Fall Sailing, School and the Life of a Teen Sailor
Sometimes when people first hear my story they comment on what a great life I live, sailing every day and training for the Olympics at 16 years old. And you know what? They are right, my life is great. I am doing what I love to do and have opportunities that most...
Olympic Goals Budgets and Reality
Olympic Goals, Budgets and Reality Setting my sights on the Olympic Games and winning a Gold Medal in Rio for the USA is an ambitious and aggressive goal, but it is one that I am committed to achieving. This includes a lot of hard work, constant training and growth...
My Visit To Harken
My Trip To Harken, Inc. While this summer has been filled with a lot of travel from venue to venue as I continue my pursuit of the Rio Games in 2016, there has been some time to "stop and smell the roses" along my 10,000 mile journey through the USA. On my way from...
Painful Lessons Learned This Summer
If it takes pain to grow...then I have grown a ton this summer as I have had many painful lessons learned this summer! When I decided to sail in the 2013 US Sailing Youth Champs this summer, I knew that it would take a lot of focus, dedication and work to become the...
Stress, Teenage Years and Life
Everybody knows that this blog is specifically for getting the work of my campaign in front of the world. This includes my victories, my failures, my struggles and my joy as I work my butt off trying to win that single coveted spot on the US Olympic Sailing Team for...
One Long Hot Summer of Learning
This has been one long and hot summer of learning and growth for me! This is the 16th summer of my life and it is proving to be one of many lessons as I take the opportunity to drive my new Chevy Truck and by boats around the country in an adventure that will surely...
2013 Brooke Gonzalez Clinic Wrap Up
Sail Newport proved again to be an awesome host as Max and I offer our 2013 Brooke Gonzalez Clinic Wrap Up from Newport, RI. Driving my brand new 2013 Chevrolet Silverado pickup (provided by Serpentini Chevrolet) and trailer to Newport by myself was an experience in...
10000 More Miles In My Chevy Silverado
Over the next few weeks I will put 10000 more miles in my Chevy Silverado. While that is a lot of driving, at 16 years old I have a newfound love of the road and am more than willing to discover the roads of this country as I drive from one venue to the next in my...
It’s All About Self Improvement
Everything about sailing is fun. The weather, the water, the people, the boats, the equipment, the competition, the education, the challenge...it is all fun. But I am sailing towards the Olympic Games in Rio because I love that it is all about self improvement. The...
The Joys and Headaches of Double-handed Sailing
Sailing a double handed boat is an absolute thrill. But it has its drawbacks as well. Read on as I discuss the joys and headaches of double-handed sailing. I love sailing. It is my entire life and is the motivation for pretty much everything I do. From the...
Rocking Into The Summer
Many of you know that I have a new sailing partner for the 2014 US Sailing Youth Championships in August. Max Hudson and I are pumped to launch our schedule early that will get us ready to Rock Into The Summer! This spring and summer bring a lot of opportunity for Max...
Great News for my Supporters from SFNY
It is with extreme pleasure that I am able to announce that people making contributions to my campaign can now donate money to the Sailing Foundation of New York (SFNY) in my name, giving you the ability to write off your donation to their 501c3 and still have...
Buy My Box
You can help me win with an opportunity to Buy My Box! I am getting ready for another summer of travelling around the country for my campaign and effort to win the 2013 US Sailing Youth Champs regatta in August. My travels will take me from Miami to Daytona Beach then...
Rockin’ the F16
So I have been dealing with a lot of stress these past few weeks, dealing with a new partner on the boat and trying to figure out what my campaign is going to shape up like over the summer. Sailing with someone new is difficult and adding the pressure of needing to...
Sarasota, Clearwater and Gulfport
Ready for a trio of sailing in Sarasota, Clearwater and Gulfport coming up over the next week and a half! Following my awesome experience in Los Angeles at the CISA Clinic this past week, I got to fly home on the redeye flight so I could take my FCAT's for the rest of...
