UPDATE: Thad A. Lettsome 6th overall after 4 days of sailing @ CAC Games - 1st in line to grab the 1 Pan American Games Qualification

SAN Salvador, El Salvador- After two days of no wind, and no races, Virgin Islands’ sailor Thad A. Lettsome returned to the waters to resume competition in the 2023 ILCA 7 Men’s Division at the CAC Games in El Salvador on Thursday, June 29, 2023.

In the first race of the day, Lettsome would get off to a slow start after being held back initially by debris getting stuck on his centerboard and rudder. After a hard-fought 3rd leg (second upwind) Lettsome would mount a comeback and see him finish 6th in race 3 of the regatta.

In the second race of the day, the breeze built to a solid 12-14 knots.

According to coach Chris Watters, Lettsome would have a great start, and execute his plan to go up the right side of the course to round the top mark in 2nd position.

“After a great downwind he would maintain the 2nd position for the last upwind, only to see a small right shift send him back 2 places yet still finish the race with a 4th overall, his best score out of the 4 races to date.”

Lettsome on verge of qualifying for Pan Am Games

More importantly, according to Watters, Lettsome now sits 6th overall, and 1st in line to grab the 1 Pan American Games Qualification spot to represent the VI at the Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games this fall in Chile.