News 420 Coaching focuses on minimising mistakes ahead of day 3 at Youth Worlds

420 Boys racing on day 3 © Christophe Launay / World Sailing

420 Coaching focuses on minimising mistakes ahead of day 3 at Youth Worlds

Dec 2015

As the Championship reaches the half-way stage on race day 3 at the Youth Worlds, 420 Class appointed coach Nikos Drougkas was keen to spend time with teams to ensure the easy mistakes were avoided.

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2015 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship

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During today's morning briefing session, Drougkas focused on

Boat preparation - before racing run speed tests upwind and downwind, with a focus on the technique to be chosen downwin, and body position
Perfecting the Start - ensure there is no risk of an OCS, as the wind was so shifty that the race is still anyone's game whatever the start
Race Strategy - preparing a good race strategy plan, particularly on mark roundings, not crossing laylines and use of the boomvang
Weather - making full use of all weather information