Here's the Video from Race 1 of Tuesdays practice. A huge thank you to our guests from George Washington University for scrimmaging with us! Overall a really good race - evidence of "team race at full speed" (boats look flat, fast, plus some good boathandeling), basic plays and concepts.The Red team executes a nice downwind Hi-Lo to come back against a solid 1-2, then converts on a leeward mark trap.
Red Team: Chris, Max, Alie, John, Sophia, Dae
Blue Team: GW, Mack, Cam, Liza.
Observations:
0:30 Boat 1 is controlling the race by decidedly winning the boat end.
0:40 ...and uses that control to get their teammate, boat 8 out, before tacking and covering all 3 opponents.
1:20 1 & 8 tack in perfect unison on lay-line - they're fleet racing well together and not covering each other.
1:55 Red Boats 6 & 4 initiate a hi-low chasing strategy:
Hi boats strategy: Cover the 2's air at all costs
Low Boat Strategy: Fleet race to the mark (straight line in more breeze), convert a pass-back once you are ahead of the opponent your teammate is covering.
2:03 Boat 6 jybes a little late (should be jybing with the opponent to better cover them)
2:15...but still gets in a good position to cover.
2:35-2:55 The Hi-Lo works! We see boat 4 pass the blue boat as his teamamte sits on them.
2:57 Boat 4 (now in 2nd i nthe race) cant cross right of the opponent, so he correctly elects to get to the zone first and set a mark trap. To do this, boat 4 does a nice transition to a reach, then enters the zone angled away from the opponent (helps you stay clear ahead).
3:08 Mark trap!
3:50 Boat 6 does a nice job of pushing low.
Red gets into a nice play 2.
Mistakes:
4:38 Boat 6 ignors her pair! Play 2 zone at risk.
5:13 Boat 9 sails by boat 6 instead of keeping the starboard advantage and trying to make a play on her.
"we're really playing loose with the starboard advantage here!"
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