CISA 2013 Advanced Racing Clinic Results
2013 CISA Advanced Racing Clinic
April 13-16, 2013
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, CA
Results:
2013 Baldwin Cup Team Race Regatta Report Video
At this years’ Baldwin Cup Team Race, 12 teams battled it out. After over 150 races, it came down to two teams: Larchmont Yacht Club and Newport Harbor Yacht Club Thunder. Congratulations to Larchmont who swept NHYC in the finals 3-0.
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ICSA Team Race Rankings, 10 April 2013
Compiled & managed by Martha Pitt
10 APRIL 2013: Lots more movement in the rankings this week, after some sleeper teams have awakened at a few more team race events over the past two weeks! Yale makes the biggest jump from 7th place in the previous rankings up to 2nd this week, after winning the SNETR and the Friis/Marchiando. We haven’t seen much team racing from College of Charleston recently, so they slipped down passed Yale and Georgetown, but are still ahead of 5th ranked BC who had some trouble at the SNETR but made up for it by finishing 2nd at the Friis/Marchiando Regatta hosted in Boston. Tufts is also creeping their way up through the rankings, “tired of being the spoiler,” according to Coach Legler. Harvard crushed the competition at the Ferrarone and along with MIT have put themselves on the board, making it into this week’s top 15 after not having been ranked.
A few team race nationals qualifiers have already been completed – in the PCCSC Championship, Stanford dominated and finished undefeated, followed by the UHawaii Rainbows who secured the second berth with a 7-3 record. Georgetown and St. Mary’s tied at the Captain Prosser Trophy, MAISA’s qualifying event, with the Hoyas winning the tie breaker for the victory, the Seahawks taking second, and Navy taking the third and final nationals berth.
Click HERE to see the Rankings & Coach Comments
Coaching Sound Bites, by Ken Legler
Coaching:
Telling them ain’t learning them. (From Gary Bodie’s grandfather)
“Make that kick,” instead of “Don’t miss.” (From Former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson)
“Sail clean,” instead of “Don’t foul.”
If you are not improving, you are going the other way (From former NHL coach Dave Lewis)
General Success:
The team that wins is not the most brilliant; it is the team that makes the fewest mistakes.
When the crew makes a mistake; it’s the skipper’s fault.
When the skipper makes a mistake; it’s the crew’s fault.
Sail from the dock to the starting line like it’s a race. (From Jonathan McKee)
Starting:
Pay close attention to the shifts, lulls and puffs on your final approach.
Find the line.
Start where the others are not.
Speed:
Mast forward for power, mast back for speed. (From Dave Ullman)
Speed through the turns is half the speed game in college sailing.
Over tack and hike immediately in the heading puff.
Whenever the boat is downspeed, such as pre-start, the crew steers with weight and trim.
Tacking when overpowered is slow, tacking when underpowered is fast.
Strategy:
Strategy is good, tactics are evil.
Play the favored side of the fleet, not the corner of the course.
Foot in the big lifts.
If you are in a 40 degree lift and you get a ten degree header, you are still lifted.
Aim your bow at the mark. (From former coach Joe Duplin)
Lateral Separation is better on the long run leg.
At a crowded weather mark, overlay the mark and the traffic.
Tactics:
When boat A hails “starboard” to boat B, boat C gains.
Never get fouled.
Sit down, danger lurks to leeward.
The passing lane is outside the wake.
At a crowded leeward mark, slow up to win.
Round the gate mark with the path of least resistance. (From Dave Ullman)
Current:
Unlike the wind; the current is a known variable.
100’ of drift in 1 minute equals 1 knot of current.
Overcompensate for current as others under compensate.
Team Racing:
The team that wins the most team races is not the best team racing team, it’s the best team.
Fleet racing principles, especially speed, wins 75% of team races.
First place alone does not make a winning combination.
Calling out the play not only tells the other team what to do, it tells them when to do it, as in immediately.
Soccer coach: Don’t wait for the ball to come to you, go to the ball.
Team racing coach: Don’t wait for the play to come to you, go to the play.
Pass your guy. (From former TR World champ Tim Wadlow)
To control your opponent’s boat, you must first control your own boat.
To control your opponent’s mind, you must first control your own mind.
Travel safety:
What time you arrive at a regatta is not a function of how fast you
drive, it is a function of what time you leave.
Avoid the three deadly D’s: Drunk, drowsy, distracted.
