Great Mark Roundings
4th in a Series of Six Videos on Making You a Better Sailor
From information used by Rick White's Sailing Seminars
This is the fourth of a series of six Videos that are based on Rick
White's Sailing Seminars. The last one will come out in the near future
so the entire series will be available.
This fourth video deals with nearly every aspect of Mark Rounding-- a good "How to" for the beginner/novice to the experienced racer. It will teach you how to make totally awesome mark roundings each and every time. Most sailors just simply go around the mark and come out the other side.., almost always in bad air and in a bad tactical position.
There are FIVE MUSTS you will remember when approaching or rounding a mark:
- Prepare for the Next Leg of the Course
- Remember the Inside Overlap Rule
- Watch for the Dreaded Pinwheel Effect
- Slow Down to Win
- Enter Wide, Exit Close
There are some awesome shots in this video, especially thanks to our exclusive "tiller cam" shots.
This is the very first Professionally done catamaran teaching video that has ever been put on the market. We sincerely hope you enjoy it!
If you have any doubts about the value of Rick's Seminars, here is
a typical letter sent to him:
Rick,
I have to thank you. I attended your Spray Beach N.J. seminar this
past May (1999) and I have only raced in two regattas. But I have really
improved. I used the drills that I learned from you to help train my Special
Olympic Athletes. Every one of them won a medal. The first day was the
divisional races to sort out the crews by skill level. We ran two races
that day and I placed 2nd and 4th out of 45 boats! My typical finish is
in the bottom third. Not any more. I was so thrilled after the second
race. Unfortunately my crew informed me that we need to do something about
that fourth place finish. Ignorance can be bliss, but it can also be very
demanding. He viewed 4th out of 45 as needing improvement. To me it meant
I finally can compete.
My second regatta was a Hobie Regatta where I sailed in B Fleet on my Hobie 16. I have been sailing B Fleet for the last 3 years and my best finish ever was a fourth out of seven boats. I am used to finishing in the bottom third, praying not to be DFL. Well this time I finished second. I was one point away out of first. I was sailing against many of the people who I was used to finishing behind. To me this was incredible. I have never sailed so well before. It was a light air regatta. The winds for most of the races were between 5 and 8 mph. I weigh 235 by myself and my crew weighs 145. Remember we were on a Hobie 16 in light air.
To make it even sweeter I was sailing the event with a 16 year old Special Olympian. It was truly a special moment for me. Thank you so much for all that you were able to pass on to me. In those drills on the water it may have seemed like nothing was sinking in while you were pointing out what I was doing wrong. I guess enough of it sunk in.
Thanks Rick.
Joe Kudrewicz
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