We are going to give it a shot. We may have the Magothy-easterly (see photo of wind prediction at 1500). Start with a Final-Beat Drill. Work on holding position, gaining a boat or 2, and if in the back of the fleet look to gain 2-3 boats. We will FTL in SNO, and round a […]
Read more "Practice Tuesday 4-6-2021"EVERYONE check your boat today (including FJ) before you go out: water in tanks. Report to me if you find water shroud chainplates and rings. MAKE SURE Yours are taped. tiller extension universal excess wear on any running rigging Practice 3 (tactics/strategy) today: Starting Strategy, Downwind leg tactics, gate rounding decision-making, tactics, and boat-handling. We […]
Read more "Practice Monday 4-5-2021"NO BUS RIDE TODAY. Please find your own ride to sailing.Due to high winds and cold temps, we will only sail 6 boats today as per below. Everyone else meet at the flagpole at 1530 for a team workout led by Coach Beckman, should be done by 1630 TR Boat handling practice and preparation for […]
Read more "Practice Fridaddy, 4-2-2021"Scored Race Day No Meeting. When you are ready you can head out and warm up. -Most likely course 4 with an offset and leeward gate. I may do a 3 leg course, or even 2. -After a general recall we are automatically activate the 1-minute rule (this is a standard college/hs rule) -On-the-water judges […]
Read more "Wednesday Race Day 3/31/2021"Team Race Practice today. Likely we will do mostly 2 on 2 drills: 1,2 chase 3,4 downwind balance drill upwind 3 boat Offset drills: play on the offset in a 1,3 and passback the 2 on the offset (both first and second offset). Practice 1: Down speed acceleration and lane holding at the start. Practice […]
Read more "Practice Tuesday, 3-30-2021"Practice 1 today. FJ teams work hard on acceleration and starting; we will do those, double-tacks downspeed, etc. 420 Teams work on same. We will start out together then break up, with 420 team going with Coach Ron and FJ team with me to do some TR practice. 420 Coach boat 1 Regan King 2 […]
Read more "Practice Monday 3/29/2021"We will follow yesterdays practice plan today…. if there is any wind. If not, we will work out, with a team run and some agility drills. Bring your jump rope.
Read more "Practice Thursday 3/25/2021"RACE DAY Given the bad weather, we will simply do a RACE DAY today, starting with a Fleet Race Regatta. This will be a 4 race regatta. At the conclusion, we will then have a round-robin Dos-en-Dos TR Tourneo (see teams below). ***if the weather is awful, we may end today at 1500*** Fleet Race: […]
Read more "SB Practice Wednesday 3/24/2021"Practice 3/23 Tuesday Yesterday De-Brief: Roll very late in light air. Roll very hard. Work on carving more on downwind gybes to allow for a big flatten on the new gybe Work on the Wing-on — Gybe technique BALANCE DAY– warm up: tacks/stops/starts, gybes, etc. 2 on 2 final beat: Both gate rounding and FTL […]
Read more "Practice Tuesday 3/23/2021"Monday SB Practice: check and confirm all COVID release/confirmations. While I am going over paperwork, please drain all boats, check all boats taped rings tiller extension universals likely flip 12 and replace jib halyard (or whatever boat has that damaged spurred jib halyard) CHECK ALL 420’s for water in tanks We will make a call […]
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Severn School Sailing Team 