Personal risk management:
Never, ever break two laws simultaneously.
2013 Youth Match Racing Opportunities in the U.S.
Re-printed with permission of Dave Perry
Compiled by Dave Perry,
Match Racing is one of the fastest growing disciplines in the sport of Sailing. It is fast-paced, very combative tactically, and it demands you to be pushing the boat, your team and yourself to the highest limits of boat handling and boat speed at all times.
Some of the very best
And Match Racing is both an end to itself if one chooses to go that route, or a tool to sharpen one’s fleet and team racing skills and to help a sailor get to the next level in their sailing career.
The US Sailing Match Racing Committee is actively working on ways to get the more advanced 16-22 year old
- 1)The Rose Cup, a National Youth Match Racing Event –
which is a qualifier for The Governor’s Cup (an international youth match racing event)
We are running a national youth match racing event this summer, called The Rose Cup, which will be hosted by Sail Sheboygan in
- 2)Regional Youth Match Racing Clinegattas (a clinic and regatta in one event)
May 31 – June 2 – North U Youth Match Racing Clinegatta, in J/22’s
San Diego Yacht Club,
Aug 8-11 – North U Youth Match Racing Clinegatta, in Sonars (boat used for the ICSA National Match Racing Champs; see below). Oakcliff Sailing,
October 4-6 (to be confirmed) – North U Varsity (advanced) Match Racing Clinic,
October (date tba) – North U Varsity Match Racing Clinic, at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club,
For other youth match racing opportunities, check in with:
- the
- the
(more)
- 3)Intercollegiate (ICSA) Match Racing (http://collegesailing.org/)
The intercollegiate national sloop championship is done in match racing. Sailors in college interested in match racing should alert their coach, or look at the ICSA schedule for match racing events and qualifiers.
Oct 12-13 – Intercollegiate Match Racing event sponsored by the Storm Trysail Club at the Larchmont Yacht Club in Larchmont, NY. For info, check with your coach.
Nov 22-24 – Intercollegiate National Match Racing Championship,
- 4)Other events good for youth sailors (especially those in college looking to prepare for the ICSA Nationals which are in Sonars)
June 12-16 – Great Lakes Championship,
June 12-13 will be a North U Varsity (advanced) Match Racing Clinic coached by Dave Perry
Aug 10-11,
- 5)Calendar of Events
The most complete calendar of Match Racing in the
US Sailing Calendar: http://racing.ussailing.org/Match_Racing/Match_Racing_Calendar.htm
ISAF Calendar: http://www.sailing.org/regattasearch.php (then under Discipline, select Match Racing)
- 6)Information and Resources for Match Racing, including Dave Perry’s Match Racing Playbook and free DVD Welcome to Match Racing, which explains how match racing works and what the tactics are
– Welcome to Match Racing DVD can be viewed for free on line (scroll down on the Resources page)
– Calendar of match racing events in
– Much information on Match Racing
North U Match Racing website: www.northu.com > All Things Match Racing!
– Dave Perry’s Match Racing Playbook; a comprehensive book on how to match race, and drills to do
– Match Racing – a CD with video shots, by Henry Menin and John Cutler
– Dave Perry’s Welcome to Match Racing DVD – free other than the cost of shipping
SAIL1DESIGNERS OF THE MONTH: STANFORD U. SAILING TEAM
By Airwaves writer Martha Pitt
Few could deny the impressive success of the Stanford Sailing Team so far this season. For a team with only ten boats at practice (relatively small compared to much of their top competition), they have managed to race in up to four events in one weekend, three-quarters for which they had to fly across the country to compete. The team is young too! With just two seniors on the team, the juniors and underclassmen are proving that Stanford will be a force for years to come.
This team has been building momentum for a few years, having recruited a huge class of talent back in the fall of 2010. The new sailors were fast, but still had a lot to learn about college sailing and team racing at such a high level. Since then, Head Coach John Vandemoer has been conditioning his young team out on the west coast, providing them with the guidance and experience necessary to compete with the ICSA powerhouses that primarily reside on the east coast. Many of the same players have been sailing for the Cardinals for the past few years, and it seems as though they are finally hitting their stride!
