Here is a link to the story on our latest training weekend.
http://www.sailrevolution.com/race-it/jay-and-pease-talk-f18s

Sweet! Maybe they'll do one for F16 nationals.

Contact them and get some sailors together.

Hopefully that's already in the works. I'll definitely participate. I enjoy the clinic thingey, sometimes more than an actual regatta.

Jay and Pease are a class act all the way. It's good to have folks like them to offset the dings, tawds, and karls.

Only half of the Karl's I know belong on that list!

That's exactly what I was thinking, but I'm not convinced we're on the same page.

Seems a bit harsh, I'm one of the nicest people I now.

Come on Karl (B), Where is the Love?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24ZbzzIhS-w

Bitter Booger, ain't he?

F-18 Clinic.
Friday started with getting to Redwood City and rigging the boat. As we began, the rest of the guys began showing up. We finished rigging the boats and made our way to Sequoia yacht club for the Friday chalk talk. 5 of 6 teams showed up along with Jay and Pease Glaser for the talk. Jay and Pease gave us our hand outs and began to talk about the format for the weekend. They told us all the drills and what they involved. Covered all the skills we would need and talked through how to make the most of each drill. After 2 hours of tuning talk and drill prep talk we called it a night.
Saturday morning saw questionable weather and our 6th team finally made it. We now had 2 Wildcats, 2 Tigers, an Infusion, and a Capricorn. After some discussion we all rigged up and hit the water. We began in the basin in the flat water and a nice breeze. A short course was set and we did practice starts and a short one lap port, port rounding set up. Pease would have us do 2 or three starts before we were allowed to finish a race. Think 2 or 3 general recalls before getting a good start. We then changed to park and accelerate drills. Park the boat and sit on the line , start accelerate and then park again. After several hours out on the water we all went in and took a lunch break.
After lunch we all went out in some very challenging conditions. It was about 8 knots gusting to the upper teens. Daisy and I did the first start then noticed a couple loose battens and chose to go back to the dock to reset the sail. While on the way to the dock we saw a couple near flips and a couple near pitches. While at the dock lowering the main 2 other boats joined us saying things are turning out there. With half the fleet at the dock we decided to go ahead and call it a day. The other three boats soon followed and we all put the boats away for the night. Alex had lost his mast and was helped back to the dock. We all gathered at the yacht club for a short debrief then decided to do a group dinner.
After dinner we met back at Sequoia Yacht Club and sat down for another chalk talk. The Glasers reviewed the events and gave each team some feedback. We talked about tuning and 2 boat testing info, and how to evaluate different boats on the same scale. Lots of questions were asked and Jay and Pease were very helpful in helping everyone understand what they could do to sail better and faster. We took a short break for some Yummy Chocolate Rum Cake. Thanks to Phillip and Daisy for getting the cake there to celebrate my Birthday. Then we went over the plans for Sunday and some more tips to make the drills better.
Sunday morning we saw a clear sky and a fresh breeze. After a short run into the open bay Phillip and the Glasers decided we would stay in again due to large chop. 5 boats proceded to go out sailing for more practice. Jay would take time to get on each boat and evaluate the boats performance and set-up. Pease continued to follow the boats during the races and run drills. Alex was sailing my boat with Daisy as I was feeling under the weather. Several hours of racing drills along with start stop and park drills had everyone feeling good about the weekend. Early in the afternoon we all made it back to the dock and began de-rigging.
We went back to Sequoia Yacht Club for our final debrief. We viewed pictures and video’s of the weekend and saw a lot of the skills being demonstrated and critiqued. Jay and Pease would show what was good and what could use some improvement. A lot of small details were shared and we had some really good information.
I learned a lot of tuning techniques and Daisy said she also learned a lot. From tuning to tacking, gybing to setting, heavy wind light wind we covered all the bases and the knowledge possessed by Jay and Pease was impressive. The way they communicate with us and make learning about the boats is great. This was by far and away the most I have learned in over 10 years of sailing.
Thank you Phillip for setting up the weekend, you couldn’t have done a better job in planning everything. Thanks to Sequoia Yacht Club for allowing us to use their club for our talks and gatherings. Thanks to all the teams for making it possible to have completion to practice with. A large Thank You to Jay and Pease Glaser for taking the time to put on the clinic.
Rich Vilvens
F-18 5150

I posted the article here direct so you don't have to go to a competing site.