Team Practice Video
on Tuesday September 7, 2010 11:36PM
Travis, Rob, Ben & Lud on Narraganset Bay in heavy air with a spinnaker on a J-22.
The FBYC team finished a brutal day of practice in 20 to 30 knot winds in the less familiar J-22 in Newport Harbor, including a screaming downwind run featured in the attached video shot from the coach boat, followed by two near broaches and man overboards. After nursing their wounds and resting for a few hours, the team and its supporters attended a splendid reception on the lawn at NYYC's Harbour Court, where they were welcomed by Commodore Elwell as representatives of 24 of the nation's "preeminent yacht clubs." As one entered the reception, beneath the awning, the FBYC Burgee hung over the entry with 24 other burgees.
Tomorrow, the team will start at 1100 in the Red Fleet in Sonars in the first qualifying round with forecasted winds of 20 knots.
They posted "So the winds came in in the afternoon and we put in a second practice session from 1600 to 1830. Sea breeze at 10-14k. We had to change crew assignments for the J-22 due to the shift in layout, and after 20-30 tacks and gybes we got our 22 rhythm. Bora Gulari's team sparred with us. We feel great, and look forward to weigh in tomorrow morning and 4 practice races afterward." on the team's Facebook Page