Roll Tacks

Roy and I just finished talking about Florida. The two best boat-handlers out there were the 2 most athletic, strong, and in-shape teams. (Hint: those of you who do NOT play a winter sport need to think about how to stay in shape next year...) Anyways, I just found a few videos that you should consider. Remember that a 420 is a physical boat - FJs are a different story.

Clip #1
The big issue here is timing. Notice how late the roll is - probably too late. Also watch how the skipper and crew are NOT together.



Clip #2
With this one, the timing is better but there is NO ROLL. The reason is that the skipper does not slide her hips back and roll out on the main sheet. The crew also does not get out far enough away from the boat. She's really vertical. On a positive note, the skipper does get a fairly big ease on the main.



Clip #3
The skipper and crew have great timing, but still not enough roll or flatten. What do you think they should do?



Clip #4
This is part of the Harken/North U boathandling videos. Roy has the full video on Dragon, but this is a decent over-view. There is some good info in here and a few decent tacks to watch. (Some not-so-decent ones as well)