Laser 4000 Training Weekend GWSC - 27/28 March 2004

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1 Laser 4000 Training Weekend GWSC - 27/28 March 2004 Greg Eaton March 2004

2 Weekend Overview Introductions What are we going to achieve Boat Setup (basic) & Manouvers On the Water Exercises More Tweaks Boat Tune Race Smarts 8pm!! Sunday 3x Races with coaching

3 Why 4000 s are Great Top 4 Garda 03 Boat Helm Weight Crew Weight 4523 Peter Barton 82 Martin Borrett Doug Baker 100+ Hilary Baker Gemma Frier 60 Colin Greer Mark Richards 75 Jetske Roodvoets 68

4 Heaps and Heaps of Documentation Tuning Guide Tweaking Tips Venue Guides to all key locations How to get there, about the venue, accommodation Latest news about an event Interactive and updated forums Got a question, someone will know the answer so ask away

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6 4K Newcomer - Priorities 1. Get the key bits on the boat working! 2. Get the boat-handling dialled 3. Practice BH under pressure & Starts! 4. Then worry about boat tune! Jib 8.5, Shr 3B, Lower 6B

7 On the Water Exercises

8 Follow My Leader Objective Develop boat handling skills Learn to accelerate / decelerate Key Steps Nominate person follows the RIB then fall in behind. Keep 1 boat length apart RIB will go upwind/downwind, speedup slow down but keep your position If you blow it then go to the back of the group

9 Individual Windward Return Focus on developing at YOUR speed Individual tacks and gybes Something goes wrong, stop and talk it through Get the order right rather than rushing! When comfortable pick up the pace 2 tacks in a row, gybe and gybe back

10 Starting Practice Rolling 3 Minutes Starts 3,2,1, Go wait 3 minutes then 3,2,1, go Race 200 yds upwind then turn round Critical - Pace off the line Practice Time on distance to line Crew with lazy sheet in hand (stops flip) Bias on the line?

11 Tweaking Tips Things to make you go ooh!

12 Boat Rigging Jib tack shackle with head of pin facing into the boat Kite Get in a set way of doing it Tack, Halyard, Sheets, Downhaul Remember SOD Sheets over downhaul End of weekend run kite sheets thru the sock - saves running the downhaul again Tape Tape Tape Racks Last pos. change and weigh

13 Priorities 1. Rudder Retainer 2. Righting Lines 3. Trapeze Wires 4. Sand the foils can chat to crew 5. Calibration repeat those settings 6. Water Bottles & Choccies!

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28 If you re really serious Throw away the mainsheet jammer

29 Transitions Going round the Bend

30 Transitions Biggest Gain Opportunity on the course Stand Up Boat! Plan the moves / sequence off the water Communication Go Make it easy for the crew go low on the hoists

31 Tacking Communication no emergency tacks Slower tacks can be better tacks Crew Ready in the lift position Sheet the main harder (unless howling) helps boat turn into breeze Ease main coming out keep boat level Don t oversheet the jib! Crew goes out and hooks on!

32 Gybing Boat Flat and borne away Go! As crew comes in go into the gybe. DONOT let the kite out/flap. Helm grab all 4 parts of main-pull boom Crew keep old sheet on, so kite backs a little and flicks thru Crew goes out and passes sheet to helm Hook on and get sheet back Trim accelerate, then helm thinks about jib

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35 Hoists On approach to windward Shorten the wires, ease kicker / cunningham Can we hoist before the spacer? Twinning lines of or problems! Weight Back, ease main to bear away Crew comes in once settled foot on sheet HOIST FROM THE BLOCK!! Grab Sheet hook on and go

36 Drop Give yourselves plenty of time & room Bear Away need the space Crew gives sheet to helm as they come in Crew pulls from the block Pull hard on downhaul to split the kite, then fire off the halyard Helm must have twinners off- but pull the port one to get pole to starboard.

37 Upwind Trim & Tune

38 Tuning Overview Key Controls Jib / Mainsheet Kicker, Cunningham Strop, Rake, Tension, Lowers, Outhaul Key Points to Remember Don t oversheet the jib (or main) Focus on the now!

