Summer of Speed: Training at the 2028 Olympic Venue with World-Class Partners

Back on Home Water

We just touched down from two weeks in France, and while our legs are still adjusting to solid ground, our minds are already locked in on what's next. There's something special about returning home to Long Beach after a European campaign—the familiar waters, our own gym, our routines. But this summer isn't about rest. It's about building.

The European Chapter Closes (For Now)

Our boat made quite the journey after Palma—loaded onto a truck, ferried across to France for racing in Quiberon, and now it's tucked away in a warehouse in Poland, getting a well-deserved rest. We brought home all the sails and gear, carefully packing every block in Ziploc bags to keep everything race-ready. That boat has served us well, but it's getting older, and we're looking to sell it as we plan the next phase of the campaign.

Training at the 2028 Olympic Venue

Here's where things get exciting. We're kicking off the summer with a two-boat speed camp alongside the Polish 49er team—Kuba and Mikolaj, who just finished 7th at the World Championships. Having training partners of that caliber pushing us every day? That's how you get faster.

And we're not just sailing our usual waters in Alamitos Bay. We're heading up to San Pedro—Hurricane Gulch—the actual 2028 Olympic venue. The conditions there are different, a bit finicky. There's a channel with the port traffic, potential current situations to figure out, and we're closer to the point where it typically blows harder. Our goals are simple:

• • Log serious hours on the Olympic racecourse
  • Identify any patterns or advantages to specific sides
  • Understand the current and how it affects racing
  • Build boat speed against a team that's currently faster than us

For now, we added. Because that gap is closing.

Home Water Advantage

Campaigning from Long Beach is so much easier than grinding through the European circuit. This past week off, we've been in the gym almost every day, working with our trainer, and we have room at our house for training partners to stay. It's the little things—your own bed, your own kitchen, knowing exactly where everything is—that add up over a long summer of training.

The reality of the 49er class right now is that boats in North America are scarce. Every raceable boat on the continent is being used. But that's actually good news for the summer ahead—the European teams making the trip to bring their boats over are typically the best representatives from their countries. Real competition is coming to our backyard.

What's Ahead

Mark your calendars: we're doing a presentation at Long Beach Yacht Club on June 16th. Come hear about the campaign, ask questions, and connect with us in person. We've also got J/70 Nationals in Santa Barbara in early July, and then the 49er fleet descends on Long Beach and San Pedro for the OCR in August.

It's going to be a packed summer. If you want to follow along, subscribe to our newsletter, find us on Instagram @janovracing, and visit JanovRacing.com. And if you're feeling generous and want to support two brothers chasing the Olympic dream in their own backyard—we'd be honored to have you on this journey with us.

See you on the water.