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Nice instructional video. Thanks for posting it.

Really well produced and edited video! Only request I would put in would be a table of contents with time stamps in the video description.

14:40 question about "why heeling is a turning mechanism" - the mast and the height of the sails creates a turning moment when heeled away from vertical. Imagine it this way: Let's say you were sailing along, straight line, no heel, and you had a whisker pole stuck way out over the gunwales across the beam of the boat, and there was a way for something outside the boat to push or pull on the end of the whisker pole. Picturing this situation from the top down, that would tend to rotate the boat around a vertical axis through the centerboard, right? In other words, turning across the surface of the water. Now get rid of the whisker pole - When the mast is vertical, this rotational force doesn't happen, but as soon as the boat heels over, the mast is basically no longer straight up-and-down over the centerline of the boat. It's sticking out over the side of the boat, if you're heeling far enough - just like our old whisker pole was. So, pressure on the sails pushes the mast which can now act like a lever oriented along a radius which can turn the boat. So: More heel to leeward = more force pushing the bow to weather and rounding up, less heel = less force to weather and more tracking stability, reverse heel to weather = force pushing the bow to leeward, and rounding down.

Hi John, Thanks for the video. Wish I had watched it before my first sailing experience with a Quest. Have moved up to Bellingham, WA. If you are in the area, look me up. Bernard

Thank you! This was very helpful!

nice video thanks! If anybody has trouble getting in their boat from the water, a trick is to bounce yourself up and down in the water. On the third bounce your life jacket will pop you up right into the boat like a cork. Have fun!

I always use the jib sheet, but instead of pulling it against the stopper knot, I but it in reverse in the cleat and pull against the cleat.

Great video!

Watch for sharks!

Great tour! I like the PFD and getting aboard. Was just curious how the club is putting itself out there on TH-cam. Happy to find this.

Thanks for this video, it was super helpful! The mast float on a quest is a great option and really recommended for casual sailing. I love the RS Quest! Great little boat. Would love to see more RS Quest videos, simple basic lessons would be greatly appreciated - I'm headed to the CSC website next to see what is there! The tip about climbing up the inside of the boat, and over, to get on the dagger board is pure gold. If you are next to the daggerboard it is pretty hard to clamber up onto it (even with the handy handles that are designed into the hull. Thanks!

Great work, Min!

Very nice and interesting vid !