RS400 Harken Sprint Championships 2023 - Rutland Sailing Club

An event we always look out for at the start of the season, the sprints can be a truly epic event. This year we had 12-14 knots for a day of qualifying, then 8-10 for the gold/silver fleet racing.
After a pretty ordinary day of qualifying, we looked to pull ourselves back through the fleet on day two. This is footage from what turned out to be our best race of the day, as we fight it out for a podium place in race 2
00:00 Pre-Start
00:28 Start
1:28 First Beat
03:49 First Reach
04:08 First Run
05:39 Second Reach
5:57 Second Beat
09:00 Third Reach
09:25 Second Run
13:10 Final run to finish
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[@MartijnDesijn]

Great video! What camera do you use? I wonder how you change the camera angle and if you can also look at your leech. Keep up the good work

[@RS400_Sam]

Thanks! I use a gopro max, it's a 360 camera so it can look anywhere I want!

[@GutsyProductions]

Can I ask what weight you are as a crew? And would you always sail with that much outhaul off in the light?

[@RS400_Sam]

We're probably around 165kg all up at this event. At with the breeze as it was, we're searching for max power without having to worry about stalling the flow through the sails, as there is just enough pressure to maintain it. So yes, we'd keep the outhaul pretty loose.