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Phils Watersports
United Kingdom
Приєднався 7 лип 2006
Combining watersports top tips, and vlogs.
For anyone interested in watersports - a channel full of tips for how to improve your watersports skills, along with inspiring sessions and journeys to give you those ideas about how to use your skills in practice.
For anyone interested in watersports - a channel full of tips for how to improve your watersports skills, along with inspiring sessions and journeys to give you those ideas about how to use your skills in practice.
How to wash a wetsuit
How to wash a wetsuit, how to clean a wetsuit.
A brief explanation about washing and drying a wetsuit.
Use a specialist wetsuit shampoo. I use ‘Piss Off’ from Ripcurl, available on Amazon:
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A spin dryer gets most of the water out, and a dehumidifier is a great appliance to have everything bone dry in the morning. These are portable and easy to take to events with you:
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Dehumidifier: amzn.to/3PbfhNJ
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Turn the wetsuit inside out/the right way part way through when washing and drying - because they’re fairly waterproof, they’ll dry much quicker when both the inside and outside are exposed to the air.
A dehumidifier is great for the house, especially if you have a lot of wet kit. It dries the air so you don’t get mould or condensation. It also reduces your heating bills, because you’re not heating up all the moisture!
A brief explanation about washing and drying a wetsuit.
Use a specialist wetsuit shampoo. I use ‘Piss Off’ from Ripcurl, available on Amazon:
amzn.to/494Z7Nn
A spin dryer gets most of the water out, and a dehumidifier is a great appliance to have everything bone dry in the morning. These are portable and easy to take to events with you:
Spin Dryer: amzn.to/4c9Juqs
Dehumidifier: amzn.to/3PbfhNJ
(As an Amazon affiliate I earn on qualifying purchases)
Turn the wetsuit inside out/the right way part way through when washing and drying - because they’re fairly waterproof, they’ll dry much quicker when both the inside and outside are exposed to the air.
A dehumidifier is great for the house, especially if you have a lot of wet kit. It dries the air so you don’t get mould or condensation. It also reduces your heating bills, because you’re not heating up all the moisture!
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How to tie a highwayman’s hitch, bank robbers knot and getaway knot
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How to tie a highwayman’s hitch, also called the bank robbers knot or getaway knot. The highwayman’s hitch is a useful quick release knot, or slip knot, and has various applications, like tying up a boat or a horse. 0:00 Highwayman's hitch 0:17 How to tie a highwayman's hitch
Sailing right of way rules, colregs & IRPCS explained
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Sailing right of way rules are also called the COLREGs or IRPCS, short for International Regulations for preventing collisions at sea. These rules apply to all boats on the sea, and navigable water connected to the sea. The Racing Rules of Sailing are also commonly talked about amongst sailors, and apply when boats are racing. This video covers the basic sailing rules of the road, as they are s...
Watersports Safety Equipment Explained
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Safety equipment on the water is essential to be able to deal with incidents and keep yourself safe afloat. This safety equipment is suitable for SUP, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, swimming, powerboat and more! If you're on the water, these essential safety items will get you started. These recommendations are not exhaustive - depending on your activity, and the environment you go i...
Tacking a dinghy, how to tack sailing dinghy
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Tacking a dinghy. Tacking a single-hander and tacking a double-hander all explained with a step by step guide. Learn how to tack a sailing dinghy with a centre-mainsheet, with a slow motion guide about how to tack, and some top tips to help you to improve your tacking. Tacking is crucial for upwind sailing. My videos are to help you to learn to sail alongside a suitable practical course. Learni...
How to use a sailing watch
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How to use an optimum time sailing watch. The optimum time sailing watch is probably the most popular sailing watch in the world. This video explains how to use the different features, including the clock, timer, timing modes, sync feature, and more. BUY THE WATCH: Wetsuit Outlet: tidd.ly/3SgxdZW Amazon: amzn.to/45RBENT (As an affiliate I receive commission if you shop through these links) Impr...
How to set the time on an optimum sailing watch
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How to set the time on an optimum time sailing watch. The optimum time sailing watch is probably the most popular sailing watch in the world. This video explains how to set the time on the optimum time sailing watch. BUY THE WATCH: Wetsuit Outlet: tidd.ly/3SgxdZW Amazon: amzn.to/45RBENT (As an affiliate I receive commission if you shop through these links) Improve your Sailing Skills with these...
