Trying a few different crew combinations today for differing conditions. Will likely switch back/forth as the day goes on and try heavy air combinations tomorrow. Rabbit start windsprints, stops/starts, & tacking. Work hard to hold lane. DW wing on/off Short course positioning/rule abiding/mark rounding/boat handling Break up and do a few team races with Varsity. […]
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Practice Tuesday 4-10-2018
Today -practice starts, staggered start drill and V-Whistle Stop drill. Work on winning a lane at the start, being able to tack when you want to; also work on decisively bailing out when you don’t. Discuss what a good bail out achieves. -continuous race course to work on positioning, rules, and mark roundings. Do not […]
Read more "Practice Tuesday 4-10-2018"Practice Monday & Plan for the Week
Hi; This week we will focus on FJ & 420 boat speed and handling, along with managing race course decisions upwind and downwind. This is an important week for us, and we will need as many boats on the water as possible for the 3 days we have. JV is training for their first event, […]
Read more "Practice Monday & Plan for the Week"Practice Friday, 4-6-2018
NO BUS TODAY. JV and all bus riders please work to find a ride. Warm up practice, tacking, gybing, etc. Putting it all together: practice starts; committee boat WILL be anchored today first beat downwind lane drill with gate rounding final beats A few crew switches if we have breeze tomorrow or Sunday OUT 1 […]
Read more "Practice Friday, 4-6-2018"Practice Thursday 4-5-2018
Same general plan as yesterday. We will practice as one team, until maybe the end when Varsity does a team race or two. We are all ON for today. Boat handling in moderate winds practice starts / lane holding Likely add in some DW lane management and gate choice practice Varsity does a few team […]
Read more "Practice Thursday 4-5-2018"Practice Wednesday 4-4-2018
Anyone missing Hi-Top Bucks? They are here in Teel 302. As of now Varsity is sailing. JV is definitely NOT sailing. I will update Varsity sailing status by 2pm. JV on campus today; please meet at 3:15 in the gym lobby. Assuming Varsity sails: Varsity will work on heavy air boat handling and also try […]
Read more "Practice Wednesday 4-4-2018"Practice Tuesday 4-3-2018
Today’s focus will be on starts in light air, and lane holding upwind. At the end of practice, we will come in and debrief. Each team will discuss one gear shifting, and one communication discussion they had and how they practiced it. See below. Practice for the week: Starting preparation Lane holding upwind Lane holding/finding […]
Read more "Practice Tuesday 4-3-2018"Practice Monday 4-2-2018
JV Workout: 3:15 meet in Gym Lobby with Coach Bernard Varsity Workout: 2:50 meet in Dance Room. 4:10 Team Meeting in Teel 302. Should be done by 4:30 for most. Will need a few team racers to stay afterward.
Read more "Practice Monday 4-2-2018"“O Thank Heaven its…” Practice Friday, 3-30-2018
7-11 Race Day unless there’s light air. If there’s light air we will work on boat handling and Team racing. UPDATE: there may well be NO BUS today; work to find a ride to the sailing center. If there is a bus I will let everyone know. OUT 1 Mariner Fagan Caroline McNeil Zander King […]
Read more "“O Thank Heaven its…” Practice Friday, 3-30-2018"Practice Thursday 3-29-2018
Today we will go to the marina regardless of weather. If no wind, we will work on boats. 420’s for everyone. Varsity: Work on downwind TR tactics/strategy. Drill will begin with a TR start, likely a FTL start. TR will end at Mark 2. Then we line up in a 1-2 /3-4 to mark 3, and […]
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Severn School Sailing Team 