Laser Radial Sailing - Starts & Upwind - Battle Royale - With Erik Bowers & Erika Reineke

This week, we send Erik Bowers & Erika Reineke loose on each other for some fun & friendly match-race style practice. Both Erika & Erika walk us through their every move as they work on setting up for each race, getting a good start, and getting to the windward mark ahead of their competitor.
Erik Bowers is a former Olympic level laser sailor who has been coaching at Lauderdale Yacht Club for 3 years now. Erik has many accolades under his belt, including recently winning the 2019 Melges 14 US National Championship.
Erika Reineke is a Four-time Collegiate All-American, Four-time College Singlehanded National Champion, 2017 Quantum Women's Sailor of the Year, and the 2017 US Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year. Erika, too, is an Olympic level laser radial sailor who has been coaching at Lauderdale Yacht Club many years now.
For information about the Lauderdale Yacht Club Sailing Team, head on over to www.lycsailing.com
For information about Lauderdale Yacht Club, go to www.lyc.org

[@rideskor]

These videos are awesome. As someone who just got tossed on a radial in 18 knots and dumped it more than sailed it, the boat handling is incredible. Looking forward to learning more from this series of videos and looking for how you do the little things and maybe work up to ability to enter a race one day

[@JustinBolton]

Side by side commentary, mic'd up, LOVE IT!!! Keep doing these but with different sailors each time. This was fantastic!

[@__________7483]

Once again, another great video, thanks guys!

[@chenghuang4476]

"let him round first" lmaoooo

[@toddjamin]

When he’s crabbing, could Erika just bear off into him and claim a penalty?