NOTES

• Move in day. Bring all boats inside the gate. All boats should be stored bow-up, covers on properly, rudders put away properly
• Check all tires/wheels. I will replace as many as possible on the 420 trollies
• make up run people
• get ALL marks out and ready to go
• Ongoing email distribution list problems

PRACTICE 1: boat handling /body mechanics

• practice roll-tacking
  • there is a vital link between steering turn pace and roll timing. Roll late, but dont take forever to turn the boat.
  • timing with partner
  • aggressive late roll
  • footwork
  • quickness
• stop start / down-speed acceleration
• downwind
  • weight trim fore/aft, up/down, in/out
  • rolling / counter-rolling
  • steering boat with body movement
• a few practice starts
• will make a leeward gate

 

420
1	Annie Sitzmann	Charlotte MacDonald
2	Alex Baker	Annabelle Ulak	OUT
3	Sam de los Reyes	Ana Fishback
4	Harrison Szot	Jack LeFever-Farino	Mack Howell
5	Will Mohler	Bella Ford
6	Chris Hanson	Brooke Perchinsky
7	Ashton Perkins	Maura McPartlin
8	Antoine Ismael	Char Wilkin
9	Natalie Gaver	Natalie King
10	CC Carey	Lila Knoepfle
11	Bobby Carey	Annie Lapides	Coach Boat
12	Gaëtan Ismael	Kai Davids
FJ
1
2
3
4	Will Tweed	Parker Lefever-Farino
5	Emilie Crump	Hudson Grow
6
J70	Oliver Marquinez	Grant Morris
	Gabriel Sardi	Elle Maddox
		Robert Hicks

 

Rolling at the Right Time:

One of the biggest differences between a good roll tack and a great roll tack is the timing of the roll.  The vast majority of sailors tend to roll a 420 or FJ too early.  Unless it is very windy, rolling the second the jib backwinds is not ideal for effective tacks.  Many sailors get in a crunch, or get really excited, and roll before the boat is ready.  It’s natural to think that the faster you start your roll, the faster the tack is.  However, by rolling too early, you will get less help from the sails to turn the boat, and will actually steer the boat down with your weight while turning up with the tiller.  This creates a lot of friction with the rudder and the water, and you will have to steer much more to turn through the wind, slowing your boat down.  Additionally, backwinding the jib helps the boat turn during a tack significantly.  Thus, the longer you allow the jib to backwind, the less rudder you will have to use to steer through a tack.

As a general rule of thumb, you want to wait till the boat is at or just past head to wind before rolling the boat.  Waiting until this point will allow you to use less rudder, and will also allow you to use the wind to help roll over the boat.  If you go earlier, you will roll the boat against the face of the wind, forcing you to use much more effort to roll the boat over.

There is no exact time to wait before rolling the boat over, and it will change depending on the wind.  For example, in light air, you want to wait a relatively long time before rolling over the boat, as it will take longer for the sails to help you steer through the wind.  If it is really windy, you may want to cross sides quickly, as soon as the jib backwinds.  As soon as both sailors are hiking, you should not roll at all, especially in the FJ.  Instead, you should still use the sails to keep power in the boat the entire time, and simply switch sides and start hiking, when the jib backwinds.