80 boats out for the first G-series race of the WYC 2017 season. An iffy first upwind leg keeps us in 4th place at the end, but WOW what a great day on the water. And Jodi is figuring out that is is tougher than it looks.
First race of the season!
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I think you do that when you want a even distribution over the rail. Notice how flat the boat is, it must work.
We have an ideal angle of heel for every TWS. While I'll give commands to spread crew out to achieve that, they're pretty good at doing it themselves.
Normally: The main trimmer can sit wherever they what. Driver next in seating priority. Other crew members high or low depending. Here we were all low except Jodi. but Jean went high when the breeze when up a knot or so.
Jodi says its aerodynamic trimming position. She's a math wiz, so who am I to argue??Is that last picture some kind of advanced trimming technique?
Actually, she's stretching out her sore neck, after looking up all evening while trimming main. And getting ready to go join 15000 of our closest friends at a Hall and Oates concert. Say it isn't so!
What a beautiful day, and with 80 boats out! Nice.
Question: Is that the 360º cam, bottom picture, on the pushpit rail?
If so, Question #2, where is the video URL? (getting spoiled)
Question: Is that the 360º cam, bottom picture, on the pushpit rail?
If so, Question #2, where is the video URL? (getting spoiled)
80 boats is actually a low day for us, normally we are in the 120 range. But early, so lots of boat not in yet.
LOL more 360 viddies to come, but it's a bit labor intensive and today has been crazy. I actually shot both 4K GoPro and 360 off each pushput. I save all the raw video on a 3TB drive ASAP and get to it when I can. Here is the 360 cam looking over at the GoPro. Actually, the 360 looks EVERYWHERE. Good times!
Crew shirts: important!
Pro tip: if you want lady crewmembers to wear them, make sure to get them WOMENS styles. Guys tech shirts look like garbage bags on woman, and they won't wear them.
Sure is @plenny7, from the deck of one of the boats racing!
WYC has a wide open door policy regarding crewing. See here:
http://www.wyc.org/AboutWYC/StartCrewingNow.aspx
It mentions seminars.... there is a trim seminar TONIGHT, and an on-the-water session this Saturday. I'll be at both of them if you're interested.
@Jackdaw that sounds like a terrific opportunity! Unfortunately I'm busy tonight with my son's soccer game.
I'm going to bookmark that page though see if can find a few times to come out for the show-n-go method. I'd love a chance to help crew, and to learn.
When we sail, my wife is kicked back and enjoying life. As long as we're moving (but not too drastically!), she's happy. Me...I'm a tinkerer. I often feel the need to adjust the trim...far too frequently for her liking I suspect. How does this affect our speed? How does that affect our heeling? Why are the top tell tails not fluttering like the bottom set? We lost too much speed on that tack, how can we change things next time to keep our speed up?
To me the beauty of sailing...one of them anyway, is the how all the elements, external and internal, interact and affect your motion. Art and science, coming together. Every sail is another learning experience.
I did put a ticker on my calendar to check out the seminars next year.
I'm going to bookmark that page though see if can find a few times to come out for the show-n-go method. I'd love a chance to help crew, and to learn.
When we sail, my wife is kicked back and enjoying life. As long as we're moving (but not too drastically!), she's happy. Me...I'm a tinkerer. I often feel the need to adjust the trim...far too frequently for her liking I suspect. How does this affect our speed? How does that affect our heeling? Why are the top tell tails not fluttering like the bottom set? We lost too much speed on that tack, how can we change things next time to keep our speed up?
To me the beauty of sailing...one of them anyway, is the how all the elements, external and internal, interact and affect your motion. Art and science, coming together. Every sail is another learning experience.
I did put a ticker on my calendar to check out the seminars next year.
Our first race of the season was a dismal failure. Bad start. Boat sluggish. Beat by everyone. Ugh. In subsequent race the leech line of the r/f jib chafed through the sail, caught on the spreader, and tore out. Results: comparable. For our next race we pulled the old#1 genoa out of the attic. Won the start. First to windward mark, ahead of two J/109's with carbon sails, a J/133 and an X 382. Only the J/133 (which gives us more than a minute per mile) was able to work by us. Guess which sail we're using next time.