Beginners Guide to Sailing - An Introduction
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- This is a basic beginners guide to how boats sail, parts of a boat, points of sail and a triangular course.
Key insights
⛵️ The wind is both the power source and the brake for a boat, determining its ability to sail and move through the water.
⛵ The sails on a boat are like an engine, providing power and acceleration.
🌬️ Adjusting the shape of the sail and controlling the wind flow with ropes and strings is essential for optimising the boat's speed and direction.
🌬️ Pointing the nose of the boat away from the wind while keeping the sail in the same position can lead to instability and the risk of capsizing due to the wind pushing on the side of the boat.
🌬️ Positioning the sail correctly in relation to the wind is crucial for maximising its effectiveness and speed.
🌬️ When doing a jibe, it's important to be positive about where you're going and keep adjusting the sail to maintain balance and avoid capsizing.
🌬️ The direction of the wind affects the boat's position and requires adjusting the sail and using the rudder to navigate effectively.
⛵️ Sailboats can go in all directions except straight into the wind, but the wind is crucial in helping you stop the boat and determine your position.
Of all the videos Ive watched, this one made complete sense to me.
This is a best "truly beginner" video I've seen. Thank you for putting this together.
I agree, it was great!
Wes could you make a playlist for us new kids on the block? or know any online resources that can help further a newb ? Im diving in deep knowing nothing from the start.
Hi, this video was created by Yeadon Sailing Club using Active Presenter, Illustrations by YSC and onscreen boat tool Sail Board by Yeadon Sailing Club www.yeadonsailingclub.co.uk/sailboard/
yeadonsailingclub Great!!
As a total novice of 64 yrs old I watched this and came away enlightened. Then i read the other comments and realised that so did everyone else. That is a remarkable success story, and totally well-deserved. Thank you.
Excellent! Nice voice (and pace) to listen too, thanks
This is the easiest video to understand of all the videos I've watched so far. The illustrations are very helpful. Thank you!
GREAT VIDEO!
What a fabulous tutorial. Easy to understand, well presented and with no unnecessary self indulgent nautical waffle, just the facts and what you need to know. Well done and thank you !
Wow, I feel ready to sail after this...thanks, awesome vid.
Great explanation! Leave it to the British to teach sailing in a simple, proper and quick way!
If it was a Yank teaching this, it would be 99% bullshit.
A'least we maidit to the Americas m8
I enjoyed NO loud music also . Clearly explained. Thank you
Great example of a tutorial video, clear friendly tone, good visual aids and it gets across the message really well. My wife felt this was by far the best sailing tutorial she has seen and has helped her understand the basics which she previously struggled with
Very clear explanations. Well done, mate! Minor correction: trimming or easing a sail may change its shape but the main purpose is to adjust the relationship of the sail to the wind. As you hint, the kicker (boom vang) and other lines attached to the sail are used to change its shape. Obviously I know you know that but misspoke. That very minor error aside, it's a real gift to be able to explain things clearly. Thanks for sharing!
best video i have seen ...watched some a hour long and was no better at knowing how to set main now in a few minutes it all clicks in place ...thank you very much.
I have been on many boats but I've never sailed before, but will be soon when a friend takes me out on his boat. I was looking for a little bit of info to start off with and stumbled across this video. Very clear and easy to understand. Can't wait to get out on the water now!!
The animation tools being used here are brilliant.
I learned by going out on a sloop one night a thousand years ago. Then I bought a sloop--and learned the finer points simply by sailing it ('tweren't no internet). 25 years later, I'm just refreshing and maybe learning things I never knew. Sailors are rare this far inland. Oh wow, now I know that I need to go sail triangular courses!
@@gregorywebster9903 Did you get the boat? Never too late to learn things. I sail a dinghy and having a blast. Too much fun.
What a excellent informative lesson, much obliged for sharing
Very good video. I didn't know how Gybe was spelt. I would like to sggest showing the triangle made by the 123 buoys and then show a circle around the bouys and then show the need to tack.
Hi! what software did you use to make that presentation? (the part where you show how to jib, tack and how the sails have to be set according to the angle - 03:30 to 07:40)
+Neree Cornuz www.yeadonsailingclub.co.uk/sailboard/ was the interactive diagram tool. Active presenter was the screen recording software.
Thanks for the compliment.
Great video, best explanation I've watched
yeadonsailingclub excellent explanation! From the class to the water and back to the class. Well done
Wish you were in the states I'd gladly pay you for sailings lessons
I just bought a 27' Ericson. Thank you for the video.
Yours is my first video on sailing ....thank you so clearly explained.
apparently, others were just pretending to know what this video covered in 10 mins.
it was simple curiosity, how did ships sailed back then and YT is full of so much bullcrap about this.
thanks for the video.
Well done, in 10 minutes you cleared up what a full learn to sail book confused! I had some of it, but not as well integrated or a whole single picture like you just showed. The movable boat graphic really helped me see it, and gybe vs tack - never had it shown so well. I somehow never got that it was which part of the boat ( bow vs stern ) moved past the wind, not left / right. I would just move the sail never knowing which term to use! I called everything a tack if the boom was moving sides!
