Practice Sunday 12/6/2020

Perfect 9-17 knot NW wind and sunny skies greeted our team today at the new S1D Youth Sailing Team venue at Annapolis Sailing School. i420 training today consisted of boat-handling/body technique focus, along as always with sail trim and tuning. Teams started in Area A and then decided to head out to Area B for … Continue reading Practice Sunday 12/6/2020

Saturday 12-5-2020 It Begins!

Wow what a day to begin!  www.cbyst.com ....Way to go! Overall, it was amazingly cool to see i420's ripping up the harbor today in 15-35 knots of wind.Thanks to Coach Matt Peter (USNA Ass't Intercollegiate Coach) for coming out today, and for joining our team! It was a little much today for normal training, so we had a few … Continue reading Saturday 12-5-2020 It Begins!

i420/c420/ optimist open training day   @ Severna Park Practice

Great day of sailing this Sunday, with an easterly wind, 6-17 knots, beautiful all day. We had one Optimist out training and trying a new sail design, and 2 i420's out doing drills with Coach Brady. We also had 2 c420's show up and rig up, getting everything ready for the next practice day. Videos/photos: … Continue reading i420/c420/ optimist open training day   @ Severna Park Practice

2020 CBOT Valentine’s Day Regatta Report

By Coach Ian Burman This year at the Valentines Day Regatta, CBOT tried something new by adding a silver fleet team and providing a service to some of the next generation of Opti racers on the Bay.  We had 4 sailors participate and it was a great experience for them all.  All of these silver … Continue reading 2020 CBOT Valentine’s Day Regatta Report

Notice of i-420 “Ground-Up” Clinic, 22-23 February in Annapolis, Charter boats available!

CLINIC The Chesapeake Youth Sailing Team will host a 2-day i420 Clinic at the Magothy Marina, 22-23 February, from 1000-1500. This is a weather-permitting clinic, and we will attempt to sail as much as possible while also dedicating time to dry-land rigging, tuning, and finer points of boat-handling. This is a "ground-up" Clinic, designed for … Continue reading Notice of i-420 “Ground-Up” Clinic, 22-23 February in Annapolis, Charter boats available!

CBYST at the i420 North American Championship!

(adapted from the Sail1Design article originally printed HERE) Coconut Grove Sailing Club, January 20, 2020 — 37 teams from across the country competed over a three-day span on the waters off Miami for the International 420 North American Championship. I worked with 2 Chesapeake Bay teams at this event, teams that are on opposite ends … Continue reading CBYST at the i420 North American Championship!