Prelude to the Season
On April 13, Tim Wright presented his final Zoom session of the season, entitled “Race Day Review.” With the assistance of Steve Leker and B.B. Wright, the session described the best ways to handle the starts, to approach the marks, and to maintain momentum on the race course.

On April 28, Tim presented an in-person program hosted by Bob Strodel at Camp Brookwoods, teaching such extremely handy knots as the figure-eight knot, the bowline, and the taut line hitch, all of which can be used for our model yachts. We then had a thorough demonstration of boat tuning — what to look for and, more importantly, how to correct the problem. Utilizing a fan, Tim was able to show us exactly the affect that each adjustment had on the sails, and how a uniform shape of both the mainsail and jib had on the performance of the boat.