Really well done! Thanks for this!
I simply enjoy and read a lot of age-of-sail books (Aubrey and the like), but the sailing language for the unaware can of course be obtuse, even when inferred.
this video is really fantastic as a strong and clear visual explanation -- one of the best and most poignant I've been able to find. thank you for this, and hopefully I'll find more as I continue along
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poignant? lol
This video is really fantastic, easy to understand, well done and thank you !
Excellent video. Well explained too
Thanks for taking the time to post this up here. Also, that 'Sail Board' program you have linked to is a superb little online tool to illustrate the different points of sail, tacking, gibing, etc. I'll have it and this video bookmarked on my onboard laptop for guests aboard our little Macgregor 26X curious about what's going on.
As a modest gesture of sincere thanks I was just gonna toss a dollar your way towards your new clubhouse by PayPal through your website, but the minimum donation's $2. So, OK...That's not a deal breaker: I can toss about a "quid" instead of a "buck" to our British cousins. But then there's no direct PayPal...Instead there's something called "Just Giving", requiring some new registration. Mindful of the high likelihood that should I register as a "soft touch" for philanthropic causes, henceforth my email will be clogged until the end of time with appeals from well-intentioned groups like "Rescue the Hedgehogs" or "Concerned Citizens Alliance for Safer Goats Milk," I am afraid I'll have to defer and leave you with my best wishes alone.
+BilgemasterBill Hi, Thanks for the compliment on the video, if you are still interested in donating via paypal then please send money to: money@yeadonsailingclub.co.uk, it would be very much appreciated.
Love the program you're using. Excellent and very well explained . Thank you.
Geat video for a novice sailor like me, very informative. Thank you.
That initial image with bunch of arrows was a bit overwhelming and then I saw everything explained properly step by step. Very good!
Excellent video to get a clear understanding of the basics
I was just curious about sailing although I'm disabled and never plan on actually doint it but, I have to say, this video has to be the most easily understood of all the one's I've watched. Good Job.
Excellent video with clear, thorough explanation at a good pace
Thank you very much...you are the best teacher for me on this topic♥️🌹🌻🌷❤️
Thank you, Thank you. Best You Tube intro to Sailing so far.
I am thinking of taking up sailing as a hobby and I was looking for a basic understanding. I found your video informative and educational. But then I realized I sailed Yeadon Pond about 60 years ago with my toy sail boat. I guess it's the circle of life ?
Wonderfully comfortable voice beautifully explaining the basics of sailing believes the trepidation I suffered every time I set sail. But then I did self teach at over 60 years old in a congested little harbour.
this course is really cool and clear !
I was about to throw my hands up and at finding a place to start learning. And then I found your videos. Thank you Good sir! You are most appreciated.
i find sailing terms strangely fascinating
Fairly easy to grasp, Thank you !!! Fourth video of this kind I have watched. I Revisit often
One of best lessons! Easy to understand.
Wonderful video. Rey well done. The best I’ve yet seen for a Beginner 101
Agree with the previous comment, this has to be the best starting video for sailing I've ever seen. I only wish I'd started with this one ;-)
Thank you.
Great tutorial!!! I sailed a Sunfish 40 years ago. Buying another one and wanted a refresher. This is perfect!!!
The Beginner's Guide should start out with making sure new Sailors understand that when you go out, alone especially, YOU MUST WEAR A LIFE VEST AT ALL TIMES ON DECK. I just lost a friend the other day who got complacent when he went out and did not wear his life vest and fell overboard and was not able to swim to shore neither did anyone find him alive. People don't realize swimming a mile in choppy waters is not a beginner maneuver much less swimming 3 to 4 miles or more without a life vest. Make sure you have a life vest and it's best to make sure you have Jesus!
Amen
Good video easy to understand.
But could someone explain why the terms port tack and starboard tack seem so backwards?
Absolutely excellent presentation and content.
Thanks, It was clear and easy to memorize.
New dinghy sailor here and I have been out once. This video was so helpful and easy to understand. It’s the best I have seen so far. Thanks so much! I can’t wait to go out again!
Thanks for the video. Especially the graphics. I bought the Dummies Guide to Sailing book and it was horrible. You did an excellent job.
Hands down the best explainer of tacking and jibing I’ve heard. I get it, now.
Thanks
sailing is a honorable ancient pursuit...
@CogitoErgoCogitoSum You can buy a small sailboat for literally hundreds of dollars. Don't let it stop you!
@CogitoErgoCogitoSum Mine was 2500. Rather nice one.
It's already been said over and over...But... This video is simply the best, very Nub friendly...thank you for making it
Very nicely done! Also, the narrator’s voice is very calming. Thank you for this video.
Well presented and easy to understand. But I call it a "Broad Reach" as opposed to a "Board Reach" which is in the graphic/
Chris Hudson - you have got to be kidding! You watch a brilliant tutorial such as this - and for free! - and this is your comment on it? Yes, I and, I'm sure, probably most of the other 500 thousand people who viewed it, saw this, but we all certainly had the grace not to mention it. Then again, there's one in every crowd.
