Small Boat Sailing with TELL TALES | How to Sail Faster Sunfish, Laser, Aero, Flying Scot Sailboat
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- Опубліковано 11 сер 2021
- Sunfish Sailor Lee Montes goes over the different ways to use Tell tails and wind indicators for Sunfish and all sailboats. He shows what sailing by the Lee is, how to use tell tails and different types of wind indicators. This information can be used by all sailors, beginners to experts in ALL Sailboats, Sunfish, Lasers, Flying Scots, RS Aero, RS Sailboat, Optimists, Cruising boats, Catamarans and Race Boats.
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Always great to refer back to your videos Lee. I had my Sunfish out yesterday (8 knots with gusts to 18 which was a lot of fun!). I was concentrating on my tell tales on the sail, and found that they were pretty much useless on port tack due to the mast interference. This video confirmed that for me so I'll be add more farther back. You also gave me some other ideas too to try out.
(I also get a chuckle when you say "sailing by the Lee" 🙂)
Thank you again for all you do for the Sunfish class and for all sailors!
-Paul DiMarco
Lake Norman Yacht Club
Thanks Paul!!!
The color coded telltales are a good idea that way you know what tack you are on. I was on a cruising boat that was struck by lightning in a bad squall and the Captain became disoriented. When the weather cleared the Captain found that the boat had been turned around in the storm. Those little colored ribbons can help a Captain navigate with increased situational awareness in bad weather.
Wow
Love your sense of humor!
Hi, I appreciate your suggestion.
New homework 100% homemade tell tails.
I made some with some yarn and sail tape, as Lee mentioned.
Very important to know. Thnx Much
Great video Lee, thanks!
Thanks Geoff!
1:27 Woh!!!!
BTW, my tell tale was constructed after we borrowed/stole a clothes hanger from Mike Ingham's closet. Thanks ME Brown!
Haha. That’s funny.
Great videos!
Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you!!!
I’d also add that, to help telltales fly, especially if they get wet, a quick spray with McLube or dry Teflon spray will help them keep flying and not stuck to the sail.
Thanks Bob!!
Hi Lee, thank you for your videos they are super helpful! I’m having trouble stopping my sunfish when bringing it back to shore. Can you make a video on how to approach a dock or shoreline under different conditions?
Thanks for watching!! I’ll put it on the list :).
You mentioned the board. In one of your videos you interviewed some on who had bungees in front and behind the board. The 2 lines are attached with hog clips. Do you know how he attaches the entire system to the splash rail?
It goes around the whole splash rail…. Makes a triangle shape.
@@LeeSideSailing Is it using the bungee around the splash board so it is completely removed when the boat is put away? Or is it attached to the splash board by screws or other means?
You can also use a paper straw as long as you don't capsize😂
Hahaha
Thanks for the video, I just bought my first sunfish and was wondering where and what would be best for tell tales. How close to windward should I reasonably expect to go when properly trimmed? 30 degrees? 45?
Thanks!! would say beteren 30-45 °. Depending if youre in port of starboard and the wind conditions:)
Hi Lee, i learned from you that sailing by the lee downwind in a sunfish is faster. That is not intuative and I assume requires a vang to be so. please do a vid on various vanguard rigs for sunfish. KVL
It definitely is not intuitive and requires a bit of nerves before getting the hang of it because it is in the zone right before the sail wants to jibe. But once you get it it is a nice thing to be able to do:). As far as a vang. What ever you use will work.
I like your videos. I just bought a Sunfish. Took basic sailing classes too. Now is getting out there; I have been out a couple of times. Which of your videos you recommend I start with? Thank you!
Congratulations. Thanks for watching. Try this video. I’ll be making more videos for newer sailors, so please subscribe if you haven’t already! ua-cam.com/video/UWaoT8l_IW0/v-deo.html
Each of them is the most important at one time or another. I recommend just binge watching everything 😁. Multiple times. Stop going to work. Stay home and watch these videos all day.
Cant argue what that advice. ;).
I have always used telltales on my boats. The leach of the Sunfish sail seems to set a bit different than the marconi main and there is no boom vang or traveler. Is it worth it worth it to put telltales on the leach of a Sunfish sail.
Many people like the leech tell tail, it’s not head to do- So if you don’t like it - not much is lost. :).
So off subject. But can someone tell me what brand clock / timer is on Doug’s boat ?
That’s a Nautilytic compass
Flying Scot🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