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.
5. Put the 6 in your zone (rule of thumb: 5 covers 6 when winning). Sail fast and keep the 6 behind you.
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3. Sail fast, working with the 4 to unbalance the 1,2.
4. Sail fast, working with the 3 to unbalance the 1,2.
6. Sail fast, try to get past the 5.
Mark 1 Approach
1. Sail fast, communicate with the 2 to ensure you are balanced going into the mark.
2. Sail fast, communicate with the 1 to ensure you are balanced going into the mark.
5. 5 covers 6 when winning.
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3. Sail fast, working with the 4 to unbalance the 1,2. Smart to come in on starboard in an attempt to catch the 2 on starboard.
4. Sail fast, working with the 3 to unbalance the 1,2.
6. Sail fast, attempt to pass the 5.
Mark 1
1. Get around the mark as quickly as possible, do not set mark traps.
2. Enter the zone on starboard or give yourself room to duck on port if the 3 is threatening on starboard. Round as quickly as possible.
5. 5 covers 6 when winning.
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3. Try to enter on starboard, at worst try to minimize the distance behind the 2.
4. Sail fast, minimize distance to the leaders.
6. Sail fast, attempt to get around the 5.
Windward Offset
1. Sail fast.
2. Sail fast.
5. Sail fast, 5 covers 6 when winning.
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3. Sail fast, minimize distance to the 2.
4. Sail fast, minimize distance to the 2.
6. Sail fast, attempt to get around the 5.
Mark 2
1. Sail fast and round the mark.
2. Sail fast and round the mark.
5. Sail fast and round the mark, 5 covers 6 when winning.
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3. Sail fast, minimize the distance to the 2.
4. Sail fast, minimize the distance to the 2.
6. Sail fast, try to get past the 5.
Downwind
Exiting 2
1. First of a pair goes low. Aim straight at mark 3 and sail fast.
2. Sail on a reach, get your wind shadow off the 1 as soon as possible. Sail fast to mark 3, keep starboard advantage to the boats behind.
5. Depends on the distance of the 4 and 6. If the 6 is close and threatening, sail high around the mark to keep the 6 from covering your air. If the 6 is not threatening, attempt to cover the 4 and slow them down. Keep the 6 behind you.
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3. Attack the 2, try to get your wind shadow onto them or just keep pressuring them to go high and sail extra distance.
4. Trust the 3 to slow the 2 and sail fast to the mark. Looking for opportunities to cross in front of the 2.
6. Sail fast towards mark 3, looking for chances to pass the 5.
Open Field
1. Sail fast to mark 3. Stay in touch with the 2 in case the opponents high low makes progress. If there is any doubt begin to come back and balance the 3,4.
2. Stay ahead of the 3 while making progress to mark 3. If you start to fall back on the 4, communicate to the 1 that you need help.
5. Sail fast, cover the 4 while keeping the 6 behind you.
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3. Continue to attack and slow the 2. There will be opportunities to get an overlap with the 2, this will most likely mean your wind shadow will not cover the 2 anymore. Keep yourself behind the 2 and keep your wind shadow on them, trust the 4 to sail fast and pass the 2.
4. Sail fast in an attempt to pass the 2. Trust the 3 to slow the 2 down.
6. Sail fast towards mark 3, looking for chances to pass the 5.
Mark 3 Approach
1. Keep sailing fast to mark 3. make sure you are balanced with the 2. With the 2 coming down course right they will be able to get room on the opposing boat as long as they are on the same ladder rung.
2. Keep making progress to mark 3, communicate with the 1 to make sure you are balanced.
5. Sail fast, cover the 4, keep the 6 behind.
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3. Look for chances to get last minute room on the 2.
4. Aim to sail around the edge of the 2 boat length zone, thinking ahead, you will want to keep distance from the 2 to get around the zone quickly.
6. Sail fast to mark 3, looking for chances to cover the 5.
Mark 3
1. Be aware of if you need to set up to balance the 3,4 or round the mark quickly.
2. Get to the zone and round quickly.
5. Sail fast, keep the 6 behind you.
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3. Minimize distance to the 2 and round quickly.
4. Minimize distance to the 2 and round quickly without slowing your teammate. If the 5,6 is close and an easy mark trap is available, quickly convert to 3,4,5.
6. Sail fast, minimize distance to the 5.
Leeward Offset
1. Sail fast directly to mark 4.
2. Sail fast directly to mark 4.
5. Sail fast directly to mark 4, keep the 6 behind you.
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3. Sail fast, minimize distance to the 2.
4. Sail fast, minimize distance to the 2.
6. Sail fast, minimize distance to the 5.
Mark 4
1. Round the mark well quickly.
2. Give yourself a little room from the 1 and round the mark well.
5. Prioritize a good rounding and sail fast.
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3. Sail fast, prioritize a good rounding.
4. Sail fast, round quickly.
6. Sail fast, round quickly.
2nd Beat
Exiting 4
1. Round well, bow down slightly to give the 2 room, when the 3 begins to round, tack and cover left.
2. Round well, sail fast and cover the left side of the course.
5. 5 covers 6 when winning.
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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.
4. Prioritize rounding, be patient with the 3 as they wait for the opportunity to tack.
6. Tack as soon as possible as you are rounding, there is no need to sit in the bad lane of the 5, by tacking you have the opportunity to get bow out on the 5.
Open Field
1. Cover the left side, extending on the lifted/favored tack, communicate with the 2 to make sure you are balanced.
2. Cover the right side, extending on the lifted/favored tack, communicate with the 1 to make sure you are balanced.
5. 5 covers 6 while winning.
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3. Communicate with the 4 to slow down and unbalance the 1,2 by tacking duel or splitting them.
4. Communicate with the 3 to slow down and unbalance the 1,2 by tacking duel or splitting them.
6. Sail fast, looking for ways to pass the 5.
Finish Approach
1. Communicate with the 2 to make sure you are balanced. Keep an eye on the port tack pin lay line.
2. Communicate with the 1 to make sure you are balanced. Keep an eye on the starboard tack boat lay line.
5. 5 covers 6 while winning.
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3. By now you should be working with the 4 to bring the 1 and 2 back together in an effort to unbalance.
4. By now you should be working with the 3 to bring the 1 and 2 back together in an effort to unbalance.
6. Sail fast, looking for ways to pass the 5.
Finish
1. As long as you are coming in on port and the 2 is ahead of their pair, and the 3 cannot cross and have runway to slow the 2, finish.
2. Coming in on starboard, make sure your pair cannot get to the 1 and then sail fast and finish.
5. 5 covers 6 while winning.
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3. Last ditch opportunities to slow, stop, or draw a foul on the leaders.
4. Trying to come in on starboard and catch a leader.
6. Sail fast, looking for ways to pass the 5.
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