We have been on the water for the past 7 days training out of Royal Vic. Brian Todd (National Team Coach) has been running a training camp for Paralympic sailors and was kind enough to include us 470's as well. It has been quite interesting training with the 2.4m, Skud 18 and Sonar. All three boats are keelboats, but from there the similarities end! The 2.4m can point almost directly upwind so you don't want to start above it on the line. The Skud has an asymmetric spinnaker so it sails on a very tight reach downwind, and the Sonar is really big so there is just no wind anywhere near it. Needless to say the short course racing we have been doing has been quite exciting, as a different strategy is required for dealing with each competitor.
With varying weather conditions and finally some sunshine these past two days it has been a really good camp. Our boat handling is constantly improving. I think we made some especially big improvements on our double-tacks and 360 degree turns on Sunday. The way our communication and teamwork has come together in the past 6 months is really noticeable, every maneuver happens more quickly and we get less frustrated with things when training because there is constant communication about what is happening and what is about to happen.
Now a few days off and then back on the water this Easter weekend!
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