Thanks to all with comments and questions! I've never really explained whats going on here, so let me give it a go; This was filmed at my local sailing venue, which is the Derwent River, in Hobart Tasmania. Its a venue with very short and steep chop, and I was having difficulty gybing without nose diving. A coach of mine at the time suggested I work on the technique you see in the video, where I step OVER the tiller, instead of going around the front of it, thus keeping the weight right at the back of the boat. The vang / kicker is let right off so I can get under the boom, more than it would be for optimal trim, and I'm steering aggressively from broad reach to broad reach to try and not bury the bow into the next wave and lose my speed. I'm never using this technique in an ocean venue with proper rolling waves, a more 'traditional' gybe works perfectly well. But racing on the world cup circuit I was able to use this technique every now and again when the conditions called for it, and it was a big help when others couldn't gybe without capsizing. Thanks for watching, and I hope that helps answer some questions! :)
During the 11 years I had my Finn I became refined enough to gybe in any breeze. However 1. first of all the mast had to be raked back for the conditions and 2. the kicker had to be off to allow a moderate twist in the sail and 3. the mainsheet should be knotted so the top of the sail never went further forward than 90 degs to the boat. With these conditions, simply drop the mainsheet, bear off decisively until the boom comes over by itself and as you come up to the new side of the boat, pull the tiller towards you to put the boat back on course. Works every time in any conditions under 30 knts.
I do not sail in such an extreme boat, and I dinghy cruise only, but I have found that if a mainsail is pulled to the centre, the boat turned a few degrees to put it through the wind and then the sail s l o w l y let out on the new side, it is very safe. When the sail is centred, with the wind almost aft, it is very safe, contrary to expectations.
But I have actually done the experiment of hauling the mainsail central in a heavy wind and it is very stable. You can then steer the boat either side of the gybe and the boom just gently swings across about a foot. As the boom is slowly let out, nothing happens. I am sure your method is faster though.
Mirror Cruising Racing gybes really aren't too risky once you get the hang of them. Holding it in most of the way while near a run can depower but if you loose control it will be really easy to capsize. I race fjs and on them you just grab the bundle and swing it across without much turning. In lasers which I race in the summer, you can keep the mainsheet in about a foot and that just keeps your boom out of the water and not powering up all the way. If you steer a lot like the guy in the video is doing you heel a lot because the sail is trying to push you down and the board is trying to make your boat go straight. That's why boats heel a lot while heading up from a run too.
Thanks to all with comments and questions! I've never really explained whats going on here, so let me give it a go;
This was filmed at my local sailing venue, which is the Derwent River, in Hobart Tasmania. Its a venue with very short and steep chop, and I was having difficulty gybing without nose diving. A coach of mine at the time suggested I work on the technique you see in the video, where I step OVER the tiller, instead of going around the front of it, thus keeping the weight right at the back of the boat. The vang / kicker is let right off so I can get under the boom, more than it would be for optimal trim, and I'm steering aggressively from broad reach to broad reach to try and not bury the bow into the next wave and lose my speed.
I'm never using this technique in an ocean venue with proper rolling waves, a more 'traditional' gybe works perfectly well. But racing on the world cup circuit I was able to use this technique every now and again when the conditions called for it, and it was a big help when others couldn't gybe without capsizing.
Thanks for watching, and I hope that helps answer some questions! :)
During the 11 years I had my Finn I became refined enough to gybe in any breeze. However 1. first of all the mast had to be raked back for the conditions and 2. the kicker had to be off to allow a moderate twist in the sail and 3. the mainsheet should be knotted so the top of the sail never went further forward than 90 degs to the boat.
With these conditions, simply drop the mainsheet, bear off decisively until the boom comes over by itself and as you come up to the new side of the boat, pull the tiller towards you to put the boat back on course.
Works every time in any conditions under 30 knts.
always do it on the power up....accelerating the boat - then it decreases the apparent wind and flick the boom over as you feel the lul
I do not sail in such an extreme boat, and I dinghy cruise only, but I have found that if a mainsail is pulled to the centre, the boat turned a few degrees to put it through the wind and then the sail s l o w l y let out on the new side, it is very safe. When the sail is centred, with the wind almost aft, it is very safe, contrary to expectations.
Mirror Cruising Don't be surprised if this guy is practicing his racing moves. An all together completely different world than cruising a Mirror..
Mirror Cruising Letting it out slowly makes you loose control very easily in heavy wind
But I have actually done the experiment of hauling the mainsail central in a heavy wind and it is very stable. You can then steer the boat either side of the gybe and the boom just gently swings across about a foot. As the boom is slowly let out, nothing happens. I am sure your method is faster though.
Mirror Cruising Racing gybes really aren't too risky once you get the hang of them. Holding it in most of the way while near a run can depower but if you loose control it will be really easy to capsize. I race fjs and on them you just grab the bundle and swing it across without much turning. In lasers which I race in the summer, you can keep the mainsheet in about a foot and that just keeps your boom out of the water and not powering up all the way. If you steer a lot like the guy in the video is doing you heel a lot because the sail is trying to push you down and the board is trying to make your boat go straight. That's why boats heel a lot while heading up from a run too.
Doppel-Daumen hoch! Perfekt!
waw i am a optimist sailor and i like what you do
Mistrzu!!!
extreme boat - are you kidding?!
this is great !
making it look easy
Neat corrections
nice:)
フィンクラスは難しい船ですよねえ。うちのクラブにも一艇あったのですが、結局乗せてもらえませんでした。乗りたかった。
You need to control your jibes more. Making sure you are on a full run helps with that.
nathan sigel h
Im sailing whit a rs feva but i like laser sailors
Jocika Mahl rs feva are great sailing boats
whats with the gybing technique is there a benefit to gybing like this?
Keeps weight in the back of the boat
Why did you capsized
Try an aero
You might get under the boom
I could only see 25 knots max
Shut up
thats a silly and dangerous way to gybe -