Thursday Debrief : The Gap/Push Concept in Silver Panda 2v2 Video

We worked on maintaining the Play 4 (1,4,5) in yesterdays practice. The key to Play 4 being stable is the 5th place boat gapping the opposing 6, while the 4 pushes the opponents around the course. The same roles are executed from 3:45 on by the yellow Jibs (Trevor Moore Sail#1774, Pete Levesque Sail #888). Check it out: 

0:00-1:50 the boats are circling for control throughout the pre start. Note the crews rolling and flattening every tack and Jybe, and actively steering with their weight and jib.

2:05 Yellow team clearly "Chasing"

2:17 Biggest mistake of the race. White 883 Tacks too late to cover her pair. 883 is still beating her pair, but is unable to slow/balance/control her. Look to go from winning pairs to controlling them by tacking in the perfect spot, and being bow out on the long tack.

3:02 How to use a starboard boat to get out of a pin! White missed its opportunity to balance Yellow 1774 and Yellow 1774 breaks up what could have been a 1,2.

3:30 Rules argument on the "Room to Tack" hail ends - the sailors move on with the race!

3:45 beginning of the gap push concept:
                  1774 Pushes outside at Mark 1, 888 Waits inside
                  1774 Pushes High on the Reach Leg, does a "Whip and Dip" to get free, 888 does a trap at
                              Mark 2
          4:30 1774 Pushes Low on the Run, jybing and breaking overlap, then sailing fast around the
                              outside wing on wing.