Hi Joe. I just placed a deposit on a RS Zest after doing my research, including watching several videos, including yours. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm in sailing the Zest!
My club bought a fleet of Zests as their new beginning trainer. My first trip out I was stunned. Such a brilliant boat - fast and easy to rig and get into the water, easy to right from capsize with nothing to bail, and speedy enough when the gusts hit. Thanks for the vid - I've never hit these speeds but I agree that the boat is a blast to sail.
This is awesome, please do more Dinghy sailing reviews! It's much more accessible for me in my area as I only have room for a topper style boat and have to travel 20-45 minutes to the the closest lakes.
We used these boats for scouts in the small boat sailing class, and it was very simple yet fun to use. My favorite part was probably capsizing and reviving
Hey Joe, really enjoyed the video. I would be interested in seeing some more monohull sailing in other classes. Eg RS Aero, RS 100 ect. Loved the ar*e comment ;)
Love your videos Joe. If only i got such reliable winds! I'd never come inside. On you videos your audio always says knots yet your graphic says MPH - so did this boat go above 12 knots or MPH? I have yet to break the 11 knot mark in my Hobie Bravo which reminded me a lot of this boat - plastic pontoons zero maintenance and set up to go in seconds.
Yes, unfortunately the GoPro won't do knots. I'm using a GPS watch as well - top speed this time was 13.17 knots. Very happy with that. Perfect conditions for it.
Thanks to your ace video, I just purchased one second hand, thanks for showing that the boat had more “poke” than the “safe for kids” view RS sell it as
Great, very well done vid!! Love the camera views and your descriptions. I do hesitate as hull weight is 170lbs while the laser is 130lbs. Might be a concern to some. I'd like a lighter boat with similar room and speed. Any thoughts?? Thanks ahead.
Joe let's have a sail off between my Maverick & the Zest next week...we're on a flight to Preveza on Saturday 4th July, so fingers crossed we'll see you on the 5th! Harry
@@JoyriderTV Great idea. Using a drone, a film company made a video of me this week; It's not on public TH-cam yet. The link is copied here. It may work if you copy & paste. Harry th-cam.com/video/7Bfdi0RKD_0/w-d-xo.html
I'm now using Davinci Resolve - a bit intimidating at first but after a few videos it's pretty easy. I was on Final Cut before that. I use GoPro Quik to add the speedo.
Great video, as always!! just trying to decide between a pico laser, rs zest and sunfish for me and my 12 year old daughter. Which do you think is better?
The Zest is certainly a better design than the Pico - more space for adults and less cluttered - It feels like a bigger boat without being to much bigger. I never sailed a sunfish so I couldn't comment.
Dear Joseph, can you let me know the type of camera that you recorded this video with? I am looking for an action cam for the same purposes - want to measure the speed on my RS Quest. Thank you, Zoltan
@@JoyriderTV thank you for your quick response. I'll check the specs but I haven't seen GPS/speedometer modul in gopro Hero7. Can not wait for the good weather and make similar videos on my RS Quest with my kids! Thank you again and congratulation on these videos. We enjoey it very much!
What are you using to record your speed. I'm out with my hobie wave and would like a way to track it on my videos as well. By the way you always look like you are having a blast Thanks
On all GoPro cameras since the 5 you have an inbuilt GPS, you can then overlay the telemetry using their app. See how to here: th-cam.com/video/kHagJprSqak/w-d-xo.html
@Bernardo Hagen because you don't need centreboard to keep boat "tracking" like you do going upwind or beam reach. This also causes weather helm & boat to heel more.