2013 Brooke E. Gonzalez Clinic in Newport
2013 Sail Newport Advanced Racing Clinic in Memory of Brooke Gonzalez The 12th Annual Sail Newport Advanced Racing Clinic in memory of Brooke Gonzalez will take place Thursday, June 13th (report day) through Sunday, June 16th at Sail Newport in Newport, RI. The number...
2013 CISA Advanced Racing Clinic
Qualifying for the US Sailing Development team this year has energized my enthusiasm and motivated me to pick-up my game in all areas. One of the biggest changes to my training program is the addition of the Nation's most advanced training camps and those all start...
Sarasota Sailfest Features High Performance Cats!
This next weekend sailors are hitting the waters of Sarasota for some fun at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron and their Sarasota Sailfest regatta. This is one of the FSA youth events, and the only one that offers a start for multihulls. Sarasota is a great place to...
2013 CISA Advanced Racing Clinic
This morning I hopped on a JetBlue flight from FLL to LAX with my crew, Katie Flood to sail in the 2013 CISA Advanced Racing Clinic. This clinic is one of the elite youth sailing clinics in the USA for the entire year. About 150 sailors from around the country are...
2013 Spring Fever Regatta
So I went to Lake Hartwell, Georgia to sail in the 2013 Spring Fever regatta with Katie Flood and we had a blast! It is a great experience to sail with so many multihulls from around the country in one venue. The opportunity to meet everyone, talk about plans for the...
Planning for Success
It should be no surprise to anyone that reads my blog that I want to win a gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016., I have been talking about it a lot over the last year and have been focused on gaining the experience to get me there! My campaign is focused on...
Video Update # 2 From FollowMeToRIO
Well it has been a busy couple of weeks and editing has taken longer than expected to get this video live for everyone to see but my update on the past couple of weeks of training, including the US Sailing Team practice that took place here in Miami. Before you watch...
Christopher Williford has influenced my sailing career
Christopher Williford has influenced my attitude towards competitive sailing. And now Christopher needs our help! When I began sailing my Optimist competitively there were hotshot sailors that everyone idolized. As all things in Optimist, those top gun sailors quickly...
My Week At The US Sailing Team Practice
The US Sailing Team Practice this past week in Miami made me think about my beginnings in this sport and where I have come in a relatively short period of time... When I started sailing back at the Cleveland Yachting Club sail camp, the biggest goal anyone talked...
Cleveland Yachting Club
I began sailing when I was 8 years old at the Cleveland Yachting Club in Rocky River, Ohio. The club has a summer long sail camp where members from the age of 8 - 18 learn the essentials of sailing, water skiing, kayaking and more while experiencing life on Lake...
Goals, Focus and Fun
After having a breakfast meeting with Coaches Robbie Daniels and Leandro Spina yesterday morning, I realized that I need to focus more on the here and now and less on my plans of the next few years. I sail because it is fun. I can't imagine anything more fun than...
The Right Equipment For The Job!
Yesterday I hopped on to my new 2013 Viper F16 in Clearwater, Florida to take her for a spin and see how different she feels to my boat from last year. For a one-design, the Viper is an awesome platform to be able to sail fast and enjoy everything about our sport....
Triple Crown of Sailing … How I am Doing It
Being a youth sailor I have a lot of opportunities to sail against the top sailors in the world at venues that provide exciting and difficult challenges. I have the ability to sail at top youth events around the globe and can gain exposure at all the other events,...
BROOKE E. GONZALEZ ADV. RACING CLINIC ADDS F16 CATS!
For years top dinghy youth from around the country hooked up their trailers and packed up their gear to head to Sail Newport in the heart of USA competitive sailing, Newport, Road Island! For the first time, Sail Newport has added the high-performance catamaran...
St Pete NOODS Start Today!
Today is the first day of racing at the St Pete NOOD regatta. I have been over on the West Coast of Florida for the past week training with Red Gear Racing for my campaign, but I am sailing an AHPC C2 F18 with Todd Riccardi who arrived LATE last night. Today we have...