Increasing Upwind Speed - Self Coaching Tips with Penny Clark - Single & Double Hander

[@itsduffyluck]

Great informative videos but please please stop (or at very least greatly reduce) the infernally irritating background music! It is just not needed and it overwhelms the speaker. You would not have a radio blaring in the background during one of your courses so why do you feel the need for it here?

[@conorkelly4982]

Agree completely.

[@MrWhothefoxthat]

I've noticed that in the boating world, I good upload ruined by music, bit like the young lad in his car, he feels that the whole world has to listen to his type of music.

[@914050]

This video had a lot of useful information. Vision (2:58) tells us to look out for gusts, presumably by watching clouds. I haven't sailed before or spent a lot of time carefully watching the skies, but is this difficult to do? Do clouds roughly follow gusts, or do gusts pass by clouds? Any more sources for detailed information on spotting wind speed changes?

[@RYA1875]

+914050a We will talk to Penny and get back to you with her answer! Thanks for commenting

[@RYA1875]

+914050a Here's what Penny said: "Clouds are formed by the weather system and therefore travel with it. The clouds are a visible sign of what is happening to the air and you have different types of clouds at different heights all showing different things. In relation to low level puffy clouds (cumulus clouds) they create their own wind; air rises under them as they form (so more wind at the edges as it is sucked in) and wind comes out of them when it rains from them. They in turn travel downwind with the gradient wind. There are loads of good books about weather but in relation to sailing and weather a good one is 'Wind Strategy' by David Houghton and Fiona Campbell."

[@914050]

Thanks very much for the response. I didn't consider that the cloud itself could affect the wind. This is quite useful and a good starting point. I'll check the book out as well.

[@WoWOmegor]

If the water is fairly flat you can also see darker patches of water where there is a gust (less relevant for sea sailing)

[@poneymaury2458]

Always watch for darker water. You can see smaller waves on the regular waves. That is where your gust is.

[@cmjhonline982]

Good advice and clear videos - all spoiled by constant and annoying background instruments. Too bad.

[@joeblowjohnny2297]

What the name of that boat ?

[@estelr.8616]

Wich kind of boat are you using on the video?

[@shyrhys9859]

Estel R. It's called a lazer

[@shyrhys9859]

Estel R. No wait an aero

[@qzmo]

Laser standard, RS 200, RS aero

[@michaeltanner2666]

James W isn't it a radial rig, not standard, at 3:19?

[@meme-ur6uk]

@@michaeltanner2666 yeah he got it wrong