PFDs, Buoyancy Aids and Lifejackets explained
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PFDs, Buoyancy Aids and Lifejackets explained. This video explains the different buoyancy aid and lifejacket categories, and which buoyancy aid or lifejacket is suitable for you. I explain how to find out how much floatation the buoyancy aid or lifejacket has, and what they're made for. Shop on Wetsuit Outlet: tidd.ly/3LUyYYK (Note: I have not been paid to promote Wetsuit Outlet. I receive comm...
Coming alongside a pontoon in a sailing dinghy
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Docking a sailboat by coming alongside a pontoon or jetty. In this video we look at coming alongside a pontoon or jetty. We look at approach angles, possible finish positions and stopping the boat alongside the pontoon. Docking a sailboat requires good speed control as we approach, to stop the boat before mooring up. Speed control is key to manoeuvres like this one, see my video about controlli...
How to slow down a sail boat. Sailing speed control, heave to & lying to explained!
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Improve your sailing speed control by understanding the different angles where it is possible to control our speed, or not! When we learn to sail we spend so long trying to get the boat sailing efficiently that we don't spend much time on slowing down and stopping. We will look at: *Heaving to, & how it works *Lying to *Slowing the boat down whilst under control *The 'No Go Zone', 'No Slow Zone...
Introduction to Phils Watersports channel
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Welcome to my channel! This 'channel intro' video provides a brief explanation about what you can find around my watersports channel, along with a little bit about the person behind it. On my channel you'll find: Learn to sail videos Open canoeing trips Videos about watersports kit Watersports themed general entertainment Have a look aroudn my homepage to see what interests you!
How to tie a sheet bend & double sheet bend
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A short instructional video about how to tie a sheet bend and double sheet bend, used for joining two ropes together of equal or differing diameters. Similar videos looking at other knots are all available on my knot tying playlist here: ua-cam.com/play/PL2VtZj-uQwyijqDIrK3Ef5Zro8UT_j6dJ.html
Tie a Rolling Hitch
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A short instructional video about how to tie a rolling hitch. The rolling hitch can be used to transfer load from one line or rope to another, so it has various useful applications. The rolling hitch is required learning on the RYA Stage 3 and RYA Seamanship Skills courses. Similar videos looking at other knots are all available on my knot tying playlist here: ua-cam.com/play/PL2VtZj-uQwyijqDIr...
Launch a singlehander sailing dinghy by yourself
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Launching a dinghy by yourself, sorting out your trolley, and getting away from the beach can be a challenge by yourself. This video looks at a few tricks and tips to help make it happen for you, including: *Launch and recovery in onshore, cross-shore and offshore winds *How to leave and return to the shore in the different wind directions *How to put your trolley back up the beach *How to tie ...
Canoeing big rapids on the River Tees. Advanced whitewater canoeing down Abbey Rapids in high water
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A popular whitewater river section on the Tees runs downstream from Barnard Castle. The river was up at a nice high level, with some big bouncy wavetrains. This video shows the river section running through 'Abbey Rapids' or 'Abbey Gorge' as it's known, so called because of it's proximity to Eggleston Abbey. This river section is easily combined with stretches upstream and downstream to make a ...
How to tie a figure of eight stopper knot, figure 8 sailing knot
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How to tie a figure of eight stopper knot, figure 8 sailing knot
How to tie a Reef Knot or Square Knot for sailing dinghies and yachts
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How to tie a Reef Knot or Square Knot for sailing dinghies and yachts
How to tie a round turn and two half hitches knot for sailing
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How to tie a round turn and two half hitches knot for sailing
How to tie a Bowline sailing and climbing knot
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How to tie a Bowline sailing and climbing knot
How to tie a rope to a cleat to secure a boat or halyard
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How to tie a rope to a cleat to secure a boat or halyard
How to adjust a Centreboard or Daggerboard in a dinghy (part 4 in a series)
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How to adjust a Centreboard or Daggerboard in a dinghy (part 4 in a series)
How to trim a sail and use tell tales (part 1 of series)
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How to trim a sail and use tell tales (part 1 of series)
Adjust your Boat Trim to Reduce drag and sail better (part 3 in a series)
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Adjust your Boat Trim to Reduce drag and sail better (part 3 in a series)
How to sail better from A to B - Course Made Good. Final part of a series.
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How to sail better from A to B - Course Made Good. Final part of a series.
