Full pace into Mini 6.50 race season - Ep130 - The Sailing Frenchman

The 2020 racing season has been quite impacted by covid and once races could resume, the schedule was busy. Just time to finish a race, clean and fix the boat, take it to the next port and start preparing for the next race.
Busy schedule for sure but really nice to hang out with other sailors, always in a different port, but with the same goal : be the fastest once on the water!
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[@SailingTaranto]

Pulling the mast over to the pontoon! WOW that was really something. And meeting some of your competitors. My Friday was hard, this video lifted my spirits. Thank you Hugo for taking us along on this ride :-)

[@MrArray1967]

There's absolutely no doubt about you love sailing!

[@graeme-sailingskeptic]

haha love the wind vane repair twice... also good to see the jib sheet system with the low friction rings etc. really cool thanks for the video.

[@MickLay]

Thanks for the video.

[@obiwanfisher537]

What a crazy start of the video with all the masting techniques. And here I am, paying like a sucker a lot of money to the marina just to lift it up real quick, bring her down, have me put on two screws and then put it back in......

[@daveamies5031]

Another enjoyable vid, good luck 🤞🏻with the next race Captain Picard.

[@atschris]

Damn! Why didn’t I think of pulling my boat over to work on the mast head, looks like it would be so much easier for those who don’t like heights!

[@lukebarnsley7753]

These boats look so cool

[@valhallalepetitvoilier6667]

Une petite bombinette ton mini. Super ! J adore 😉 bon vent 🌬⛵

[@kevinvalente6559]

great video!

[@mosca3289]

Nice 👍🏻

[@bobopopo67]

On a beau connaitre le résultat de la course (:-), c'est toujours passionnant à suivre !

[@fredericp2740]

Moi je le connais pas !!!

[@papounet4842]

OK, you rent a boat and then you drill holes inside the hull. I'm not gonna let you borrow my motorbike !!! Thumb's up anyway, another great episode to enjoy just before the start of the Vendée Globe.

[@garma7939]

Im guessing he discussed It with the owner, but im still wondering whether there was no easier way to do it (rewire through the mast, or find a wireless solution).

[@SailingTaranto]

@@garma7939 looked a fast easy solution to me. Might add to the rig hum at speed :-) change its note ha ha

[@papounet4842]

@@garma7939 Yeah for sure that was a team work. I was just kiddin ;-)

[@adam8642]

great video. thanks. i think if i tried that with my boat it would sink lol

[@owenpotter2459]

Just casually tipping your boat all the way over. No sweat! They are amazingly sturdy boats aren't they.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Yes they are!

[@benoitmatton8617]

can't wait for the next episode .... very curious to see how it will go in this next race

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Here is the start of the following race kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIapgaScf5dnasU

[@benoitmatton8617]

@@TheSailingFrenchman Thanks Hugo ! I loved it 👍👍👍

[@siikboy]

Salut de Sept-Iles, Qc! C’est très bien ta chaîne... J’aime beaucoup.

[@waldorf2007]

G.G.R. 2022 baby

[@brucesinclair2981]

I don't think that if the boat was inverted it would self right. Let's hope we never find out. Love the boat would love to be on the races.

[@user-gw7vy9bg1y]

Круто.

[@quentinwoods8811]

Nice one Hugo...looks like plan b ( c?) worked out for the wind vane including a birds eye view of the competition. Looking forward to another Mini adventure !

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

here is the start of the following race kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIapgaScf5dnasU

[@quentinwoods8811]

😎 cheers

[@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides]

Hello from Hamburg, Germany. Throughout the lockdown(s) I have been discovering a lot of KZbin channels about different ways of travelling and seeing the world. (Well, different than what I usually do. ) I have found a love of sailing videos and now watch many sailing channels, (including yours). Markus, (my partner in crime), grew up in a sailing family and has thousands of hours at sea, but even though we have been together for 15 years now, I have NEVER been on a sailboat! I hope to change that in 2021 if the situation in the world allows it. :-)

[@haighaj]

Great video, really interesting technique for getting to the top of the mast!

[@thomasjamesstarks8338]

There like super-sized toppers underneath

[@svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038]

For a Junk-Rig the book I have suggests fixing an A-frame to each beam, and lifting it out that way. My mast has about 2 meters bury, with the COG being about 3m above deck, so it wouldn't have to be a huge construction, although I didn't try it yet.

[@paulcollins9397]

I used an A-frame to do the Chicago-Mobile section of the Great Loop, singlehanded. Easy! (The A-frame, that is.) It’ll be bigger than you thought, & must be rigged bomb-proof.

[@RedfieldmediaCoUk]

Whenever someone asks me to like their video, I always do. 👍

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

That's really kind, thanks a lot :)

[@clementdurant630]

7:08 : bien sûr très bel endroit. Le plus bel endroit pour naviguer même... Bon...c'est ma madeleine de Proust de la voile... Si je peux me permettre, il manque une vue du pont de la Trinité...😁, mais quel plaisir de voir cet endroit dans cette vidéo!!

