![]() ![]() The old eastern section of the Bay Bridge is still be dismantled. Backdrops were provided by the Golden Gate Bridge and the loading cranes on The Alameda just south of the Bay Bridge. ![]() ![]() The races were held on the Berkeley Circle. Off the wind sail trim and straight courses were the way to beat the clock. Teamwork was the only way to complete the tacking needed to navigate the windward slalom course. Ashley Tobin and Jim Watters coached the Hanson Bridget team Rich Jepsen and Trevor Steel teamed up to train the team from PG&E.Įarly sailing was framed by light breezes and fluffy blue clouds.Īround noon the westerly filled in and continued to build into a 10-15knot breeze by 2pm.The two crews were soon actively engaged in all aspects of boat handling from grinding genoas to trimming the mains to holding a proper course while beating upwind and reaching off the wind.Īs the racing progressed the J/105’s really came to life, especially on the upwind legs. Once on the water the OCSC instructors took charge of converting the newbie crews into racing teams. The early morning breezes provided a good warm up to the boats and provided the crews time to work out optimum positions and responsibilities. The PG&E team gets psyched for the day of racing. You can read more about Hanson Bridgett and their community involvement HERE. The Hanson Bridgett team after the safety briefing. Thanks to 49 Square Catering the contestants were well fed prior to Tim Han’s pre-race briefing. Peet’s Coffee in Berkeley once again contributed the morning Java for BTR. Oh – and sailing J/105’s on San Francisco Bay is wicked awesome fun ! Especially when you have expert OCSC coaches trained in teambuilding on your boat to guide you around the course. The objective: sail a triangular shaped slalom course faster than the other team.Ĭonclusions: practices pays off, working as a team is key and boats sail faster as the wind builds. Following a safety briefing from our regatta PRO Tim Han crews from Hanson Bridgett and PG&E boarded sleek OCSC J/105’s then headed out to Berkeley Circle to battle the clock as they learned all about apparent wind, tacking angles, winch handles and the physics of sailing. Youth and adaptive sailors who call Clipper Cove home port were the real winners in TISC’s Big Team Regatta thanks to OCSC’s fast boats and excellent coaches.įriday was all about teamwork. Hanson Bridgett and PG&E delivered agile crew. Mother Nature delivered breezy blue skies. ![]()
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