While the team has been successful across the board, much of the acclaim that they have received has come from their victories on the team race course. “We are very proud of our team racing success,” says Vandemoer, “especially because we started 10 different boats in the 5 team races we sailed.” They have been the unanimous pick in the Sail1Design ICSA Team Race Rankings since the beginning of March, winning five team race events with a different combination of boats at each, proving not only their ability to win, but also the depth on the team. Their stellar finishes across the ICSA results have also placed them in 2nd in the Sailing World rankings, just behind Yale, and 6th on the women’s side.
The coaches, captains, and sailors alike attribute much of the success to the hard work of the team as a group. “We only have 10 boats at practice so it really means it was a team effort,” commented Vandemoer. “The team has really worked hard together to share information and become great teachers to each other. Coach Hayes has worked hard preparing our team for the new bottom reach and the new run, his work has really helped.” This is Clinton Hayes’ second year coaching the Stanford team, but his contributions seem to be making a big difference with the group and he is equally happy to watch them work hard and to succeed. He notes, “The team is small but dedicated. We usually only have about 9-10 boats at practice but are consistent at that number everyday. We will add more next year with only 2 seniors graduating. I have to give a lot of credit to the captains, Helena Scutt and Katie Riklin. They do a lot to motivate the team and keep them on track while still keeping things fun. The team works hard in the weigh room 2 mornings a week year-round and that has really paid off.” Captains Scutt (’14) and Riklin (’13) have put a lot of value in creating a positive and supportive team atmosphere for the team to grow both at practice and during regatta weekends, even when the team is apart, explaining, “we have a really strong team bond and make a conscious effort to support each other when we are on different coasts each weekend. At the same time we take each victory as a true team victory because we know that our depth in practice is the source of our improvement.”
The winning team at St. Mary’s College
To handle the balance of schoolwork, practice time, travel, and competition, the coaches and sailors are very conscious of over-exertion and burnout. Coach Hayes says that they’ve paid particular attention to it this year, and planned their season accordingly, taking advantage of the fact that they can sail 12 months of the year and by “not taking any real time off, and instead just practicing 2 days a week January to now. We will start 3 days a week soon. The team is much less stressed compared to this time last year. It’s worked out great.” He also noted that they do their best to avoid any one sailor traveling two weekends in a row, which is less than many other teams, even those just traveling by van. To help avoid team burnout, Scutt and Riklin have made sure that they “treat practices as an escape from our schoolwork and other stresses” rather than an additional stress. “It allows us to focus and make practice very productive.”
But the coaches and team have been keeping the entire season in perspective, and know that they have the whole second half of the season to get through. “We have a long road ahead with lots to work on,” says Vandemoer. “Our focus is to improve. We are not focused on winning regattas but rather focused on getting better every time we are on the water.” The team is taking the season day by day, focusing on the daily improvements each time they hit the water, whether that be at team practices or at regattas. With such a deep team, the coaches are going to have a hard time making roster decisions later in the season, but I’m sure that they welcome that problem!
Stanford’s winning team at the John Jackson
Congratulations to Stanford thus far in the season, and keep an eye on the Cardinals through the remainder of this championship season!
Club Profile: Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation
By Airwaves Writer Clinton Hayes
Mission and History
The Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation (PYSF) is a non-profit 501c (3) organization that was formed in the year 2000. From its inception, PYSF has been dependent on the support of volunteers and donations from the community for its success. Their primary mission is to coach, teach, and nurture youth sailors in the San Francisco Bay Area by providing instruction, coaching, practice, and racing opportunities.
After finishing up a 2012 Olympic Campaign, finishing 5th in the Elliot 6M women’s match racing, Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer was hired as the Director and Head Coach. Since her hire, the foundation has experienced a boom in both participation and overall organization. In her own words, “Before leaving for the Games I knew I was going to need something to keep me busy when I returned. And the PYSF job certainly has done that! The program was in need of a full-time director to help instill consistent organization, practices, and a logical plan for the kids and parents to follow.”
Sailing Opportunities
PYSF’s primary sailing area is the Port of Redwood City turning basin, the same home waters of Stanford University. They also have access to open water on South San Francisco Bay, a short 10 minute sail from the basin. Conditions range from 0-5 and very shifty in the winter to 20+ knots nearly every day in the summer. Its South Bay location protects them from the notorious San Francisco summer fog. Most summer days are sunny and 75-85 degrees.
