Perfecting Our Sailing: Spinnaker, Sail Trim, and Wind Angle Sailing (Take the Waters) S2:E6

We finally arrive to the Chesapeake Bay, where we spend a summer perfecting our sailing. With flashbacks from our first times sailing together just a few short years ago, we have come a long way to understanding how to sail our Beneteau with more precision. Here, we perfect our asymmetrical spinnaker sailing, sail trim and twists, and sailing to a wind angle.
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2:33 Sailing our Mainsail
3:56 Sailing our Headsail
5:22 Wind Angle Sailing
7:33 Twisting the Headsail
8:39 Asymmetrical Spinnaker Sailing

[@tjwortho]

Love the educational and technical aspect of some of your videos. Particularly this one! Nice for us inexperienced sailors to feel like we know something now - lol.

[@Jamdigi]

It's great to see and hear how sailing is for you guys. Instructional videos can tend to be formal and off putting. This one was relaxed and that made it look a lot more like you were having fun. It's very encouraging for someone (me) about to embark on a sailing adventure. Keep up the great videos.

[@Imasofat]

You guys sure know how to produce a movie quality video. And now if I ever end up on a sailboat I'll have a little more sense on what to do. And you have a beautiful boat by the way!

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Yay my favorite couple back again 😁 If you two make it south again I’m in Fajardo with a slip if ya need, just don’t pick on my beneteau for only being 40 ft 🤣🤣

[@TakeTheWaters]

Yay! ☺️ Thanks so much for the slip offer. And we would never pick on your Bennie! -Mandi

[@AMSUDZ]

Does this offer extend to your subs? 😉 hahaha. Love your videos btw, tones of good info.

[@ChasingLatitudes]

@@AMSUDZ haha, thanks, you're more than welcome to come on down and sail. My channel.is about getting people on the water so my boat is your boat and feel free, just shoot me an email

[@AMSUDZ]

@@ChasingLatitudes I may just take you up on the offer when I'm in the area. Appreciate it man, Keep up the quality content 👍

[@stevetorda1523]

This was your best one so far.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thank you! ☺️

[@ynech]

Traveling on a yacht is beautiful and romantic.

[@davwhi100]

Loving your videos. Envious of your commitment to your dreams. Fair winds!

[@RichardSwinton]

you make it look so easy thank u teach me

[@Munkeez]

The boat is looking awesome guys!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thank you!! It’s quite a task keeping her looking this good

[@M-Swede]

Hopefully the Bahamas opens up this Spring. Right now the quarantine rules are too much for travel there. We live in Palm Beach county and love spending time in Eleuthera. Thanks for the video. Enjoyed it.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Keeping our fingers crossed all goes well for our visit there soon! Glad you enjoyed the video 😁

[@roryfrey9584]

Great video, love the detail on sail trimming. Thanks. BTW. I wear your t-shirt all the time. Perfect sailboat art.

[@TakeTheWaters]

So glad you enjoyed this video. And so rad to hear you’re liking your shirt!!! We love how comfy they are, and we had so much fun making that design - very meaningful for us.

[@garrycampbell1211]

Thank you great insight into sailing and sails look forward to future episodes Garry/ Ireland

[@TakeTheWaters]

Just a little of some basics - glad you enjoyed the video!

[@nick.caffrey]

Really nice, simple, informative video. Thanks!

[@TakeTheWaters]

So glad you thought so! Thanks for watching 😁

[@JZvanloggerenberg]

Thanx

[@garyshatraw5586]

Very informative but makes me impatient to get through the winter and sailing. A spinnaker purchase may be in our future.

[@johnhaywood6358]

Great video! Thank you for sharing!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks for watching ☺️

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

Very nice.

[@andrewfranklin302]

Thank you, that was a nice educational video.

[@TakeTheWaters]

So glad you enjoyed it! -Mandi

[@hansjensen7823]

Nice and informative video!

[@renem6441]

Very interesting to know how sails work

[@TakeTheWaters]

We love playing around and doing trims and twist to see what works better. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DWilliams-ce8nb]

Good stuff. As always.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thank you! 😁

[@rssea814]

Nice job, very informative video!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Happy to hear you liked it! Always glad when our vids give a benefit to those who watch.

[@dropbox1998]

I enjoy the sailing instruction. I noticed that you adjusted the sail track to correct wind spilling out of the sail. I did not see that this increased the speed of the vessel. What I am trying to determine, is the effort equitable to a determinable increase in vassal speed?

[@anemoneii]

When sailing close hauled you really need to get more tension on the mainsail outhaul to flatten the sail. I've sailed a couple of boats with in mast furling and I know it's difficult but it's doable.

[@Saylor-Rob61]

Nice instructional on the asym. Is the anchor roller your mounting point for the furler?looks like it, and love the idea. Did you do anything to need it up, or was it made for that purpose?

[@danschertner]

Gloves and easing/trimming properly. Sail trim is a full time job.

[@rm-61366]

Wo you guys need a bit a work on the main trim. The clew should be down on the boom, get a velcro clew strap, they're not expensive. Check with a sailmaker. The main should be much flatter upwind, the foot should be almost straight. Get leech telltales on the main.

[@svamour4574]

You do such a Great job. Please provide the name of the spinnaker. My boat needs one. Thank you.

[@TakeTheWaters]

All of our sails are Doyle’s, including the spinnaker. Very well made and we love them, sail great and have never had any problems. Thanks for watching the video!

[@rvdareyet7201]

What’s the recommended replacement for sails and rigging? How many years can you go before replacing them?

[@BillChild2njoy]

How does the spinnaker in along bag when furled works going up and down ?

[@PrivateUsername]

Seein' y'all handle lines without gloves makes my stomach crawl....

[@AMSUDZ]

True Sailors don't use gloves common now haha

[@allynonderdonk7577]

Do you have a spinnaker pole trakc on the front of your mast? Maybe a ring there for a pole??? Having a good solid spinnaker pole will allow you to really move with that spinnaker other than reaching. Here is the video I recommend on learning to use a pole: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hquulqidmcenl8U&t

[@TakeTheWaters]

Unfortunately we don’t have the track for a spinnaker pole. We’d looove to have one, but looking for the right time to get one.

[@allynonderdonk7577]

@@TakeTheWaters a lot of people find it intimidating to install a track on the mast. A lot of boats just have a sort of ring to which the pole attaches. The track has a bit more flexibility, but cost a bit more and is harder to install. The pole is also a cost...when or if you do get one get the heavier pole not the whisker style which is too light to handle sail loads effectively..I've even seen the bigger poles bent, but just about every lighter pole I've seen ends up in the trash not long after it's first use.