This is quite nice, just the quiet chuckle of the water slapping the hull below & the helms-person concentrating all the while. We read the captions on screen as if they were the thoughts of the race participant. Very nice not to have wind noise in the mic.!
Nice job! We sail Lasers at the local club here and I'm impressed that a dinghy that you can cruise in like yours is comparable on the race course! I'm working on restoring a Finn class even though I'll be much too light to ever be able to sail it to its full potential. Regards from Nouvelle Zélandia.
Thanks Brett. I was surprised too. But the GIS is a very light boat a carry a lot of sail. I'm sure in much strong wind the laser will take advantage from the capacity to keep a perfect control. Finn is a great stuff. I never sailed one but I once I saw one in action.. fantastic! All the best with your restoring project.
Enrico, Really nice boat well sailed I right FOUR things on the bow of my kids boats, SAIL FLAT , SAIL FAST, UP ON THE START, HAVE FUN! nice watching your videos Enrico regards Simon
My first intention was to publish the gopro fotage with some music. Then I thought I had the gps track to combine.. and I had to learn how to do it. Then came the coundown and the comments.. so at the end came like virtual regatta! Think that I could even add the boat speed on a clock gauge (available from the gps file), but then ..what a mess!! :-)
Anyway this shows how a GIS performs compared to Laser and Fireball. Mira also won against two Flying Junior. Of course it is limited to this specific wind-wave conditions. And moreover is just one race.
This way is much better. The racers and ex racers will appreciate it! In a way I miss your commentary in Italian and the english feeling like a subtitle.
Hi Mark, I've never tested the GIS vs Lasers in strong winds, but I'm suspect the Lasers will perform better than the GIS. Lasers are pure racing dinghies while the GIS is a kind of all round boat. The GIS will need to reef, loosing some power. Also the sail of the laser will be probably most efficient. Just my thinking. Thanks for the visit!
Hi Willem, the GIS has 10 square meters of sail which is quite a lot as it is. In fact it needs often an "early" reefing when the wind picks up. The speed comparison with the Laser is interesting for me to check the potential of the boat. But the Laser is a racing dinghy, while the GIS is more a cruising dinghy, although it has a sportish soul.
For single handed racing, a window low in the sail would enable you keep a better sight of your opponents; also a longer tiller (thus a more effective angle between tiller and extension) would help smoother sailing to windward. Otherwise, well done.
Hi Martin, that's very true: a window in the sail would help a lot in these boats crossings. The tiller is quite OK. Thanks for the visit. Hey, you have a lovely ukuleles band! ;-)
May be it is the 5th time I've seen this race. ..;I am building one GIS and also playing regatta on Dragon and IRC .. one question - Start , then you tack and just after tack..disaster . But this disaster look like you've no speed (slow tack as I see) - Do you think your heading was better because you reach a rise, or just because to give speed and then Hull shape make the job to point ?
Hi Eric, yes, "disaster".. I still don't know exactly what happened: the tack was slow and maybe the wind dropped or changed a little in direction.. I don't know. Or much probably it was purely my mistake in pointing. Anyway, the boat is very light, with a very flat bottom and powered by 10 m2 of sail. Also note that the lug sail has a lot of surface at the top, so in case of wind blowing stronger "high" on the water, it makes a difference with Marconi rig.
Though if there are waves big enough to surf then more centreboard is useful. Maybe 1/3 up for the big Goat Island Skiff board. But light winds and smooth water like this ... board up as surfing is not a possibility.
This is quite nice, just the quiet chuckle of the water slapping the hull below & the helms-person concentrating all the while. We read the captions on screen as if they were the thoughts of the race participant. Very nice not to have wind noise in the mic.!
Thanks! I'm happy you appreciate. It was a fun day.
That's fantastic. Home build boat with lug rig as fest as laser. Congrats.
Excellent, very exciting race! Nicely covered with video, GPS, and textual commentary. Thanks!
Thanks Chris. It was also fun for me to edit this video, like to do the race second time!
Enrico, this video was a sailing lesson, my compliments. Thanks for posting your videos.
Thanks Omar!
Love your dinghy cruising videos, we want more!!
Good job .. Now I am sure to build one Goat Island skiff
Hi Eric, yes, it's a pretty fast boat, that is good for racing but also I appreciate when cruising (safety)
@@EnricoFranconiPolisportiva see you soin on the water, we'll start to build 2
Nice job! We sail Lasers at the local club here and I'm impressed that a dinghy that you can cruise in like yours is comparable on the race course! I'm working on restoring a Finn class even though I'll be much too light to ever be able to sail it to its full potential. Regards from Nouvelle Zélandia.