Due to the temperate climate of the Bay Area, PYSF is able to offer programs 12 months a year in 420s, lasers, and Optis. In their year around program, The Foundation currently has 29 kids registered in the high school program, 17 in 420s, 15 in Optis, and 3 in Lasers from ages 8-18. Their Race Teams meet multiple times a week and focus training on long course, boatspeed, and boathandling. The summer is comprised of 4 session that offer everything from learn to sail to advanced racing. PYSF also provides boats for anyone who does not own their own.
(See the schedule here)
In addition to their Junior Racing program, PYSF offers high school sailing to any high school sailor interested. The sailors do not need to be part of an official HS team, and sailing experience is not an absolute requirement. They currently have sailors from over 14 schools. Most schools start sailing Pacific Coast High School Events as Conglomerate Teams, made up of multiple schools. They are allowed a 2-year grace period to get enough sailors to fill an A and B division from the same school. Many local schools have successfully started full sailing teams based off this model. 8th graders are also allowed to practice and compete with PYSF once they complete the Introductory FJ class. To help strengthen the high school program, PYSF just purchased an identical fleet of FJ’s from a college on the East Coast. This will allow them to offer an equal practice platform and host some provided boat events, a rarity on the west coast.
Challenges and Future Plans
In a sense, PYSF has many of the same challenges as all clubs face, participation, funding, etc, but without the structure and sometimes burdensome yacht club politics, they are free to set their own agenda. A main goal for them is to “get sailing to be a consistent part of the kids’ over-scheduled lives.” The year-round sailing climate certainly helps with this but they also have a scholarship program to help families with financial need get kids on the water. When asked how scholarships will help PYSF meet challenges and future plans, Molly responded, “Sailing can be an expensive sport and PYSF wants to make sure that the opportunity to get into a sailboat is available to everyone. Our challenge is to grow the sport and instill a love for it. If awarding a scholarship helps me reach another kid, then it is a win for everyone.” Since August, they have awarded three scholarships and expect to get 2-3 more requests through the summer.
As an Olympic racer herself, it’s no surprise that Molly has made racing a primary focus for The Foundation: “I am here to help implement a feeder program for kids from 8-18 years old that will help get more NorCal sailors into the National sailing scene. I would also like to see the program’s healthy learn-to-sail classes feed into more kids racing from ages 10-13.”
The fact that they are the only junior racing program in South San Francisco Bay should also help their cause. Many kids commute more than an hour each way to get good coaching up in the city. Now many of these kids are able to sail more locally. Some have even started high school teams and have been able to bring new people into the sport. As Molly explains, “Most importantly I want to get these kids the opportunity to see how fun the sport is, gain friends with common likes and hopefully go on to their college teams, join area Yacht Clubs, and become sailors for life.”
For more information on PYSF visit their website: http://www.pysf.us/
VX ONE
The core principle is that the sailor gets to sail what is, within an affordable price, the most technology for the dollar available anywhere on the market today. Simply put, a “Big bang for the buck”.
The VX ONE is a fresh and exciting sport one-design for the international two to three person racing enthusiast. The design concept is born of a careful review of performance one-design demographics within this category worldwide. The VX ONE offers sailors from Junior to Advanced a vehicle for perpetual enjoyment of performance sailing in an affordable, durable, and technically advanced package, and at a realistic price.
The VX One Design offers:
*Team Design Approach: The VX team includes lead design and concepts by Viper 640 designer, Brian Bennett, naval architecture and design engineering by Ross Weene and Rodger Martin, rig development and engineering by John Clinton and the Southern Spars team, and deck layout by Harken. The VX is designed with Multisurf Yacht design software, 3D modeled with Rhino ceros, and VVP analysis by the Wolfston unit (UK) software. Hull tools will be cut with precision 5 axis CNC equipment for perfect geometry and replication.
* Optimized Construction Techniques: The VX will be built using a conservative level of technology. Major components will be resin-infused with Vinylester and e glass with PVC cores, and Armorflex gelcoat. This is the most environmentally considerate approach to building a production boat and will provide a tough, durable craft, with optimal performance and longevity. Due to the 3-D design process, all parts and systems can be duplicated with precision and stocked for quick turnaround if needed. This will be a boat that will give many years of racing service.
*ISAF One Design Development: The VX is being developed from the start using ISAF templates and guidelines to guarantee strict international design and build tolerances, and class management development.
