Thanks for sharing. Very helpful for newbies. Its nice to see a channel that shows mistakes and how to correct them.
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
😉 btw...there's not enough storage space on our camera to record the number of mistakes we make! 🤣 I really appreciate your kind words.
@CrazyCoonass911 Жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and subscribed!! Love that y’all are just open, honest and really down to earth. And when you spoke of losing that anxiety, Congratulations my friend you can now officially call yourself, a sailor….
@autumnseraph31042 жыл бұрын
Learning so much! Thank you for sharing your knowledge as well as your darling family dynamics.
@TheFosterJourney2 жыл бұрын
Awe, thanks Autumn!
@tsites13 жыл бұрын
Glad to see a KZbin channel for a Texas sailor. Hopefully we will be doing exactly what you are doing soon, that is, getting out and pushing ourselves up and down the Texas coast with the objective of making some more serious passages before long. We are currently docked at Baytown and hope to begin serious sailing in the next month or two after we get a few items fixed on our boat. We just found your channel so I will take some time to check out your previous videos. Keep up the good work!
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Tim! The Texas coast has been a blast for us, and I know it will be for you too ⛵
@kubotaman1003 жыл бұрын
Just bought my first sailboat 2 weeks ago and took the wife out the weekend we bought it and did the same exact thing with the genoa. lol, too scared to raise the main so sailed with partial genoa and barely enough speed to have any helm. Good video for us newbs, I am in portofino so will likely see you guys around, safe sailing!
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, that was our exact experience!!! It's so fun learning by doing - the wind can get scary, but you'll grow into bigger wind speeds - the upper teens, then the 20s soon enough! Enjoy the process. And congrats on your first sailboat!!!
@rickybreaux26073 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Great video. ! Keeping it real!
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Sure thing Ricky! I'm glad you enjoyed the video...And we've learned from so many mistakes since the time of this video!
@liveaboardsailor37873 жыл бұрын
Over sheeting is a rite of passage for newbies! Rolling into summer, add Boat Leather to your wheel - with foam underlay & white perforated vinyl film to your hatches. 2 relatively cheap & easy upgrades that have a huge impact!
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
About that rite of passage...I'm glad to know we aren't the only ones who made that mistake 👍
@Inamorata.3673 жыл бұрын
Great video as my wife and I,newbies, are learning our boat(Pearson 367).We just used our genoa for the first time this weekend.This video is very encouraging.
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Congrats! Isn't it one of the most enjoyable things to uncover a new layer each time you go out and see what the sailboat is capable of? 👍⛵
@Ed-uj4bc3 жыл бұрын
Another great video, learned a lot. Thank you!
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ed! 👍⛵
@jgleeson113 жыл бұрын
Learned a lot! Much thanks! Cheers!
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@margiegandy91892 жыл бұрын
You guys are beasts! Learning out there is sooo brave! We are confident lake sailors and I am ashamed now of how anxious I am about off shore!! Great information! We have all been there!
@Trekking_America3 жыл бұрын
Great video guys! My wife and I are 6 months new to Watergate Marina, with the purchase of a Beneteau 473. My wife and I are learning the early ropes like what you are showing in the video. Look forward to going out of Galveston Bay this winter. Keep up the good work on videos, these inspire all the newbies out there. Cheers and see you out on the waters soon! :)
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the 473, that's a lovely boat!
@SailingSVIndigo3 жыл бұрын
Like it! Maybe your most engaging episode yet. Been following since the beginning. Good to see a small channel growing. Best to you guys!
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@gregorywoodbury74153 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Probably learned more on this video about sails than quite a few others. Thank you.
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
That's too cool! I'm glad you found the video helpful 🙌
@anvilhead593 жыл бұрын
Great informational video. You guys are improving by leaps and bounds.
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Awe, thanks Rick! 💯🙌
@anthonybeck23843 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable - keep up the good work 👍👍
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Anthony! We appreciate your encouragement 👍
@thomase91863 жыл бұрын
I’ve enjoyed watching your learning happen. Miss the waters around Houston - that’s a good environment to practice. Plus you’ve gotten out in gulf. Congrats.
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@johncolley62253 жыл бұрын
Ah, Number 6, not adjusting the jib sheet car to the amount of jib out! It makes a lot of difference! John Colley, Sonoma, CA
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Now that we're a few more months into sailing, we've discovered this one too! Thanks for sharing, John!
