Hey hey,

What a weekend! It was a great regatta here in Dartmouth, with nice racing conditions and some very exciting racing. I felt great on the water and came up with really good races in my both my 1000m and 500m. In both races I led from the first stroke and didn't give up the lead once, which was different than my other races of the year. With these wins, I have earned the right to race for Canada at the World Championships later this summer, which are right here in Dartmouth. I can't wait for the opportunity to race at the Worlds in front of a home crowd, and am really excited to be racing 1000m again, which I feel really confident about this year. My hats go off to Tom Hall, Richard Dalton, and all my other competitors who were both extremely tough to beat and stand up guys throughout the selection process. It's this kind of intense competition within Canada that has made us so competitive on the World level.

C2 1000m was a very anticipated race, and it lived up to the hype. Gab and Andrew looked really strong, and halfway through the race it looked like they were going to win convincingly, but Rich and Ben Russell stuck close, and came back on them hard, ending in a boat shoot finish. Morty and Kyle had a great race too, sticking close to the leaders and finishing a strong third. It's great to see these guys back on their game.

C2 500m turned out to be another great race, with Gab and Aruss again taking the W ahead of the same two other crews. They all looked really sharp, and it bodes well for our team at the Worlds later this summer. Congratulations to Gab and Andrew who locked up both C2 entries this weekend in some very hard fought races. They came up big when they needed to and I'm excited to see them rock the house at Worlds.

Congrats go out to everyone else as well, it was an exciting weekend full of great battles. Special mention goes out to all the Juniors racing at their Jr World Trials, they provided some of the most exciting races of the weekend, and I found myself running to the finish line for the Jr C1's despite having to be on the water for my race 5 minutes later.

I'd like to thank Dr Brian Seaman who helped me out with some chiropractic work this weekend, as well as Bernie Irvin, who has become much more than just our massage therapist. He is the most supportive staff member we have, and great to talk to and hang out with during regattas. His massages keep us loose and stretched out and ready to race, and we are really lucky to have him around so much. So hat's off to you Bernie, and thanks again.

Now it's time to take a deep breath, relax, and take in what has happened. I'll take some days off and meet with my coaches to plan out the rest of the summer. It should be a good one! Thanks for reading and keep your paddle in the water.