* Cost-down engineering: A difficult task requiring experience and an understanding of the dynamics involved in producing and marketing race boats, this is a process where we look carefully at the target market and competition to determine what we feel customers will pay for the finished product, and engineer the project from this figure backwards.
* Logistics Efficiencies: Sailing is an expensive sport and suffers from varying degrees of inefficiency. The VX is designed to consider the long-ranging impact of shipping and moving multiple boats and associated equipment efficiently. On initial delivery, the VX can be delivered 3 units per 20’ container, or 8 units per 40’ HC container. The hull is light enough to comfortably stack 3 high on a road single trailer. The Southern Spars Carbon rig is shipped in 2 pieces for easy handling and stocking.
Specifications and Features
Some basic facts: (VX One version)
- LOA = 19′/5.79m
- LWL = 18.83′/5.74m
- Beam = 7.17′/2.19m
- SA Main + Jib = 215 sq ft./19.97 sq m.
- SA Gennaker = 280 sq ft./26 sq m.
- Draft, keel down = 4.33′/1.32m
- Crew Weight tolerance = 380 – 450 lbs (2-3 person)
Features
- Boats built and serviced in the U.S.A.
- GNAV (above boom Vang)
- Self Tacking Jib on Harken Radial track
- Recessed Harken Jib furler
- Large mouth Gennaker launcher
- Single line Gennaker halyard/ retrieval/ pole launcher
- Clear coated Carbon mast by Southern Spars (NZL)
- Clear coated Carbon Gennaker prod
- Clear coated Carbon Boom
- Simple, uncluttered cockpit
- Extruded and Anodized Aluminum keel for perfect shape and durability
- High performance profile Carbon-Glass rudder
- Simplified rig concepts utilizing sensible engineering to provide for easy tuning
- Storage for Day gear/ Provisions
- Under deck paddle storage
- Optional Outboard bracket (2 Hp Outboard) for recreational use
- No paid professional programs at VX One level*
- See SS version for pro/am rules.
- All sailors welcome. No owner-driver restrictions.
http://vxonedesignracing.com/vxodr/
The VX is developed and produced by Bennett Yachting Technologies Inc., a company specializing in and dedicated to building and servicing performance One-Design yachts. Our mission is to maintain the highest standards of quality in manufacturing and service. We are passionate about what we do and aspire to provide a 100% positive customer service experience.
We know that your recreation time is valuable. The race-boats we offer are built with the best technology and engineering available and use the most environmentally considerate systems in a controlled environment to produce consistently high results. To this philosophy we add the partnerships of the best associates in the business to source our components, rigging and materials. Boats and spare parts will be stocked in our Savannah, Georgia facility for quick turnaround.
Brian Bennett [email protected].
Brian grew up in Auckland New Zealand sailing and racing one-designs on the Hauraki Gulf, the axis of yachting in New Zealand, and the home of many of the today’s great Kiwi yachtsmen. After a successful sailing career in New Zealand, Brian traveled to the UK and Europe to sail Contenders, FDs, and 505s while running a one-design loft for Ratsey sails, then onboard a Whitbread maxi for the 1980 – 81 WRWR as trimmer/ sail maker and helmsman. This was followed by a tour with the 83 Victory British Americas Cup team as sail trimmer and sail maker. Since ’83 Brian has been involved in the business of providing experienced project management 
services in New Zealand, and the US, running a high quality “speed shop” in New England, and designing and building the 1997 Sailing World magazine “Overall performance Boat of the Year” Viper 640. He has sailed countless events in numerous one-design classes. He is a Governor of the Viper 640 class, and is passionate in his support for the future of small sportboats.
Logistics
Our manufacturing and service facility is just 15 minutes off I-95 in Savannah, GA, just around the corner from the 4th largest container terminal in the US, and also close to rail and road transport facilities for ease of shipping service.
| Office Telephone: 912-236-3911 Email: [email protected] |
Mailing address: PO Box is 13732 Savannah, GA 31416 |
Street address: 4110 Meding St. Savannah, GA 31405 |
Introducing the VX ONE
Sail1Design is pleased to introduce our newest sponsor, the VX One Design. Check out this boat, for more information contact the Class!
The core principle is that the sailor gets to sail what is, within an affordable price, the most technology for the dollar available anywhere on the market today. Simply put, a “Big bang for the buck”.
