Practice Day 2 with Coach Charlie Enright

9/29/09

Charlie Enright of North Sails RI came to spend the afternoon coaching us on the Farr 30. Most of the time was spent doing laps between two marks between Goat Island and Rose Island. The breeze hovered between 15-20kts for most of the practice which was awesome because we have had no Farr 30 experience in these conditions. The weather allowed us to hammer out a ton of gybes, tacks, sets, and douses in conditions that we were not used to. Charlie, like Tom, emphasized the importance of anticipation and communication. We anticipate sailing with charlie again possibly next week.

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Practice Day 1 with Coaches Tom Burnham and Mike Campbell

Today we were lucky enough to have alum and pro sailor Tom Burnham join us for our time on the water. The conditions were challenging for our first Farr 30 practice but there is no trial better than one by fire. Although todays practice was a short one, we have a better idea of where we are and definately of where we need to be. Tom has been to several Student Yachting World Cups and was full of logistical advice as well as sailing advice. Mike Campbell, who did the SYWC in 2004, was on board trimming main and giving other coaching tips from his experience in France. Both will definately be great resources to bounce ideas off of in the weeks leading up to our trip. The URI World Cup Team which includes our team Advisors and all of our support at the University have worked really hard to afford the Sailing Team practice time on the water. With three weeks to go we are out there and ready to tackle the next hurdles on our quest for the World Cup.

Team USA practicing in Newport Harbor

The URI World Cup Team will be out in Newport Harbor practicing on the Farr 30 TeamBOLD all week leading up to the Sail For Hope Regatta (Oct. 3) out of Sail Newport. Look for us out there every day of the week except thursdays between tomorrow and October 14. Practice reports will be published here on the blog. Video of practices with our guest coaches will be published here and on YouTube. STAY POSTED!

SAIL FOR HOPE: http://www.sailnewport.org/npt/m/_general/07sfhhome.asp

AYC Fall Series

Last weekend Jeremy, Westy, and Scott, and Jesse made the trek down to Rye, NY for the first weekend of the American Yacht Club Fall Series Regatta. Jeremy, Westy, and Scott helped sail Marc Glimcher's J122 Catapult into 1st place in IRC 40. Jesse sailed with Steve and Heidi Benjamin on their newly aquired After Midnight.

Boat Show A Sucess!

A BIG thanks to the URI Foundation for sharing a booth with us at the Newport International Boat Show. We are almost completely out of shirts. ONLY 30 LEFT! The inventory includes about 15 XL's and 15 XXL's and maybe like 2 Mediums. Get them while they last...