[Sonar] Team Race Seminar Friday June 19th.

[Mark Kochendorfer]

I have a wedding that I am attending.

Mark K


On 6/8/09, Bert Foster <Bert at apexq.com> wrote:
> 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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Mark