[Sonar] Team Race Seminar Friday June 19th.

[Bert Foster]

Hi Sonar Sailors,

Blake can't do Wednesdays because he is PROs at MYC, does the 
scoring, and doesn't get out of there until 9 pm.  Fridays is his day 
off, and he has agreed to give us a TEAM RACING SEMINAR Friday June 
19th.  Friday June 12th is the Wine on Wayzata Bay at the club, and 
many of us are attending.  The club is busy with a private party 
Friday June 19th. We need to find a place to have it.  I suggest a 
6:00 pm start time.  All we need is the easel and a metal white board 
from the club.  I will bring my magnetic boats.

Marty suggests:  to get a head start, check out these web 
sites:              http://www.sailingeducation.com/tools.html Within 
the above site, they'll have links to the following, which are also 
worth 
seeing.              http://homepage.mac.com/sailing/CTR2005.html 
          http://www.sailingeducation.com/tools/legler_jargon.pdf

Also, roll tacking will be even more important than in fleet racing 
because the tacking in general is a more significant portion of the 
short course, but also tacking duels can be more frequent and more 
intense, including numerous seriously down-speed tacks.  We'll 
practice roll tacking but it would help you a lot if you study Peter 
Galloway's roll tacking video.  Have you seen how the competitive 420 
sailors tack?  The same kind of effort can be applied effectively on 
the Sonar as well.  The site for Peter's 
video: 
http://www.sonar.org/site/files/Library/Movies/Sonar%20Roll%20Tacking.mov 
Since we'll be working downwind without spinnakers, roll jibing is 
also important.  Here's Steve Shepstone's description of roll jibing: 
"When bearing away just to bear away or to jibe, the weight has to 
move to windward to minimize rudder movement.  The mast moving to 
windward gives a little extra boost from the rig, too.  When you're 
most of the way through the turn, the skipper gives a yank on the 
mainsheet to swing the boom.  The crew should be too far to windward 
to reach the boom.  When the sail fills, move weight quickly to the 
new windward side to level the boat.  Swinging the mast back upright 
gives you a boost.  Slowly ease the main if you're going stay on a 
run or broad reach."
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