J24 Blog

Stuart Streuli interviews Charlie Enright at the Fleet 50 Blog. An excerpt:

 The key to starting is getting one that can help you execute your game plan. The best way to end up where you want to be on the line is to back it all up a couple of steps. If you know you want to be at the middle of the line at go, you know you want to be on your final approach to starboard of the boat at a 1:30, and if you know that you also know that you want to be on port in the middle of the line at 2:30. I like to tell my crew how many maneuvers we have left as it becomes apparent. We have a bow guy calling lengths to the line. We have the trimmer listening to the helmsman who only says, trim, slow, or racing…we have one person dedicated to the time and another looking back for scoopers. Our time guy is our radio guy after the start.