| Feedback
from Ian on Sundays sailing |
This
photo was taken with less than a minute to go on a port biased line –
should ALL be on the line |
Port
biased line – several sailors in good positions e.g. Lindsay (650).
Nikki is at the wrong end of the line, but she is on the line – which is
a big positive. All the 2nd / 3rd and 4th
row sailors are at a disadvantage and should get on the line asap |
Less
than a minute to go and only 3 sailors are near the line (Kate / Callum
/ George) |
Go Go
Go Go Go – at this point you should be working flat out, and anyone
caught in dirty air should tack |
Jamie
/ Harriet’s doing the right thing and tacking. However, RULES – Charlie
must be shouting starboard. Also, look at Matt’s sail, bums knees 90
degrees, and a perfect upright mast – excellent stuff |
less than 10 seconds to go
– CHECK OUT THE LINE SAG! |
This
was actually taken about 5 seconds after the go – no-one’s crossed the
line yet |
Beth
(065) needs to think about tacking asap due to dirty wind |
The
race to the finish is on – good work |
Matt should think about
bearing away and taking the sailors wind of those in front of him |
As
above, Connor should do all he can to take Nikki’s wind |
This will be close! |
Great
start by Oli and Robyn! |
Look at the benefit having
a good start does for Oli and Robyn – they’re above the whole fleet |
Same
again |
Kate (984) and Kieran
(9562) have given the others a head start by not being on the line –
Know your transit and get on the line! |
Josh also appears to have
missed the line here – however, for the clear wind it’s better to keep
going and then tack when in clear wind |
Jamie
working hard to get back in the mix having been over the line |
The
gun’s about to go and no-one’s near the line |
– Oli
is in dirty wind and should think about tacking |
Good
trim on Joe’s board – excellent |
Connor
(678) and Josh (579) must get round and on the line – proof is on the
next slide! |
There’s the proof! What a start by Lindsay |
Watch
for the port / starboard issues! |
|
2nd May 2007 |
Feedback for Alex's group |
Feedback
Saturday am
Aim of this session was to introduce a pre
start routine and to put it to use with some practice starts.
Pre start work can
be as important as the race itself so it is important to get into a
routine of things to do. This way you wont miss any thing out.
Your pre start
routine should include
- Transit
- Bias
- Sailing the
first beat to help you decide which way to go
- Position on the
line
Feedback
The rules still apply in training!!
Saturday pm
The aim of this
session was to work on upwind sailing.
Feedback
The wind conditions were 13-15 knots
after speaking to Oli we decided that you need a constant 16-17knots to
go track back/daggerboard up so you should have been sailing with the
dagger board down.
When sailing with the
daggerboard down it is important to
- Keep the sail
upright: to do this you need quite long harness lines or the sail
will get pulled over your head.
- Keep the sail
sheeted in: to do this you need to make sure your harness lines are
far enough back.
- Keep a straight
7: on flat water you can keep your legs and body much straighter 7
shape
Sunday am
The aim of this
session was to work on lay lines.
Upwind. After a few
attempts we decided the best technique was to look over your front
shoulder until you could not see the mark, then look over the back to
check, then tack (if needed)
Downwind: it is good to use a mark on your
sail to judge the lay line rather than just gybing because “ it feels
right” in the conditions we had on Sunday morning 8-11 knots, the
signature of the sail maker seemed to be a good gauge.
Good look with the
ET!!!!! |
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1st may 2007 |
Ian, initial feedback on
training |
Hello all,
Just a quick note on a
few things following what was an excellent wknd at whitwell:
1 - Well Done - it
was a superb performance by everyone and we're now starting to look
sharp on the water
2 - group feedback
will follow asap
3 - Any queries /
issues on the Twiname, please let me know
4 - There are
already photos on the website - feedback will follow on these asap -
USE THE WEBSITE, It's got loads of gret stuff on there
5 - A huge thank
you to Oli for coming up, and to Bob / Rob / Oz for all their help
on the boats - without these guys we wouldn't be able to run the
quality of coaching that we have.
More feedback to
follow.....
Ian
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