Month: March 2020
Practice this Week, 4-1 to 4-3
Greetings from Maine; As you all are painfully aware, athletics all over the country are suspended until further notice. Our district holds out hope, if things improve vastly, to hold regattas, maybe even the MD State Championship, sometime in May. For now, that seems like a remote thought, at best. Our focus now is on […]
Read more "Practice this Week, 4-1 to 4-3"Practice Friday 3-13-2020
Practice Friday: YouGotta Regatta Rules: 5 on 5. No sailboat-to-sailboat contact, period. Other than that, most other rules are somewhat open for interpretation. Course will be a Modified NASCAR/WhirlyBird. This intricate course will be described at the Skippers Meeting. You will be required no only to score lower (better) than your opponent, and as you […]
Read more "Practice Friday 3-13-2020"Practice Thursday 3-12-2020
Drills: Hope for a E/SE wind? Black|Blue: 2 vs. 2 around TR around course. Red/Green Normal TR start to mark 1. Then, get in a 1,2,3,4,5,6. Chase to Mark 3. End drill around mark 3. Repeat 3 times. Like to try Red in a 1-4-6 as well if there’s time. Red, please discuss your thoughts on chase […]
Read more "Practice Thursday 3-12-2020"Practice Wednesday 3-11-2020
Team Race Wednesday (if wind) We may get our magic Magothy easterly today, and if so, we will team race. Either way, PLEASE haul the “Admirals” whaler. Drills: Black/Blue TR around course. Red/Green Normal TR start to mark 1. Then, get in a 1,2,3,4,5,6. Chase to Mark 3. End drill around mark 3. Repeat 3 times. […]
Read more "Practice Wednesday 3-11-2020"Race Day Results, 3-10-2020
Race Day: SW wind 8-19 knots in puffs, with 30 degree oscillations. Course was set just about in the middle of this, so it was a gambler’s choice each race. Again some top-notch sailing, and Boat 3 wins race day for the second time in a row with unflappable, always-in-it, conservative but very consistent sailing. […]
Read more "Race Day Results, 3-10-2020"Practice Tuesday 3-10-2020
RACE DAY We will have a Race Day, given the good wind forecast for today, and the poor forecast for tomorrow. In fact, make sure you have workout gear packed for tomorrow. If the wind is too light, we will have a chalk-talk meeting then workout. Key Focus Today: Get out on the water as […]
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Practice Monday 3-9-2020
Monday Practice: 2 Goals: Crew boat handling focus on roll tacks, acceleration especially at the start, & sail trim, upwind and downwind (in FJ and in 420). Fleet race tactics in action. Drills: Practice Starts with video on a few boats. Discuss what you need to do together to accelerate and hold lane. Very often […]
Read more "Practice Monday 3-9-2020"Practice Video from Thursday 3-5-2020
Here are some of the videos taken from Thursday: 10 & 12: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0qZg4Pkc_pV_R_PL3Wtpi1qrQ 3 & 8: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0hBDiP23Y67CxsosWatE4ZWWw 4 & 6 : https://share.icloud.com/photos/0IeXfxxuLLVqCoBaRJ2Ql_NBQ 1 & 9 : https://share.icloud.com/photos/0aO2VgA1KTr46dlVX_9P5ktNg Race Plan, boat 9: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0OeLAakO5tIOHAHBlYbgmnukg Race execution, boat 9: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0NCbw4G_b0vNS0m-8UmJNXXqw Race Plan, Boat 7: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0c1cT6Grvgcek8WjGP2PZAscA Race execution, boat 7: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0AQEDZj4NDeJFtTRxXGyl3P3A
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Severn School Sailing Team 