Joe, I'm 62 and have a Unicorn that I've restored and then sailed over several years but not competitively. My wife bought be a 'Bucket List' book recently and gave me a voucher to drive a Lambo on an old airfield in Scotland as my 1st entry in the book. I watched this video of yours a month ago and absolutely loved it. Towards the end I thought your leeward bow was going to dive but you kept her up. Being a single handed sailor of a cat with only a mainsail, I'd love to experience flying the kite on the Tornado with you before I get too old. Your cool calm instruction is so reassuring and doesn't put your passengers under too much pressure. If it's OK with you, I'm going to put 'Flying the Kite on a Tornado with Joe at Wildwind' as No2 on my Bucket List!!
...brings back my memories -a little more than 2 weeks ago- flying the hull on the Tornado kite up with Thiemon - Greetings to the whole lovely Staff ... and Stefan I saw him at the end of the video... great to see Bad boy 94 flying across the bay...
...if there is anything that I can do to supprt the Crowdfunding besides being part of the crowd spending money to be one of the lucky guys to go out with You giving it the beans and beeing taped on Video just let me know... working on collecting nice material to present my Taipan 4.9 on Show us Your cat
I used to have a Tornado. I was able to sell mine at a profit and then purchase a Nacra 6.0 but that was a bit over powering for me so I got a Nacra 5.8. The shape of the bow of the Tornado didn't have enough positive buoyancy and liked to dig in. I found it uncomfortable hiking out behind the rudder on many occasions so I ended up getting a Nacra. I only raced it once in San Diego in an Olympic qualifying regatta. We got four first places and one second place. I was 18 or 19 years old at the time and there were about 100 boats on the starting line. That was back in the late 1980's. Fun time for sure.
@@JoyriderTV I learned how to race and sail better in a junior racing program at a local yacht club. 99% of the time, I was first off the starting line and that was mostly due to my stop watch and great teachers that taught me well. Plus, I loved it! Those were some of the best memories I've had in my life. I didn't have the money to campaign for the Olympics. You needed two boats and have enough money to travel to all the worlds events. It's expensive for sure. There were two trapeze, one for skipper and one for crew but no spinnaker. The Nacra 6.0 was the first boat with a spinnaker but it wasn't defined. Anything went in terms of shape and size. It was all experimental back then with no rules to have one or not but all the 6.0's had them and that's why I wanted that boat. Everyone was shocked at my win and no one knew me. I beat the worlds best by far and away. It was one of the highlights of my racing career for sure. The second place was due to my crew that tacked to early for the weather lay line so we had to tack two more times to round the weather mark. I let him skipper one race. He was much older than me and a very accomplished sailor. I thought I could enter the race and single hand it but you had to have a crew so I asked around and someone stepped up for the challenge.
Sure brings back fond memories --- however in the 70's we did not have the big reacher... Just a slightly smaller Main and only one on the trapeze. We won the bronze medal in the 1975 World Championships held in Copenhagen. Bruce Badeau and Douglas Cummings. NOCE VIDEO -- FANTASTIC WATER.
That was absolutely awesome Joe!! "Just sheet out ... and then we're gonna go!" I found my self with an eye on the leeward bow all the time because i was expecting you to pitchpole! ;)
I think we exceeded your impressive the speed in 1973 -- Travemunde Germany Worlds --- I was about 200 lbs and was trapezing off the rear beam when a 50mph line squall hit --- we almost launched into the air --- and all was well for about 5 minutes... then a 10 cent rudder retention clip exploded and the windward rudder lifter off the Pintals -- it was over for us as the rudder lifter off and we rounded up immediately.
Let's see whether there will be another video, from immediately afterwards, with me on board. And I even stood up for setting the kite, no issue on this giant Joenado, Bad Boy 94.
Manque le bout de retenue pour l équipier afin de ne pas partir en avant dans les plantés ! Près du vent, c est l équipier qui tient le chariot de GV pour soulager dans les surventes !!! Autrement jolie vidéo qui montre bien accélérations et décélérations !