39 Light Winds Focus on keeping the boat moving Weight Forward Aim Flat Sails, Open Leeches Pre-Bend on the rig, lots of tension aim to keep flow over sails Don t over sheet always focus on ease Go for pace not point

40 Intermediate Straight Mast, Lots of Power Get crew on the wire early, (helps stiffen the mast) Sheet in the main until it hurts and then much much much more! -> Pointing. Only ease if breeze dies or go into chop. Max Power Call

41 Over Powered (just) Setup for the lulls, flap for the gusts faster than setting up for lulls Starting winding up the kicker to flatten the main Be sure to unload kicker when breeze dies If breeze builds more can ease rig tension (not racing) prior to dropping the pins

42 Dogs Off Chains! Flat sails, smooth bent mast Down one on the pins Heaps of Cunningham & Kicker Visual Clue blocks below the jib tension block Jib well outside Gunwhale going upwind Jib cars back to 4/5 (holes showing) Don t over loosen the lowers!

43 The Table Breeze (Knots) Rake (mm) Shrouds Tension Jib Halyard Lowers Lowers JibTrack Prebend (mm) < B 35/ off 3/5 Min. 60mm / B 36/ (tension) 6 B / F 34/ Just off gauge 6 B 3 50 / B 35/ Just off gauge 7 B 4 / 5 50 / 60

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49 Why cant I point? 1. In dirty wind? 2. Not enough mainsheet tension Sheet horse too loose. 3. Outhaul too lose. 4. Let the rig off a little if lumpy allows more give, rather than bar tight boat goes better.

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54 Key Points Crew Trapeze Higher and nimble Sail in the Gusts not the light Dive off in the gusts Steer the boat to the breeze If crew on the wire pole in the middle for good

55 Light Winds Sailing Different kind of a challenge Head out of the boat look for breeze Roll the boat hard on tacks/gybes Old Twinner release, flick main, new twinner Crew in the playpen, helm by mast Downhill lots of twinner Keep in the breeze and go down!

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57 4000 Events 8 events 3 to count to series overall 12 o clock earliest start on Saturday Venue Guide from the Calendar Page All racing back to back water bottles and choccie bars required waiting around skills 5 Laps max if not shortened Any Questions Ask away

58 The Course Start between S and CB First lap: Start, Round mark 1 to port. Round mark 2 to port. Pass between 3 & 4, leaving either 3 to starboard or 4 to port. Subsequent laps: 1 to port, 2 to port, between 3 & 4, leave 3 to starboard or 4 to port. Last lap: 1 to port, 2 to port, finish as per SI 9.

59 Dual Leeward Mark Gate makes it easier to get fleet round Use Either Mark Take the most upwind one (if a choice) If really busy consider the less busy one Can be a bit of a bun fight. Dragging Marks!

60 The Start Think about less crowded end, but on the front row Priority is speed off the line Pre-Start ensure kicker not fully on On approach crew with lazy sheet in their hand avoid the stall Time on Distance relative speed differentials high. Port Tack Pete will only do it once!

61 Upwind Priorities 1. Clear Air 2. Boat Flat 3. Windshifts 4. Drive the boat! watch the woolies 5. Power On or Power Off 6. Other Boats

62 Downwind Priorities Pace, Pace, Pace Sail in the Breeze Never a straight course Use the waves to your advantage Cover gybe is the killer

63 Race Smarts Training events vs. performance events Out the edges of the fleet vs. consolidation if required Windward marks port tack cowboy. Lose pace when you tack, so minimise number of tacks. Sail in the breeze! both up and downhill.

64 Self Coaching Take notes of your settings Analyse what went wrong not you did that wrong Write it down on Sunday night, re-read on the way to the next event. Work together to eliminate the issues. Score your performance on scale of 1-10, and work on the weak spots, not the good spots

65 Team Work Upwind Crew Shifts, Gusts, Boats, Tactics Helm Drive, Drive, Drive Downwind Crew - Trim (Kite) & Boat Helm Gusts, Boats, Tactics

66 Training Exercises B/H Skills Tacks / Gybes Cover Gybing / Tacking with a mate Boat Tune if location permits Garda Hanging by a mark and accelerating start simulation Changing Gears including changing the pins Bungee Tillers one of the best

67 Thank You! Fran for local liason & demo Chris for words of advice Rib Drivers for doing their bit