Congratulations to the Severn JV Sailing Team for winning the Severn School JV Regatta held at our home sailing center. Bailie McNitt Teddy Cromwell Christiaan Smith Julia Christie Sophia Bontempo Hayden Lamb Gabby Torain Also, thanks to our volunteer crew for great regatta management: Peter Jensen Sam Reilly Ryan Wahba Sam Bruce Jordan Bruce Andrea […]
Read more "Severn JV Regatta Results, 9-17-206"Please finalize all work to be done on the boats. New parts are in. Skippers run/work out. Crews rig boats immediately. We will work today on starts, first beats, and downwind lane management/gate choice. Teams sailing this weekend should mostly be in place, and you should focus on your communication and boat handling for this […]
Read more "Practice Plan, Fridaddy 9-16-2016"Speed drills, then team race drills, mostly upwind like last time but some downwind drills. When we split up after fleet race drills a. rabbit starts / tacking gybing b. team race FTL starts, first beat. Adding a few details from playbook c. FTL final beats d. Downwind combos. Likely will set 5 marks, so […]
Read more "Practice Plan, Thursday"Race Day 9-14-2016. Winds starting at 4-7 from the east; one race sailed in this wind. Then 3-6 from the west, 2 races sailed in this one, with all sorts of “fun” windshifts in between. Very change-able conditions out there. No one was safe from bad luck or being on the wrong side, or out-shifted […]
Read more "Race Day Results, 9-14-2016"Assuming there is wind, we will have a Race Day today. Those not starting out in a boat, we will attempt to get you in for a race. Course is W2 with a Leeward gate. 1 Houck Stephanie Morgan Aidan 2 Bruce Jordan Reilly Blair 3 Bruce Sam Taczak Sophie 4 Fagan Mariner McNeil Caroline […]
Read more "Race Day, 9-14-2016"Varsity Team Race Practice today: UPWIND SAILING is our focus. We need to work on BALANCE. Discuss this term with your team and work to get it right. Unbalanced, or not thinking about balance, is the surest way to turn a winner into a loser. Launch 3rd Coach Boat! Make sure it gets down the […]
Read more "Practice Plan, 9-13-2016"Lasers will practice if possible. May need to leave boats on my dock if the Marina is not available. Crews will work out before practice. Skippers rig. If no wind, do not rig Team talk on weight trim technique and crew technique in boat If no wind, we will do dry-land demonstrations, and work out […]
Read more "Practice Plan 9-12-2016"2 PART PRACTICE: CREW TRAIN. Start out in the combinations you see below. Go out ASAP, and work on tacking, boat controls, centerboard trim, downwind, weight trim technique, etc. 25 minutes PART 1 CREW TRAIN 420 1 Connor Bayless Addi Harris 2 Jordan Bruce Julia Christie 3 Peter Jensen Ryan Wahba 4 Stephanie Houck Hayden […]
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Severn School Sailing Team 