Month: May 2024

Why Sail an i420?

HISTORY OF THE 420 & THE “i420” Long story short, the “i420” is the original 420, designed in 1959 by Christian Maury. The only reason it’s called the “i420” now is because of the growth of the “Club 420” class. This class (as you know) employs the same general hull design, but the boat is […]

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Practice Wednesday 5-1-2024

Maybe a TR tournament today -Practice jib transitions and discuss both upwind and dw transitions for smoother and quicker completions –Pacing on offset legs (work on this, recognize what it is) -downspeed jib trim (especially at start and around marks)   420 1 2 OUT 3 Annie Lapides 4 Lydia Saunders 5 6 Harrison Szot […]

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