I was thinking during practice how nice it would be to have a scoring program that automatically calculated final beat drill results. Coach K mentioned this to Sam Bruce…… and wha-la. Thank you, Sam! Great job to Boats 1, 11, and 3 today for double-digit +/- ratio. Excellent practice today with a lot of opportunities […]
Read more "DW/Final Beat Practice Results, Thursday 9/20"Final Beat / Downwind Gate Day for Whole Team : TEAM COMMUNICATION, focus, boat-handling, & TACTICS Things to work on: keeping options open downwind as much as possible, and communicating about favored gate/favored next side, etc.. Do all this while sailing fast and in clear air downwind. mark roundings & positioning boat handling. Don’t be […]
Read more "Practice Thursday 9-20-2018"This race day was run in what started as a brisk northerly, 8-13 knots. 4 races sailed in all 12 z420’s. After the first race, the breeze died down and became very unstable. Course was a bit longer than usual which left a lot of room for picking sides, and gains to be made along […]
Read more "Race Day Results 9-18-2018"Warm up together tack/gybe. Focus on FJ balance and boat handling. then split up. Varsity: Team Race Day JV: Team Race practice day -Pig in middle Upwind to Mark 1 in groups of 3. Then s same group of 3 goes P.I.M. to mark 3. FUN! Everyone has to be the Pig once. -2 on […]
Read more "Practice Wednesday, 9-19-2018"Watching weather. Plan is to sail today, but keep checking. If weather rolls in we will meet in Teel 302 instead of sailing. Today is an all-team scored Race Day. We will attempt to get substitutes in. NO Meeting; just rig and get out on the water ASAP. Tomorrow: Team Race Day (we have an […]
Read more "Practice Tuesday, 9-18-2018"Will monitor weather and make a call by 2pm or so. If no sailing, we’ll meet in Teel 302, then work out. As of now we’re sailing. PLEASE grab one of the coach boats on a trailer and bring down ramp to launch. Let’s make sure it’s working. Pairs are below, FJ team will try […]
Read more "Practice Monday 9-17-2018"Remember to meet at 1245 in the Koch Alumni Room (in gym, near football field). See yesterday’s practice plan. We may also do some TR drills: Pig in Middle to Finish (or weather mark) Pig in Middle to Finish (or Mark 1). This is an essential drill. Set a finish line with 2 marks. You […]
Read more "Practice Thursday 9-13-2018"LAUNCH SMALL WHALER (not the one we hauled yesterday) before practice begins! Today if there’s any wind we will work on: -holding lanes off the line -Roll Tacking.. work on timing with your partner and forceful, but smooth and efficient turns -roll gybing and wing on/off. Really work on gaining as much ground in these […]
Read more "Practice Wednesday 9-12-2018"All; This is our first-ever weekday Game-Day. Apologies for the late notice, but since we will be umpiring and running races non-stop, we will not have the opportunity to chaperone/switch new players. So, if you are not paired up with a skipper/crew below, you have the day off today. Final tryout practice is tomorrow, Wednesday. […]
Read more "Game Day, 9-11-2018"Race Day Results below E-SE wind, 4-8 knots, choppy. 3 Protests heard, one DSQ, and one RDG. Some crew switches not reflected in the names below; my apologies. -Conditions today favored teams that looked for opportunities to stay out of trouble. Mariner/Ryan’s day was impressive, made all the more so given he was over early […]
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Severn School Sailing Team 