ADMIN/Notes check all boats for water make sure as dry as possible. tough to do a ton today with 4 skippers missing. PRACTICE video day we may just do boat handling right near the gas dock and try to get video, and we will rotate everyone in…. so we may even just have extra crews […]
Read more "Practice Thursday 3-23-2022"NOTES/Admin Please lift the 49er hull onto the flatbed trailer This Friday is International Grateful Dead Day (who knew), so it will be very important to arrive with a proper outfit for our team photo. For many of you, you may need to raid your parents old outfit stash, if it exists. We will award the best […]
Read more "Practice Wednesday 3-23-2022"Admin/Notes work on/repair trolleys today Possibly bring Pontoon boat over and haul out Remember our practice themes 1 = body mechanics/boat handling 2 = sail trim 3 = tactics/strategy/ etc. 4 = fun/developmental Today Practice 3: Starting line practice stops/starts: Work on down-speed sail trim. Do NOT break rule 42. Practice starts; maybe rolling 3 […]
Read more "Practice Tuesday 3-22-2022"Monday ITEMS TO DO/ADMIN STUFF Tape up the trolley support posts with rags, etc., so the rails rest on them. Bring out the SailToon for a committee boat. If anyone wants to work out in our weight room this week in the AM, we can go anytime as a group, and Ill be there to […]
Read more "Practice Monday 3-21-2022"NOTES Until further notice we will haul boats in stages of 2. No more ramp cluster-bombs. I will normally call an audible out on the water near practices end, detailing whom goes in first. In the absence of that, you will strictly haul boats in sail number order. No exceptions. We will haul the leaking whaler […]
Read more "Practice Friday, 3-11-2022"Notes:-if no wind, we work on/clean boats, coach boats, fix/update marks, etc.-check all boats for water-yesterday we had a good look at how much we need to work on transitioning from 420 to FJ Practice Today:-during normal warmups, will try to do video of teams tacking/gybing and send to you tonight-Modified Race Day: 2 starting […]
Read more "Practice Thursday 3-10-2022"Notes Rig/Check up on all FJ’s Dress warmly It is chilly today, but tomorrow may be no wind, so it’ll be good to sail in the FJ at least once Need to know if you can sail the weekend of 19-20 March; There is a good chance we will send a younger TR team to […]
Read more "Practice Wednesday 3-9-2022"Team Race Practice Practice: -warm up normally -Team Race Theme: We are looking for team, especially crew, communication/leadership and active involvement in defining our team race strategies. Today will be 2 on 2 in drills. -Will set up either a box course or a narrow lazy digital N –2 on 2 Balance Drill to a […]
Read more "Practice Tuesday 3-8-2022"Admin Notes: -it will be chillier today, dress warmly -one more plug for the regatta on 12 March. -Boat 7 needs a tennis ball. Check boat 4’s centerboard bolt (in fact check all centerboard bolts to see if they are at all loose or leaking while sailing) Yesterday: -great job yesterday overall with focus. I […]
Read more "Practice, World Day of Prayer, 2022"NOTE: There is a Varsity regatta @ DC Sail on Saturday 12 March. This is the first Saturday of Spring Break. I am traveling that weekend, but if anyone wants to do this regatta please let me know ASAP. You’d have to find your own transportation and we’d need, of course, a minimum of 4 […]
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Severn School Sailing Team 