Hattie Rogers Sailing

The 29er European Championships 2017 was held in Quiberon, France. This was the selection event for the World Sailing Youth Worlds GBR Team. The top boy and girl British boats would be selected. After a 7 hour drive and 2 hour ferry, we arrived in Quiberon. We went straight from Nationals, where I sailed with Nathaniel Gordon and came 3rd mixed team. Once we arrived in Quiberon, we had a day for measurement and chilling, then we had a day for a short training session which wa

I had a good training session last weekend with my new crew Eve Townsend. We had around 15 knots on Saturday and 8 knots on Sunday which gave us a real mix of conditions to train in. This weekend we are doing a P3 (Podium Potential Pathway) camp which is going to be really fun. The forecast suggests that it's going to be a nice with about 15 knots all weekend. Super excited. Hopefully it will be a bit warmer than last weekend! #training

Just a quick video to show you what kind of exercises we do in training. #training

Hey! Sorry I haven't updated my site in ages! Since my last post, I have moved into 29ers and achieved the following: - ISAF Worlds Reserve Place (2015 & 2016) - RYA British Youth Championships - 2nd Place - Qualified for EUROSAFS - World Championships - 10th U19 Ladies Team - 2nd British Ladies Team - Summer GBR National Youth Squad Selection & Worlds Team Selection - P3 Squad Selection (Podium Potential Pathway) - Personally awarded 'Backing the Best' SportAid and Sport Eng

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't posted for ages! I have been so busy getting ready for GCSE's in just over a months time. Last summer I transitioned into 29ers. This was a huge step for me as a 29er is much bigger, faster and much more physically demanding than the Optimist. I did my first event up in Pwllheli straight after the Optimist Europeans there. This was the National Championships and shortly followed by the Worlds (both of which were in Pwllheli). These were two great

Went down to the yacht club to rig boat. Surprisingly, there was hardly any wind. So, we had breaky, briefing and decided that we should do boat prep in the morning and keep an eye on the wind. I got a lot done. Complete wash of boat inside and out plus all foils. Once everything looked shiny, I replaced all my old ropes and ties on the boat which was good to do as it looks like it’s going to be a windy event. All completely set and I also leant how to splice which is a reall

Light winds. Went down to rig quite early and there was no wind at all. Came back for a briefing and breakfast. By midday, the wind haden’t picked up and all the other teams had just come in. Nevertheless, our group went out and fortunately, the wind picked up to about 7 kts, just as we were coming up. Did a few free tuning runs and some downwind work. Looked at some sitting positions and then came in. For one of the little exercises our coach Matt, cut off one of our sail ti

Kicked off with a Team GB briefing which will now happen each morning of the event before hitting the water and a debrief ach day after racing. Hot water, credit cards, sponges. The lot came out to try and get our Volvo Gill stickers off my oppie hull in order to replace with the mandatory Magic Marine event sponsor stickers. Finally sorted we went out training for the morning which was really productive. Finally first race kicked off in the afternoon. Wind was in SE directio

Big bowl of porridge and scrambled egg for breakfast. Still a pretty breezy day with gusts reaching up to 20-25 kts. Was a great day on the water to get a feel for the venue. Quite choppy water. Did some racing with the USA team. After training, went for a short 10 minute shake down run. So lovely around the lake!! Forecast looking quite light for tomorrow. Can’t wait for our first day of racing as part of Team GBR!! :) #training

Very windy day!! We had over 30 knot gusts! Pretty crazy weather! Only 3 of the whole team went out. It was fun but we only went out for half an hour to stretch our legs and blow away any cobwebs!! Hot chocolate at the yacht club was amazing!! Went swimming for about an hour. Loaded up with ‘pasta’ Bolognese for dinner and went to bed for an early night. Getting into bed was heaven. #training

Good nights sleep and breakfast at the club. Got my sail from the hanger and went up for the briefing. The plan was for racing in the morning and team racing in the afternoon. It was much lighter than on Saturday but still around 10 knots. It went quite far right on both of the races so it was quite different to Saturday. Tough racing but still good fun. The Team racing was good. I was with Alex Schonrock and Hannah Roberts- Straw which was great! We managed to win 2 of the 4

Got there early enough for a quick bite to eat before the briefing and mobility started. For the morning, we focused on starting mainly. Wind was about 15 knots coming from the North East so it was in general, pretty cold. A little bit of chop but the conditions were pretty awesome! Sorted rigs out so that they were perfect for the afternoon of racing. Came in for lunch. Had a ham and salad baguette and a banana. Briefed again for racing in the afternoon. Alan (head coach) r

Again, I had Spaghetti Bolognese for lunch, which was soooo good, and then back out on the water for two boat Team Racing and one long race. It was nice to finish the long weekend off with some racing! A great weekend and nice to try out new boat which I absolutely love!! #training

Saturday. The day of t We sailed in the afternoon doing some starting and racing work. There was about 10-15 knots again. This was challenging due to the shifty and gusty conditions in the venue but it was all great practice. You can’t really ask for more than sunny and medium winds. I loved it! #training

We had an early start! Up at 5am, left at 6 arrived at Datchet around 7.30am. We had the most stunning conditions, 15 of the squad were there. Things were looking good. Had a nice wind of around 10 – 15 knots on Datchet Water to kick off this National Squad. It was a little different for me though, as I tried out the prototype for Ovington boats! This boat was the one that came from the RYA dinghy boat show at Alexandra Palace. We started with a few tunning runs and checked