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Jason
Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 05 Location: South Africa Online Status: Offline Posts: 1 |
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Topic: What Fitness Should Be Done Posted: 13 Aug 05 at 8:31am |
Hi I am a dingy sailer from South Africa that has just started keel boat sailing, I am 16 years old and need to start training in the gym. I don't have any trainimg programs and would like to know if there is any one that could give me some tips. Thanks for the advise but i would like to also know what training could be done for my posistion on the boat. I am in the cockpit playing the piano (all the hallards and the kicker(vang) topping lift ya you should have got it by now)
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Stefan Lloyd
Really should get out more Joined: 03 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1599 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 05 at 9:27am |
What keelboat? The photo is missing. The main training required for most keelboat classes is to eat lots of pies. Heavier = quicker. If you are looking for a serious answer, it depends on whether it is a hiking class or not. Hiking: concentrate on quads. The gym can suggest how. Otherwise, general upper body stamina. But fitness is less of an issue for keelboats than for dinghies, which is one reason why a lot of older sailors (like me) move to keelboats.
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Phil eltringham
Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: England/Hitchin Online Status: Offline Posts: 1105 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 05 at 3:15pm |
I would be very carefull starting to do too much gym work at 16, your body is not fully developed and pushing it too hard too soon can do long term damage, make sure that if you join a gym you get someone to help you put a routene together. What Stefan says is right too, more weight and upper body strenght are the important things. One final point, try and keep dinghy sailing if you can, you lear a lot more about racing tactics and the mechanics of how a boat works that way, in a keel boat it is easy to concerntrate to much on your own little bit and miss out on learning how a boat works as a whole.
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Ian29937
Far too distracted from work Joined: 25 May 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 409 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 05 at 5:10pm |
I'd agree with Phil's comments about dinghy sailing. You rarely see keelboat sailors doing well in dinghies but the best dinghy sailors are in high demand to helm the bigger boats. Whatever you do have fun. |
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Stefan Lloyd
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 05 at 6:01pm |
I'd actually say stamina rather than strength for both dinghy and keelboat sailing i.e. low weights, many reps. The number of times absolute strength is important is quite small, even on a big boat. But Phil makes a good point on being careful about strength work until your bones have finished growing. I would also agree that sailing a 1 or 2-person dinghy will teach you more than bigger boats, and stand you in good stead even if keelboat sailing is your ultimate goal. That said, you can learn a lot in small (2-3 person) keelboats too.
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