Hello Ça fait plaisir de lire du français Ohhhhhhhh Yessssss Je ne suis pas sûr que Joe laisse la grande voile de son Bad Boy 😂😂😂 Merci des conseils Moi aussi j’ai apprécié les images ! 🇫🇷🍾⛵️
oui, je n'utilise pas de lignes de soutènement car je navigue toujours en eau plate. L'équipage n'a pas le droit d'écoute de grand-voile car je navigue avec tellement de personnes différentes qu'il est difficile de confier à des étrangers ce genre de responsabilité ! Grâce à Google Traduction!
@@JoyriderTV thank you so much for your response. Love your videos and I wanna come visit you for some sailing and lessons …… what months are best for sailing ?
Back when I had a Tornado I went out with a friend who was an at the mooring kind of sailor. He had the helm and we started to really heel. I looked back and he had cleated off the main and let the sheet go. The only reason we didn't turtle was through the grace of God.
@@JoyriderTV if you come back I'd love to meet and maybe cruise together to Frikes or Atokos and back! Or just have coffee at the main marina of the island where I spend every weekend during the summer! @aenautics
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....Now your having fun!!..lovely water good winds and a fun skipper....
You have the T looking very nice now...Happy days!
Yes, a lot of love has gone into that boat. She's certainly looking good!
Joe, I'm 62 and have a Unicorn that I've restored and then sailed over several years but not competitively. My wife bought be a 'Bucket List' book recently and gave me a voucher to drive a Lambo on an old airfield in Scotland as my 1st entry in the book. I watched this video of yours a month ago and absolutely loved it. Towards the end I thought your leeward bow was going to dive but you kept her up. Being a single handed sailor of a cat with only a mainsail, I'd love to experience flying the kite on the Tornado with you before I get too old. Your cool calm instruction is so reassuring and doesn't put your passengers under too much pressure. If it's OK with you, I'm going to put 'Flying the Kite on a Tornado with Joe at Wildwind' as No2 on my Bucket List!!
Hi Alistair, I would be honoured to be number 2 (i'd be keen for a bit of supercar myself!)
When you get here, we'll get the tornado out!
Cheers
Hi Joe great to see the big T out. Loved the vid hope to see some more of the Tornado and Tiger out in some big wind.
More to come!
Nice one Joe and your crew! Tip top, can’t wait to sail and raise my spinnaker
Good luck!
Used to have one. Tornado is still king of the cats.....
Definitely!
Dope! One of my favorites you've posted.
Appreciate that, thanks!
Love it, best boat in the world !!
Oh yes!!
Great too see the big T out
Such a great boat
...brings back my memories -a little more than 2 weeks ago- flying the hull on the Tornado kite up with Thiemon - Greetings to the whole lovely Staff ... and Stefan I saw him at the end of the video... great to see Bad boy 94 flying across the bay...
Thanks Max!
I'm revving up to launch the crowd funding.
It's already started without any publicity.
I'll let you know how it goes!
...if there is anything that I can do to supprt the Crowdfunding besides being part of the crowd spending money to be one of the lucky guys to go out with You giving it the beans and beeing taped on Video just let me know...
working on collecting nice material to present my Taipan 4.9 on Show us Your cat
I used to have a Tornado. I was able to sell mine at a profit and then purchase a Nacra 6.0 but that was a bit over powering for me so I got a Nacra 5.8. The shape of the bow of the Tornado didn't have enough positive buoyancy and liked to dig in. I found it uncomfortable hiking out behind the rudder on many occasions so I ended up getting a Nacra. I only raced it once in San Diego in an Olympic qualifying regatta. We got four first places and one second place. I was 18 or 19 years old at the time and there were about 100 boats on the starting line. That was back in the late 1980's. Fun time for sure.
That's amazing to win an olympic qualifier event. A shame that you sold the Tornado. It's a different game of course since it's all twin trapeze now.
@@JoyriderTV I learned how to race and sail better in a junior racing program at a local yacht club. 99% of the time, I was first off the starting line and that was mostly due to my stop watch and great teachers that taught me well. Plus, I loved it! Those were some of the best memories I've had in my life. I didn't have the money to campaign for the Olympics. You needed two boats and have enough money to travel to all the worlds events. It's expensive for sure. There were two trapeze, one for skipper and one for crew but no spinnaker. The Nacra 6.0 was the first boat with a spinnaker but it wasn't defined. Anything went in terms of shape and size. It was all experimental back then with no rules to have one or not but all the 6.0's had them and that's why I wanted that boat. Everyone was shocked at my win and no one knew me. I beat the worlds best by far and away. It was one of the highlights of my racing career for sure. The second place was due to my crew that tacked to early for the weather lay line so we had to tack two more times to round the weather mark. I let him skipper one race. He was much older than me and a very accomplished sailor. I thought I could enter the race and single hand it but you had to have a crew so I asked around and someone stepped up for the challenge.
