Team Information – Sail1Design Youth Sailing Team

Optimist Practice 12-12-2020

December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 by tomsitzmann, posted in Practice Videos, Team Information

What a beautiful day! NOTESToday was surprisingly choppy (very) with fairly large changes in breeze strength. This meant that sailors should definitely be prepared to SHIFT GEARS almost all the time. Gear shifting while racing includes mainsheet trim body/weight trim and technique (downwind we need a fair amount of work) changing "modes" from pinchy, to … Continue reading Optimist Practice 12-12-2020

Practice Sunday 12/6/2020

December 6, 2020December 7, 2020 by tomsitzmann, posted in General News, Practice Videos, Team Information

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!

December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 by tomsitzmann, posted in General News, Team Information

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!

Liability Waiver

December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 by tomsitzmann, posted in General News, Team Information, Uncategorized

All sailors must have this form filled out and turned in to S1D Coaches. S1DDP Liablity Waiver Draft

S1D C&I 420 Clinic Progress

May 30, 2020 by tomsitzmann, posted in General News, Team Information

Saturday, May 30, 2020 Six competitive teams are here this weekend at the S1D Magothy venue, training in 420's with Coach Lior Lavie and Tom Sitzmann. We're into day 2 of the S1D "C&I" 420 Clinic, and things are going great. Had a few bumps getting all the boats rigged, and one team didn't have … Continue reading S1D C&I 420 Clinic Progress

i420 Team Takes Flight!

November 17, 2019 by tomsitzmann, posted in General News, Team Information

Exciting times ahead, the i420 is here on the Bay. Please consider trying out the International 420 this winter/spring/summer. https://www.usi420.org/ This is a great option for many youth sailors; the i420 is optimized for great sailing performance with a light, optimized hull, tapered spar, optimized foils, more rig tuning options, and an open rule on sails (sailors are … Continue reading i420 Team Takes Flight!