Roster for today is a but unstable; we will edit as necessary when I know who’s coming. We will work on: Fleet race downwind lane management. FTL in SNO, round mark, fleet race to DW mark (starboard rounding). Catch/defend based on where you are in the fleet. Clear Out Drill. Do this right when you […]
Read more "Practice 5-5-2016"LIABILITY FORM Each sailor has to fill out the following form individually: http://www.whatcomsailing.com/baker/Hold%20Harmless%202016%20Baker.pdf Please print out, fill out, and deliver to Sitzmann. TR DISTRICTS DEBRIEF Please read and review the following: https://severnschoolsailing.com/2016/05/03/tr-districts-regatta-de-brief/ WHERE IS ANACORTES? DYK: The name “Anacortes” is a consolidation of the name Anna Curtis, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island […]
Read more "Anacortes, WA, Baker Team Race Team, Spring 2016"Things to work on for TR Nationals: Starts (read THIS) skewed lines nutrition/physical endurance (read THIS, and then scroll through THESE) Fleet race within the team race & lane management Downwind lane management and cover schemes when winning Sail trim Communication crew take leadership role. Read THIS amount type intrinsic Clearing out current Rules BOAT […]
Read more "TR Districts Regatta De-Brief"Today is a boat-handling day. The roster below is somewhat theoretical; we will see who is here and ready to go.
Read more "Practice Tuesday 5/3/2016"Severn School finished second at the 2016 MASSA TR District Championship, earning a berth at the 2016 Baker Team Race National Championship in Anacortes, WA This was, as always, a very tough regatta, and after the disappointment of the Mallory qualifier, our entire team worked very hard, focused solely on team racing, and pulled it […]
Read more "MASSA Team Race Districts Spring 2016 Championship"Today we will finalize boathandling and do a few full-length team races. NYCC Keep updated on the weather. Looks breezy (and raining) on Sunday as well now. NE on Sat 10-15, S-SW 10-20 on Sunday Check out boats, sails, and discuss them read our playbook on the way down, and GO OVER THE CALL BOOK! […]
Read more "Practice Plan 4/28 & Notes for TR Districts"Team Race Practice (420’s please sail 2 on 2 team races today) Before I Get Out Drills Mark 1 Three Boat Drill: Sail upwind on the starboard layline in a pig-in-the-middle formation. trap the pig. generally warm up Today: Offsets & Downwind FTL into the first offset leg in the following combos: 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 […]
Read more "Practice Plan Wednesday 4/27/2016"FJ Sailing The boat is a little like an airplane. If it’s not moving forward, it’s dying. Lift is everything. Make sure you have some way on, and recognize the fact that starts and stops are very different in this boat. When faced with a header, don’t hesitate to tack, or not. The boat stalls […]
Read more "Practice Notes 4/26/2016"FJ’s -decent breeze boat handling -practice starts -FTL First Beats -FTL Final Beats -A few all-the-way through races 420’s -try some 2 on 2 team racing if possible
Read more "Practice 4-26-2016"Work on FJ boat-Handling today -stops/starts/ tacking/gybing TR Drills -Mark 1 Drill -DW Trap or Die at mark 3 -practice starts -upwind recognition drill FTL starts and whistle stops/repositioning Remember to look over and study the Call Book
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Severn School Sailing Team 