Sure brings back fond memories --- however in the 70's we did not have the big reacher... Just a slightly smaller Main and only one on the trapeze. We won the bronze medal in the 1975 World Championships held in Copenhagen. Bruce Badeau and Douglas Cummings. NOCE VIDEO -- FANTASTIC WATER.
Nice, back in the day. Thanks for commenting/!
Very very nice video of the tornado.... many thanks Joe!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
That was absolutely awesome Joe!! "Just sheet out ... and then we're gonna go!" I found my self with an eye on the leeward bow all the time because i was expecting you to pitchpole! ;)
Right on! A good technique to steady the boat is to oversheet the kite, when it's eased enough the boat takes off. Great fun.
I think we exceeded your impressive the speed in 1973 -- Travemunde Germany Worlds --- I was about 200 lbs and was trapezing off the rear beam when a 50mph line squall hit --- we almost launched into the air --- and all was well for about 5 minutes... then a 10 cent rudder retention clip exploded and the windward rudder lifter off the Pintals -- it was over for us as the rudder lifter off and we rounded up immediately.
WOW, THAT SOUNDS EPIC!
WOOHOO
Oh yes!
Let's see whether there will be another video, from immediately afterwards, with me on board.
And I even stood up for setting the kite, no issue on this giant Joenado, Bad Boy 94.
There will be soon Stefan!
Manque le bout de retenue pour l équipier afin de ne pas partir en avant dans les plantés ! Près du vent, c est l équipier qui tient le chariot de GV pour soulager dans les surventes !!! Autrement jolie vidéo qui montre bien accélérations et décélérations !
Hello
Ça fait plaisir de lire du français
Ohhhhhhhh Yessssss
Je ne suis pas sûr que Joe laisse la grande voile de son Bad Boy 😂😂😂
Merci des conseils
Moi aussi j’ai apprécié les images !
🇫🇷🍾⛵️
@@jeromebouyssou5199 Bad Boy, the Joenado ;-)
I was next on that boat this day, and then it was returned from service.
oui, je n'utilise pas de lignes de soutènement car je navigue toujours en eau plate.
L'équipage n'a pas le droit d'écoute de grand-voile car je navigue avec tellement de personnes différentes qu'il est difficile de confier à des étrangers ce genre de responsabilité !
Grâce à Google Traduction!
Question .... what harness PFD combination are you using ?? love your videos thanks
I use a Crewsaver Pro50SZ pfd and Magic Marine Smart Harness
@@JoyriderTV thank you so much for your response. Love your videos and I wanna come visit you for some sailing and lessons …… what months are best for sailing ?
@@Bonecrusher944S2 June to early September are the best here.
Nice video Joe.
Thanks! Enjoyed using the @malcheskicomposites tiller extension here.
@@JoyriderTV I may be a bit partial,,,, but,,,, I have noticed you tweeking the adjustment on them here and other videos.
They do work pretty sweet.
fantastic..beats my old Dart 18
Yes, it's the step up!
How do you not wear gloves! I'd have blisters and bloody hands after a ride like this! Whats the trick
By sailing most days - the hands become more like leather.
Brilliant
Thanks!
cool!
Yes!!!
Back when I had a Tornado I went out with a friend who was an at the mooring kind of sailor. He had the helm and we started to really heel. I looked back and he had cleated off the main and let the sheet go. The only reason we didn't turtle was through the grace of God.
That sounds pretty exciting!!!
Is this Vassiliki?
Yes, it is. 👍
@@JoyriderTV if you come back I'd love to meet and maybe cruise together to Frikes or Atokos and back! Or just have coffee at the main marina of the island where I spend every weekend during the summer! @aenautics
Красавцы!
Oh yes. The Tornado still has the performance.
~aloha
Greetings