Hilarious video! :-D Tricked an entire fleet of yachts into DNF :-D Missed his rope and into the tide! :-D And so many other hilarious moments like Rob steaming past only to get lost and miss his mark! Thoroughly enjoyable publication :-D
We had a blunder this weekend too Race Officer shortened the last race of a 4 race trophy series, we were leading the race coming to the last mark didn’t hear the hooter for shorting the course due to how windy it was. Didn’t even look for flags as we came close to the finish as we hadn’t been racing past 30 minutes yet, sailed past the line and not through it and got a DNF for our trouble. Race was due to be 1 hour but they always short the last race if we are getting late in the day but wasn’t expecting such a short race. Lesson learned the hard way. Got 3rd over all instead of 2nd 😢. MUST LOOK FOR FLAGS WHEN SAILING PAST RACE HUT IN THE LEAD. Was still a brilliant days sailing none the less.
I found you during the America's cup and love your commentary. Nice to see you out on the water. Not sure if you are interested, but I, for one, would really love to see a video about the boats you are sailing, how you do that, techniques, strategy, etc. That might be too basic for your viewers.... but as a non sailor, I would be very interested.
There are some boat talks and technique videos earlier on in the channel, have a look back and you should find them. I've been watching them and they're really good!
Blimey you guys are pros! No wonder the AC analysis was so excellent. We are in the BVI and managed a mini Easter regatta sailing our Corsair trimaran was good fun and awesome to be on the water ⛵️💨👍
@@MozzySails absolutely agree, you found a better balance between storytelling and action footage. I am from Italy and your videos from AC and now your sailing made me wish I didn't dropped sailing years ago.
Was beaut down the coast at lancing too. So good to be back on the water. Rustiness and gear breakages for me too tho! Those 6 months off really showed :)
Real Champagne racing. Great Vid. I race a Squib on IOW and am always searching for knowledge. Everynow and again your comments & analysis are pure gold for me, thanks. Is that Ben Gibson, the Ben you refer to?
Loved the video. Made my husband very jealous! He knows Guy from when Guy was a baby and his father commodore at Draycote water. My husband and his brother were teenagers sailing mirrors then 470s! It is a small world.
@@MozzySails my husband is Peter Scott (ex Olympic youth team), brother Paul and dad Bob. Apparently Peter has been following your results for years on the Yachts and Yachting website because of Guy.
Looks like a lot of fun, but far too energy sapping over 3 days!. Did you have to tack in the New Cut channel (Northney, Hayling Island)? Many years ago (half a century!), I launched my Solo dinghy from the slip there (before there was a hotel & marina), so I know how narrow that channel is. What happened at 12:20 in the video, did the trapeze shockcord snap?
This year we only had to do two tacks to clear the cut. It's super narrow there, actually made as part of the Portsmouth to Chichester canal I believe which was to go through the harbour. But canal very much gives an idea of how narrow it is at that point! The trapeze ring just got wrapped around the shroud and cap shroud I think.
@@MozzySails Thanks for your reply. I have memories of negotiating the New Cut, in a head wind when at mid tide. It was little more than a 7 m wide ditch with a shingle bar at the eastern end, as I remember. Interesting history. I believe the canal was used to carry bullion to pay the dockyard wages. I get similar trapeze problems with the RS600. The shockcord regularly needs tightening or replacing (degrades in UV light).
Hey Mozzy we’re you off East Head last Saturday? Probably waved to you from an old Proctor Wildfire sporting a FF15 mainsail. It was a blast. Saw one or two RS800’s. Andy UK
We were out in the bay on Saturday, so I don't think that was us. But we are regularly around there. Our number is 1144. I'll keep an eye out for wildfire with a fifteen mainsail!
My husband did an aggressive port end flyer in an end of holiday dinghy race (10 years and 2 children after our L4000 racing days) trying to cut across the whole fleet, suddenly we were stationary and bumping into everyone and I looked back and he’d missed his toe straps and was clinging to the back of the boat. I might have sworn at him.
Haha...Love the crew dip! I was crewing a friend's classic International 14 in the 1970s... At a combined weight of only 20 stones, we had trouble keeping the boat upright a lot of the time. During a race at the Menai Straits Regatta my trapeze wire broke and I found myself being reeled in by the shock cord as the boat capsized. :-) Fortunately, I was wearing my newly home-made wetsuit - yes, home-made - from Dolphin Wetsuits of St. Albans - because the water was bl**dy freezing! Happy days!
Great Video! Got back on the water this weekend too, any tips for fitness crewing a skiff as done a lot of running and cycling over lockdown and I could barely get off the wire on the last lap of racing.
@@harrykennedy6677 definitely! Normally I am pretty active which helps, but this time I let things slip whilst not sailing and really regret it now! But it was fantastic to get back on the water.
