Race Day Boat handling was average/below average for all Need to roll tack far later, almost all the time. You have to work on timing. Start the turn slow, but then speed it up as the boat slows, and then roll hard and late. Skippers MUST roll more. Crews can’t do it by themselves. The […]
Read more "Race Day Results 9-19-2017"Team; Here are the teams I’d like for the upcoming 3 events. Please let me know if for some reason you cannot make these. Also, below, are our starting boat assignments. These, as you know, are not etched in stone. We have a lot of great potential and talent on this team, and that talent […]
Read more "Varsity Team & Teams for Upcoming Weekend"Tuesday — Southerly 4-12 knots, lots of ups and downs, and shifts. Breeze trended right today with one very big right favored beat, if not two. We did direct-swap rotation so most teams had a new skipper/crew each race. Crew and Skipper results are below. That wasn’t easy to add up. Decent sailing today. Observations: […]
Read more "Practice Notes 9-5-2017"The Website is Back. PERMISSION TO DRIVE, AND/OR BE DRIVEN Please, if relevant, have this form signed and bring to the meeting tomorrow, or get it to me by the end of the week. Permission to Drive form. QUESTIONNAIRE I have 15 responses so far, and 53.3% of the responses are from the sophomore class. Please […]
Read more "Meeting Wednesday 8/29/2017"Normal practice today. We will determine what we do when we get down there. OUT FJ Bayless Connor McNeil Caroline Smith Christiaan FJ Houck Stephanie Morgan Aidan Granitto Charlie FJ Bayless Caroline Reilly Blair FJ Bruce Jordan Riefkohl Andrea FJ Fagan Mariner Taczak Sophie FJ Bruce Sam White Camille 420 Hawkins Maddie Adam Marcus 420 […]
Read more "Practice 5-1-2017"Work on creating a space for yourself on the starting line Tactics with Mike: The Start & Tacking in a Hole
Read more "Starting Strategy"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:
Read more "Drone day. Team Race #4 (final race in Red vs. Blue Best of 3)"Not much happening out there today.
Read more "SB Practice Monday 2017"We had a great day sailing out on the Magothy River. Our 3 TR teams battled each other non-stop today, with a guest appearance from Washington College. Our 3rd TR team took on WAC in our 420’s, while our two top teams sailed each other in FJ’s, in a brisk, gusty, shifty westerly. The course […]
Read more "Notes from TR Tuesday 3/7/2017"Review last time New Stuff: Create starting lingo First beat balance when losing 1st weather mark approach tips Season Outlook (who sails where and when) season schedule DEBRIEF; 4. TR TALK a. Understand and think about 1st beat balance, both losing and winning. b. Conservative […]
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Severn School Sailing Team 