Raising the Sails (Sailing Virgins) Ep.06

[@badcompanycod]

You guys have a great channel!! Finally a channel that doesn't only explains everything but also shows it (and in very high quality + great editing)! Keep up the good work!!

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks! We love receiving comments like this.

[@paulcailliet9942]

just discovered you with your excellent / the best basic knots vid - brushing up on stuff prior to considering sailing again now retired - 1981 last owned a Newport 32 - would be interested in your course, but at 64 now seems I'd be out of place - any recommendations appreciated - now loc in Texas

[@wildfire1225]

Raised sails a gazillion times, but always good to reinforce your habits. Liked how you figure-eight the lazy sheets when not used, and the "safety wrap" on the active jib sheet winch. And of course "No Flappy Jibs" allowed!

[@SailingVirgins]

You know whats up! Cheers!

[@josephlai9759]

Thank you so much. Your instruction is super clear. Moreover, the breaking up the subject into distinct segments makes for an easy progressive understanding of the whole process.

[@SailingVirgins]

Great to hear!

[@denise2169]

I like your focus on safety! Thanks!

[@overlanderengel5787]

Especially thank you for a safety turn tip

[@327365hp]

Excellent video guys! My wife and I are sailing virgins so this really helps. A tutorial on how to take the sails down would be helpful as well.

[@chruzzie]

Great video and channel. Quick to the point and not over explaining

[@CSchaef02]

@3:14 Not to be nit-picky, but isn't it better to bring in the dinghy by wrapping the line around the cleat, instead of putting tension on the stanchion?

[@andyduncan]

Found your channel and think its great to share with newbies looking to join afloat - it covers the basics and gives a sense of 'this is what to expect' ..... and why !

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks Andrew!

[@alejandrodurruty7382]

great video! I charter once a year, so it is always nice to see your videos and keep learning. I always find a new tip which will help me in my next trip. Thanks for this!!!!

[@advancedspinecare]

Always look good!

[@SailingVirgins]

Rule number one 🤙

[@tacodias]

Pinkies are cheaper than thumbs! Yes they are!

[@BuenaVistaMar]

A masterclass , thank you guys!!!

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks Buena Vista!

[@sailinghelipilot]

Thanks guys for putting the videos together. Just found you yesterday and like what you do.

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks Phillip!

[@sailinghelipilot]

@@SailingVirgins You bet, I think I seen one of you at Levrick Bay the first week of May. You anchored just north of us just out of the mooring field.

[@gregorytoews8316]

Well presented guys. Thorough and understandable. However, "friction, friction, friction" is a nice reminder that high-quality, low friction cars; proper sheaves (even at 1:1); halyard exiting the mast at a point higher than a tall person can reach (great ergonomically for pulling the halyards), plenty of winches at the mast, and proper granny bars allow one (average) person to raise the main (even on a 56') 2/3 of the way up before needing a winch. My high school English teacher said irony was the difference between appearance and reality. It appears, and it's often hyped, that lines led aft improve safety. Here comes the irony. In addition to increasing spaghetti in the cockpit (safe?), the likelihood of breakdowns needing immediate attention increases with rough, dangerous conditions, necessitating an ironic climb out of the spaghetti cockpit to the heaving forelock. If one wants to function effectively on deck in poor conditions, one needs to achieve familiarity in good conditions. Please understand this rant is directed at certain schools of thought in sailboat and rigging design, not toward you sailing virgins. Even just your philosophies in flaking lines are indicative of good seamanship. I have much to learn yet from your channel. Keep it coming.

[@SailingVirgins]

Fair call Gregory, the problem is if Grandma and Grandpa are sailing around you ideally never want to send anyone to the mast if you can help it! Planning and boat set up can always be optimised to what you're looking for while sailing. The problem is when you charter a yacht, you get what you get!

[@jaimepaiva8847]

you guys are an awesome team. keep up and thanks for all the tips!

[@vincenzo4267]

Love the videos guys, keep em coming!

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks Vince!

[@johnperry7534]

Great work

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks John

[@alexlebegue3683]

Ahhh the Pitons 😍 my painting of them looks great but not quite the real deal! Loved the start of the video with some island footage!

[@SailingVirgins]

Awesome thanks Alex. Yes we're building in more stories now based on those comments. :)

[@vafangul5716]

Love the content.

[@sheilaclarke3450]

Great videos, many thanks have learnt a lot. Might you do one on single line reefing please? How to avoid loops etc?!

[@SailingVirgins]

Yes we can put this on the list Sheila! Glad you like the videos :)

[@algobo]

Awesome. Thanks a lot!

[@timwright4676]

A little explanation on the topping lift and the vang would have helped. Love these videos though.

[@TheJustgetit]

Great channel! A lot of information at once. Clear as mud. If you have a rigid boom vang, why do you need a topping lift?

[@SailingVirgins]

Hi there! This boom vang holds the boom off the deck, but not off the bimini! Bent bimini=bent neck=sore back!

