We debriefed a lot after this weekend's race and tried to figure out how we can improve, based on our observations and based on the data from Sail Analytics (that Sergey put together! and we had the master sailing on Elise this weekend!)
Looks like areas of improvements for us are in order of priority
- Tacks (speed during and re-acceleration after tacks)
- Starts (last start was great, but few boats were on the line)
- Upwind boat speed (although we saw massive improvement from Saturday to Sunday by applying some basic notes from Saturday
- using the pinching technique to depower the boat
- drive the boat more with the sails (main) and less with the tiller
- traveler down and small traveler adjustments (one backstay is maxed out)
- Pointing was good (as good as Witchy Woman's)
- Boat was flat the whole time (less than 15 degrees)
- Boat speed on Sunday was good (keeping up with lead boats the entire upwind legs)
- 20 seconds slower than lead boat on Saturday upwinds
- Downwind speed is good on Saturday with chute up
- Downwind track looks a bit erratic in one of the races ;-)
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