What to do on your first sail if you are sailing single handed. In this video we show the Laser but the same principles apply to other single handed boats.
Thanks Ken. Glad they helped. Be sure to check out the others on our channel. We cover the entire entry level training process which when used alongside a training course is a powerful tool Tim Sailaboat
Picking up my first ever boat today, a CLC Passagemaker dinghy. This is the best video I’ve seen. Nervous to get out on the water but you’ve narrowed it down nicely in this video so I now feel a bit more confident. Thank you!
I am glad the video helps. The trick with sailing is to learn in small blocks one piece at a time. Don’t rush to learn. Speed comes later. Start off on light wind days where the chance of capsize is less. Be sure to check out the other videos on the channel and happy sailing Tim Sailaboat
Thanks for the comment. We tried to pitch these at a level that is not over complicated. In time folk adapt as they learn but as a starting point I am glad to hear you find them useful. Be sure to check out the others on the channel
It is not this dude has no idea what to do if i remove his rudder or tiller. he doesnt understand how to use the wind or sail to steer his boat. Watch this video and you might get an idea what real sailing is like : th-cam.com/video/PPipnSB34jo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MJJerX0drUhqvOpM
Many thanks. Sailing is a great sport and we hope to help people learn Check out your local sailing centre for some local advice and perhaps a course Tim Sailaboat
Sailed as a kid a few time... almost always solo... Bought a Norseboat 17.5 and with these lessons, I should be able to sail single handedly and maybe sail into the sunset with my new wife!
@@sailaboattv Somewhere in San Fransisco bay, My laser rudder is lurking after it slipped off of my tiller. The rudder became entangled in the sheet so I had to disconnect the rudder from the pintle and when I did that, the pin that holds the rudder to the tiller, popped out some how. The rudder was lost near the boat ramp at the north end of the golden gate bridge back in 1980.
The area on my lake that I can launch from always has wind blowing directly ashore. What is the best way to deal with this? Currently, I sort of just Paddle out of the "bay" area until I can change the angle of the boat.
No it is not! Perhaps try a radial rig to start with. We have regularly taught people your age and older. Perhaps your Olympic winning days might be over but there will be many many days of fun. Check out your local sailing centre for more advice Tim Sailaboat
Great video. But why does the sail is at the level of the head??? It's so dangerous! And they have to bend down to avoid it at each turn. Obviously it's not comfortable. Why not having raised the sail higher?
Good question. Most if not all sailing dinghies have a low boom. The Laser (ILC class) which is used in the films is probably the most popular boat in the world and does have a low boom which is aluminium and quite light. Other boats with higher booms are not as fast. Some folk wear helmets like canoes any cycling but this is a personal choice. When teaching small children, helmets are preferred. In all the years I have sailed I have only made one trip to hospital with a student head bang but this was purely a precaution and seen very few injuries. The boom is a hazard but then again so is crossing the road, so learning in light winds is important and the importance of ducking is quickly learned! Don’t let this out you off if you want to learn but attend a sailing school who will walk you through the steps
Hi John The Laser is perhaps the most common single person boat. Being an Olympic class it is very popular. The boat has different sizes of rig snd the radial size is easier to manage than the full sized sail. You do need to be moderately fit to be able to work in the small cockpit but the Laser is a lot of fun to sail. Check out your local sailing centre for relevant local comment and we suggest attending a sail school to start with. You will reach a higher standard quicker and learn on their boats Hope that helps Tim Sailaboat
@@sailaboattv thanks, I thought it was called laser but everytime I googled laser I saw people leaning over it and thought that this boat is too hard core for beginners :) But I guess when you're in competition it's totally different thing than trying to learn sailing on a lake (which I'm trying to find a boat for)
Hello everything is fine? I have a Holder 12 model sailboat, but I'm having problems when sailing upwind. Depending on the strength of the wind, the rudder tends to luff. I don't know if it's sail adjustment or the boat's inclination.
This is due to the change in hull shape in the water as the boat heels over. The same effect happens on bigger boats. For a model boat the strength of the wind will have a larger effect due to scale. What is happening is when the boat heels it will want to turn into the wind. If you ski or ice skate you turn by leaning on one leg. Same thing happens on a boat. As it heels the water shape is upset and no longer a symmetrical shape. This change in shape means water has to travel faster on the leeward - boom side of the boat. This extra speed generates lift and the boat turns. Spilling wind in the gusts will help which is what bigger boats will do. This reduces the effect of the wind and reduces the turning effect…… Another possibility is to increase rudder size. Another possibility is to have a smaller sail on windy days. Same thing for big boats when they reef to make a smaller sail and reduce the turning effect Hope this waffle makes a bit of sense! Tim
Carrying on. Another tip if possible, I don’t know what sail controls you have but try not to pull the main sail control in quite so much on windy days. This is another sailing technique. The boat will not point into the wind as high, and will sail further to get upwind but the looser sail outs less sideways force on the rigging and hence less tipping which will be less turning into the wind.
