Thank you!! 🎉just started sailing, wasn’t sure what to do with this line.
@masshiroimonodujapon44253 ай бұрын
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@MonkPetite3 ай бұрын
Thanks for explaining..
@the-naked-sailor3 ай бұрын
Although concise, it's too much to take in as a beginner.
@Smakenzi3 ай бұрын
I personally find the "accelerated air -> depression/slowed air -> pressure" explanation counter-intuitive. The cause and effect seems to be the other way around: the wind is blowing against the sail, the sail blocks the air from escaping, thus air pressure builds up. On the leeward side the sail blocks the air from coming in (the one trapped windward's), thus depression builds up (perhaps then the air from a higher pressure region rushes in, resulting in an accelerated air flow).
@josemariatrueba45683 ай бұрын
Nice explanation, thanks. Only one important matter was missing though. You shouldn't apply backstay without increasing main luff tension because draft in mainsail moves aft which is just the opposite of what we need. First of all is to apply Cunningham tension BEFORE applying more backstay tension.
@steveburke76754 ай бұрын
Very nice...one recommendation...please turn up the volume at your end. With my speakers at 100% I still had to use CCs. Thanks.
@DaveWatts_ejectamenta4 ай бұрын
Can you reef with backstay tension on?
@DaveWatts_ejectamenta4 ай бұрын
Can you do one on the downhaul, its missing from your series? Cheers.
@cellobob23589 ай бұрын
At 5:28 it says that as the wind speed increases, the apparent wind moves forward. Not quite right, it moves aft. As boat speed increases then the apparent wind moves forward. I think....
@alannewman859 ай бұрын
Great explanation- but what does Roach mean?? Do you mean Leech - the aft side of the sail???
@gabrielfusaru121111 ай бұрын
Thank you! It is the first time I understood how to do such a maneuver.
@norincobro6421 Жыл бұрын
Some of your diagrams are back-to- front eg. 1:57 vs 2:15. Boat pointing left/ boat pointing right ?
@alexbellesia9676 Жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation on how to use the Cunningham, thank you.
@geezenslaw Жыл бұрын
No volumn... can't hear anything... Fair Winds...
@InYourDreams-Andia Жыл бұрын
Cool explanation! Here on a 15yr old YT video 🙃
@lydkarhma Жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation. Tks
@hosoiarchives4858 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video
@hosoiarchives4858 Жыл бұрын
3:57
@ratusbagus Жыл бұрын
So you never got to sail trimming the main and head together?
@ratusbagus Жыл бұрын
Having take a one inch strip off and exactly parallel with the (old) luff, when that snagged on a spreader, I prefer the outside Gybe. Thanks for the tip. I must learn to tolerate testosterone more and rub shoulders with some racers to pick up more of these things.
@stefangaillot1561 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Alexander! Good balance of easy learning and more in depth (physics) explanations. Much appreciated!
@gordonroseborough8547 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Very well done and explained. Thank you.
@yzScott Жыл бұрын
Before the gybe, sheet the main all the way out. And don't pull it across during the gybe. It won't impact at all. The sail will luff before reaching the end of the sheet and the spreaders, if you are very alee before it swings. When the winds are high, you want spinnaker to fill on the new side before the main swings. This will be the end of broaching on the gybe.
@SeaFever2010 Жыл бұрын
How would you install a Cunningham on a inmast furler?
@ppconsultant Жыл бұрын
I doubt it would be possible, you would have to see how your sail is attached, but in all honesty, installing one on a sail with an inmast furler will do practically nothing. Those types of sail do not allow much tuning and performance adjustments
@diegofianza3525 Жыл бұрын
14 years later and this video’s instruction is timeless!! Thanks.
@arnaldoandrade7290 Жыл бұрын
The definition of the "I" measurement is incorrect, albeit only slightly
@fabienh3943 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant tutorial and so important
@inti2784 Жыл бұрын
Chad
@ericgfx01 Жыл бұрын
So am I right to assume that loosening the backstay tension will flatten the upper half of the sail?
@zedthehun Жыл бұрын
What? No peel?
@Sandhoeflyerhome Жыл бұрын
Poor english comprehension ... the wind is higher the higher up the mast? No the wind is (stronger) in general at altitude
@robbanks1686 Жыл бұрын
Gracias
@robbanks1686 Жыл бұрын
Awesomeness
@robbanks1686 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@IrregularPineapples Жыл бұрын
these are amazing videos, thank you so much~ I was absolutely baffled about what the "ropes" on the boom is supposed to do or what they're even called
@philgray1023 Жыл бұрын
Excellent clear explanations.
@rohanvanderhave93582 жыл бұрын
Eye opener to new beginner sailor
@martygingras86832 жыл бұрын
Good video but misuses the term 'roach' when he's actually talking generically about the 'leech'. The leech is the aft edge of any sail. Main sails are not usually a perfect triangle and any additional area aft the straight line from the head to the clew is called the roach.
@jjiacobucci2 жыл бұрын
Thank you M
@martygingras86832 жыл бұрын
I really like these videos and the punchline of this video is spot on, but there are a couple of BIG AND IMPORTANT ERRORS in this video. (1) The first is his statement that tensioning the backstay on a fractional boat will not increase headstay tension, when in fact it will add a lot of tension to the headstay. This is something that's easy to measure, is related to headstay 'sag', and sailmakers use adjustment in the amount of headstay sag to make jibs more versatile. (2) The second is his statement that tensioning the backstay on a masthead boat will not bend the mast, when in fact how much it'll bend the mast depends on the mast and the backstay adjuster. I'm currently racing on a 37-foot masthead boat that gets about 4 columns (~24 inches) of mastbend when the backstay is on fully and we reduce bend from the maximum by playing the checkstays.
@Bowman3392 жыл бұрын
Agree with your first point. We used to go almost block to block on the backstay to take out headstay sag. Fractional rig. Just retuned the rig and don't need it on quite as tight now. Never sailed on a masthead rig.
@phantomhck2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic breakdown, thanks.
@tiberiu_nicolae2 жыл бұрын
Never have I heard such a clear explanation for these things. You're a great teacher
@WILSON.12 жыл бұрын
Great explanation, thank you. It’s hard for me to understand how curving back the mast actually flattens the sails, though, I know that’s what it does. It seems like that would create more of a camber.
@fenui2 жыл бұрын
Because the bend in the middle also means it will pull the front edge of the mainsail forward, hence the flatter profile
@fenui2 жыл бұрын
Because the bend in the middle also means it will pull the front edge of the mainsail forward, hence the flatter profile
@DanZucker2 жыл бұрын
To anyone watching this, Please ignore this explanation it is very far off from the true physics of what’s going on, and will not deepen your understanding of driving w/o a rudder. It’s all about how a tightly trimmed mainsail rounds you up into the wind due to the fact that your center of effort has been moved aft, and vice versa with a jib
@ufukozbir6492 жыл бұрын
Excellent video mate, thanks for that!
@nickgoodall5782 жыл бұрын
I need a Cunningham. I need a boat first, but after I get one: Bam! Cunningham!
@jacmaclar2 жыл бұрын
Good video but confused by the use of "arm that is pulling the boat." Did you mean the sheet that is attached to the boom and traveller?
@Whicheverworks2 жыл бұрын
Really lie your videos ! Very useful ! Thanks a lot :)