How to use boat balance to sail better (part 2 of a series)
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How to use boat balance to sail better (part 2 of a series)
Learn to sail, how a sail works and points of sail
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Learn to sail, how a sail works and points of sail
River Spey Canoe Descent - Solo Canoeing & Wild Camping Scotland
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River Spey Canoe Descent - Solo Canoeing & Wild Camping Scotland
Backbarrow falls, River Leven in an Open Canoe
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Backbarrow falls, River Leven in an Open Canoe
PORT = RED like port wine + LEFT (both port and left have 4 letters) STARBOARD = green and right just because RED and Left belong to PORT. That's how I remember 😊
Very clear an concise explanations. I'm not a sailer, so I'll just give way to you, unless my fishing gear is out of course (an it's almost always is)! 🙂
All you really have to know is if there is an angry skipper flailing his arms and yelling in your direction, make sure to give way.
Lol! I've seen many skippers flapping their arms around for no obvious reasons 😂😂
Might is right don’t care if u have a tiny sale up if u would be killed in a collision then move the F out of the way
Rule 18 describes the pecking order. The rules here are only for *sail* meets sail. Obviously the other rules apply in addition. Doesn't matter how big you are, a vessel not under command isn't going to move 🤣
Its not bumper boats...😂
🤣🤣 You'd think but it really seems to go that way sometimes for some people 😂
Perfect video. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! You might like my other videos about sailing skills on this playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PL2VtZj-uQwyjfdNsbYbWWjKeJjnYGiUEW.html
Nice
Hope it helped! 👍
@@philswatersports I have been following you for a few days. Your video content quality is very good. But I noticed that, due to video optimization problems, the videos are not getting more views and subscribers. You need to fix it. Best wishes
Thank you, glad you liked them 👍
@@philswatersports "You're welcome! They were fantastic. Looking forward to more collaborations."
Great explanation. I'm a hobby sailor and familiar with colregs but I sail in the Solent and summer weekends are great fun attempting to dodge any number of races with all size of boats, from many clubs. Add in the restricted area and the regular ferries and even though I'm not racing and try to stay out the way it's not always possible. Although racing rules don't apply to me it is useful to understand the differences when you end up in the middle of the race unintentionally.😮
Thanks. I used to sail around there too, yes it can get really busy! I think sometimes people push the boundaries of the rules because they're trying to get a good time in. Also, people racing with each other will give each other a lot less room than 2 people sailing leisurely, for example, so leisure sailors might find racing boats getting uncomfortably close. It doesn't change what the rules are though!
Thanks I’m of to buy my new boat
Hope it helped! There are lots of other similar videos on my channel to help with sailing skills, have you watched those too?
Thank you so much
Glad it helped!
After seeing the port and starboard sticker, the red and green lights on boats now make a lot more sense as to why they’re on which side. 🤣 Something I’ve wondered for quite some time now, despite being familiar with right-of-way!
Great! Yes, green is for starboard and red for port. Navigation lights are situated accordingly, split into 3 segments, so you can see which way a boat is going. From the front you'll see red and green, from the side you see one colour so you know which side you're looking at, and from behind it should be a white light. Well, more or less anyway, the segments should be 120 degrees each around the boat. Think of a mercedes badge in terms of the 3 segments 👍
Thanks,Sir! I wrote this from Taiwan. I learned a lot from your videos. Thanks again!🫡
Great, I'm so glad you found them helpful! Thanks 👍
I think 'Stand-on vessel' is not used for racing. It's right-of-way and has a totally different requirement compared to Stand-on as defined in the ColRegs.
Hi, yes, this is explained at 3:18 We need to be aware of both rule sets incase one of the boats is not racing
PORT has 4 letters, LEFT has __ ______?
Yep that's an easy way to remember it 🙂
Biggest boat wins.......... its as simple as that.
🤣 let us know when you're arguing that in court so we can all watch
Big plastic boat crashes into a little tugboat, your the loser
That is something people say when they are not smart enough to learn a half dozen rules.
Yep, worrying that these people are on the water and have no idea what they're doing
@@philswatersports, some of the worst, I have come to learn, are pontoon boats or "party barges," as they are often called. As the moniker indicates, there are often not one or two drunk people but an entire boat of drunks. The captains of these boats also often imbibe. Then, the kids often take out daddy's boat or it is lent to a friend or family member. Then there are boat rental companies that will rent these pontoon boats to people with little to no experience. Finally, they are equipping these boats with ever larger, more powerful outboards because people want to pull an innertube or waterskiers. . . . Long story, short: pontoon boats are usually moving hazards on the water, and they are usually captained by fools with the same attitude as our friend. Everyone I teach to sail, I advise them to stay away from these boats.
