Thanks to Tim Ellis at RYA Scotland for asking me to help coach at the RYA UK Transition (T1) training camp the other day, it was great to see laser sailing from a different perspective from usual.
My first motorway trip driving in the car landed me in Largs Yacht Haven at around 8:30am. I assisted the head coach Andrew McGowan in the morning briefing at 9 and we swiftly headed out on the water after I went through some rigging tips with the team. The main focus of the camp was posture, both upwind and downwind which led on from the previous camp. We also touched on sail setup, Harris and I had a good chat about the differences between the 4.7 sail and the Radial sail.
It was a great feeling to coach the squad I was part of 3 years ago and I am glad to give back to what was a very influential point in my Laser sailing.
The big summer trip is just around the corner! I set off for a UK Youth Squad camp in Weymouth this weekend so watch this space.
Lewis