Clinic Day Two and Lessons Learned

Today started with the coaches outlining three great starting drills as the entire morning was dedicated to an earnest approach to owning a good start. The kids listened intently for about 45 minutes, then it was on the water at 9:45am. Not sure if it was the approaching storm, listening to thunder all night, or some questionable tap water, but Quinn was feeling a bit queezy. He was the last on the water, but rallied for a good morning session. Lunch was spent reviewing video. Post video everyone headed out for the afternoon, but a lightening storm erupted sending the fleet scurrying back to the beach. Masts down and inside the YC for an impromptu round table and Q&A with a couple of past Opti World Champs that were sailing 420's. Good seque to lessons learned for the day:

Quinn and Romain

1. Keep your cool when the pressure is on. No need to worry, just keep focusing on what you know.
2. Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can't, either way you're right.
   
3. Or, you're like a grape... you're either on one side of the road or the other side of the road, if you're in the middle of the road you go squish. Which means, you either do or you don't, there is no maybe.

Kristopher and Dane

1. Do what you gotta do. If there's someone in your way or keeping you from your strategic goal, you have use your tactical ability to get around or through them to get to the place you want to go.
2. Go with the flow. Stay in rhythm with the shifts and trust yourself.

The afternoon included a single qualifier race and team Westside had a great showing with everyone finishing in the top 11. After sailing Kristopher and Dane were wooshed off to St. John leaving Quinn and Romain to their kayaks and a pool party with the teams from Texas and ISV.