Why is starboard the right side of the boat? Why does starboard tack have the right-of-way?
The 'starboard' side is derived from old longboats that had a steering oar or steering board on the right hand side of the boat, or the 'stoerbord' in old English. Because this was mounted on the starboard side, they would put the other side of the boat against the port, hence the 'port side'. In terms of why the rules give the starboard tack boat the right of way over port tack, I don't know why it's that way round to be honest. Maybe there's a reason or maybe it was just 50:50. Or maybe, if the steering board was on the starboard side, and two boats are sailing upwind, the the helm of the port tack boat would be on the starboard side and have a better view of the starboard tack boat - the other helm would have their view more obscured by the sails. Dunno tbh! Any thoughts from anyone who knows would be great!
@@philswatersports TY for answering! Actually, it was a retorical question that you are partly correct on. One thing that needs to be added is that the "stoerbord" would have been located on the right side of the vessel because most people are right handed. My opinion on the starboard tack right-of way rule is that, on starboard tack the vessel is healed to port, that that causes the stoerboard on the right side to be raised which makes for less effective steering. On port tack, the steorboard would become deeper in the water and would be more effective. Since right-of-way rules have generally been based on relative manouverability, I think that this idea makes sense. Capt. (ret.) Jeff
Yes, good thinking. I was thinking about manoeuvrability and I guess I didn't really think about the board being raised and lowered. You're probably right 👍
Handy! does it work on any rope thickness?
I don't see why not, I've used it on ropes with maybe 40-50mm diameter. It's the stiffness of the rope that could be an issue - if it's too stiff, the bight won't pull out of the knot to release it if it's been pulled tight (the bight being the loop)
Is a burgee also needed? - I mainly just cruise, but still want the boat to sail well
A burgee is a great idea, as they show the apparent wind direction. They can be a good starting point for the general sail setting, but they won't show as much detail as the telltales do. By this, I mean that you can set the angle of the sail fairly well based on the burgee, but the telltales are more sensitive to react to the air flowing around the sail itself. A burgee is particularly useful in light winds when you might be struggling to work out where the wind is, or to get the airflow to attach to the sail. The Hawk MKII is a popular choice for un-stayed boats (Laser/ILCA, Topper etc), as it shows the wind approaching the sail: amzn.to/3J1dCa1 Or a masthead burgee is ideal for doublehanders: amzn.to/49cOfgc A mast head burgee will also find the wind a bit sooner in light winds, because it's probably a bit stronger a bit higher up; but bear in mind that any rocking of the boat will affect the burgee. Hope this helps!
at 1:17 anyone know what that is that they are sailing like make model type thing lol
Hi, yeah it's a Hartley 15, made by Hartley boats in Derby, UK. It's a general purpose style plastic dinghy
Stickers are a great idea! Seems childish... but hey... cant hurt to have simple reminders!
Thanks, yeah they can be useful to help people who are first learning, one less thing to think about when you're still trying to control the boat. And also they can be useful if you suddenly have a mental block in a busy situation!
14:50 - Did you get a chance to include some information about cameras and mounting positions?
Hi, Yes I've put a few ideas on my website, hope it helps: www.philswatersports.com/filming
Thanks very much for your clear and concise information
Glad it helped! You might like my other videos about sailing skills too, on this playlist ua-cam.com/play/PL2VtZj-uQwyjfdNsbYbWWjKeJjnYGiUEW.html
On a beam reach why shouldn’t you have the sail directly facing the wind (like 90 degrees)? Is it because you would have a turbulent air flow?
Yes that's right - if the sail is square to the wind, you'd have the turbulent flow. This force would be pushing the boat sideways more than necessary, and have less forwards power, meaning the boat is trying harder to capsize and going slower. Letting the sail out to establish the laminar airflow will reduce the heel and increase the speed - more efficient, and therefore easier to sail. In practice, the sail is at the optimum when you pull it in just enough for it to stop flapping. The front edges of the sails will be the last part to stop flapping. This is true for all points of sail except the run, which is where you'd have the turbulent flow if you're sailing straight downwind. It's usually quicker in dinghies to sail 2 very broad reaches downwind, so you never have the turbulent airflow, even with boats like a laser, and especially with boats with a spinnaker where the speed difference is greater. Hope this helps! Happy sailing ⛵
Clever! Would you use this to tie a boat up for a while?
