Today we talked only about starting, and added some responsibilities and details to team-only Playbook. These are vital for every player on the team to know. Lessons: Learn the “tack away”. Appreciate the “chase” position instead of the “lead” in certain situations. Be fluid & flexible. Fast teams can leverage leverage to the right. Add this […]
Read more "TR Tuesday 1/10/2017"Today was a TR best-of-five tournament between newcomer, “ChampCamp” and the Severn Admirals. The Champs came out swinging, as champs often do, and took race 2. In the end, the veteran Admirals were simply too much to handle, and ChampCamp fell, 3-1. In the regular team photo, you will notice the cameo appearance we had […]
Read more "TR Tournament: Severn won today 3-1 over ChampCamp. Great sailing & Photos"FJ 1 Connor Bayless Maddie Meyer FJ 2 Stephanie Houck Ryan Wahba FJ 3 Caroline Bayless Julia Christie FJ 4 Aidan Morgan Ben Damon FJ 5 Abbie Tindall Blair Reilly FJ 6 Will McCollum Andrea Riefkohl 420 1 Sam Reilly Addi Harris 420 2 Jack Selby Sophia Bontempo 420 3 Sam Bruce Sophie Taczak 420 […]
Read more "Practice Plan, 9/2/2016"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"Hi; We buried last weekend’s event. From here on out, it will only serve as a positive motivator. If you are interested in the quote I read from Michael Herr, let me know. Talked about what we learned from the sailing that can make us better. My observations: Far better and more aggressive boathandling. We […]
Read more "Monday Meeting Summary 4/18/2016"FJ’s are easier to sail heavy. Don’t psych yourself out as much in light air if you think you are “heavy.” Roll the boat very aggressively, and keep the boat flat, and you can compete against lighter teams. The FJ has a narrower waterline. 420’s are in fact more weight sensitive at the extremes.. that […]
Read more "WAC Practice Notes, 3-9-2016"Light wind shifting 40 degrees to the right, plus 37 degree temps, made for challenging practice conditions. We actually got, I think, the most out of a not-so-great sailing day. Things to learn today were: beginning to remember what team racing boat-handling is all about. Stops/starts, controlling speed, controlling height at low/no speeds. Instantly recognizing, […]
Read more "Practice Notes, 3/3/2016"1. Warm up. Stay close to each other out there so we can begin quickly. Goal for today is NOT to team race, but to remember/re-learn team race boat handling and simple tactics. Work with your crew/skipper and teammate to get better at simple TR moves. TEAMS Connor/Caroline(RED) vs. Steph/Stephen(BLACK) Peter/Sam(Green) vs. Jack/Abby(BLUE) Will, rotate […]
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Severn School Sailing Team 