Queen Mary Training weekend 18/19th

Training to be held by Graeme Oliver

With just about the perfect conditions to play with at QM the training was a great success with some serious improvements in boat handling and general technique.
The theme of the training was “slow down and prepare before you do anything”, the aim being to get your brain into gear before you do any manoeuvre.

Tacking technique was changed primarily by making sure that the mainsheet wasn’t eased too far, it gives you speed into the tack and prevents you from stalling the foils and therefore stalling in the tack. See the video of Griff Tanner to see what a difference it makes!

Gybing technique was primarily changed by making sure that people pulled all of the kite sheets tight and made sure that when the gybe is initiated the kite pulls through cleanly therefore keeping the speed on and decreasing the pressure in the rig when the gybe is complete, see Big Dave Poston’s gybe.

Take a look at Jerry Wales’ tack sequence in the photos and video for perfect technique and some other great clips of crashes and excellent boat handling.

Videos have been added to YouTube here are some: (Search for QM Training on YouTube for all of the vids)