1. Sail fast up your side of the course, keeping an opponent(s) in your zone while sailing fast to the mark, extending in the lifted/favored tack.
2. Sail fast up your side of the course, keeping an opponent(s) in your zone while sailing fast to the mark, extending in the lifted/favored tack.
4. Cover the most advantaged boat, sail fast.
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3. Sail fast, trying to break up the 1,2
5. Sail fast, trying to get a piece of an opponent
6. Sail fast, trying to get a piece of an opponent
Mark 1 Approach
1. Sail fast up your side of the course, keeping an opponent(s) in your zone while sailing fast to the mark, extending in the lifted/favored tack.
2. Sail fast up your side of the course, keeping an opponent(s) in your zone while sailing fast to the mark, extending in the lifted/favored tack.
4. Look for opportunities to put the 5 in your zone. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Set up your approach to come into the mark on starboard lay line, giving yourself a better chance to get a piece of the leaders.
5. Sail fast, trying to close the distance to the leaders.
6. Sail fast, trying to close the distance to the leaders.
Mark 1
1. Round the mark quickly and get out of the way of teammates.
2. Round the mark quickly.
4. Sail fast to minimize distance to opponents. Be aware of opponents coming in on starboard lay line.
5. Sail fast and attempt to round the mark as quickly as possible.
6. Sail fast and attempt to round the mark as quickly as possible.
Downwind
Exiting 2
1. First of a pair goes low, round the mark and sail fast directly to mark 3.
2. Sail high on a reach until your wind shadow will not cover the 1, sail fast to mark 3.
4. Sail fast, attempt to sit on the 3 and slow them down from attempting to attack the 2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Cover the 2 try to get your wind shadow onto them or keep pressuring them to go high and sail extra distance.
5. Round the mark and sail as fast as possible to the next mark, attempting to close the gap to the 1, 2.
6. Round the mark and sail as fast as possible to the next mark, attempting to close the gap to the 1,2 without covering the 5.
Open Field
1. Sail straight to mark 3 as fast as possible.
2. Sail fast to mark 3, keep your air clear while balancing speed to mark 3.
4. Keep attack the 3, be careful not to become too disconnected, must at least keep an Ace. Goal is to pull attackers off the 1,2 and extend their lead.
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3. Sail fast trying to get a piece of the 1,2. Using your wind shadow or forcing them to sail extra distance, allowing your teammates to sail fast to mark 3.
5. Sail fast to mark 3, attempting to catch the 1,2.
6. Sail fast to mark 3, attempting to catch the 1,2 without slowing the 5.
Mark 3 Approach
1. Sail straight to the mark as quickly as possible.
2. Sail straight to the mark as quickly as possible, be sure not to cover the 1, work together to round quickly.
4. Set yourself up course right of the opponents, giving yourself the right of way and room as you approach the zone. Keeping the 5, 6 behind you. creating a gap.
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3. Round mark 3 trying to break up the 1, 2. Look for a last minute overlap on the 2.
5. When chasing first of a pair around the outside does not apply. Sail fast trying to pass the 4.
6. Sail fast in a way that you are not slowing the approach for the 5.
Mark 3
1. Sail fast, round quickly.
2. Sail fast, round quickly.
4. Set a trap on the 4,5, create some distance between them and the leaders.
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3. Round quickly, minimize distance to the 2. If you are close to the 4,5 look for an opportunity to execute a quick mark trap to get your teammates ahead.
5. First of a pair goes around the outside. Break the mark trap as quickly as possible.
6. Sail fast, get around the mark fast, pressure the inside of the mark trap to force the 4 around if needed.
Leeward Offset
1. Sail fast.
2. Sail fast.
4. Sail just fast enough to prevent overlap from occurring going into mark 4.
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3. Sail fast, minimize distance to the 2.
5. Sail fast, aim at the bottom section of the zone, preparing to push the 4 around the mark trap.
6. Sail fast, will pressure the inside of the mark trap.
Mark 4
1. Sail fast.
2. Sail fast, prioritize rounding.
4. Set up in the bottom left quadrant of the zone to set up mark trap for the 5,6. Stay bow ahead to prevent losing the 5.
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3. Sail fast, prioritize rounding.
5. Keep bow down below the mark trap to keep you speed up in anticipation for the wind shadow of the mark trap.
6. Sail fast, prioritize the rounding.
2nd Beat
Exiting 4
1. Tack as soon as the 3 begins to round. you will tack back when they get to the edge of your zone. You will be covering the left.
2. Sail fast, you will be covering the right.
4. Stay bow ahead, cover the most advantaged boat. You only need to keep one Ace as insurance on the last leg.
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3. Prioritize the rounding, if the 1 has not tacked yet, tack immediately to attempt to get bow out leading to the left. If the 1 has already tacked by the time you round, wait until you sail out of the zone of the 1 with a healthy lane to tack. If the 1 begins to tack back before that happens match the tack and stay on the opposite tack of the 1.
5. Sail fast, if locked below the 4, bow down and attempt to get bow out on the 4. If clear behind, tack out and attempt to get bow out on the 4. Get out to an edge quickly.
6. Sail fast in the opposite direction of the 5. Get to that edge quickly.
Open Field
1. Keep in touch with teammate and the 3. Lead to the left, loose cover to the right. Sail fast.
2. Keep in touch with teammate and the 3. Lead to the right, loose cover to the left. Sail fast.
4. Keep the 5 behind you, sailing fast to the finish.
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3. Sail fast, get into tacking duels, looking for any opportunity to attempt to pass the 1,2.
5. Sail fast to your edge, looking for opportunities to come back with leverage.
6. Sail fast to your edge, looking for opportunities to come back with leverage.
Finish Approach
1. On final approach you can focus on getting to the finish more than the opponent. Sail fast, extending on the lifted/favored tacks.
2. On final approach you can focus on getting to the finish more than the opponent. Sail fast, extending on the lifted/favored tacks.
4. Sail fast to the finish.
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3. Look for any last opportunities to get an opponent on starboard.
5. Coming back from your edge in attempt to pass a leader.
6. Coming back from your edge in attempt to pass a leader.
Finish
1. On final approach you can focus on getting to the finish more than the opponent. Sail fast, extending on the lifted/favored tacks.
2. On final approach you can focus on getting to the finish more than the opponent. Sail fast, extending on the lifted/favored tacks.
4. Sail fast to the finish.
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3. Look for any last opportunities to get an opponent on starboard.
5. Coming back from your edge in attempt to pass a leader.
6. Coming back from your edge in attempt to pass a leader.
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