Brilliant simple explanation. Thanks
That was what I’ve been searching for for months. Straight concise commentary that makes total sense. Legend 👌🏽
Thank you for taking the time to make this very comprehensible and illustrative tutorial. Much appreciated!
Wonderful presentation !
many thanks !!
So simply explained with lovely lack of self importance
This was so helpful! We've been sailing our little Catalina 22 for a year now and have taken a few ASA classes, but this video made a lot of sense and I learned from it. If you have one that includes how and when to use your traveler, I'd love to see that because I'm not sure we are doing it completely right and could use some pointers.
Using a traveller is a bit more advanced and is more relevant to yachts than dinghies but the essence is the same as the main sheet - If the main (sheet) is in then the traveller should be near the centre, if the main is out then the traveller should be out (although there is more leeway here as the sail position is set by the main). The difference comes when tacking and, in particular, gybing as you use the traveller on a yacht to enable these processes.
very informative and straight forward.
Thanks for the video
very clear and thanks
thanks
Thanks this was really useful for an intro to sailing for my girlfriend.
Thank you! This actually made sense!
Verry good and clear explanation. Thank you.
Well..well..well..I finally learned something from a sailing technical video! THANK YOU! I've been trying to discover the difference between tacking and Gybe and here it is. Makes perfect sense! Thanks again!!! This will help me ACE my sailing class. Ü
When you want to stop the boat, can't you just let the sail go instead of turning into the wind? Great video btw, learned alot! Cheers!
Hi, depends on the direction of travel and your boat. If you are heading across the wind or up wind then yes let the sails flap and you will lose power but you will still have some momentum. shifting your weight to the back of the boat will also help slow the boat. If you are heading downwind then letting you sail out will only result in the sail catching more wind and could mean you go faster. if you want to stop going down wind then turn side on to the wind and let the sail flap. If you want to slow then sheet in (pull in) the sail and it will reduce the sail area. Boats with wires (stays) holding up the mast can reduce how much the sail can swing out.
Thanks, that cleared things up.
Great sailing tutorial, nice voice and perfect explanation and pictures. Thank you!
I haven't got on the water yet.I found this most helpful.Other books and videos I've seen can't illustrate the wind because it's invisible.This video shows it as clear as can be.I learned a lot from this.
Thank you!! I've never sailed in my life, but am about to, this really rings the bells when it comes to theoretical understanding of this. Thank you!!!
Super clear and concise video!! Excellent stuff!
Very apt delivery! Some video on UA-cam are more difficult to comprehend than the topic they're explaining
Down to earth and understandable many thanks
The best demo of sailing principles I have ever seen. Thanks for posting this video.
Great video! I learned a lot. Thanx!
Great stuff - good summary. Many thanks for the review :) Best video I've found on the topic!
Thank you! This is very useful information. Now I know the difference between tack and gyre. And have a better understanding on how to work the sail. Trying to self teach myself how?
Great video. I understand the terms clearly. I am practicing sailing and I've went 3 days now. The problem I have is going in the direction of the wind. Sometimes you can feel it really picks up nicely and you have to balance and other times I feel like it's stopped but it's moving so slowly. How do I overcome this. Deckerboard is fully down and wind is still blowing. What is the proper way to let out the main sheet? When I slow down I try to let go and pull in the main sheet rope. Is this correct? Thanks.
When your sailing with the wind, the wind coming from behind you, then your sail needs to be out. When you are learning I would avoid sailing directly downwind, because this could cause a sudden gybe (your jib will come across first and this is a good indicator a gybe might happen). Sail on a training run, about 5 o'clock or 7 o'clock if you imagine the wind coming from 12 o'clock. This way you can experiment with the sail position. When you are running away from the wind, if you want to slow then pull in the sail. You should have your daggerboard, centreboard or deckerboard almost all the way up when running with the wind. I hope that helps.
Very good and technical vid thanks.
awesome, i believe i truly understand the basics, thank you sir...
Straight forward and makes perfect use of the graphics. Excellent
Brilliantly explained. Thank you!
finally a “beginner” sailing vid that i get. thank you🙏🏽
Best sailing explanation video I've seen. Very clear and straight forward. Thank you!
thank u .. respect
Seriously best and clearest explanation I've seen. Took me 2 weeks plus getting the boom across my neck to understand half of this when I first started.
Very nice, well done! Best summary I have seen! Thanks for sharing.
Super simple and informative, thank you
Excellent explanation! Tomorrow I'll see how much I took in, as I start my RYA Level 1 :0)
Thank you - that was very useful!
Excellent - to the point. Thank you.
Been thinking about learning to sail. Most of the online information so far almost had me not bothering. Simple no nonsense explanation which made complete sense. Thankyou so much for doing this, has really given me a bit of confidence to move forward, really great, can't thankyou enough.
excellent video! I understood your instructions.
Another fantastic instructional video
Loved it, thanks!
That was a great explanation. Thank you
Great video. Very clear diagrams and explanations. I will be referring to this a lot!