When I was racing L4000s internationally many many years ago I did the following: 3 x 6 mile runs per week. Aiming for 7 minute miles for at least 3 continuous miles of each. 3x 2 hour gym sessions concentrating on sailing type strength and flexibility so exercises to mimic pulling in sails, pulling up spinnakers, wire to wire tacking and gybing, holding my handle whilst I clipped on, keep my body straight when trapezing, calf strength etcetc. It really made such a difference. And I actually looked good in a bikini for once! I worked full time as a GP too and it made my job much less stressful!
The boat is weight and righting moment equalised so anywhere between 130 and 160 kilos is competitive. The equalisation runs from 138-155, so anywhere in there you are identical to everyone else in both weight and righting moment.
When it's windy we lift the board, just because once moving over about 7 knots you just don't need it. However, we also lifted it the bridge race as the channels are quite restricted and we don't know that part of the harbour well!
I'd love to see ben, jimmy and peter pick apart your race
I've given them enough free coaching, time for them to repay the favour! Bring it on!
Bit of free skiff coaching from Burling would be OK
This comment deserves more love. 👍❤️
Hilarious video! :-D Tricked an entire fleet of yachts into DNF :-D Missed his rope and into the tide! :-D And so many other hilarious moments like Rob steaming past only to get lost and miss his mark! Thoroughly enjoyable publication :-D
And how could I forget: Nice work doing so well despite all the minor calamities :-)
We had a blunder this weekend too Race Officer shortened the last race of a 4 race trophy series, we were leading the race coming to the last mark didn’t hear the hooter for shorting the course due to how windy it was. Didn’t even look for flags as we came close to the finish as we hadn’t been racing past 30 minutes yet, sailed past the line and not through it and got a DNF for our trouble. Race was due to be 1 hour but they always short the last race if we are getting late in the day but wasn’t expecting such a short race. Lesson learned the hard way. Got 3rd over all instead of 2nd 😢. MUST LOOK FOR FLAGS WHEN SAILING PAST RACE HUT IN THE LEAD. Was still a brilliant days sailing none the less.
I found you during the America's cup and love your commentary. Nice to see you out on the water. Not sure if you are interested, but I, for one, would really love to see a video about the boats you are sailing, how you do that, techniques, strategy, etc. That might be too basic for your viewers.... but as a non sailor, I would be very interested.
There are some boat talks and technique videos earlier on in the channel, have a look back and you should find them. I've been watching them and they're really good!
I expect, Sir Ben will be calling you shortly, Mozzy. Nice job.
Blimey you guys are pros! No wonder the AC analysis was so excellent. We are in the BVI and managed a mini Easter regatta sailing our Corsair trimaran was good fun and awesome to be on the water ⛵️💨👍
That was an amazing trapeze recovery. As Fireball crew of a few years ago that would have been a capsize for me for sure.
your editing has improved massively over the AC!!! I've been watching some older videos from 2019, and this is a massive step up!
Thanks!
@@MozzySails absolutely agree, you found a better balance between storytelling and action footage. I am from Italy and your videos from AC and now your sailing made me wish I didn't dropped sailing years ago.
Got out for the first time this season on April 4th now have 2 sails under my belt already!
My grandparents had a beach hut on hayling island. Very happy memories.
Not just talks but also great sailing. Good job sir Mozzy.
Good to be back out on the water! I've now sailed more times in the last week than I had done in the previous 5 months
Well done Mozzy, great racing and you guys got better (kind of ..) and that no-trapeze move was ace 👍
Was beaut down the coast at lancing too. So good to be back on the water. Rustiness and gear breakages for me too tho! Those 6 months off really showed :)
Superb days out on the water.
Amazing video! One thing this needs is foils 😉
Real Champagne racing. Great Vid. I race a Squib on IOW and am always searching for knowledge. Everynow and again your comments & analysis are pure gold for me, thanks. Is that Ben Gibson, the Ben you refer to?
Its Ben Palmer
Great sailing. You must be so happy to be back out on the water.
Very!
Loved the video. Made my husband very jealous! He knows Guy from when Guy was a baby and his father commodore at Draycote water. My husband and his brother were teenagers sailing mirrors then 470s! It is a small world.
I've passed that on to Guy, his parents go back a long way at Draycote, I think they joined shortly after the club formed.
@@MozzySails my husband is Peter Scott (ex Olympic youth team), brother Paul and dad Bob. Apparently Peter has been following your results for years on the Yachts and Yachting website because of Guy.
Brilliant, love it
Looks like a lot of fun, but far too energy sapping over 3 days!.
Did you have to tack in the New Cut channel (Northney, Hayling Island)?
Many years ago (half a century!), I launched my Solo dinghy from the slip there (before there was a hotel & marina), so I know how narrow that channel is.
What happened at 12:20 in the video, did the trapeze shockcord snap?
