Get pinned at the entry by James. First time I sailed the boat.
Too much vang could not bear of to get free from the dial up.
Must use the trim tab at the start to help to drive the boat attaching the flow.
Driver must ease the leeward runner by hand to help to bear away.
Match 2: Wieser – 10 12 nds
Play around the comity.
Goal tight to leeward play the shore effect.
We won the start first cross, clear in front.
Then push to the left.
Couple of bad tacks.
Good hoist but we cannot gibe before the layline leeward sheet under the jib.
Get rolled down wind. Took the left gate very good reaction of the team for changing plan.
Push to the left up wind ahead at the top mark.
Good hoist. I decide to control matching the gibes. Too low on VMG. Second gibe too late get rolled loss the match.
Match 2: Magia – 12 14 nds
There was no match we gave him two penalties at the start.
Match 3: Ellison – 12 14 nds
Goal left line don't lose the bias.
“Eddy baby” move & control all the start. Close to penalize him gibe too close.
Get better start at the pin USA was OCS.
We broke the trim tab during the start. We have to retire.
Must limite the angle for the trim tab.
Match 4: Sushi – 12 14 nds
Goal left.
“Eddy baby” move we penalize him.
On he start I was pushing but he was marginally above pin layline I was too greedy. Should have wait by getting more separation at the end.
Sail well until the 2nd top mark almost on his stern.
Could not hoist properly the genaker get caught on the retriever line. Could not gibe before the layline we overstood but we discover that hot angles were very good very faster. Won the race.
Match 5: Appleton – 12 14 nds
Goal right line don't lose the bias then left.
Get hooked and good start on port at the comity
First cross ahead but I decide to protect the left because the left was paying all day long. But the wind went so left that the left effect was not a fact anymore.
Lost the starboard then. We sailed well just behind them.
Match 6: Barker – 12 14nds
Goal right starboard bias.
Get the start winner close to have him penalized for pushing too close.
First cross in front leebow tack but too close. We get penalized stupid move…
Then we tried to get rid of the penalty so we push a lot and we’ve been penalized again. Room to tack even if far away you should answer always.
Match 6: Col – 10 12 nds
Line starboard, goal get the line.
We get a good start get hooked may be a little bit too early but we start at the boat and he was over early. Huge lead.
Not super fast and I miss the layline down wind.
We protect the right push him left. Bad tack the sheet get locked somewhere around the mast.
We stop him at the top mark but bad hoist (1rst speed ?)
Good move to gibe the main only. He had to gibe and destroy his kite.
Overall:
Watching the leader board I’m a little bit frustrated. We were leading every match except the first one and with more luck (trim tab) and more experience of the boat (Wieser) we should have been able to reach better position (around the 3rd place).
Area of improvement:
1/ Boat handling:
There is a lot to do on the boat handling. Today we should be able to improve that area big time.
Tacking, gibing, dropping and hoisting. That’s “stupid easy” just a matter of time, work, coordination and energy.
2/ Speed of the boat: we’ll see the same comment on fleet race. The sails are not the best of the fleet I will say. We can improve the shape by a lot and then the use of the boat will be easier.
These two areas must be improved by us without the need of Majick. In my oppinion Maciej must arrive and use the boat tuned by us and boat handling polished and then focus on his driving technique only.
Way to improve:
Session of 4 days training 2 boats. Repeat that sort of training every regatta (not necessarily just before).
Daily plan:
Speed test 2 hours.
Boat handling alone with camera and marks.
Match racing 2 hours.