Yes you can do, I've used it before to tie powerboats and dinghies to a pontoon/jetty, for example, to release it quickly and leave. If you make the tail really long, you can release the knot from inside the boat, and then pull the rest of the line in. I wouldn't use it for anything where there's a high load though, like it there's a strong current or wind running, or if you're being towed, or it can get a bit too tight to release easily
@@philswatersports genius thanks!
No worries, hope it helps!
Ah, now I understand why you keep the centreboard fully down when using a spinnaker. Thanks Phil.
No worries, glad you found it helpful 🙂
LMAO at those guys in the intro. I sail in close proximity to float planes, it's an exercise in trust when one decides to takeoff over me.
Wow, that'll add some extra excitement!!
Come to the Caribbean, most haven’t heard of col regs, mind you, you are lucky if they know port from starboard. Big charter industry here.
Yes it's worrying isn't it, especially when a lot of charter companies now require 2 Day Skipper or equivalent as a minimum. I've also had Day Skippers come on my dinghy sailing courses to improve their sailing skills, and the gaps in knowledge are astounding. At least they were the ones making the effort though!
This is fine for dinghies and racing. Do not watch this and sail into a VTS. You're going to get quite the suprise otherwise.
Yes we'd really hope anyone navigating at sea would actually take some form of skippers course to learn everything properly! It amazes me how many don't understand these basics
A simple way of remembering some of this, if seating or standing on a sailboat/board facing the middle of it, righ hand closest to the Bow has the right of way.
Yes, if you're on opposite tacks, as long as you still realise you might be give way boat from the windward/leeward boat rule :)
@@philswatersports yes right, sorry, in was seeing it from a windsurfers perspective hahaha
Your examples and explanations are the clearest around! Thank you for another great video!
Thank you so much! Glad you've found it helpful. There are more videos on my channel to support your sailing skills 🙂
Hey Phil, could we get a bunch of those stickers on the Fusions at Scaling? I know I and an other noobs would benefit greatly from that.
Hi, yes I'm going to do all the club boats 👍🙂
I think all you need to remember is "there is no PORT LEFT in the bottle
Yes, great thinking! That is often the case in my house 🤣
Haha thanks. I’ll be using that one
It’s actually there is no Red Port Left… Or another way to remember it is Right + Starboard + green are over 5 letters and over. Left, Port, red are under 4 letters and under. All these sayings give the side of the boat, and colour of the nav lights.
Yes It's handy to get the colours in there too... And with red for port tack and green for starboard it also helps a bit like traffic lights with the rights of way for the port/starboard tack rule 👍⛵
@@zooknutfun fact: normally hot and cold taps, are laid out similarly.. Hot, left, red, port. Cold, right, green starboard.
6:50 who else pines for the days when you could shout, "mast abeam!" 😀
Ah, the 'old rules' 🤣 At least they don't change too much each time
Thanks
No worries, hope it helped! There are more videos about sailing skills on my channel, you can see a playlist of them here :) ua-cam.com/play/PL2VtZj-uQwyjfdNsbYbWWjKeJjnYGiUEW.html
Crystal clear as usual! - Are lasers designed to slide over the top of each other when they crash?
Thanks! I believe that when the laser was first being designed to be a mass-market boat, one of the considerations was that it should be easily transportable, so the deck is pretty flat to be able to sit upside down on a roof rack. I'm not entirely sure whether that's 100% true though. I guess it was helpful in this example where one boat can slide over the other, but it doesn't always happen like that!
@@philswatersports I have an original Laser brochure. Has smiling people sailing off the beach. I should dig it up. Basically Bruce Kirby took his latest international 14 hull shape and scaled it a bit and gave it a raked bow (because the vertical stem on 14 is just a rule induced attempt at maximum waterline length).
Ah, yes, and there were such a range of colours when they first came out too!
Very informative! Thank you Phil 👍⛵️😎
No worries, glad you've found it useful!
Excellent Phil! Just what I needed. Thank you 👍⛵️😎
Great! We tend not to think about slowing down very often, glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this series. I watch them each night before a race as a very useful reminder. Great tips 👍😎⛵️
Thanks, glad you've found them useful! Enjoy your racing 😃⛵
Amazing video. Very instructive and well put together. I wish I had had this kind of material available when I started sailing. Way to go!!! Keep it up. Great job.
Hi, many thanks for your comment! Glad you found it helpful, hope it helps with your sailing. I've got lots of other similar videos about sailing skills if you haven't seen them already. Happy sailing!