This year we only had to do two tacks to clear the cut. It's super narrow there, actually made as part of the Portsmouth to Chichester canal I believe which was to go through the harbour. But canal very much gives an idea of how narrow it is at that point!
The trapeze ring just got wrapped around the shroud and cap shroud I think.
@@MozzySails Thanks for your reply. I have memories of negotiating the New Cut, in a head wind when at mid tide. It was little more than a 7 m wide ditch with a shingle bar at the eastern end, as I remember. Interesting history. I believe the canal was used to carry bullion to pay the dockyard wages.
I get similar trapeze problems with the RS600. The shockcord regularly needs tightening or replacing (degrades in UV light).
Way more exciting than the AC. Thanks for showing all three races. How come you don’t partner with Rob Gullah?
Because I'm a terrible crew. 😂
@@rbcg105 it was fun to see you there too Rob! We need more sail pasts. Was Tom P sailing too?
Hey Mozzy we’re you off East Head last Saturday? Probably waved to you from an old Proctor Wildfire sporting a FF15 mainsail. It was a blast. Saw one or two RS800’s. Andy UK
We were out in the bay on Saturday, so I don't think that was us. But we are regularly around there. Our number is 1144. I'll keep an eye out for wildfire with a fifteen mainsail!
Very nice
you got sun!
Wondered why we bearing away violently and rolling to windward one day in a 470. Looked back and skipper had disappeared 😳
My husband did an aggressive port end flyer in an end of holiday dinghy race (10 years and 2 children after our L4000 racing days) trying to cut across the whole fleet, suddenly we were stationary and bumping into everyone and I looked back and he’d missed his toe straps and was clinging to the back of the boat. I might have sworn at him.
Haha...Love the crew dip! I was crewing a friend's classic International 14 in the 1970s... At a combined weight of only 20 stones, we had trouble keeping the boat upright a lot of the time. During a race at the Menai Straits Regatta my trapeze wire broke and I found myself being reeled in by the shock cord as the boat capsized. :-) Fortunately, I was wearing my newly home-made wetsuit - yes, home-made - from Dolphin Wetsuits of St. Albans - because the water was bl**dy freezing! Happy days!
Great Video! Got back on the water this weekend too, any tips for fitness crewing a skiff as done a lot of running and cycling over lockdown and I could barely get off the wire on the last lap of racing.
Not really! I was in bits after day one!
@@MozzySails I think everyone was but it was good to get back on the water though
@@harrykennedy6677 definitely! Normally I am pretty active which helps, but this time I let things slip whilst not sailing and really regret it now! But it was fantastic to get back on the water.
When I was racing L4000s internationally many many years ago I did the following: 3 x 6 mile runs per week. Aiming for 7 minute miles for at least 3 continuous miles of each. 3x 2 hour gym sessions concentrating on sailing type strength and flexibility so exercises to mimic pulling in sails, pulling up spinnakers, wire to wire tacking and gybing, holding my handle whilst I clipped on, keep my body straight when trapezing, calf strength etcetc. It really made such a difference. And I actually looked good in a bikini for once! I worked full time as a GP too and it made my job much less stressful!
Any sail gp videos coming out in the future?
It'll be live streaming on YT. 1st race 24 April - Bermuda 1pm local time. Ainslie vs Burling and Tucke....can't wait.
How fast to you guys roughly get going?
8-10 knots upwind. 14-17 downwind (in this video)
@@MozzySails wow that’s decent. Looks like you earn every knot of it in those boats, full on 😅
Hey I was wondering what height and weight should you be to sail the rs 800
The boat is weight and righting moment equalised so anywhere between 130 and 160 kilos is competitive. The equalisation runs from 138-155, so anywhere in there you are identical to everyone else in both weight and righting moment.
Is there a specific reason why you lifted the centreboard about 15cm?
When it's windy we lift the board, just because once moving over about 7 knots you just don't need it. However, we also lifted it the bridge race as the channels are quite restricted and we don't know that part of the harbour well!
Jib slot on the first race or do you need it so tight for pointing?
You seem to be reaching way higher then the boats in front?
As in heading, or sail trim? Sails are trimmed closer as we've got more apparent wind in a faster boat.
@@MozzySails, in heading. But, yeah, it’s a trade off between boatspeed and reducing distance.
Don`t see to many fireballs anymore
Theres still a few. Having a bit of a resurgence, but not like the heyday when I believe it wasnt unheard of to get 30 or so out club racing.
Where is Tom?
he only did one race, the first race of day two out in the bay
You smoking those 29ers?
the 800 is decent amount faster than a 29er; more righting moment with the twin wire and more sail area
What kind of boat is that?
An RS 800. It's a twin trapeze asymmetric.
@@MozzySails Are they expensive?
@@kc0dxf second hand they can be pretty good value, but need a bit effort to check over before buying. Obviously new they are relatively expensive