This youtube went viral through the sailing world last week.
Over 11,000 hits already!
Check it out. We were in 5th/6th when it happened. Lost atleast 5 boats in the debacle, but we were able to regain composure and pull together a 10th. We are lucky Jesse was not seriously injured...carbon fiber spinnaker poles are not forgiving usually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWBNpnkY9c4&list=UUCH2lVbRbLifZTe2eCWKqwg&index=1&feature=plcp
Friday, February 3, 2012
OCR Synopsis
After a few days to gain perspective on OCR, we can analyze our racing with a little more objectivity. We ended up 12th in the 23 boat fleet, missing out on the Medal Race by 1 point! If only Jesse hadn’t of been violated by that Austrians Black Pole…(check out the youtube video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWBNpnkY9c4) The breeze for the week ranged from 6-18 knots, with a few shifty days off Biscayne mixed in with a couple steadier ones from the Ocean.
Results wise, we had 2 top 3’s, 7 in the top 10. The top 3’s are certainly a good indicator of our progression as we are gaining some comfort battling at the front end of the fleet. One of our top 3’s was in a steady 13-17knots (no feeling of being lucky in the front when the breeze is shifting only 5 degrees), with us winning the favored pin, and leading around the first windward.
A couple positives from the regatta were our starting and downwind tactics. While we are trying to refine a couple other facets of our sailing, we were pleased to solidify starting as an asset. But even the positives can improve, and starting is no different, as we believe we can even further improve it with a couple of subtle tweaks. Our downwind tactics were something we were keen to work on from Perth, and though the fleet wasn’t as big, we were much more conscience of it and felt better throughout the racing.
As always, there are a few things we need to refine. Standing out amongst other things, we will continue to work on speed, mark roundings, and simply maintaining top speed around the race track. Speed-wise, we are not far off. After a week battling with some top boats in an old style boat in all conditions, we feel fairly good about ourselves. A couple of tweaks and we’ll be there! Mark roundings are something we can constantly practice. They are incredibly important, and becoming proficient at them could be a valuable addition to the quiver. Thirdly, maintaining top speed throughout the race has always been at the top of the list. Encompassing mark roundings with the other maneuvers, it is one of the paramount goals of each race (sounds much easier than doing!).
So, overall we felt like our performance and ability was worthy of a higher finish, but we can’t let it faze us. Ultimately, this is all a part of our road to the Worlds and hopefully the Olympics this summer. We competed in Miami with some specific goals in mind, and felt we achieved those. Looking ahead to our training in Palma, we will continue to refine a few small things here and there. We are also excited by the prospect of getting Ramon back for Palma. His world-class vision and experience is invaluable to us during this critical push toward the top level.
Also, we CAN NOT forget to mention our new boat (BER1293)! She is heading down to Weymouth from Newcastle to have some work done on her before she piggybacks a British trailer to Palma. Gotta lionize our new girl!
Start in one of the lighter races
Locked-in Downwind
Spot the Bermuda Flag
Coach Ramon and us
Leading Around the Windward in the Final Race!
Results wise, we had 2 top 3’s, 7 in the top 10. The top 3’s are certainly a good indicator of our progression as we are gaining some comfort battling at the front end of the fleet. One of our top 3’s was in a steady 13-17knots (no feeling of being lucky in the front when the breeze is shifting only 5 degrees), with us winning the favored pin, and leading around the first windward.
A couple positives from the regatta were our starting and downwind tactics. While we are trying to refine a couple other facets of our sailing, we were pleased to solidify starting as an asset. But even the positives can improve, and starting is no different, as we believe we can even further improve it with a couple of subtle tweaks. Our downwind tactics were something we were keen to work on from Perth, and though the fleet wasn’t as big, we were much more conscience of it and felt better throughout the racing.
As always, there are a few things we need to refine. Standing out amongst other things, we will continue to work on speed, mark roundings, and simply maintaining top speed around the race track. Speed-wise, we are not far off. After a week battling with some top boats in an old style boat in all conditions, we feel fairly good about ourselves. A couple of tweaks and we’ll be there! Mark roundings are something we can constantly practice. They are incredibly important, and becoming proficient at them could be a valuable addition to the quiver. Thirdly, maintaining top speed throughout the race has always been at the top of the list. Encompassing mark roundings with the other maneuvers, it is one of the paramount goals of each race (sounds much easier than doing!).
So, overall we felt like our performance and ability was worthy of a higher finish, but we can’t let it faze us. Ultimately, this is all a part of our road to the Worlds and hopefully the Olympics this summer. We competed in Miami with some specific goals in mind, and felt we achieved those. Looking ahead to our training in Palma, we will continue to refine a few small things here and there. We are also excited by the prospect of getting Ramon back for Palma. His world-class vision and experience is invaluable to us during this critical push toward the top level.
Also, we CAN NOT forget to mention our new boat (BER1293)! She is heading down to Weymouth from Newcastle to have some work done on her before she piggybacks a British trailer to Palma. Gotta lionize our new girl!
Start in one of the lighter races
Locked-in Downwind
Spot the Bermuda Flag
Coach Ramon and us
Leading Around the Windward in the Final Race!
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