@@philswatersports I, recently, was graduated to “skipper” (last September) in my sailing community, HRCS (Hudson River Community Sailing,) as such I’m responsible to give back to the club by teaching to the “green horn fresh sailors” what I’ve learned. There is plenty of material on UA-cam to recommend to these excited new sailors, but this your video is way above the others I’ve found there.
Congratulations! Sounds like a great achievement, well done. It also sounds like a really good club, in the sense that it brings everyone together to share skills with each other. Best of luck with it all. Many thanks for your lovely feedback too. You might like to share this playlist with the 'green horn fresh sailors' which covers a lot of fundamental sailing skills. Not all of them are suitable for keelboat sailing but there's a lot of useful stuff. Good luck!! ua-cam.com/play/PL2VtZj-uQwyjfdNsbYbWWjKeJjnYGiUEW.html
Wow!!! Fantastic. Thank you very much for making my life much easier. This will certainly do.
No worries, hope it all helps! Happy sailing 🙂⛵
Nice! Very good paddling and lining control in heavy conditions.
Thanks! 👍 Yes there was plenty of water 😂
I really liked this video, thanks
Thanks! If you liked this one, you might find my other videos helpful, I've made a playlist to help people with their sailing skills: ua-cam.com/play/PL2VtZj-uQwyjfdNsbYbWWjKeJjnYGiUEW.html Happy sailing!
But but when something massive is block the center board, its best not to panic.
That's true! Pull the board up briefly if you think you've got weed or rope round it and then check the rudder. Or stop head to wind and drift backwards off it, especially if you have a fixed keel that you can't lift up
Another great, clear and practical video thanks! I turned my long lost ‘beep’ back on today after now knowing how to do it
Thanks, glad you found it helpful 🙂
Thanks Phil I forgot how to do this
Glad you found it useful!
Awesome thanks, so clear! My watch has been about 5 minutes fast for as long as I can remember so I can finally sort it out!
Glad it was helpful! It's not very obvious how to do it either, good to hear you found it useful 🙂
is it possible to go backwards in a sail boat under wind.
Yes it is. Turn into the wind and push out the boom and the boat will go backwards. It's a bit easier said than done though, it takes practice. Some boats will turn when you push the boom out, so it can take a while to find how it works best for your boat. Once the boat is going backwards, the foils start working, so you can steer and have more control. I'm intending on doing a video about anchoring soon, where you need to sail backwards before deploying the anchor.... Look out for that in due course
@@philswatersports definatly will ... I just got a 18 foot drop keel to learn on so ive been watching a ton of videos. But im still taking lessons at the club come spring better safe then sorry
Yes, it's a great idea to have lessons to start with, the instructor might make decisions for you to make things easier. Things like deciding when to go out or not comes with experience You might find some of my other videos useful on my sailing skills playlist below. Hope you enjoy it all!
Sailing Skills Videos: ua-cam.com/play/PL2VtZj-uQwyjfdNsbYbWWjKeJjnYGiUEW.html
Very clear explanation.Thanks. Love from Pakistan.
Thanks! Have a look at the rest of my sailing skills playlist if you liked this one Happy sailing
When laying to in heavy wind on a boat like a laser bring up the daggerboard or the force of the wind on the main can pull the boat over. You will then drift sideways at a good rate but won't end up in the water trying to right the boat. This is also a technique if you are still trying to sail somewhere but are in danger of going for a swim. Bring up the daggerboard to reduce the heel so you can still sail.
Yes, good point, pulling the board up makes the boat more forgiving. In survival conditions I pull my laser daggerboard up maybe 4 inches even when sailing upwind to help de-power the boat and make it more manageable. Doesn't work the same with with a centreboard though, if you pull it up too much the lateral resistance moves backwards and the boat will just bear away and try to sail off. Similarly, trying to sail with a centreboard pulled up too much will create a lot of lee helm. (I cover this in my 'board' video.) Thanks for your comment, you might like some of the other videos on my channel in the 'sailing skills' playlist
Very nice! Thank you for your very clear and easy to follow tutorials. I'm going to watch them all and subscribed to your channel.
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you've enjoyed it and found it useful. Yes, there are more in the series which are similarly presented and explained but about different skills. Have a look at my 'sailing skills' playlist which also includes things like speed control and coming into a pontoon. Happy sailing!
Just shows the importance of this video to be safe, I really thought the 50N meant 50N of buoyancy! 🤯 very enlightening thank you
Hi, Yes, it's a common misunderstanding. You really need to check you're getting the right buoyancy for your fit. Glad you found it helpful!