<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Probably less entertaining that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekend_Update">that</a> weekend update, but here goes...<br><br></div>Last Thursday featured some great sailing, with our first windy day of the season. Congrats to everyone for zero capsizes, although Michelle did try her hand at singlehanding without a rudder or daggerboard after racing. (Someone dropped her bowline; name withheld to protect the guilty.) Luckily our PRO Connor and Maddy both drove up and towed her in. Thanks TISC for always having a second boat at the ready.<br><br>Special shout-out to Justin Foox and his 12 year old son William who came in third for the night. Rumor has it William was elbowing his dad to get him to hike out more. William was hiking like an animal, apparently practicing his form for the upcoming Opti Heavy Weather regatta on the cityfront. <br><br></div>More shout-outs to Svendsen's for the great prizes and the beers. And to Connor for taking the bull by the horns to fix our Ollie Box by calling Ollie himself (his phone number
is right on the box). Conor got the advice to wash out the horns. He did, and we
had an entire night of gloriously audible beeps the entire windy night. <div><br>Results <a href="http://vanguard15.org/schedule/846">here</a>. <div><br></div><div>Sign up for this upcoming week <a href="http://vanguard15.org/schedule/846">here</a>. And if you can't make it, email some folks and offer them your boat! <br><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best regards,</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Al</span></font><br><br></div><div>P.S. A couple of things we did this past week that seemed to work:<br><br></div><div>1. Rake: we were heavily raked back:
20’ 11.25" from masthead to transom. That's number 1, if your shrouds are at 14 feet, 0.75 inches per <a href="https://medium.com/@alsargent/top-5-vanguard-15-rigging-tips-a479794689c8?source=most-recommended">this article</a>. I know at least one other boat was at 21' 3"... those extra 4" make a difference in terms of keeping the boat on its feet.<br><br></div><div>2. Jibsheet: all the way, until you have to rag your main completely to keep boat flat when fully hiked. At that point, ease your jibsheet ever so slightly, maybe half an inch. The boat should pop up onto a plane upwind and add a knot or so of speed. Awesome feeling!<br></div><div><br></div><div>3. Starting technique: really fast to get close to the line at 10 seconds to the start, hold it there, then bear off at 5 seconds (space allowing) to pop the boat onto a plane. Sheet in a bit a two seconds to make the helm load up, then steer up at one second to pop out across the line.<br><br></div><div>Hope this helps!<br></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></font></div><font color="#666666"><a href="mailto:asargent@stanfordalumni.org" target="_blank">asargent@stanfordalumni.org</a> | +1 415 742 1430</font></div></div></div>
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