I won’t be able to be there till 1545. Please derig all boats. Make sure the 420 masts and booms are stacked neatly and separate from the FJ. Do NOT put 420 sails in the shed till the very last moment; also, 420 rudders/tillers must be easily accessible. FJ’s are brought out to the lot […]
Read more "Boat BKD Today"Notes Boats turn easier Much more responsive sheeting angles different get used to the headboard problem/inverted batten sail downwind with less heel, and maybe less board in water than normal if you’re going DW in flat water ease vang in light air, but not too much upwind. Sail has a narrow groove; fast is attainable […]
Read more "St Mary’s Practice 11/1/2017"Each of the 3 races comes in 3 parts (3 videos per race) RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3
Read more "Friday Drone TR Play Day"Hotel for TR Districts: Comfort Inn. Bad news is we have only 3 rooms for the players. Space will be tight. Plan ahead; bring sleeping bag, maybe an air mattress. https://www.choicehotels.com/maryland/lexington-park/comfort-inn-hotels/md232?source=gyxt If we have full attendance we are going to do a TR play day, with complete drone coverage for study next week in the […]
Read more "Friday 10/27/2017 Practice"Varsity: -Normal practice in 420’s 1-6. Rig these six boats up collectively. -meeting before sailing. JV -use FJ’s for practice today. Avoid contact/collisions at all costs. Rig immediately and go out ASAP. No meeting. FJ Madeline Toomey Hayden Lamb Parker Schless Teddy Cromwell Chase Hilliard Benji Damon Patrick Dolan Jack O’Donnell Brooke Arnold Zander King […]
Read more "Practice Thursday 10-26-2017"We will work on closer images, but hope to use this as a training tool. Notice the lead change around Mark 1.
Read more "Wednesday 10-26-2017 Drone video"The TR teams are set (see below) for today. Thanks to those who responded to the self-eval; I am still in need of one of those. The team below (for today) represents what a clear majority of you chose; it is in line with my thoughts as well, and my evaluation is based on the […]
Read more "Practice Wednesday 10-25-2017"Over the next several days we will try combinations based on starting skill/preference and team chemistry. Today’s line up may well not be tomorrows, and also takes into account those missing. Start out with one-on-one cover/kill drill. One boat rounds mark 4, trying to get to finish. Other boat waits to weather of the mark […]
Read more "Practice Tuesday 10/24/2017"Today we will work on light air boat handling and tacks with a few downwind drills. Please rig up and go out. I may be late, but do NOT wait for me to get your team rigged and ready. Why don’t they play poker in the jungle? 420 Maddie Hawkins Blair Reilly 1 Caroline Bayless […]
Read more "Practice Wednesday 10-18-2017"Notes: –wind seemed to go/be better on right overall –mostly good starts. a few of them many boats were late –lots of room on line; if you have room to accelerate, use it especially if the line is square –too many boats sailing too long on one tack; there were shifts that teams sailed through […]
Read more "Race Day Results 10/17/2017"
