Drone day. Team Race #4 (final race in Red vs. Blue Best of 3)

Wow. I have 4 team races from 2 different drone vantage points each. What lessons to learn. Everyone should watch and make notes on good and bad moves/decisions:

Monday 4-3-2017

Today, surprisingly, will start out with a team race round robin. See teams below. After that, we will change over to fleet race / boat-handling practice. Likely start fleet race practice with some practice starts. Everyone in 420’s. I don’t mean to drone on, but today should be fun. RED OUT 420 Bayless Connor McNeil […]

Paraskevi (Παρασκευή) Practice, 3-31-2017

Since it’s Paraskevi, and Paraskevi (Παρασκευή) is derived from a word meaning “to prepare” (παρασκευάζω), we will prepare for tomorrow with our RED team race team talking together in Teel 302 after school. If you are volunteering for helping out at the regatta, please come as well. Everyone else can work out then go home. No […]

Thursday 3-30-2017

Everyone in 420’s Today -Boat handling (tacks, starts/stops, DW gybes, etc) -Practice TR Starts -2 chase 1 drill on final beat / 2 chase 1 downwind 420 Bayless Connor McNeil Caroline 420 Houck Stephanie Morgan Aidan 420 Bayless Caroline Reilly Blair BLACK 420 Bruce Jordan Taczak Sophie 420 Bruce Sam White Camille 420 Hawkins Maddie […]

Practice Wednesday 3-29-2017

Warm up -FJ boat speed -tacking/gybing TR Drills -FTL starts / Recognize-execute to marks 1-2. Please work very hard ON BEING ABLE to FLEET RACE on the first beat as much as possible. –1/4/5 and/or 2/3/6 from mark 2 to finish. The conservative, playbook-approved thing to do here, when in a 2/3/6, is to play […]

Practice Today 3-28-2017

NO SAILING. Do not rig. Please go through each boat. Pick a studdybuddy and inspect the boats together. I will have lists for you to check off. We will then look over the venue, marks, etc. Work out as normal. Please also let’s calibrate some running routes.

Boat Checklist

BOAT CHECKLIST BOAT CHECKLIST BOAT _________ DATE_____________ HULL dry plugs jib cleats pintles tennis ball MAST Halyards Cleats gooseneck BOOM Blocks Outhaul cleat / block gooseneck SAILS Holes? Battens? Windows telltaltes RUDDER/TILLER Tiller fits? Extension Universal Gudgeons Pintles (on hull) RIGGING Halyards Sheets Vang Outhaul Cunnungham Hiking strap lines Board up/down […]

Monday Practice 3-27-2017

Today we will sail, but if there is no wind we will: Work out at the marina as normal. Let’s create 3-4 running routes, figure out their distances, and get them set so we know how much we are running. Consider making personal training goals, writing them down, and working to reach/exceed them. Go through […]