Bigger Boats in the NOOD regatta

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Lara raced with Flash Gordon Racing this weekend and won the 2018 NOOD regatta!

Racing on a Bigger Boat

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Nikki on the rail in the 164th New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta in Newport, RI. Little bigger than an Olympic 470! This was day one of the  Race. Photo by Forster Photography  Thanks Daniel. — at New York Yacht Club-Harbour Court.

Team NikkiLara News – June 8, 2018

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Nikki and Lara – Back to Newport from Long Island

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Met some great people in Long Island to help us load the boat! We are now going back to Newport to continue our training, we have some big updates this week so keep an eye out for more information! Don’t forget to smile!
Nikki and Lara — at Mattituck.

Out on the Water – Where we belong.

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“You have won nothing at a regatta if you have not won the respect and friendship of your fellow competitors.” Paul Elvstrom

Photography by the incredible @jenkrollphotography on one of our flat water, warm weather Miami training days.

Farm to Table at Farm Country Kitchen

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Getting a taste for Long Island! This week we are working hard on building our boat as well as building our bodies. We build our muscles through a balanced diet with the freshest ingredients. We tried out Farm Country Kitchen, a farm to table restaurant with healthy options! We will be posting more information on our fitness gains on Instagram @perfectvisionsailing.

Remembering MEMORIAL DAY from Perfect Vision Sailing

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ENS Nikole ‘Nikki’ Barnes, 470 skipper for Perfect Vision Sailing commissioned in the U.S. Coast Guard just over a year ago. ENS Barnes is homeported out of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Miami and working hard to proudly represent them, the U.S. Coast Guard and the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in the 470.

Memorial Day is a holiday where we remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in active duty military service to our Country. ENS Barnes serves today from inspiration and in respect of that sacrifice.

Newport here we are.

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We made it! We’re in Newport, Rhode Island, for a summer of training, competition and networking!

PVS Update for Week of May 16, 2018:

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PVS Update for Week of May 16, 2018:

  • We are currently passing through Georgia on our way up to Newport, RI for the summer training. It’s been a busy week with trying to squeeze in days on the water sailing with packing up but we are excited for the change in venue and some beautiful Newport breeze. Here’s our update for the past week:
  • We sailed for three days last week where we continued to work on the foundation. Our last day of sailing was a late session where we had the opportunity to have Felipe Juncadella from Up Top Photography take some drone videos of us during the sunset. With his expertise we have already launched one video and have another one in the making. Our goal with this is not only to build our brand but also to show the public why the 470 is an incredible Olympic boat. The first video was featured in Scuttlebutt and is one of our first personal attempts at saving the boat for the 2024 Olympics. Current vote for 2024 is to have a mixed 470.
  • We packed up two boats for the trip up North, the ODP boat and the donor boat so that we are able to have training partners join us in Newport. The donor boat needed rigging which we got from sailing services. We will finish rigging it in Long Island at Larry’s.