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Congrats! Nice job.

Looking good, but tack line is too high. 😊

Beautiful cardinal! 🎉

The commentary at 8:20 very well timed lol

What an incredible experience! 🚤⛵ My first time racing sailboats in Long Island Sound, and it was absolutely exhilarating! The thrill of the wind in the sails, the splash of the waves, and the intense competition made for an unforgettable day. The teamwork and precision needed to navigate the yacht were beyond anything I've experienced before. Can't wait to get back out there and do it all over again! 🌊✨ THANK YOU a million!!! #Sailing #YachtRacing #LongIslandSound #FirstTime

Been there, done that. Although I'm not brave enough to post it when it happens. I'll give a "like" for fortitude!

With just four crew that was good. A hint: When hoisting a sail, pulling down is for the very strong, instead pull the halyard away from the mast is easier and it gives you a 2:1 mechanical advantage.

amazing he can get any crew

It doesn't seem like anybody enjoyed that sail. That crew likely never signs on again. Despot captain creates a desperate crew.

Most crew need to sit windward during the maneuvres. Also no life jackets during a regatta? Think about that again..

The crew is as only as good as the skipper. You need to work on "closed loop communication" and having defined roles and responsibilities for your crew. Rarely does just yelling and barking orders make anything better. Also, everyone on board should have a life jacket on. As the captain, you are legally and morally responsible for your crew.

Man that was painful to watch :( Sooo many crew mistakes ! Hope they improve for you. Looks like you and a nice boat and good gear :)

TACKING: Need to increase rate of tack, very slow. And tell crew this an an athletic activity. The exit goal is the jib trimed just inside lifelines, about 90%, like 8 inches from spreader, then we call out the speed to help the mail/jib trimmers bring in sails accordingly. So gague your turn based on crew skills. I don't see a lot of release or pull in with proper technique, but that's easy to fix. EXITING TACK: helm is looking at masthead wind indicator to get at approximate AWA, down 5-10 from pointing. Then begging trimmer for feedback (come up, come down). Then helm finally settling into a place to view jib telltales and listen to heading and boat speed info from tactician.

I SO love the first-race-of-the-year videos, especially in light/variable air when all of the adjustments need movement; plus no practice. Will be so fun to see the video in 2 months. John

I hate those warm up drills at the net. I just want to hit the ball. 🤣

You're really lucky to have a guy like RR to get you up and running. I'm going to be taking a friend out on the court Friday and he's never held the paddle. I learned a lot from watching you two and now feel I have a plan. Thanks.

Good fun guys! Thanks for letting me coming along for the ride......I really enjoyed that!

Impressive sailing Phillip! I thought your crew was going to board that sailboat to your right as you passed so close at 2 minutes. We will have a champagne toast to you and Lori on the other side of the world next week. Peter and Mary

Nice work!

Didn’t hear any four letter words. Did you race?

Great job Lori!

Make an model of boat please. Could I please get a ride?

Thanks for the great video!

Phillip you guys must be tired hanging on the rails 😂

Beautiful!

Winter layup?

Very helpful to see what we do wrong and how to improve. Like don’t run the job sheet inside of the shroud! 🤦‍♂️

Oh my goodness look at all that deck room!

At times the fastest J-105 I've ever seen!

Sad to learn that a sailor from my memories of CPYC days has passed. Eight Bells for Steve. Fair winds and following seas. He just might be at the wheel with Thomas on the foredeck!!! Thoughts go out to his family and friends. Brien Welch Ringer 32411.

Looking good Phillip!

Looks like a great day. Sad time of the year! Thanks for posting the season.

I do not miss the light air of LIS. Maybe first priority on a tack should be the main then the jib? Nice fleet of 105's. Have fun, go Alchuringa!

HUGE IMPROVEMENT! I think Jesse will do great making sure main is moving so boom's centered. Sean's hand-over-hand on new spin sheet at 5:00 is on point. Let's repeat the good and improve the bad!

Looks like a nice sailing day!

Scott's first wife was Karen. I didn't know about "Janet." Did I miss something?

Where did you mount the camera? I was going to mount one on Jigsaw but couldn't find a place where it wouldn't get in the way of either the main sheet or jib sheets. Thanks

Beautiful video quality...plenty of room to improve on the sailing quality :) FWIW, I make a lot of the same mistakes.

Great soundtrack