1. PRE SELECTION CLINIC TO KINSALE 17-20 OF MARCH 2011

2. ISSUES WE COVERED 1.SPORT MENTALITY 2.STARTS 3.BODY POSTURE 4.TRIMMING 5.TACTICS

3. EXERCISES WE USED DOUBLE STARTS REACHING ON THE LINE FROM 2 MINUTES UNTIL THE LAST 30 SECONDS STAY ON PORT AND GET YOUR POSITION AT THE LAST 30 SEC 30 TACKS 10 JIBES 20 TACKS 10 JIBES 10 TACKS 10 JIBES MARK ROUNDINGS RACES LOTS OF RACES…

4. SPORT MENTALITY IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT IF YOU WANT TO BE SERIOUS IN TRAINING YOU SHOULD STOP SMILING SET TARGETS AND FIND THE STEPS TO REACH THEM YOU HAVE TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW IN EVERY TRAINING WHEN I AM A MEMBER OF A TEAM I SHOULD RESPECT THE OTHERS… IN BOTH WATER AND SHORE REMEMBER! THE WHOLE THING HAS TO RESTART WHEN YOU ARE OVER THE LINE RESPECT THE RULES,FIRST OF ALL THEY PROTECTYOUR BOAT MY BOAT IS BOTH MY TOOL IN ORDER TO SAIL AND MY WEAPON TO BEAT THE OTHERS I SHOULD RESPECT MY BOAT UNTIL THE LAST DAY I AM USING IT

5. STARTS STARTS WERE OUR WEAKEST POINT WE WERE TOO EARLY ON THE LINE OUR TECNIQUE AND MANOUVERS NEEDED IMPROVEMENT WE WERE BACKING OUR SAILS TO KEEP OUR POSITION

6. WE IMPROVED A LOT THE RIGHT WAY TO KEEP YOUR SPOT ON THE START IS LOTS OF SMALL MANOUVERS AT HALF OF YOUR SPEED AT THE LAST 30 SEC I SHOULD NEVER LOSE ALL MY SPEED I SHOULD NEVER TACK WHEN I AM TOO CLOSE TO THE STARTING LINE BUT JIBE REMEMBER TO APPROACH THE LINE AT THE LAST 45 SEC IF THERE IS LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS THE BOATS NEED 12 SECONDS TO ACCCELERATE IF THERE IS MEDIUM WIND CONDITIONS THEY NEED 7 SECONDS AND IF IT IS WINDY THE BOATS NEED 3 SECONDS THE IDEAL IS… AT THE LAST SECONDS TO STAY CLOSE TO MY WINDWARD BOAT AND AWAY FROM MY LEEWARD BE AWARE OF RULE 42 FOR SCULLING WHEN YOU WAIT FOR THE START TRY NOT TO HEAL YOUR BOAT TO WINDWARD BECAUSE IT TENDS TO BEAR AWAY FROM THE LINE

7. DIFFERENT WAYS TO APPROACH THE LINE BEHIND APPROACH WITH SLOW SPEED PORT TACK APPROACH DIVING TO STOP

8. BODY POSTURE

9. WE DID A LOT OF WORK IN POSITIONING OUR BODIES IN THE BOAT PROPERLY REMENBER THE 2 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT OUR BOAT SPEED FLAT BOAT- BOW OUT OF THE WATER

10. YOU CAN CHANGE THE ANGLE OF YOUR BODY WHILE HIKING WITH THE MAINSHEET REMEMBER THE 3 GEARS 1ST GEAR LIGHT WIND MAINSHEET BEHIND BOTH LEGS 2ND GEAR MEDIUM WIND MAINSHEET BETWEEN THE LEGS 3RD GEAR STRONG WIND MAINSHEET IN FRONT OF THE LEGS

11. I ENTER AND EXIT THE BOAT LIKE A DRAWER

12. REMEMBER WHEN A GUST HITS YOU YOU HAVE TO CHANGE TO 3RD GEAR STRAIGHTEN YOU BODY STRAIGHTEN YOUR FRONT ARM TWIST YOUR UPPER BODY SLIGHTLY BACKWARDS

13. YOUR ELBOW PROTECTS YOU FROM THE WATER IN THE FACE

14. DON’T HIKE DIAGONALLY YOU LOOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT

15. KEEP YOUR FRONT SHOULDER UP AND DON’T MOVE TOO MUCH

16. TRIMMING TAKE THE WRINKLES OFF YOUR SAIL ACT FAST AND TRIM YOUR SAIL AT THE CHANGES OF THE WIND SPEED (boomvang-sprit-outhal) PLAY WITH YOUR SAIL AT EVERY SINGLE GUST BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHT OF YOUR CENTERBORD IN DOWNWIND

17. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT KIND OF SAIL YOU HAVE AND HOW OLD IT IS…UNLESS YOU TRIM IT PROPERLY

18. TACTICS ALWAYS LOOK FOR A GUST SAIL THE LEG TOWARDS THE MARK BE AWARE OF THE SAILING RULES DON’T APPROACH THE FIRST MARK ON PORT

19. YOU DID A GOOD JOB WE ARE PROUD OF YOU