Thad A. Lettsome 8th overall on Day 1 of ILCA 7 sailing @ CAC Games

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador- Day one of the ILCA 7 men’s single-handed event at the San Salvador 2023 CAC Games started off with a fleet of 16 ILCA 7 lasers racing in light and tricky conditions on June 26, 2023.

Virgin Islands’ sailor Thad A. Lettsome would manage to get off the start line clean and sail a conservative first leg, rounding the top mark in 5th position.

According to coach Chris Watters, a large wind shift to the right on the second upwind would put Thad on his back foot. However, with a speedy downwind to finish the race, he would end up in 8th overall.

In race two, the wind built to an unexpected 14-15knots and Thad would take an aggressive approach on the start to be the first one off the line at the race committee end. This allowed him to tack out cleanly and go to the right-hand side of the race course. With a few missed shifts at the top mark, Thad would fight back hard to pass boats on the last downwind, finishing in 9th position.