Bill’s Racing Checklist=

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Before the race

¨ Get to boat park at least 3 hours before start

¨ Check: gear, clothing, food, water, sunscreen

¨ Launch at least 1 hour before start

Before the start

¨ Find the weather mark

· = Sail up the first beat

· = Determine favored tack (split tacks with partner)

¨ Find the leeward mark

· = Sail downwind on both jibes

· = Determine favored jibe

· = Determine wave angle

¨ Find the line

· = 2 line sights (if nothing to sight, use pin = end committee boat)

¨ Find the favored end

· = from midline, sight through jam cleats

· = sail close hauled from each end

¨ Know the course

· = check the board!

¨ Get on the clock

· = stay close to committee boat

· = sync with prep flag

Start

¨ Get close to favored end but away from pack

· = leeward of pack at weather end

· = windward of pack at leeward end

· = beware of mid-line sag!

¨ Set up on the line

· = set up with 60 seconds to go (could be longe= r in big fleet!)

¨ Make room to maneuver (hole to leeward)

· = luffing with sail out

· = discourage poachers with aggressive movement= s

· = hug boat to weather

¨ Accelerate 5 seconds before gun

· = adjust all controls for max. speed

· = hit the line at full speed!

1^st hundred yards

¨ Win a lane

· = pinch off boats to weather

· = drive over boats to leeward

· = hike harder!

¨ Get on the right tack

· = be quick! be sure!

1^st beat

¨ Look up the course

· = look for shifts

· = look for pressure

· = look at where fleet is going

¨ Get between fleet and advantaged side

· = right or left of middle

· = know where you are on the course

· = know where the mark is

¨ Sail to win your side

· = tack on the headers

· = consolidate when you can

¨ Stay away from corners

· = except Alamitos Bay!

Weather mark

¨ Approach from middle

· = don’t get to layline too early

· = big gains possible in last few shifts!

¨ Look for holes in parade and/or boats overstood

¨ Clear sheet for rounding

¨ Adjust controls for reach

· = Cunningham off

· = vang off 50%

· = outhaul off 50%

· = strap tight

¨ Maintain speed in rounding

· = smooth round using sail and boat trim, minim= um rudder

¨      Head for clear air (high or low?)<= /h2>

Reach

¨      Maintain clear air (don’t let boats drive over!)

¨      Get on a wave (stay on!)

¨      Fine tune controls

·      =    board up 12”

·      =    vang?

·      =    outhaul?

¨      Concentrate on boat speed

·      =    go high to build speed or in lulls

·      =    go low to gain ground or in puffs

·      =    steer with sail & boat trim, minimum rud= der

¨      Determine favored side for run

¨      Adjust controls for run

·      =    vang off 100%

·      =    outhaul off 100%

Reach mark

¨      Maintain speed in rounding

·      =    smooth roll

·      =    catch the first wave!

¨      Get to favored side quickly

·      =    reach up to go right

·      =    jibe to go left

Run

¨      Move out to favored side

·      =    catch the first wave!

·      =    maintain clear air!

¨      Work to develop pressure on rig (heat up or go low)

·      =    steer with sail & boat trim, minimum rud= der

¨      Work to stay on the waves

¨      Ride pressure down to mark

Leeward mark

¨      Determine favored side of gate

·      =    approach from middle

·      =    avoid laylines until last minute

¨      Determine favored tack for next beat

¨      Adjust controls for beat

·      =    outhaul in

·      =    Cunningham down

·      =    board down

·      =    strap loose

·      =    vang on

2^nd beat

¨      Find a lane on favored tack

¨      Tack on the headers

¨      Catch one boat at a time

Finish

¨      Sail to 1st layline (do not sail past!)

¨      Determine favored end

¨      Sail to favored end

¨      Sail home and have a beer! (don’t forget water, carbs, and stretching too!= )

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Bill’s Racing Checklist=

Before the race

¨ Get to boat park at least 3 hours before start

¨ Check: gear, clothing, food, water, sunscreen

¨ Launch at least 1 hour before start

Before the start

¨ Find the weather mark

· = Sail up the first beat

· = Determine favored tack (split tacks with partner)

¨ Find the leeward mark

· = Sail downwind on both jibes

· = Determine favored jibe

· = Determine wave angle

¨ Find the line

· = 2 line sights (if nothing to sight, use pin = end committee boat)

¨ Find the favored end

· = from midline, sight through jam cleats

· = sail close hauled from each end

¨ Know the course

· = check the board!

¨ Get on the clock

· = stay close to committee boat

· = sync with prep flag

Start

¨ Get close to favored end but away from pack

· = leeward of pack at weather end

· = windward of pack at leeward end

· = beware of mid-line sag!

¨ Set up on the line

· = set up with 60 seconds to go (could be longe= r in big fleet!)

¨ Make room to maneuver (hole to leeward)

· = luffing with sail out

· = discourage poachers with aggressive movement= s

· = hug boat to weather

¨ Accelerate 5 seconds before gun

· = adjust all controls for max. speed

· = hit the line at full speed!

1st hundred yards

¨ Win a lane

· = pinch off boats to weather

· = drive over boats to leeward

· = hike harder!

¨ Get on the right tack

· = be quick! be sure!

1st beat

¨ Look up the course

· = look for shifts

· = look for pressure

· = look at where fleet is going

¨ Get between fleet and advantaged side

· = right or left of middle

· = know where you are on the course

· = know where the mark is

¨ Sail to win your side

· = tack on the headers

· = consolidate when you can

¨ Stay away from corners

· = except Alamitos Bay!

Weather mark

¨ Approach from middle

· = don’t get to layline too early

· = big gains possible in last few shifts!

¨ Look for holes in parade and/or boats overstood

¨ Clear sheet for rounding

¨ Adjust controls for reach

· = Cunningham off

· = vang off 50%

· = outhaul off 50%

· = strap tight

¨ Maintain speed in rounding

· = smooth round using sail and boat trim, minim= um rudder

Reach

¨ Maintain clear air (don’t let boats drive over!)

¨ Get on a wave (stay on!)

¨ Fine tune controls

· = board up 12”

· = vang?

· = outhaul?

¨ Concentrate on boat speed

· = go high to build speed or in lulls

1^st hundred yards

1^st beat

2^nd beat