Report of the day coaching session in Rush : May 1st

Sailing conditions : very light Easterly (2-5 kts), tidal
6 sailors (2 4.7 and 4 radials)

Time ashore
- Rigging and rigging adjustment
- intro to sail shaping (white board)
- intro to drills and coaching priorities ( with examples)
1. speed
2. boat handling
3. racing skills
- video debrief (youtube)
- extra videos showing best practice

Time afloat : about 2.5 Hours
- Speed testing by lining up behind the coach boat
- initiate speed testing by rabitt start ( not very succesful!)
- Tacking in own time
(this 3 drills were videoed, youtube)
- Towing technique
- Downwind (very short drill as wind totally died)

A report was produced to the organiser in order to adress further coaching and progression of the group