These tips are very good. Thank you very much for your attention and for responding quickly. Now I need to train to perceive these effects on the vessel. I want to congratulate you on the quality of the videos.
The sail is at the most powerful at the point it just stops flapping. So release the sail until it starts to flap behind the mast then pull in to stop flapping. The wind has to do three things. It must enter the sail at the right angle, flow across the sail and then leave the sail in the right direction. Adjusting the sail constantly helps achieve this and generates the maximum lift and hence speed. Only allow the sail to flap when you become over powered, then it’s a case of easing until flat and keep tweaking all the time Tim Sailaboat
@@sailaboattv is it possible to sail between 2 fixed points? Say you live in Brighton and you buy a sailboat in dartmouth and you want to sail it back from dartmouth to your home marina in Brighton. Can you do this regardless of the wind direction.? I know you can't sail directly into the wind and that you have to zig zag to go forward. But can you go in a straight line in any other condition than the wind blowing from the east.? Can you still go in a straight line if the wind is blowing from the south or north by adjusting the boom like you mentioned earlier. Basically from Dartmouth to Brighton you could go in a straight line as there are no land points obstructing you. I don't get what it is that the rudder does compared to what the sails do
@@michaelsrowland hi Michael. Your question is above the scope of sailaboat. We show how to sail a small boat. What you are talking about is big boat or yacht sailing which has many more considerations in play. Sailaboat sticks to dinghy sailing. There will be other forums to advise on what to do.
Thanks for the message but no it is not a gybe. The boat is tacking here. If you look the tell tale sign is the sail flaps during the turn. If it was a gybe then the sail would remain under power all the time
I would say it doesn’t really matter. A sunfish will have limited potential as you improve but they are cheap enough and easy to sell as you improve. The laser is the most popular dinghy in recent times and good for improving. Hope that helps!
thomas hundley any comments for each video appear under each video. We don’t get large numbers of comments and some videos have not received any. I try to respond to all comments received. Happy sailing, Tim
You demonstrate early on as tacking: moving the boat left OR right as TACKING, But in earlier videos you said moving one direction was gybing and the other was tacking.
That depends on the direction of the wind and so whether you'd go "left"/port or "right"/starboard varies according to the situation you find yourself in. However steering the bow through the wind is always tacking and steering it the other way is gybing. Finishing the maneuver you'd end up with either a port tack or a starboard tack and that would determine which direction you would steer should you want to turn around and go back the other way.
this is the best and easiest beginners guide ive found on youtube, thanks :)
Thanks very much for the kind comment. Be sure to check the others on the channel and happy sailing!
This the best instructive video ever made on a subject, congrats and thanks
Many thanks for the comment Doruk. It is much appreciated. Please check out the others on the channel.
Tim
Sailaboat
Excellent video for beginners - this has helped a lot! Thanks!
Thanks Ken. Glad they helped. Be sure to check out the others on our channel. We cover the entire entry level training process which when used alongside a training course is a powerful tool
Tim
Sailaboat
From a rank amateur who is just gaining interest this video has been very helpful. Thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to tell us! That’s why we created the videos. Be sure to check out the others on the channel
Tim
Sailaboat
@@sailaboattv Have done. Great work!
Thank you so much for this video! This video really helped me a lot!😊😊😊
Very informative video, thanks!
Frostimator glad you like them. Happy sailing
Picking up my first ever boat today, a CLC Passagemaker dinghy. This is the best video I’ve seen. Nervous to get out on the water but you’ve narrowed it down nicely in this video so I now feel a bit more confident. Thank you!
I am glad the video helps. The trick with sailing is to learn in small blocks one piece at a time. Don’t rush to learn. Speed comes later. Start off on light wind days where the chance of capsize is less. Be sure to check out the other videos on the channel and happy sailing
Tim
Sailaboat
@@sailaboattv thanks Tim. Already into your other videos, the tacking one is also great
Nice! I am nearing the completion of my CLC Eastport Pram build. Never sailed before so starting here before I take it out.
Excellent guide for beginners thanks!
Thanks for the comment. We tried to pitch these at a level that is not over complicated. In time folk adapt as they learn but as a starting point I am glad to hear you find them useful. Be sure to check out the others on the channel
Im new to Sailing & must say this video is amazing,made easy for me to understand the basics fast...well Done!
Glad it was helpful!
It is not this dude has no idea what to do if i remove his rudder or tiller. he doesnt understand how to use the wind or sail to steer his boat. Watch this video and you might get an idea what real sailing is like : th-cam.com/video/PPipnSB34jo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MJJerX0drUhqvOpM
Awesomeness!
Super useful, thank you!
Thanks for the comment
Great video, just getting started, so i am looking at all I can.
