Technique Tips

On Sunday I spoke to and observed a couple of things for you to think about.  They apply to most classes but may be more specific to some.

In the 125 class:  In the medium wind strength, when slightly under-powered, skippers often find themselves sitting in, with the tiller extension close to center line.  It is really easy to wiggle in this position and is sometimes faster to adopt a “frying pan” grip on the tiller to minimise the movement and hence drag.

Here’s a few tips from Dave Dellenbaugh

In the Flying 15’s: Well those at the front are leaning harder, sheeting harder and hence sailing more upright to get more speed than those at the back.

The ones at the front are also sailing a lot less distance.  Not only shifts, but every mark rounding. They are also steering with heel angle and less rudder movement(drag) so speed around the corners is faster.

Also noticed a few boats at the back getting into trouble with the tiller extension going forward (laser style) in the tacks.  Most teams are going around the back and timing the tiller swap with the boom angle to pick the time with enough space.

Take you time, watch others and smooth it out.  Less rudder movement the better. Do whatever technique maximises boat speed out of the tack.

Also please watch out for other sailors on the race course.  All sailors must avoid collisions under the current rules.

Pacer Challenge

A number of our junior and  campaigning sailors competed in the Ron Tough Pacer Challenge on Saturday afternoon.  This regatta matches experienced WAIS and WASS sailors like Tokyo Olympian Matt Wearn with our up and coming sailors from many classes.

The boats and weight combinations are matched as evenly as possible to create an even platform for a 30 boat fleet.

It’s a great opportunity for everyone to get some solid race experience and sailors to mix with their rivals and role models plus gain mentoring relationships for the future.

SoPYC sailors  and coaches featured in the first 5 places. Well done

 

Ron Tough Yachting Foundation Pacer Racing Challenge
SAIL # Helm Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total Points Overall
4 Nia Jerwood Ona Raffart 4 9 1 14 1
7 Zoe Thompson Annabelle Jones 9 1 8 18 2
1 Matt Wearn Aaron Teo 5 5 10 20 3
9 Rome Featherstone Josh Till 2 8 14 24 4
28 Raff Torre Jasper Stay 7 2 16 25 5
10 Caelin Winchcombe lachlan Putt 1 10 15 26 6
5 Monique Devries Toby Coote 3 15 9 27 7
24 Mia Lovelady Aiden Duthie 16 6 7 29 8
3 Chris Charlwood Rosie Hennessy 11 7 11 29 9
2 Luke Elliott Angus Cameron 17 3 13 33 10
16 Oliver Pabruwe Sasha Munro 12 17 4 33 11
15 Ethan MacCaullay Imogen Bates 8 16 12 36 12
13 Axel Fleet Pat Scally 18 14 5 37 13
26 Jack Joyner Charlie Toyn 19 12 6 37 14
14 Richard Maher Alistair Cameron 31 4 3 38 15
8 Zac Littlewood James Ferguson 6 31 2 39 16
11 Michael Compton Stu Gifford 15 11 21 47 17
30 Will Drew 14 18 18 50 18
20 Kieran Bucktin Rohan Dean 13 19 20 52 19
22 Harry Joyner Vassiliss K 10 20 26 56 20
18 Lawson Mcaullay Pol Raffart 24 13 23 60 21
21 Marcello Torre Regan Somerville 15 31 17 63 22
19 Caitlin Shaw Teyah Duthie 20 26 22 68 23
12 Georgia Payne Jono Everett 22 21 25 68 24
17 Stefan Elliott-Shircore Samuel Williams 21 22 27 70 25
6 Elyse Ainsworth Olivia Payne 23 31 19 73 26
23 Connor Shaw Murray Duthie/ Ethany Bates 25 24 24 73 27
25 Kai Colman Jamie Randal 26 25 28 79 28
29 Barney Woo 31 23 30 84 29
27 Jenna Everett Cailyn Reid 28 27 29 84 30

 

Fund Raising for Advanced Wind Measurement devices

Thank you to those that have already contributed to the Wind Measurement project.

Here is information for those  wanting to know more. To get use out of it this summer we really need to get moving quickly.

We are currently seeking support to purchase the WindBot portable wind measurement solution, that enables you to visualise trending wind patterns in real-time, and calculates true wind information, even on a moving boat. Once only available to professional teams, this system is now available in an off the shelf solution that is very accurate and robust.

The system has two main purposes:

  1. To assist with accurate feedback on conditions for sailors up to their start and between races at regattas
  2. To assist sailors with accurate wind data for tuning their settings and analyzing performance both in training and racing

This is obviously valuable for our advanced sailors, but I recommend also essential for our middle of the road sailors and developing sailors to help them with accurate feedback, which takes out a lot of frustration and guesswork out of self analysis.

Acquiring these systems will position SoPYC with superior support for our sailors education and ultimately performance.

South of Perth Yacht Club is registered with the Australian Sports Foundation so that all donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.

Please show your support by making a tax deductible donation today. Thank you in advance for your support of our sailors!

 

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Happy Sailing Denis