2-DAY Today: SAIL TRIM work on jib trim changing in and out upwind cross sheeting technique downwind shape and technique aggressive sheet action on gybes wing off technique backwinding in tacks the differences between 420 & FJ jib trim mainsail trim sometimes ugly is fast how often do you play the mainheet upwind mainsheet […]
Read more "2-Day Today……Practice Tuesday 3-9-2021"Today is the Team Run. Make sure that you know the route… do not get lost. Also, in addition to your own fitness routine, part of your homework for sailing team is to learn the Electric Slide. We will begin practicing this tomorrow. No exceptions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ViCtd-dt4 We will then go over basic college dinghy tuning […]
Read more "Practice Monday 3-8-2021"Friday Practice make sure your dolly wheels have air sail bags were left outside last night Tiny House door left open with key in the door knob FOCUS 0-Day: focus on rigging boat correctly 1-Day: windy/shifty body mechanics hiking technique crisp downwind boat handling DRILLS RS Windsprints more focus on stops/starts hiking technique around weather […]
Read more "Practice Friday 3-5-2021"Thursday: 0-Day and a 1-Day 0-Day: Focus on simply rigging your boat properly dry!! proper halyard tensions proper/desired mainsheet ratio jib sheets run properly have a bowline (painter) clean hull no dirt or tape on hull to cause friction outhaul set properly cunningham rigged properly vang working in good order correct sails with boat rudder/tiller/extension […]
Read more "Practice Thursday 3-4-2021"WEDNESDAY: 1-Day / Tryouts Sailors in the right-most column will switch into the boat listed to the left. Halfway through practice 420’s 1-5 will switch into FJ. Objective: Working on Roll Tacking / Tryout Evaluation. Skippers: rolling more to help overall roll. Do NOT pre-roll! Hand switch DURING tack (see photo) Proper rudder angle […]
Read more "Practice Wednesday 3-3-2021"Tuesday: Bus Ride as normal for those that want one (remember there is a 7 person limit and it looks like we are all set there) NO SAILING Tuesday. Bring workout/running gear to practice. Bring your jump rope. Practice should end around 1700 We will itemize and inventory all 18 boats. check rake check all […]
Read more "Practice Tuesday 3/2/2021"Hi I may be a little late today, lots of meetings and so forth. Anyway, please begin carefully rigging up all the boats. We will rig everything and assume all the 420’s are working now. This means booms/ rudders/tillers etc check and makes sure all is functional. Check sails, everything. Don’t bring boats inside the […]
Read more "Practice Monday 3-1-2021"Hi As a group we are officially OFF today; we’ve reached our allowable time limit together. Over the next few days and certainly by Monday, please do the following Develop your own agility/quickness plan and integrate it into your workouts, and execute them. Bring your jump rope with you every day next week. We will […]
Read more "Virtual/Remote Practice Thursday 2-25-2021"Meet at the Magothy Marina back parking lot. FIRST TEAM RUN. We will do a short team run together around our short loop. SECOND WORKOUT TOGETHER. We will work out in the back lot. We will do these 3 exercises (below) 3 times each (3 sets). High Knee Run (30 seconds). Stand tall […]
Read more "Winter Practice Wednesday 2/17"Meet at the Flagpole at 1500. Wear workout gear.
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Severn School Sailing Team 