Many thanks. Sailing is a great sport and we hope to help people learn
Check out your local sailing centre for some local advice and perhaps a course
Tim
Sailaboat
Sailed as a kid a few time... almost always solo...
Bought a Norseboat 17.5 and with these lessons, I should be able to sail single handedly and maybe sail into the sunset with my new wife!
Be Happy :O) congratulations to you both. Happy sailing .
New wife? what happened to the old one?
@@Testacabeza cancer at age 61 after 39 years, 5 months, 2 week, 3 days and 12 hours... but who's counting?
@@deleted_why Jeez, sorry, just wanted to make a stupid joke. All the best!
@@Testacabeza i would have made the same joke. It is ok!
Great video. Gonna try these on my tiny lake!
Glad you like it. Lakes make great sailors so be sure to practice. Check out the other videos on our channel for more tips
Thank you.. This video helps a lot.
Glad it helps. Be sure to check the others on the channel
Great tutorial, very well explained.
Thanks for the comment. Be sure to check out the rest of the channel
Thank you ❤
great video well done.
deserves more views
joe pennington thanks Joe. Gaining viewers and subscribers slowly
@@sailaboattv good to hear
thank you mr sailaboattv
you are so cool
i think i might be the only one here needing to learn how to sail, not so i can do it in real life, but so i can sail in a video game
Well the same principles of wind direction would be helpful in a video game. But sit in a bucket of water in wet clothes for the full experience:)
I know this is 2 years late, but what video game?
@@snail134 Sailwind is the game that literally got me into sailing. It's in beta but it's a lot of fun
That's a nice spatterbox.
Excelent video
Many thanks I am happy you like it. Please check out the rest of the channel to see more
thanks
You're welcome!
Just cleaned up an old snark sunflower and capsized it today. I found out from this I didn't turn right and I should have loosend my main sheet more.
I be sailin soon
On many of the close up shots, the pin that keeps the tiller connected to the rudder is loose and out of its hole.
I don't see what you mean. We very carefully filmed everything but thanks for your beady eye!
@@sailaboattv Somewhere in San Fransisco bay, My laser rudder is lurking after it slipped off of my tiller. The rudder became entangled in the sheet so I had to disconnect the rudder from the pintle and when I did that, the pin that holds the rudder to the tiller, popped out some how. The rudder was lost near the boat ramp at the north end of the golden gate bridge back in 1980.
The area on my lake that I can launch from always has wind blowing directly ashore. What is the best way to deal with this? Currently, I sort of just Paddle out of the "bay" area until I can change the angle of the boat.
Search our channel. There is a video to show how to sail away from a beach with the wind onshore
me as an author just casually trying to learn how to sail a boat 😅
@sailboattv
Where is the script and glossary that accompany this video?
These videos were taken from our DVDs when we charged for the content. TH-cam does not easily enable us to do the same. Thanks for watching
Haven't been in a Laser for 47 years...am thinking of taking it up again but wonder if it would just be too much for someone who's 64 now...?
No it is not! Perhaps try a radial rig to start with. We have regularly taught people your age and older. Perhaps your Olympic winning days might be over but there will be many many days of fun. Check out your local sailing centre for more advice
Tim
Sailaboat
Great video. But why does the sail is at the level of the head??? It's so dangerous! And they have to bend down to avoid it at each turn. Obviously it's not comfortable. Why not having raised the sail higher?
Good question. Most if not all sailing dinghies have a low boom. The Laser (ILC class) which is used in the films is probably the most popular boat in the world and does have a low boom which is aluminium and quite light. Other boats with higher booms are not as fast. Some folk wear helmets like canoes any cycling but this is a personal choice. When teaching small children, helmets are preferred.
In all the years I have sailed I have only made one trip to hospital with a student head bang but this was purely a precaution and seen very few injuries.
The boom is a hazard but then again so is crossing the road, so learning in light winds is important and the importance of ducking is quickly learned! Don’t let this out you off if you want to learn but attend a sailing school who will walk you through the steps
@@sailaboattv Thank you for your answer!
@@sailaboattv I once told my crew, 'duck' and he started looking for ducks on the lake. Head-banger. Cheers.
are those the easiest boats to learn to start sailing with?
Hi John
The Laser is perhaps the most common single person boat. Being an Olympic class it is very popular. The boat has different sizes of rig snd the radial size is easier to manage than the full sized sail. You do need to be moderately fit to be able to work in the small cockpit but the Laser is a lot of fun to sail. Check out your local sailing centre for relevant local comment and we suggest attending a sail school to start with. You will reach a higher standard quicker and learn on their boats
Hope that helps
Tim
Sailaboat
What kind of boat this is? How much wind was there when this was filmed?
