Monday May 29th Coaching/Training

After watching weather forecasts, and juggling people's schedules, we finally decided that Monday afternoon would be the best window for training.

Keith Davids/Jesse Falsone teamed up in Jesse's Waterat
Ali Meller/Mike Coe sailed 7200
Stergios Padakis/Mike Renda sailed 7199

Yvette Davids grabbed the rigid bottomed inflatable and some marks, and ran drills for us.

After briefly discussing objectives (a bit of speed of bit of boathandling), we sailed out. Yvette set a windward and a leeward mark, and we used rabbit starts to set everyone up, racing several windward/leeward races.

There was a LOT of powerboat traffic (it being Memorial Day), but the breeze was nice (marginal trapezing with some flat out trapezing), and Yvette found us a spot away from the major powerboat routes going North or South out of Annapolis.

We were out from about 2:00PM to 4:40PM.

Sterg/Mike finished rigging a spinnaker pole launcher, and it seemed to be working for them first time out. Ali/Mike continue to work with the Superspar M2. Keith thought he and Jesse were using an M2 as well.

Different boats were fastest in different races. Upwind Keith/Jesse had a slight speed edge on Ali/Mike, though Ali/Mike had a height gear they were able to use to advantage several times. Sterg/Mike were very slightly slower at times. Downwind, Ali/Mike were able to real in Sterg/Mike (who were sailing very low at times) and thought they were gaining on Keith/Jesse a few times.

7200 had an M2 mast, HA3-480 CB, North 3DL main, North jib, Ullman kite (thanks, Keith!)
Keith/Jesse had an M2?? mast, ?? CB, somewhat aged North Kevlar/Mylar main, North jib, not sure about the kite.
7199 had a Proctor D? Cumulus? mast, Waterat std. CB, North 3DL main, North jib, not sure what model kite.