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

C'est noté, la prochaine fois :)

[@billhanna8838]

Tried the same thing (Wind speed) on a hire yacht in shallow water , didn't realise it was a bilge keeler , fell over with a hellover bang , gave everyone a fright Ha

[@thomasbuchwald]

Wauu Nice shots. What kind og drone do you have?

[@oldjack3023]

Dismasting sounds a bit like something went terribly wrong ,unstepping the mast may sound a bit less unnerving Thanks for all your great video's

[@M12Howitzer]

he-he )) you have inserted intro 2 times in this vid ))) nice

[@daveamies5031]

Yeah he just need to pad it out a bit to make the video longer 🤣🤣🤣 I noticed it as well, was going to comment but you already did 👍🏼 Maybe it was to generate some extra comments for the YT algorithm in which case it worked 🤣

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Yeah, realized that after all the exporting, uploading, subtitles....etc was done, I gave up haha

[@Hal-T9000]

Oh non tu a loupé l'occasion de nous faire un keelwalk ahahah

[@lejardindekasper]

On est tous chaud patate pour la suite. Marc

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Voila un peu de la suite :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIapgaScf5dnasU

[@lejardindekasper]

Merci Hugo mais c'est la vidéo 131 dispo juste avant. Marc

[@martineyer5336]

When in doubt always go west. I like that as that is my motto since I live In Western Australia .....always go west. 😄👍

[@quentinwoods8811]

It’s funny I’ve worked in Canberra on and off over the years and as the city roads are full of roundabouts they say to just keep turning left and eventually you’ll get where you need to 😉

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

Same West Aussie

[@gregrobins5078]

Can someone bring me up to speed, I've been away for a bit. Where's 'an ale'?

[@gt552]

When are you arriving to NY Harbour?

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Working on that ;)

[@milkoberben2963]

Come on BG people help this guy for some reliable windvane and other materials

[@Raging.Geekazoid]

11:40 and 12:15 big-ass racing tri 😃

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Yep, IDEC and Actual Leader, Ultim class, absolute beast of the seas :)

[@DriftfishCo]

When is the main Transat race and where can we follow along?

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

The transat is in September 2021, will share the tracker link etc... in due time

[@levio1463]

at 11:15, L'Occitane was sitting in the background and you didnt take us for a quick look? come on!

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Haha, they are well guarded I'm afraid

[@blevinn7577]

un petit coucou de la france 🇫🇷, j espers que ta cours se passe bien, mais es que tu a internet dans le bateau ?, comment tu fait pour vivre sans wifi 😭

[@TheTomdeaf]

1:45 Jamais vu ça.. 👍On utilise une drisse sur les deux bateaux. Mais je ne vois pas une drisse !?🧐🤔

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Oui, le contrejour et les drisse en 6mm les rendent difficile a voir, mais elles sont bien la :)

[@grahamsmith4988]

The Frogs are such a friendly lot, bloody good sailors to boot. Hows our Welsh friend going to cope in the Vende Globe? Lets hope you also get to do the Vende before you retire!

[@Mahalo_83]

Without a sheep for company who knows how Alex will do 😒

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

I hope so too :) Alex is fdoing great on the VG so far, but it's a long race!

[@borntoplayfootball352]

Does anyone know the name of the Intro-Song? // Est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un qui connait le nom du chanson qui est utilisé das l'Intro ?

[@sadretroy2352]

👏👍⚓️

[@williambooth5038]

Super video, again. Question, what is the blue disc you were wearing on your chest while at sea?

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Remote control for the autopilot :)

[@loicleglas9568]

C'est quel bateau ? C'est un bateau de série ? On dirait le maxi 6.50 d'IDB marine

[@carlosalbertoduarte4089]

Tem algum tipo de piloto confiável? Não ví leme de vento. Não pode?

[@fromParis2011]

La vidéo est bien mais... il doit y avoir un moyen de trouver une musique plus chouette.

[@fabmanly1070]

Well you could always show us how to make amazing sailing videos thanks.

[@kurtelmar1353]

2 intros

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

ooops :)

[@user-vd4uj6bb9k]

почему мини "круглая" а imoca 60 " острая" ??

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

The IMOCAs are restricted by their box rule; that's why their scow bow isn't as extreme as the mini, but if you compare the Imoca bow from the past 6/8 years and the ones before, you'll see a clear evolution

[@user-vd4uj6bb9k]

@@TheSailingFrenchman ну вроде как очевидно что острое быстрее круглого или я ошибаюсь ?? ))

[@user-vd4uj6bb9k]

@@TheSailingFrenchman а смысл то в чем "трапеции" от "клина" ??

[@PaulMcHanJr]

Why not get a haircut?

[@Mahalo_83]

And a real job? 😒

[@camilledowns-lanctot2564]

Ladies love that stuff guys. I say keep the hair!

[@PaulMcHanJr]

@@camilledowns-lanctot2564 It's GAY

[@NanciesArt11]

@@PaulMcHanJr Oh for Pete's Sake !