The second day of the Yeppoon Queensland Development Camp got underway yesterday as the athletes prepared for another fantastic day, working on their boat handling and boat speed.
Another sunny day greeted the large group of aspiring champions as they rigged their boats, overlooking Keppel Bay.
The Laser fleet consisting of both Radials and 4.7s are under the instruction of experienced Laser Sailor Klade Hauschildt, who took them through a hard days drills involving boat handing, and sailing with feel.
The morning session had the fleet on the water by 10:00 for a two hour session working on feel, sailing with their eyes shut and stop start drills. Some extremely important training that was taken onboard well by the athletes.
“We were doing stop start drills off the line, and working on boat handling and sailing with feel, all things that are extremely important” said Hauschildt.
After lunch it was time to hit the water again, and the guys and girls headed out for the second session of the day.
The wind built to a steady 10 – 12knots which made for some perfect training conditions.
The guys and girls are really enjoying it, the winds been perfect and it looks like tomorrow is going to the windiest day, we are definitely achieving a lot here in Yeppoon”.
The prediction for tomorrow is a stronger 15 – 20knots that could test the athletes in the challenging sea state that is renowned in the bay.