The team competed in another regatta at NYCC on October 6th. This was designated a "JV-Team 2" regatta where there was no boat rotation - the sailors stayed in the same hulls (red 1, 2, and 3) for all nine races. Our top three skippers were absent - Jake was sitting for the SAT, Charlie was visiting the USCGA in New London, and Josh was racing in the moth nationals.
Nolan and Mark skippered all day; Maria, Margaret, Oliver sat in the crew slot all day. Chase and Gus alternated as skipper and crew for each other. We finished 14th, 19th, and 20th of 22 starters. Our highest finishes were 7th, 8th, and 9th. All finishes are below followed by the race-by-race report from Mr. Miller who acted as coach:
First and Second race:
Nolan/Maria. 3rd over line. Great start!
Mark/Margaret.
Gus/Oliver
Maybe some protests there was a ton of bumper boats all across the board. Need to enforce Port/Starboard rules and 720 exoneration.
Third and Fourth race:
Nolan/Maria
Mark/Margaret
Chase/Gus(crew)
3: Chase was close for the start but Nolan was very far out of place, all three need work keeping sails full with air in shifty winds. All three boats last half of pack, Nolan, then Chase, Mark pulled up the rear. Crews need to be attentive and move to keep boats flat in puffs. Again port/starboard interactions boats lost several places while in the right of way to port boats that fouled them but no protest or turns. Tide started pulling through harder (right side favored)
4: Nolan and Mark has good positions for start. Nolan tacked into clear air and pulled out into 7th at windward mark. Chase needs to keep air in the sails and move. Nolan lost three spots at leeward gate, needs a plan for gate BEFORE he gets there and rounding technique. Upwind he got stuck on left, let a port tack boat have right of way, got rolled, then need to duck a cluster of starboard boats to get clear air into the mark, but he tacked and got rolled by 7 boats while in irons.
Remaining races:
Nolan/Maria
Mark/Margaret
Chase/Oliver(crew)
5: Mark and Nolan OK start, needed to find clear air so ended up 8/9 through windward mark. Gate was confusing. Second leg Nolan went right, gained a lot. Mark left and got stuck in some bad air and traffic. Nolan was 8 or 9th... Mark dropped into the mid teens. Chase needed to keep the sails filled but was a few spots back of Mark in upper teens.
6: Nolan great start, needs to work on posting and speed. (Main trim all day). Fouled by yellow 4 and lost five spots due to irons. Nolan went right and picked up a few spots rounded 8th and Mark 11th at windward. Nolan and Mark went low and got rolled on downwind. (Need upwind positioning lessons). Nolan finished around 8th again, Mark around 13.
7: Nolan had OK start, went into bad air, half up had P/S where Nolan t-boned green 13 - green 13 didn’t do any turns and kept going. Race was wonky with wind dying out, lead pack came 3/4 through the fleet to lap and a lot of back 1/2 fleet just finished after one lap versus full course. Need to through out that race.
8: Nolan again with great start, has pointing and speed issues, needed to tack away into clear air. Ended up in 15th-ish.
Chase and Mark were present for the race... started in irons, kept it that way and lapped before they reached the gate. Nolan needs work on scan, fixated on other boats and position and letting sails luff.
9: Nolan and Chase great start, Nolan won the boat, Chase mid pack. Boat speed issues from there. Nolan needed to tack into clear air. Shifty conditions made it hard with boat speed and p/s crossings. Chase found some clear air in 5th at windward mark! Second leg Chase in 6th at windward. Oliver needs to move to keep boat flat in puffs. Chase finished 7th.
All in all some good notes to go over and clear items to practice for this week.
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