Practice Friday 4-22-2022

If you believe Sailflow, the wind forecast for today has improved. We will have an open practice with you able to sail with a new partner, single-hand a 420, etc. You may also bring a Severn student if you like. You are welcomed to use my Laser radial, and I am happy to rig up […]

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Practice Thursday 4-21-2022

ADMIN Haul Admirals whaler at end of practice Practice tomorrow is optional. PRACTICE 2: Specific moves, and Improvising good boat-handling. Assuming it is not too windy, we will do some practice on practice starts with forced port-approachers and forced chasers (will explain) double tack 360/720 double gybe around leeward gate Turn-Around drill Maybe a team […]

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Practice Wednesday 4-20-2022

ADMIN check boat 2, I believe its cover blew off the best wind today might be early on, so please rig and go out immediately; no meeting Wind today may be much like the wind this weekend, so make good use of it For those competing this weekend: For those that are attending the event […]

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Practice Thursday, 4-14-2022

ADMIN Practice tomorrow (Friday) will be a Captains-led Workout On Campus. You will be done on campus by 1700 at the latest. We are going to haul my RIB either before or after practice today. Help would be great. White Laser must go on Severn Racks out in the back lot today. Haul “Admirals” whaler […]

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Practice Wednesday 4-13-2022

ADMIN – Bring a (Severn school student) friend who may want to try sailing – we need to bring trailers back to Severn. Any volunteers would be appreciated. – Launch the Toon – Some race day photos NOTES – Yesterday was weird wind, for sure. Having 2 starting lines is awkward and certainly not something […]

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Practice Monday, 4-11-2022

ADMIN NOTES Remind me about the back lot trailers. PRACTICE:  FLEET RACE DAY with a few Twists Overall, we will have a formal race-day with the following twists: every start is a “1-minute rule” start after each race start, 2 boats will be called over early, and must round-the-end re-start. This is in addition to […]

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Practice Friday, 4-8-2022

ADMIN NOTES Today is National Name Yourself Day. You must arrive at practice with (an acceptable) new name for yourself. Today, that is your true and only name. You will have a sticker that you will put on your gear to make sure everyone knows. National Name Yourself Day is a day to celebrate reinvention […]

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Practice Thursday 4-7-2022

PROB/STATS Question 1 Given: The 2022 Severn Sailing team has 23 members, 11 girls and 12 boys. No one has the same first name. Given: According to the US Census, the chance of two randomly selected women having the same first name is 0.3098%. The chance of two randomly selected males having the same first […]

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Practice Wednesday 4-6-2022

ADMIN NOTES  PRACTICE IS ON If you are bored, you can check our Magothy River Weather Station (located on my dock). Right now there’s a nice northerly. Give Mackenzie time on way out and way in to skipper PRACTICE 420’s will have a 2 on 2 tournament. Warm up with “pig in middle”s FJ’s: Black […]

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