Team Race Practice
(420’s please sail 2 on 2 team races today)
Before I Get Out Drills
- Mark 1 Three Boat Drill: Sail upwind on the starboard layline in a pig-in-the-middle formation. trap the pig.
- generally warm up
Today: Offsets & Downwind
- FTL into the first offset leg in the following combos:
- 1,2,3,4,5,6
- 1,2,3,4,5,6
- 1,2,3,4,5,6
- FTL into Downwind leg in the same combos as above
- We may do a few races start to finish
Downwind team racing requires:
- excellent boat control, and acceleration
- great team communication
- fleet race when possible
- know when you have clear air and when you don’t