The VX ONE is a fresh and exciting sport one-design for the international two to three person racing enthusiast. The design concept is born of a careful review of performance one-design demographics within this category worldwide. The VX ONE offers sailors from Junior to Advanced a vehicle for perpetual enjoyment of performance sailing in an affordable, durable, and technically advanced package, and at a realistic price.
The VX One Design offers:
*Team Design Approach: The VX team includes lead design and concepts by Viper 640 designer, Brian Bennett, naval architecture and design engineering by Ross Weene and Rodger Martin, rig development and engineering by John Clinton and the Southern Spars team, and deck layout by Harken. The VX is designed with Multisurf Yacht design software, 3D modeled with Rhino ceros, and VVP analysis by the Wolfston unit (UK) software. Hull tools will be cut with precision 5 axis CNC equipment for perfect geometry and replication.
* Optimized Construction Techniques: The VX will be built using a conservative level of technology. Major components will be resin-infused with Vinylester and e glass with PVC cores, and Armorflex gelcoat. This is the most environmentally considerate approach to building a production boat and will provide a tough, durable craft, with optimal performance and longevity. Due to the 3-D design process, all parts and systems can be duplicated with precision and stocked for quick turnaround if needed. This will be a boat that will give many years of racing service.
*ISAF One Design Development: The VX is being developed from the start using ISAF templates and guidelines to guarantee strict international design and build tolerances, and class management development.
* Cost-down engineering: A difficult task requiring experience and an understanding of the dynamics involved in producing and marketing race boats, this is a process where we look carefully at the target market and competition to determine what we feel customers will pay for the finished product, and engineer the project from this figure backwards.
* Logistics Efficiencies: Sailing is an expensive sport and suffers from varying degrees of inefficiency. The VX is designed to consider the long-ranging impact of shipping and moving multiple boats and associated equipment efficiently. On initial delivery, the VX can be delivered 3 units per 20’ container, or 8 units per 40’ HC container. The hull is light enough to comfortably stack 3 high on a road single trailer. The Southern Spars Carbon rig is shipped in 2 pieces for easy handling and stocking.
Specifications and Features
Some basic facts: (VX One version)
- LOA = 19′/5.79m
- LWL = 18.83′/5.74m
- Beam = 7.17′/2.19m
- SA Main + Jib = 215 sq ft./19.97 sq m.
- SA Gennaker = 280 sq ft./26 sq m.
- Draft, keel down = 4.33′/1.32m
- Crew Weight tolerance = 380 – 450 lbs (2-3 person)
Features
- Boats built and serviced in the U.S.A.
- GNAV (above boom Vang)
- Self Tacking Jib on Harken Radial track
- Recessed Harken Jib furler
- Large mouth Gennaker launcher
- Single line Gennaker halyard/ retrieval/ pole launcher
- Clear coated Carbon mast by Southern Spars (NZL)
- Clear coated Carbon Gennaker prod
- Clear coated Carbon Boom
- Simple, uncluttered cockpit
- Extruded and Anodized Aluminum keel for perfect shape and durability
- High performance profile Carbon-Glass rudder
- Simplified rig concepts utilizing sensible engineering to provide for easy tuning
- Storage for Day gear/ Provisions
- Under deck paddle storage
- Optional Outboard bracket (2 Hp Outboard) for recreational use
- No paid professional programs at VX One level*
- See SS version for pro/am rules.
- All sailors welcome. No owner-driver restrictions.
http://vxonedesignracing.com/vxodr/
The VX is developed and produced by Bennett Yachting Technologies Inc., a company specializing in and dedicated to building and servicing performance One-Design yachts. Our mission is to maintain the highest standards of quality in manufacturing and service. We are passionate about what we do and aspire to provide a 100% positive customer service experience.
We know that your recreation time is valuable. The race-boats we offer are built with the best technology and engineering available and use the most environmentally considerate systems in a controlled environment to produce consistently high results. To this philosophy we add the partnerships of the best associates in the business to source our components, rigging and materials. Boats and spare parts will be stocked in our Savannah, Georgia facility for quick turnaround.
Brian Bennett [email protected].