@gclaytony3 жыл бұрын
One other issue that you haven't mentioned with over reliance on the genoa. Using the mainsail as the 'primary' will let your boat have a weather helm. Important if the helmsman goes o/b or is otherwise disabled and the autopilot isn't running. The boat will head upwind and slow/stop with a weather helm. Running the genoa only will result in a lee helm; same circumstance (helmsman lost/disabled), the boat will turn downwind and depart the MOB location rapidly and will setup for gybes. In short, weather helm is good, lee helm is bad for most situations.
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Great points connecting the mainsail to overall safety! 👍
@micheleschultz65583 жыл бұрын
Wow you're early! What a nice surprise to see that you posted a video! I've been reading through my husband ,John's, Fast Track to Cruising book that he had from when he took a live aboard course years ago. And I am to the part where they're talking about how to balance the boat. :D So I could understand what you were talking about. I can relate to the uneasiness of going fast and heeling, it took me sometime to get used to that. Now I love to go fast. After we bought our boat we were taking it 50 miles to our mooring and when we let the sails out for the first time they got stuck and we found out that we had a lot of pent up stress in us as well LOL! This was a really great video!
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
It's so funny that you discovered that same pent up stress! 😃 ...btw, I saw that somehow the video published early 👍I'm not sure what happened there
@micheleschultz65583 жыл бұрын
@@TheFosterJourney I kinda thought that's what happened that it accidentally got published early . 😀 I didn't mind! We'll just watch it again and pretend you just posted it. LOL
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
@@micheleschultz6558 😂
@chriscoffman83403 жыл бұрын
Good video - thanks!
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the positive words, mate! 👍
@mostlyguesses83853 жыл бұрын
... Nice good 5 sailing mistakes. As lil sailboater I wld add GO GRAZY W ANCHORS buy at used stores as fun treasure hunt 2 or 3 50lb anchors sep w 20ft rope so only muscling up 1 at time if just 15ft deep and use rarely if scary storm nears and no marina nearby ..... Sooo, w lots anchors will have option if caught in chasing windstorm in bay or river... Yes few do this, but few really travel far or anchor for weeks like a fun floating cabin.... Sooo, on 20k lb boat having 1% be anchors is unusual but doable.... Yes I am over cautious...I use a yellow tow rope when using my mega anchor , , , I used more often on rivers w current, less room so wanted firm hold...
@TheFosterJourney2 жыл бұрын
Does the tow rope float?
@michaelmurphy436010 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@TheFosterJourney9 ай бұрын
You're welcome 😊
@jackrabbitmr3 жыл бұрын
👍
@TheFosterJourney2 жыл бұрын
🙌
@timothythomas16263 жыл бұрын
She Has NICE PUPPIES .LOL
@TheFosterJourney2 жыл бұрын
🐶🐶
@Eec20233 жыл бұрын
Funny how wealthy people think. Let me buy this yacht after a few sailing lessons and bring the kids as well. Lol We will just learn as we go. Makes you wonder how they actually made their money. Happy sailing.
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! ...I missed the part where the wealthy people are 🤔? Lol
@Eec20233 жыл бұрын
@@TheFosterJourney it’s the part that your on your SAILING YACHT!
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
@@Eec2023 ok, gotcha. We were former teachers, so we missed the wealthy bus. 🤷♂️
@Eec20233 жыл бұрын
@@TheFosterJourney ok. If we want to continue, how much did that boat cost you teachers? You must have some generous pensions no? Do you think regular people can afford to buy and mail your sailing yacht? Again, would love if would tell us the price. Thanks
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
@@Eec2023 For sure...and I love these questions. We've been contemplating a video on the topic, but here's the skinny -- This boat and others like it (newer than 2000, less than 40 foot) are 60k-130k. For us, that meant going all in and selling all of our land connections. Another route we contemplated was to keep land connections (house, stuff, car) and grab a smaller or older boat project. We chose the "go all in" route >> Here's a playlist to browse kzbin.info/aero/PLSVO0K0fjvP8jkshcx1WVr-moDMi9nkax -- And those teacher pensions don't kick in for another 2-3 decades! LOL Cheers!
@timothythomas16263 жыл бұрын
More Blues
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
Yes, indeed!
@jeffhodge7333 Жыл бұрын
I like using the traveler most of the time. It keeps the boat more level. Main sheets cause heeling.
@TheFosterJourney Жыл бұрын
Yeah, we've noticed that too and can understand how the boom vang helps keep the sail from filling to much.
@SailingPauHana3 жыл бұрын
Only 5? We had a lot more than that 😅
@TheFosterJourney3 жыл бұрын
😜 I know, right
@jeffhodge7333 Жыл бұрын
The foresail alone will give you lee helm. The mainsail alone will give you weather helm. Together, the sails balance the boat.