Yawl Training Weekend
April 11, 2025 - April 13, 2025
Campaign To Win, the inside guide to success in Salcombe.
Invite for Event:
- Event to be held Friday 11th , Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th April 2025.
- Ensure your boat is ready and ideally sailed with same crew prior to the weekend so you can concentrate on racing not fixing your boat !
- Ensure you have warm clothing, drink & food, its early season so can be cold!
- Important: book your Saturday evening meal and Sunday lunch with SYC.
Friday meet at 7pm SYC Chart room ( bring a pad & pencil ) we will be covering:
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- Strategic advance at the start & first beat
- Downwind tactics
- Boat speed: set up and general handling, crew position ( understanding drag) This will be supported by photos & video clips.
Saturday: On the water for 9.30am SYC start line:
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- Series of mini sprint races, with tips and advice being given from coaches in Ribs
- Tacking on the whistle to sharpen boat handling
- Technique on 360s
- Lunch ( in your boat or ashore)
- Afternoon club racing : Important ensure you have your tracker on as there will be a de-brief in the evening.
Saturday: Evening:
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- 6.30pm Meet at the Chartroom, running through highlights of the days racing, some footage and use of tracker data.
- 7.30pm meal ( ensure you have booked).
Sunday: On the water 9.30am SYC start line:
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- Series of mini sprint races, with tips and advice being given from coaches in Ribs
- Final race of the weekend.
Sunday: Lunch:
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- 1 O’clock SYC Chartroom debrief over lunch (ensure you have booked your pasty).
Yawl Training Weekend