILCA for the opportunity to sail in the lightening fleet for the summer and hope that everyone will be proud of our achievement and hard work.

Tej Trevor Parekh

Goals for the summer:
I have recently come off a competitive schedule of skiff sailing in the 49er class. At this point I’d like to take a step back and have fun in a more relaxed, friendly atmosphere while still competing and doing my best.

The Lightning is a popular class across North America with plenty of great events. I’d like to sample as many as possible to meet people involved in the Class and to make those contacts. From there, I’d like to help develop the youth sailors at our club and on our lake. We have a solid Lightning fleet at the Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club, and I’d like to get the younger sailors involved. This is to help ensure the survival of the Lightning fleet at our club and to ensure success at the 2008 Lightning Youth Worlds, which will be held at our club.

Finally, I’d like to use the racing experience we gain this summer as a form of cross training for other classes. The Lightning may move slower than a skiff, but you can definitely learn a lot, especially in fleet tactics.