Brian grew up in Auckland New Zealand sailing and racing one-designs on the Hauraki Gulf, the axis of yachting in New Zealand, and the home of many of the today’s great Kiwi yachtsmen. After a successful sailing career in New Zealand, Brian traveled to the UK and Europe to sail Contenders, FDs, and 505s while running a one-design loft for Ratsey sails, then onboard a Whitbread maxi for the 1980 – 81 WRWR as trimmer/ sail maker and helmsman. This was followed by a tour with the 83 Victory British Americas Cup team as sail trimmer and sail maker. Since ’83 Brian has been involved in the business of providing experienced project management
services in New Zealand, and the US, running a high quality “speed shop” in New England, and designing and building the 1997 Sailing World magazine “Overall performance Boat of the Year” Viper 640. He has sailed countless events in numerous one-design classes. He is a Governor of the Viper
640 class, and is passionate in his support for the future of small sportboats.
Logistics
Our manufacturing and service facility is just 15 minutes off I-95 in Savannah, GA, just around the corner from the 4th largest container terminal in the US, and also close to rail and road transport facilities for ease of shipping service.
| Office Telephone: 912-236-3911 Email: [email protected] |
Mailing address: PO Box is 13732 Savannah, GA 31416 |
Street address: 4110 Meding St. Savannah, GA 31405 |
ICSA Team Race Rankings March 27 2013
28 March 2013: Not too much movement in the top of the rankings this week, Stanford still sitting in number 1 with a few more regatta wins under their belt, followed by Charleston, Georgetown, and BC solidly in second, third, and fourth respectively. St. Mary’s took a jump up to fifth, passing Brown and Yale who will be battling with BC for the top New England spot at the SNETR this weekend. Finally back on the water at racing with force is Dartmouth, who jumped out of the woodwork from the last rankings with their debut at the Szambecki and now sits in 9th place. SUNY Maritime was also able to make moves up and ahead of Conn and MIT for a spot in the top 15. ~ Martha Pitt
Be sure to check out Bill Healy’s video analysis of each team by clicking on his comments as you scroll through!
Click HERE for the latest rankings
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College Sailing Team Race Rankings. Rankings are based on college teams’ performance in team race regattas and an average of the polling from our Team Race Ranking staff. If you would like to inquire more about our ranking system, or would be interested in joining the panel, please let us know! ICSA Team Race Panelists include: Ken Legler (Tufts), Bill Healy (Yale), John Vandemoer (Stanford), Ward Cromwell (Charleston), Matt Cohen (MIT), and Brendan Healy (Navy).
2013 Van Duyne Advanced Racing Clinic
American Yacht Club is proud to announce that it will be the host to the Long Island Sound Youth Sailing Team, (LISOT), and the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sounds’, (JSALIS), 2013 Van Duyne Advanced Racing Clinic from May25th through May 27th.
Named for legendary Finn sailor Carl Van Duyne, this is the premier racing clinic for youth sailors on Long Island Sound and in New England. The clinic is aimed at experienced racing sailors who aspire to raise the level of their performance through three days of intense training both on and off the water. Areas of focus will include boat set up, sail trim, mechanics, boat handling, tactics, rules, fitness and nutrition by elite coaches and winning sailors.
Headed by 2012 US Sailing Development Coach of the Year Steve Keen and organized by American Yacht Club’s Kevin Broome, the clinic’s coaches include Pepe Bettini (29er) , Skip Whyte (420), Nikos Drougkas (420), Rob Crane (Laser), Anna Tunnecliffe, (Radial), Richard Feeney, (Nacra), and many others. Additionally, the clinic will include after sailing speakers who will address critical topics such as Rules, Strategy, Tactics, Fitness and Nutrition.
The clinic is open to any junior C420, I420, Laser, Radial, 29er or Nacra sailor from anywhere in the country who wants to raise their skill level through interaction with the best sailors on the planet. You are welcome to come join us on Long Island Sound and to sail with the best – on a first come first serve basis, (space is limited). It is an “open” clinic for advanced racing sailors – leave your resume at home and prove yourself on the water! To be clear, this is not a “learn to sail” event – it is aimed at sailors who have experience in their particular boats and at racing in multiple events.
This is a bring your own boat clinic. Steve Keen can help arrange a limited number of charter boats from private owners for the I420, C420 and 29er. Additionally, Oakcliff Sailing has kindly offered to lend some of its Nacra 17 fleet for use by US Sailing Development Team Sailors. If you require housing, please contact Steve or Scott and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
If you would like to attend this clinic, please sign up now. To sign up please log onto the LISOT site at www.lisot.org You will need to create an account, (if you have not previously done so), after which you simply click on “create or delete sign up”. Use the pull down menu to select Van Duyne clinic, (make sure to select the appropriate boat class), and fill out the appropriate information. The fee for the event is $330 per person, (not per boat).
