Rounding Carousel
A continuous loop past windward, offset and leeward marks — maximum roundings per hour, with spacing held by the carousel.
A small triangle of marks sailed as a continuous carousel: short beat up the starboard layline, bear away around the windward mark, nip past the offset, run down, and round the leeward mark wide-in-tight-out back onto the beat. Boats join the loop spread evenly and just keep lapping. Because the legs are tiny, a boat gets more mark roundings in twenty minutes than in a month of racing — and the boat ahead is always exactly one mistake away, so sloppy roundings cost places you can see.
Setup
Windward mark with an offset a few lengths to its left, leeward mark 15–20 lengths downwind. Boats join the circuit evenly spaced (a third of a lap apart for three boats). Lap for 15–20 minutes; call out the exit angle at every leeward rounding.
Opens the animation on the boat-length grid — run it well, then brief it from the same picture. Free, no account needed.
What to call out
- Windward mark: bear away with ease and crew weight — if the helm fights the boat, the sheets are too tight.
- Leeward mark: wide entry, tight exit — touch the mark with your transom, not your bow, and leave close-hauled at full speed.
- No cheating the run: sail it low and fast, then set up the rounding early instead of slamming in from outside.
- Racing version: closest astern boat may pass only at a rounding — clean roundings defend, sloppy ones get punished.