It's awesome to watch, no one talks except the tactician I love it. The skipper stears and the crew makes boat go quick. However when are professional sailors going to realise that hanging your body in half on the rail makes zero difference to just sitting on the rail. The only way to get the most amount righting moment is to move you weight as far outboard as possible. The only thing that can pull the boat down is gravity so the more mass you have the better. The life lines prevent you from moving outboard any further than sitting on the rail perhaps with you head out between life line. Having you head and hands facing the water does nothing but cause uncomfort.
Does it really make a difference for the crew trying to lean way out? That one guy in the white/black hat is absolutely killing his back rounding it over like that. See you at physical therapy in a few years!
yah it does. it creates exponentially more torque the further you are away center of rotation(or mass) and thus 4 or 5 of these guys their combined weight does significantly add to the righting of the boat and thus speed. it might only be something like .5%-1%, but it's essentially free
It's awesome to watch, no one talks except the tactician I love it. The skipper stears and the crew makes boat go quick.
However when are professional sailors going to realise that hanging your body in half on the rail makes zero difference to just sitting on the rail. The only way to get the most amount righting moment is to move you weight as far outboard as possible. The only thing that can pull the boat down is gravity so the more mass you have the better. The life lines prevent you from moving outboard any further than sitting on the rail perhaps with you head out between life line.
Having you head and hands facing the water does nothing but cause uncomfort.
Really enjoy these types of videos. Looking forward to more of them this summer! Good stuff KB
I'm learning so much!
Love this video! Nice to be able to hear the conversations.
great video .. no music or commentary ... just sailing
With Dean Terry is much more relaxed than with Bora. There is great connection & trust between them.
Who is crab man at the back?
A little bit nervous there @4:45?
Negative! Starboard!!
Did someone tell Terry to grow a pair?
Does it really make a difference for the crew trying to lean way out? That one guy in the white/black hat is absolutely killing his back rounding it over like that. See you at physical therapy in a few years!
yah it does. it creates exponentially more torque the further you are away center of rotation(or mass) and thus 4 or 5 of these guys their combined weight does significantly add to the righting of the boat and thus speed. it might only be something like .5%-1%, but it's essentially free
Yes. Remember there are several of the same boat type in the race. 2% is the difference between winning and losing.