Additional information is on the CVD Facebook page, and will be posted as we near the event. If you would like to speak with Coach Keen about this event, charter boats or whether or not this is right for you please feel free e-mail him at [email protected]
Honing Your Mental Game
Sail1Design would like to present this piece from Tim Herzog, a talented sailor and now professional Mental Skills Coach. Tim is offering a webinar this coming Friday from his site, www.reachingahead.com . We feel that the mental part of sailing is so vital: enjoy this piece, and please consider attending Tim’s webinar!
by Dr. Tim Herzog, Mental Skills Coach
Sailing is a unique sport with many facets. Success comes from overall training plan encompassing development of technical expertise, boat speed, strategy, boat handling, tactics, physical training, and mastery of the mental game. In interviews with Olympians, professionals, or other top athletes, successes or failures are often attributed to cognitive or emotional experiences. Elite sailors control as many controllables as possible, and yet… sometimes mental skills are sometimes left up to chance.
You wouldn’t go to a big regatta expecting to consistently go fast without having first worked on boatspeed. How could you expect mental consistency without having first trained the mind?
Training needs always vary from sailor to sailor, and the first step to honing any skill is too build awareness. Awareness in boatspeed could mean tuning into components of the experience like degree of heel. Likewise, noticing your thoughts moment to moment enables greater influence toward more consistently helpful thought patterns.
A good frame of mind can lead to time “in the zone” (as media labels it) or experiencing “flow” (as researchers call it). You can’t make a flow state occur, but you can set the stage such that falling into it becomes more likely. Understanding concepts and knowing your own strengths and weaknesses allows for a more intentional setting the stage. Skills that I often dive into with clients include: goal-setting, clearing cognitive clutter, energy management, mindful attention, mental imagery, and effective communication.
Winning events or medals are obvious carrots to chase after, but thinking about trying to win (or dwelling on fear of bad performance) usually has nothing to do with tasks at hand (like observing sail shape or having a solid tack). I often work with athletes on setting goals centered on processes in the NOW. Similarly, our brains are often filled with chatter that is adaptive or maladaptive. At times when thoughts are actually helpful, it’s akin to riding a good wave- you want to allow it for as long as possible. But when thoughts are maladaptive, it is like Laser sailing in the trough of a wave that is sending you into a pitchpole… that wave needs to be rolled. I work with athletes on rolling past less helpful thoughts, sometimes with hard counters, and more often utilizing mindfulness techniques.
An athlete’s energy management is influenced by some of these same factors, plus lifestyle choices, and through psychophysiological techniques like developing an optimally paced breath. This makes a difference on and off the water, especially in the midst of stressful tactical situations. Energy management techniques can also contribute to more flexible attention. Demonstrating that we usually can’t “control” attention, I often tell sailors “don’t think about pink elephants.” Close your eyes for 10 seconds and try it. Your brain is likely already filled with pink elephants. We might not be able to control attention, but we can be mindful about steering it directions that are more helpful, creating attention habits through good routines. Mental (movement-focused) imagery can be a useful to sailors and other athletes across situations such as: preparing for certain regatta sites, honing a boat handling skill, spontaneous usage on or off the race course, or by combining it with traditional coaching techniques such as video analysis.
With coaches and others, I often work on good communication skills. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a pre-requisite for teams to get along socially. “Task cohesion” is much more important than “social cohesion.” Sailors need to know that they can count on important people like their coaches or their crew. And when everything else (including trust) is in place, good social relationships can add a synergy to the package. It makes the experience fun and can fuel motivation. Whether communicating task needs or social needs, learning a balance between a directive and collaborative style can make all the difference…and making sure that the other person feels heard. Cliché but true, we have two ears and one mouth for a reason!
Formats for the work I do with sailors and athletes can vary. Ideal training can involve ongoing individual consultation for coaches and/or sailors, and can incorporate in-person meetings for teams. Given that I currently live in ski country, coming to Montana can be a great get-away for teams that want to ski by day and learn mental skills by morning and night.
Folks can get a taste of the work by joining a six-part webinar series that I am beginning this Friday. Log into http://reachingahead.com/index.php?page=about&family=coaching&category=02–Optimal_Sailing&display=76 for more details, or go directly to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sailingwebinar to sign up!
