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With the toolbox, you receive prepared scenarios "ready to run", which you can use to practice as a beginner or expand your sailing capabilities at any time. For beginner you learn basic knowledge, luv up, bear away, tack, jibe or optimise boat speed. Naturally, all other sailors wanting to perfect their knowledge in strategy and tactics in order to be optimally prepared for the coming regattas, can use it as well. The toolbox guarantees "learning without risk". This means that you can make mistakes when sailing on the PC and keep trying out new strategies. If a virtual boat comes into contact on the regatta field, it will be shown to you immediately - a situation that could potentially lead to damage to the opposing boat and endanger others in a real regatta. The toolbox helps you to act safely.
NEW! Categories for "Beginners, Juniors, Regatta Sailor and Experts" and "Tips-Tactics" with 1-click operation.
Tricky tactical tips for your team, such as attacking, hindering, giving 'space' or forcing 'space'. Also at Tactical Sailing, we offer the formats of Team Racing - 2 vs. 2 or 3 vs. 3 boats - a lot of communication, excitement and lots of suspense, because "...everything is open until the end", says Mathias Rebholz (International Judge).
Many qualified coaches already use this special Coach's Toolbox in their work with the "Tactical Sailing" program, e.g. sailors can practise 11 special decision points from start to finish. Through use of the various animations, attention and concentration are verifiably boosted, and the single sequences can be individually changed as needed. The toolbox is a very effective tool at one's disposal for the design of seminars, lectures and workshops for all educational levels.
There are the Coach's Highlights, a selection of 20 tactical exercises, an additional module for quick access to the most important topics, ideal for quick use before and after training or competition. Furthermore, the large Coach's Toolbox offers over 100 exercises for “beginners, juniors, regatta sailors and experts”.
Lasse Kenter, a coach at the Starnberger See Yacht Club (YCSS), led the training session. After a short briefing in the clubhouse, the group headed out onto the lake, which, with a wind of 2-3 Beaufort, offered good training conditions for the eight boys and girls. The sailing included four short starts and two upwind/downwind races, culminating in a finish.
The sailing was quite loud and intense, with frequent shouting of "room," and several collisions with other boats and buoys. One focus was on right-of-way and starting procedures, another was practicing how to handle collisions. The stated goal for the afternoon was for the participants to learn new skills while maintaining their enthusiasm for sailing.
As a little surprise, the children were treated to a second training session – this time in the clubhouse on the computer. Four sailors at a time could train with the "Game Against the Wind" and "Boat Against Boat" scenarios from "Tactical Sailing" (TS) and – just like before on the water – have lots of fun. Everyone could choose a boat – an Optimist, of course – in their preferred color.
Lasse demonstrated the various training options on the computer. Then it began, and participants could sail on the PC – almost like on the water. Everyone had to concentrate fully during the starting drill and carefully observe the other boats until one minute before the start, in order to cross the starting line without a premature start after the starting signal. Just like on the lake, loud shouts of "Clear!" and "Protest!" could be heard in the clubhouse as sailors made their way to the buoys. The young sailors had to complete two laps in their boats – without touching any buoys, of course – otherwise, they would receive penalty points and file a protest. It was almost like a real regatta on the water with four buoys and an upwind and downwind course – all in a sporting setting on dry land in the warm clubhouse! At the finish line, the sailing time was recorded, and the number of penalty points from the protests was tallied. An added bonus for some of the kids was trying to accumulate as many penalty points as possible! This has never happened before!
Walter von Schorlemmer, youth coordinator at YCSS: His clear recommendation after this special afternoon was to use “Tactical Sailing” for training on the PC during the coming winter, in order to be fit for the new season on the water in the spring.
In the Tactical Sailing program we can simulate a tilt at the starting line, the long and short leg as well as a shift in the wind in the regatta field at the top right and other tactical situations and then show what consequences this has for the sailor on the left and right side of the regatta field. See descriptions and sketches for Wind 4x4 in the Coach's Toolbox. Other essential tactical topics, e.g. making a decision at the “switch point”, are described in Tilo Schnekenburger “The Geometry of Regatta Sailing”.
1. Pay attention to the inclined position of the starting line: The sailor should recognize whether the starting line was placed "crooked" when the "pin end" or the "starting boat" is "higher" to the wind. Starting on this side of the starting line already brings an advantage , namely to sail a shorter distance to the windward mark - a wise decision. A tactical mistake would be to start at the wrong end and thus sail a longer distance.
2. Sailing the long leg before the short leg: The course against or with the wind offers the advantage of shortening the distance when the wind shifts. Namely whenever the wind direction changes. A wise decision is therefore to follow the rule: sail the long leg before the short leg. Anyone who steers on the "short leg" runs the risk that the wind could turn back again and thus makes a taltic mistake.
3. Note wind shifts in the regatta field: On the America's Cup NZL team - skippered by Dean Barker, New Zealand tactician Hamish Pepper was sacked because he made a major tactical error before the start. The tactician was ejected in the crucial phase of the 2003 America Cup series with the New Zealanders trailing 0-3.
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Tactician Tilo Schnekenburger: "Geometric shapes and figures, such as points, lines, and areas, additionally help us to make the right strategic/tactical decisions on the regatta course". In the Tactical Sailing program, 6 basic geometric shapes can be displayed on the regatta field: Circle, rhombus, rectangle, square, triangle, sine line. See a short description here. Sailors can practise strategy and tactic on 6 areas on the entire field.
Coach Maxi Walkenbach (Berlin): "Tactical Sailing is the perfect visualisation of patterns and tactics on the water: circle, diamond, rectangle and square. Ideal for explaining and understanding the basics and actions."
There are the Coach's Highlights and the large Coach's Toolbox.
"The 'Coach's Highlights' are a selection of 20 tactical exercises from the overall program of the 'Coach's Toolbox' with over 100 exercises. In the overview you can select a 'keyword' and with a 'click' the exercise starts. You are automatically taken to the category in the menu item: TIPS TACTICS. In this menu item you can also use other tactical exercises, e.g. 'Field or regatta tactics'. If you would like to experience the “Fun of sailing” at the end of a practice session, choose a game 'for two or for fourth'.
- Overview of TIPS TACTICS: These are tactical exercises and situations that a trainer or experienced regatta sailor should know as an introduction to the topic of 'tactics'. This includes knowledge of:
Start and finish line, - Playing field, - Switch point, - Curry turn - Field tactics with 8 exercises - Regatta tactics for fleet, match and team races as well as America`s Cup.
- Fun of sailing: extra Sailing Games - Endless fun - fox hunting, chain of buoys, scooter or slalom.
Coach's Highlights Program requires a new special license key.
- Right of way: the essential rules of the right of way, e.g. leeward boat, wind from starboard, overlapping, and special tactical maneuvers at the gates: 'Chicago' and 'JK', a total of 17 situations are simulated and explained.
Coach's Highlightes are an additional module for quick access to the most important topics and can be ordered separately, require a new special license key. To do so, write an email to office[at]tacticalSailing.com.
- Coach's Highlightes are part of the Trainer Toolbox "All in One".
"Your project has been voted: Best Media Didactic. Out of more than 60 applicants, Tactical Sailing is winner of the European Award for Technology Supported Learning - eureleA 2012!" This good news came in on 31.01.2012. Sailors would say: "We got Gold Medal!"
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