Coach Gesi notes
Today marks the end of a three-day clinic with the young Canadian athlete: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, always divided into two parts of the day.
In the mornings, always from 9:00 to 12:00 with fairly sustained wind, the first day we focused a lot on tacks and gybes.
On Monday afternoon, we worked even more on double tacks and double penalty turns, with debriefings and video analysis both in the morning and afternoon.
On Tuesday morning, again with a 9:00 departure and three hours on the water, we worked on sail trim, bailing water (because there was wind), and buoy roundings, both upwind and at the gate, to the right and left.
In the afternoon, after about an hour of rest, we focused on starts, also competing against a small group of kids from Salò, young cadets.
It was still useful to lay buoys and practice starts against others, not alone.
On Wednesday morning, the wind was a bit shifty, not very strong, and it dropped a little early; we launched at 9:00 as usual and spent two hours and fifteen minutes on the water.
Then we came back in and did circuit training in the Univela gym here.
It was really nice because we worked 40 minutes on the circuit training.
After lunch, in the afternoon with nice steady breeze, we trained for one hour and 45 minutes.
Finally, we held the closing debrief to wrap up the camp.
With more wind, we practiced starting maneuvers, water bailing maneuvers, penalty turns, as well as tacks and gybes, of course.
Training Report
The Canadian athlete participated in a personalized three-day clinic, from Monday to Wednesday, organized by the Garda Optimist Academy in Campione del Garda, with daily work divided between morning and afternoon sessions.
• Monday morning: Technical work on tacks and gybes in sustained wind conditions, during the 9:00–12:00 timeframe.
• Monday afternoon: Focus on double tacks and double penalty turns, supported by debriefings and video analysis.
• Tuesday morning: Three hours on the water dedicated to sail trim, onboard water management, and buoy roundings—both upwind and at the gate, on both sides.
• Tuesday afternoon: Specific training on starts with practical competition against a small group of Salò cadets, useful for simulating real-line positioning scenarios.
• Wednesday morning: 2-hour-15-minute outing in unstable and dropping wind conditions, followed by 40 minutes of circuit training in the Univela gym.
• Wednesday afternoon: Final 1-hour-45-minute session in steadier breeze, focused on starts, water bailing, penalties, tacks, and gybes, closed with a concluding debrief.
