what kind of sailing watch does the crew have? and where can I buy one?
@cameronpierce94264 ай бұрын
Great video! I'll definitely be following more of your videos after seeing this one! Question: What are your vang settings off the start--and for crabbing in particular? I tend to keep the vang off until I'm well & truly underway, as I find I sometimes get stuck in irons (or in reverse) when head-to-wind on the start line (especially when the wind is up)? Will crabbing work the same with vang on/off? Thank you!
@al.sargent5 ай бұрын
Hey Erik, congrats on coaching Erika to a win in the recent Trials. How do you maximize your crabbing time, and how do you know when to stop crabbing? I find that if I crab for more than 3 seconds, I go past head to wind, but you were able to crab for longer, maybe several seconds.
@uebergangster5 ай бұрын
I don't know about all these technicalities but I do know that in a strong wind, sailing downwind in a Laser is terrifying right up until the moment you get tossed over the side to watch your boat sail off into the sunset.
@453castle7 ай бұрын
“ sailing the bow underwater is not fast”…. Good tip
@supremesport58648 ай бұрын
Инфа для чайников
@mateorodriguez814510 ай бұрын
hit the mark
@margotbw466011 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for showing so many tacks back to back so we can really get the timing of it!
@tylerdv_tyler6887 Жыл бұрын
Ty I won my regatta bc of u I’m 11 so it helped a lot
@colebebeau848710 ай бұрын
Nice!
@rideskor Жыл бұрын
These videos are awesome. As someone who just got tossed on a radial in 18 knots and dumped it more than sailed it, the boat handling is incredible. Looking forward to learning more from this series of videos and looking for how you do the little things and maybe work up to ability to enter a race one day
@ILCALaserSailor Жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing!
@toddjamin Жыл бұрын
When he’s crabbing, could Erika just bear off into him and claim a penalty?
@chenghuang4476 Жыл бұрын
please post more of these erik bower content
@chenghuang4476 Жыл бұрын
"let him round first" lmaoooo
@ellaory4134 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much I was literally freaking out because my evil coah is making me skipper even though I've never done it before
@nathanjeffrey46372 жыл бұрын
What an amazing video! Thanks for the tips! I am going to try some of this today!
@the_colt_ttv1432 жыл бұрын
Hi, why the two tacks after the start?
@ramirorodriguezseoane2 жыл бұрын
Nice moves! Is this crabbing technique class legal? Doesn't it break rule 42?
@sterlingmaggard3428 Жыл бұрын
you're allowed to pump sails like he is if you are using the heel to turn. like how he uses the leeward heel to head up, then he flattens the heel
@OlDuckOffroad2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to try this
@orangegorilla75503 жыл бұрын
I sail a 29er but I'm gonna try to teach my lil step bro how to sail an optimist
@sirtechno3 жыл бұрын
I’m watching this so I’m ready to do a sailing lesson tomorrow
@unknownnishinomiya79763 жыл бұрын
3:25 before 30sec
@christianb52043 жыл бұрын
You touched the mark! Penalty. :)
@ryanperry76733 жыл бұрын
How to you stop the boat from bearing off or tacking when you do this?
@perrygrossman20083 жыл бұрын
Why I are you raising the board in that sequence? I do it that to clear any potential weeds. But it seems that you have a different goal.
@telimarkskierman3 жыл бұрын
its to allow the boat to slide sideways
@perrygrossman20083 жыл бұрын
@@telimarkskierman yes, seems like he is actually doing that to slide to weather, using the momentum from heading up?
@telimarkskierman3 жыл бұрын
@@perrygrossman2008 yea exactly, trying to open up more space below him to leeward, then you can use that space to get a good slingshot across the line.
@laserbob2 жыл бұрын
This is exactly correct. Pulling the board up while backwinding the sail enables the boat to drift to windward. It takes a lot of practice, because it is really easy to accidentally tack.
@BrendenConway Жыл бұрын
@@laserbob You can hear him say he's "crabing"
@WoWOmegor3 жыл бұрын
As someone pointed out rule 21.3 states that a boat moving sideways to windward through backing her sail is the keep clear boat. So one cannot force a windward boat to tack or cross the line by crabbing
@markprice463 жыл бұрын
How about some MC scow videos. You won nationals guy. Come on!
@brookeaustin89193 жыл бұрын
To anyone watching this video to practice their roll tacking, I strongly advise against going bare foot like the crew is in this video, and to always wear closed toe shoes. There is a lot of force involved in vaulting across the boat during this maneuver, and you will have a very bad time if an individual toe catches all of that weight. I broke my foot this weekend in exactly this way, and am land-bound for a couple of months as a result. Please learn from my mistake!
@MartinManriqueSailingCoach3 жыл бұрын
Muy bien Pilo
@itspanda90563 жыл бұрын
Nice i sail in the opti in the channel
@anyadegroote86712 жыл бұрын
👍
@carmecaeiro73673 жыл бұрын
Con escota vela y timon
@carmecaeiro73673 жыл бұрын
With all the gear
@carmecaeiro73673 жыл бұрын
Hello, I am looking for a new optimist, any idea where I can get one at a good price?
@carmecaeiro73673 жыл бұрын
Sos argentino?
@stephenkosacz18933 жыл бұрын
what are you using for a microphone/headset set up? Is it #1 Voice Actived? # 2 Waterproof? #3 can you use 2 of them with another sailor to coach between 2 Lasers?
@lauderdaleyachtclubsailing95173 жыл бұрын
It's called BB Talk. Yes, you can use between sailors and coaches.
@stephenkosacz18933 жыл бұрын
@@lauderdaleyachtclubsailing9517 Many Thanks!
@blogsfred31873 жыл бұрын
The rules do state that while crabbing you have no right of way over windward boats....
@ivormcnamara67283 жыл бұрын
Nice move, definitely going try this. Keep them coming Lauderdale YC, from Ireland.
@stephenkosacz18934 жыл бұрын
Erik - thanks for this. What are you using for presumably a cordless (waterproof?) microphone set up? Do you you this unit with a "student" for real-time dialog with your students and coaches?
@laserbob2 жыл бұрын
The headunits are from BbTalkin. They're meant for watersports, so yet they are waterproof. We don't use them during normal practice, but for one-on-one (private coaching) or small group sessions, they are invaluable.
@stephenkosacz1893 Жыл бұрын
@@laserbobThank you !!
@JustinBolton4 жыл бұрын
Great Vid!! Keep them coming.
@JustinBolton4 жыл бұрын
Side by side commentary, mic'd up, LOVE IT!!! Keep doing these but with different sailors each time. This was fantastic!
@Seiven20774 жыл бұрын
I am from Ukraine and we don't train this technique. Thank you.
@toshinaritakayanagi4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you very much for teaching this technique! Actually, this morning I was trying to find the strange maneuver to drift up at the start line which I observed some sailer did in the regatta I joined last year. This is it!
@lauderdaleyachtclubsailing95174 жыл бұрын
Toshinari Takayanagi glad you enjoyed the video! Hope this helps you during your next event.