Thanks Brett. I was surprised too. But the GIS is a very light boat a carry a lot of sail. I'm sure in much strong wind the laser will take advantage from the capacity to keep a perfect control. Finn is a great stuff. I never sailed one but I once I saw one in action.. fantastic! All the best with your restoring project.
Enrico, Really nice boat well sailed I right FOUR things on the bow of my kids boats, SAIL FLAT , SAIL FAST, UP ON THE START, HAVE FUN! nice watching your videos Enrico regards Simon
Thankyou Enrico!!!
Beautiful boat, rig and great video. Thanks!
Thanks Kevin. It was fun to edit this one!
Well done. Really liked the Tracking added to the screen to view. Really nive and good sailing.
Thanks ibcontent. I wish you a great sailing season!
haha .. .this is wonderful. I was getting tense in all the places I normally get tense when racing! Virtual reality - at least emotionally!
My first intention was to publish the gopro fotage with some music. Then I thought I had the gps track to combine.. and I had to learn how to do it. Then came the coundown and the comments.. so at the end came like virtual regatta! Think that I could even add the boat speed on a clock gauge (available from the gps file), but then ..what a mess!! :-)
Anyway this shows how a GIS performs compared to Laser and Fireball. Mira also won against two Flying Junior. Of course it is limited to this specific wind-wave conditions. And moreover is just one race.
This way is much better. The racers and ex racers will appreciate it!
In a way I miss your commentary in Italian and the english feeling like a subtitle.
Yes .. have been having a big discussion on the Duckworks Group on Facebook. This resolves the question. That lugs have OK performance.
I agree Michael, this was nerve wracking, it is so interesting that the lug sail is very efficient downwind due to its size.
I wonder how the race would change if the wind was 5-10 knots higher? Not having a spar on the luff.
Hi Mark, I've never tested the GIS vs Lasers in strong winds, but I'm suspect the Lasers will perform better than the GIS. Lasers are pure racing dinghies while the GIS is a kind of all round boat. The GIS will need to reef, loosing some power. Also the sail of the laser will be probably most efficient. Just my thinking. Thanks for the visit!
That makes sense, thanks!
Great stuff
Thanks Fab!
Complimenti
troppo buono! Grazie della visita!
Well done !!! Bravo 🎖
Thank Captain! It has been fun.. both the race and ..editing the video!
So the fireball is the fastest?
Defenitely, fireballs were faster and sailing a little more upwind than lasers and ther GIS.
Would putting a slightly bigger sail on the GIS make it as fast as a Laser?
Hi Willem, the GIS has 10 square meters of sail which is quite a lot as it is. In fact it needs often an "early" reefing when the wind picks up. The speed comparison with the Laser is interesting for me to check the potential of the boat. But the Laser is a racing dinghy, while the GIS is more a cruising dinghy, although it has a sportish soul.
@@EnricoFranconiPolisportiva Thanks for the reply. I am building the Viola 14 at the moment and maybe later an OZ Goose. Then maybe one day a GIS.
For single handed racing, a window low in the sail would enable you keep a better sight of your opponents; also a longer tiller (thus a more effective angle between tiller and extension) would help smoother sailing to windward. Otherwise, well done.
Hi Martin, that's very true: a window in the sail would help a lot in these boats crossings. The tiller is quite OK. Thanks for the visit. Hey, you have a lovely ukuleles band! ;-)
May be it is the 5th time I've seen this race. ..;I am building one GIS and also playing regatta on Dragon and IRC .. one question - Start , then you tack and just after tack..disaster . But this disaster look like you've no speed (slow tack as I see) - Do you think your heading was better because you reach a rise, or just because to give speed and then Hull shape make the job to point ?
Hi Eric, yes, "disaster".. I still don't know exactly what happened: the tack was slow and maybe the wind dropped or changed a little in direction.. I don't know. Or much probably it was purely my mistake in pointing. Anyway, the boat is very light, with a very flat bottom and powered by 10 m2 of sail. Also note that the lug sail has a lot of surface at the top, so in case of wind blowing stronger "high" on the water, it makes a difference with Marconi rig.
Downwind, centerboard up?
yes, at downwind there's no need for a deep centerboard. It just increase the friction with the water. Thank you for the visit!
Though if there are waves big enough to surf then more centreboard is useful. Maybe 1/3 up for the big Goat Island Skiff board. But light winds and smooth water like this ... board up as surfing is not a possibility.
Next time don't be so late. Other than that nice job.