The Youth Champs start tomorrow and Willie will be acting as the 29er national fleet coach for the week. The goal is to provide as much information and help as possible to any interested sailors. A preliminary outline of the week's activities and briefings is listed below. Feel free to join whichever briefings and discussions interest you.
Times and locations will be updated here as I find out more, but to stay up to date, follow @McWil49er on twitter.
Tuesday, July 7 - Race Day 1
1000 Morning Briefing - Dining Commons (tentatively - subject to change if coach meeting runs long)
Review Sailing Instructions
Local knowledge and forecast/tidal info
Day 1 regatta strategy
Roundtable tuning discussion
1030 Competitors' meeting
1200 First Warning
On the water priorities will be :
Breakdowns
Food
Video of course considerations
Video of scenarios and tactics
Video of boatspeed techniques
Group stretch immediately following sailing
Evening debrief to be scheduled. Topics will include:
Course strategy review
Playbook play reviews
Video review
Photos, videos, and nightly playbook scenarios will be posted in the evenings.
Wednesday, July 8 - Race Day 2
0800 Morning workout - Meet downstairs at sailing clubhouse
0845 Morning stretching - Upstairs on sailing clubhouse deck
0900 Breakfast
0910 Regatta briefing with race organizers
1030 First warning signal
Group stretch immediately following sailing
Evening debrief to be scheduled. Topics will include:
Course strategy review
Playbook play reviews
Video review
Photos, videos, and nightly playbook scenarios will be posted in the evenings.
Thursday, July 9 - Race Day 3
0800 Morning workout - Meet downstairs at sailing clubhouse
0845 Morning stretching - Upstairs on sailing clubhouse deck
0900 Breakfast
0910 Regatta briefing with race organizers
1030 First warning signal
Group stretch immediately following sailing
Evening debrief to be scheduled. Topics will include:
Course strategy review
Playbook play reviews
Video review
Photos, videos, and nightly playbook scenarios will be posted in the evenings.
Friday, July 10 - Race Day 4
0800 Morning workout
0845 Morning stretching
0900 Breakfast
0910 Regatta briefing with race organizers
1030 First warning signal
1230 No warning after this time
Fleet meeting and discussion to be scheduled immediately following racing - Fall and Winter Calendars
Regatta wrap up will be sent out to the McBride Wilson mailing list including links to photos, videos, and playbook scenarios