[@SVImpavidus]

Great video guy's. Clasic how too. We have a Farr designed rig with a 105% jib and High aspect ratio. We find from our racing days that the Jib needs to be set first then the main pulled in to form the slot for acceleration over the main. The mains still the power house but the jib sets the cut and shape for the all important slot. Any thoughts? Ant & Cid xx SV Impavidus.

[@SailingVirgins]

We agree!

[@terrancecorella1965]

Solar powered mayne!

[@stephenbradshaw5311]

Great video thank you

[@lynnhurst8233]

great video very helpfull

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks Lynn! Good to hear.

[@SailingCorina]

Hi guys, My boat has line rollers with track sliders down the decks for adjusting the head sail. Sorry I do not have the proper name. I understand how they will adjust the sail (and not have a flappy top) but do I have to fuel it up every time I need to slide the roller forward or backward or is there a trick to adjust it while the sail is out? I guess a quick tack and back would do the trick to take off the tension but what a pain to tweak it. Any advice?

[@hansschweikert9153]

Love your vids. This one, however, would have benefitted with showing how to stop sailing and lowering the sails. Nose to wind? Close hauled? Something else?

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks Hans, we're just getting season 2 going now, and will address this. We love suggestions for new episodes! ps. normally we point to wind to lower the sails, although there are a few other more exotic/complicated methods you can use if needs be. But as a general rule, yes, nose to wind.

[@SailingVirgins]

Another great tip is broad reaching while furling your jib. Less apparent wind and no flogging of the sail.

[@ddmx4889]

Could you explain what you’re looking for when the main is raised appropriately? Sounds like some wrinkles, but hard to tell in the video. Thanks!

[@santyclause8034]

You guys do okay and that, but that boom is swinging to and fro as you raise sail its like there's no preventer tackle. Isn't that gybe supposed to be risky with a hand on the deck? Another thing, ya figure 8 your free lines and just toss 'em on the cockpit floor, if a house cat got loose on deck that could all go south. Wouldn't a belaying pin or cleat to hang 'em up be neater and all? Thanks for the instructive upload.

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks for your comments. We never prevent our boom when raising the main, as we need it to stay depowered. If the helm turns a mainsail raising exercise into a gybe then that helm needs to have a good hard look at him/herself! :) As for eighting the lines, that system works well for us, particularly as Libertas is a raceboat so for much of our sailing you simply don't have the time to get too neat with lines between tacks. On longer sails we tidy them up. Different strokes for different boats. There is no one clear answer there. Hope that clears things up!

[@neilp7024]

Thanks guys this info is most welcome,i have just come from a motor boat to a sailing boat and of yet not had the chance to take it out,the boat is a sun oddesey 32 ft and i`m a total beginner but have been out on a friends boat abt 6 times,is their any advise you or anyone can give to a single handed sailing from England.

[@SailingVirgins]

Hey Neil, congrats for buying the boat; Sun Odysseys are great. Our only advice is to invest in a week or two with a good instructor. We instruct down in the Caribbean, but there are plenty of options in England. Best of luck.

[@neilp7024]

@@SailingVirgins hi and thanks for the advise... I will look into it, Loving the vids they are far easier to follow than many others on here.

[@jean-lucmathieu1707]

Hi ! super interesting thank you. what boat are you on in this video ?

[@SailingVirgins]

We are on a Beneteau First 40 for these videos. We love her.

[@jean-lucmathieu1707]

Thank you. love the big wheel

[@rivermagic]

A flappy sail is an unhappy sail :)

[@mikeforte8045]

Hello, I notice a rigid boom Vang on the boom. Why would you need a topping lift as well? Or is it not the type that supports the boom?

[@SailingVirgins]

Hi Mike! It supports the boom to an extent, keeping it off the deck, but not off the bimini!

[@ricardopassarelli6015]

What about the clew on the main. How is that secured for the first reef on your boat?

[@SailingVirgins]

Hi Ricardo, thanks for your question. We have an episode on reefing coming up. We have a slab-reefed system on Libertas. The clew of the main is set with the outhaul (or a reefing line if there are any reefs on).

[@georgecumming760]

How does a single handed sailor raise the mainsail? Seems like it's a two man job?

[@Jensen_Denmark]

keep sailing, never start singing - tx :)

[@mikemuir4549]

You forgot to pull in the reffing line

[@CaptMarkSVAlcina]

Never heard of it being called a piano

[@SailingVirgins]

It works though, right?

[@CaptMarkSVAlcina]

Sailing Virgins , I can see where you are coming from, I also heard of another one in racing, we are going all white which means no Spinniker. At that information was from the Caribbean, I not heard of it in Australia.

[@neleabels]

Call me old fashioned, but those figure of eight lines hurt my soul...

[@ejjong]

Hi i dont no how to sail

[@SailingVirgins]

We're all still learning, all the time! That's the beauty of sailing.

[@SOLDOZER]

No reason the main halyard should be that difficult. You have issues.