Yesterday’s focus was: Light air tuning, weight trim & boat handling. Light air tactics involve fighting hard for clear air
- many teams improved in this area, but some still need to be far more aggressive finding lanes
- downwind you must be willing to gybe and wing on/off in narrow lanes. A few times I saw boats (usually 1,2,3, or 4) gybing a few more times especially as they approached the mark, and it paid off.
- mark roundings are very important and can be improved. work on a better arc and keeping speed/momentum through the turn. Sail trim was also not ideal; jib follows turn, mainsail trim predicts the turn. The opposite is true (somewhat) when rounding the weather mark.
Today we will warm up for a short time together with whomever can get out there then we will split up:
Varsity
TODAY’S FOCUS: Balance is our focus today. Work on team racing communication and cover strategies, and BALANCE.
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Result: |
| When the pairs com together Blue 1 slows enough to allow Blue 2 to cross. This forces Red 4 to duck and stay in Blue 2’s Zone. If Red 4 were to leebow Blue 1 and Red 3 stayed on starboard, Blue 1 would need to wait until Blue 2 tacked to cover before considering tacking away from Red 3.
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- TR Practice
- 2 on 2 Final Beat Balance Drill
- 3 on 3 Final Beat Balance Drill
- 3 on 3 DW balance to mark 3 (alternate 1,4,6 & 2,3,5 combos)
JV
- work with Coach Bernard, check with him for any pairing changes from below.
| OUT | |||
| 1 | Mariner Fagan | Caroline McNeil | Owen Hennessey |
| 2 | Maddie Hawkins | Blair Reilly | Camille White |
| 3 | Sam Bruce | Addi Harris | |
| 4 | Jordan Bruce | Andrea Riefkohl | |
| 5 | Caroline Bayless | Abby Tindall | Coach boat |
| 6 | Ryan Wahba | Marcus Adam | |
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| 8 | Teddy Cromwell | Chase Hilliard | |
| 9 | Christiaan Smith | Maddi Meyer | JV Coach Boat |
| 10 | Zander King | Hayden Lamb | |
| 11 | Patrick Dolan | Jack O’Donnell | Rees Tindall |
| 12 | Benj Damon | Charlie Granitto | Brooke Arnold |
Severn School Sailing Team 