A New Year, a Real Commitment: My Road to LA28

A new year usually comes with resolutions. This one comes with clarity.

2026 is the year I fully commit — publicly and privately — to an Olympic campaign. Not as an idea. Not as a “someday.” But as a structured, intentional pursuit of competing at the highest level in sailing, on the road to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

I’ve sailed my entire life. From childhood through my early competitive years, the water was where I felt most like myself — focused, challenged, and alive. But like so many long dreams, that part of my life slowly made room for others. Career. Family. Responsibility. All good things. Important things.

And for a long time, they were enough.

What changed wasn’t dissatisfaction — it was remembering. Remembering what it feels like to commit fully to something difficult. To show up prepared. To train with intention. To hold yourself to a standard that has nothing to do with productivity or titles, and everything to do with integrity.

This year isn’t about doing more.
It’s about doing this — correctly.

An Olympic campaign isn’t symbolic. It’s not motivational. It’s built on consistency: training cycles, competition schedules, physical preparation, mental discipline, and long stretches of unglamorous work. It requires planning, resilience, and accountability — not just belief.

That’s what I’m stepping into.

Over the coming months, I’ll be sharing this journey honestly: the training, the racing, the setbacks, and the structure behind it all. Not as a highlight reel, but as a record of what a real campaign looks like before anyone qualifies for anything.

Because dreams don’t expire — but commitment has to be renewed.

This is the road to LA28.
And this year, I’m fully on it.

Next: a transparent look at how Olympic campaigns in the U.S. actually work — including funding, support, and what most people never see.