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Youth America's Cup 2013 - The American Youth Sailing Force (The Force) trained with Oracle Team USA coaches on AC45 catamarans three days last week and then went sailing with at risk students from San Francisco’s Downtown High School showing them first hand that you can follow your passion and earn a living on the water.
OTUSA’s coaching staff put The Force on the AC45’s in a wide range of conditions last week. Their goal was to help the team more effectively sail the very high-performance, very powerful AC45s. Force teammate, Evan Sjosjedt truly appreciates their input. 'Darren Bundock is an awesome coach to have at the back of the boat, he's always super helpful and friendly. Besides the invaluable on the water coaching, we spent a while going over each day's on board footage to dissect and discuss every tack, gybe and mark rounding with him.' And Sailing Team Manager, Ian Andrewes says, 'Its great having access to these guys. They have been doing it so long and have so much information to share.'
The Force is an exceptionally skilled group of youth sailors. Yet, as with any new yacht, time in the boat is vital to knowing how to sail it and to get the most out of its individual quirks and nuances. According to helmsman Michael Menninger, 'I learned, as a driver, that the more communication, the better. Keeping everyone on the same page and working towards the same immediate goal improves the cohesiveness within every maneuver. I also learned a few things about sailing the boat in a straight line. The more time in the 45 will be really helpful for all of us in our learning process.' Andrewes continues, 'This past week we have been really working hard on laylines and timing. These boats are tricky and with a reaching start style course, things can get overwhelming fast.'
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