If there is an incoming storm at 1400, I reserve the right to cancel sailing and have a meeting in my room after school. For now, we are sailing. No workouts today. We go right in to race day. FJ Connor Abby T FJ Stephanie Maddie M FJ Caroline B Caroline M FJ Jordan Blair […]
Read more "Race Day, Wednesday 9/28/2016"SKIPPERS work out today This week’s focus is FJ FLEET RACING. We need to get better at FJ FLEET RACING. Just to reiterate, this week’s plan will address FJ FLEET RACING. warm up. Practice starts. Lots of them rabbit start race or two. work on FJ roll tacking, backwards tacking, making sure you tune the […]
Read more "Practice Plan 9-26-2016"Notes Steph/Aidan clearly the best overall today. Why? They stayed patient, got ok/good starts, and sailed toward the mark downwind. They were flushed on the first beat of the first race, like 9th, and came back over the next legs picking off one boat after another. I think we all learned a lot about downwind […]
Read more "Race Day Results 9-21-2016"No workouts, just rig and go 1 Connor Julia 2 Stephanie Aidan M 3 Caroline B Addi 4 Jordan Blair 5 Sam Bruce Camille 6 Mariner Andrea 7 Maddie Sophie 8 Sam Reilly Marcus 9 Jack Aidan B 10 Peter J Ryan W 11 Will M Benjamin 12 Christiaan Chandler FJ Baillie Sophia B FJ […]
Read more "Race Day 9-21-2016"Today we will warm up with usual practice starts / upwind tacking, etc. FJ teams should work hard to transition into FJ boat handling. Forget who’s working out today, but that should happen too. Then we will break up into 2 groups. FJ & 420. FJ group will work with me on first beat communication […]
Read more "Practice Plan 9-20-2016"SailTrim PPT
Read more "SailTrim video"Congratulations to the Severn JV Sailing Team for winning the Severn School JV Regatta held at our home sailing center. Bailie McNitt Teddy Cromwell Christiaan Smith Julia Christie Sophia Bontempo Hayden Lamb Gabby Torain Also, thanks to our volunteer crew for great regatta management: Peter Jensen Sam Reilly Ryan Wahba Sam Bruce Jordan Bruce Andrea […]
Read more "Severn JV Regatta Results, 9-17-206"Please finalize all work to be done on the boats. New parts are in. Skippers run/work out. Crews rig boats immediately. We will work today on starts, first beats, and downwind lane management/gate choice. Teams sailing this weekend should mostly be in place, and you should focus on your communication and boat handling for this […]
Read more "Practice Plan, Fridaddy 9-16-2016"Speed drills, then team race drills, mostly upwind like last time but some downwind drills. When we split up after fleet race drills a. rabbit starts / tacking gybing b. team race FTL starts, first beat. Adding a few details from playbook c. FTL final beats d. Downwind combos. Likely will set 5 marks, so […]
Read more "Practice Plan, Thursday"Race Day 9-14-2016. Winds starting at 4-7 from the east; one race sailed in this wind. Then 3-6 from the west, 2 races sailed in this one, with all sorts of “fun” windshifts in between. Very change-able conditions out there. No one was safe from bad luck or being on the wrong side, or out-shifted […]
Read more "Race Day Results, 9-14-2016"
Severn School Sailing Team 