The boat is a standard Laser. We had light winds during filming which was good for the purpose
Thanks for the interest
@@sailaboattv thanks, I thought it was called laser but everytime I googled laser I saw people leaning over it and thought that this boat is too hard core for beginners :) But I guess when you're in competition it's totally different thing than trying to learn sailing on a lake (which I'm trying to find a boat for)
@@pubjohndoe3599 check out the laser radial. It has a smaller sail and a lot easier to use
Hello everything is fine? I have a Holder 12 model sailboat, but I'm having problems when sailing upwind. Depending on the strength of the wind, the rudder tends to luff. I don't know if it's sail adjustment or the boat's inclination.
This is due to the change in hull shape in the water as the boat heels over. The same effect happens on bigger boats. For a model boat the strength of the wind will have a larger effect due to scale.
What is happening is when the boat heels it will want to turn into the wind. If you ski or ice skate you turn by leaning on one leg. Same thing happens on a boat. As it heels the water shape is upset and no longer a symmetrical shape. This change in shape means water has to travel faster on the leeward - boom side of the boat. This extra speed generates lift and the boat turns.
Spilling wind in the gusts will help which is what bigger boats will do. This reduces the effect of the wind and reduces the turning effect……
Another possibility is to increase rudder size.
Another possibility is to have a smaller sail on windy days. Same thing for big boats when they reef to make a smaller sail and reduce the turning effect
Hope this waffle makes a bit of sense!
Tim
Carrying on. Another tip if possible, I don’t know what sail controls you have but try not to pull the main sail control in quite so much on windy days. This is another sailing technique. The boat will not point into the wind as high, and will sail further to get upwind but the looser sail outs less sideways force on the rigging and hence less tipping which will be less turning into the wind.
These tips are very good. Thank you very much for your attention and for responding quickly. Now I need to train to perceive these effects on the vessel. I want to congratulate you on the quality of the videos.
@@vintage1429 thanks
Be sure to check out the rest of the channel
Tim
What is the reason for mentioning to move the sail till the sail stops flapping?
The sail is at the most powerful at the point it just stops flapping. So release the sail until it starts to flap behind the mast then pull in to stop flapping. The wind has to do three things. It must enter the sail at the right angle, flow across the sail and then leave the sail in the right direction. Adjusting the sail constantly helps achieve this and generates the maximum lift and hence speed. Only allow the sail to flap when you become over powered, then it’s a case of easing until flat and keep tweaking all the time
Tim
Sailaboat
@@sailaboattv is it possible to sail between 2 fixed points? Say you live in Brighton and you buy a sailboat in dartmouth and you want to sail it back from dartmouth to your home marina in Brighton. Can you do this regardless of the wind direction.? I know you can't sail directly into the wind and that you have to zig zag to go forward. But can you go in a straight line in any other condition than the wind blowing from the east.? Can you still go in a straight line if the wind is blowing from the south or north by adjusting the boom like you mentioned earlier. Basically from Dartmouth to Brighton you could go in a straight line as there are no land points obstructing you.
I don't get what it is that the rudder does compared to what the sails do
@@michaelsrowland hi Michael. Your question is above the scope of sailaboat. We show how to sail a small boat. What you are talking about is big boat or yacht sailing which has many more considerations in play. Sailaboat sticks to dinghy sailing. There will be other forums to advise on what to do.
at 8:13 that was a gyb correct and not a tack?
Thanks for the message but no it is not a gybe. The boat is tacking here. If you look the tell tale sign is the sail flaps during the turn. If it was a gybe then the sail would remain under power all the time
Its better to start with a sun fish or a pic instead of a boat like a laser.
I would say it doesn’t really matter. A sunfish will have limited potential as you improve but they are cheap enough and easy to sell as you improve. The laser is the most popular dinghy in recent times and good for improving. Hope that helps!
Looking for a sailing instructor I'm a Green Horn
Dagger grip? That hasn't been taught since the 90's lol. Lets sort it out :)
Thanks for the comment. It still works as a term.
I need something like this i can freedive off of
Is that narrator Ewan McGregor???
The narrator is a UK radio person
Bruh where’s all the comments😂😂
thomas hundley any comments for each video appear under each video. We don’t get large numbers of comments and some videos have not received any. I try to respond to all comments received. Happy sailing, Tim
You demonstrate early on as tacking: moving the boat left OR right as TACKING, But in earlier videos you said moving one direction was gybing and the other was tacking.
That depends on the direction of the wind and so whether you'd go "left"/port or "right"/starboard varies according to the situation you find yourself in. However steering the bow through the wind is always tacking and steering it the other way is gybing.
Finishing the maneuver you'd end up with either a port tack or a starboard tack and that would determine which direction you would steer should you want to turn around and go back the other way.
No we don’t. We always show turning the boat through the wind as tacking
WOW!
She's look like Greta Thunberg?
can you sail and get the dub and secure the bag in fortnite at the same time?????!!!!