Minor things! Great vid Joe, the zest looks a great boat especially decent control systems. It's great fun taking these sorts of dinghies downwind full send. 👍
Da ich Einhand segle (das sieht dann ein bißchen so wie hier aus: th-cam.com/video/B_oyrmoOCRs/w-d-xo.html ), muß ich 3 Schote gleichzeitig lose aus der Hand fahren, womit für eine 'action cam' dann keine Hand mehr frei ist. Meine normale Kamera würde ich nicht mit an Bord nehmen, die ist a) nicht wasserdicht und b) zu schade zum Versenken. Es gibt ja keine Nicht-Kentern-Garantie, es sei denn man läßt die Segel weg. Ich finde es als eine tolle Idee, das mit den Fahrtdaten am unteren Bildrand. (Wie ein Blick ins 'cockpit' bei der Formel 1.) Besonders der 'speed tracker' ist ein schickes Accessoire. Würde gut zu mehreren Videos dieser Art passen. Bisher kannte ich nur dieses Video th-cam.com/video/ncLBfkaga7M/w-d-xo.html, in welches der Filmemacher eine ganze Reihe Parameter eingeblendet hatte. Eine Kombination aus beidem wäre schick. Ich habe zwar in den Kommentaren die kurzen Hinweise mitgelesen, wie die Daten fürs und im Video erzeugt wurden. Für jemanden, der derartiges noch nicht selber gemacht hat, wäre aber ein entsprechendes 'youtube tutorial' mehr als hilfreich. Persönlich bin ich ja eher für das Segeln im Boot und nicht außenbords.☺ Wenn aber schon mit einem Überbordgehen zu rechnen ist, plädiere ich für eine feste Verbindung zwischen 'skipper' und Boote, wie z.B. beim 'surfboard', damit das Boot nicht am Ende ohne den "Freizeitkapitän" weitersegelt. Man könnte auch eine Art Reißleine wie beim 'jet ski' (PWC) verwenden, damit beim urplötzlichen Verlassen des Bootes das Großfall gelöst wird. Es herrschen ja nicht immer so gute Witterungsbedingungen wie in diesem Video. "Rob MacLachlan" moniert eine Diskrepanz zwischen den erwähnten Knoten (= übliche nautische Geschwindigkeitsangabe) und der Anzeige der Geschwindigkeit in MPH. Dabei hätte ihm ein Blick unter folgendem 'link' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_(unit) gezeigt, daß es sich dabei um das Gleiche handelt. ******************************************************************************************************************************** Since I sail single-handed (which looks a bit like here: th-cam.com/video/B_oyrmoOCRs/w-d-xo.html ), I have to sail 3 pods at the same time loosely from the hand, which means that there is no hand free for an action cam. [Since I sail single-handed (it looks a littlebit like this: th-cam.com/video/B_oyrmoOCRs/w-d-xo.html), I have to loosely hand 3 pods at the same time, which leaves no hand free for an 'action cam'.] I wouldn't take my normal camera on board, it's a) not waterproof and b) too good to sink. There is no guarantee that it won't capsize, unless you leave the sails off. I think it's a great idea to have the sailing/trip data at the bottom of the screen. (Like a view into the cockpit of the Formula 1.) Especially the speed tracker is a nice accessory. Would go well with several videos of this kind. So far I only knew this video th-cam.com/video/ncLBfkaga7M/w-d-xo.html, in which the filmmaker had inserted a whole bunch of parameters. A combination of the two would be nifty. I did read the short notes in the comments about how the data was generated for and in the video. But for someone who hasn't done such a thing themselves, a corresponding youtube tutorial would be more than helpful. Personally, I am more in favor of sailing in the boat and not outboard.☺ However, if going overboard is to be expected, I plead for a fixed connection between skipper and the boat, as for example with the surfboard, so that the boat does not up sailing without the "leisure captain". One could also use a kind of ripcord like in the jet ski (PWC), so that the main halyard is released when the boat is left abruptly. After all, weather conditions are not always as good as in this video. "Rob MacLachlan" criticizes a discrepancy between the mentioned knots (= usual nautical speed indication) and the display of the speed in MPH. A look at the following link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_(unit) would have shown him that it is the same.
Thanks for your comments. I've made a video to show the method of overlaying the telemetry - th-cam.com/video/kHagJprSqak/w-d-xo.html I hope that is helpful.
@@JoyriderTV Vielen Dank für den 'link' und das Video. Es ist bestimmt für viele Leute hilfreich, die selber mal so eine "getuntes" Video produzieren möchten. Vielleicht kann auch ich die Anleitung später irgendwann mal verwenden. Leider muß ich mir dazu neben eine 'action cam' auch noch einen Dolmetscher "kaufen". :-) *************************************************************************************** Thanks for the link and the video. It is certainly helpful for many people who want to produce such a "tuned" video themselves. Maybe I can also use the instructions later on. Unfortunately I have "to buy" an translator in addition to an 'action cam'. :-)
Hi Joe. I just placed a deposit on a RS Zest after doing my research, including watching several videos, including yours. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm in sailing the Zest!
Fantastic! I'm glad that the video helped!
My club bought a fleet of Zests as their new beginning trainer. My first trip out I was stunned. Such a brilliant boat - fast and easy to rig and get into the water, easy to right from capsize with nothing to bail, and speedy enough when the gusts hit. Thanks for the vid - I've never hit these speeds but I agree that the boat is a blast to sail.
Great to hear!
This is awesome, please do more Dinghy sailing reviews! It's much more accessible for me in my area as I only have room for a topper style boat and have to travel 20-45 minutes to the the closest lakes.
More to come, i've got a taste for it now.
We used these boats for scouts in the small boat sailing class, and it was very simple yet fun to use. My favorite part was probably capsizing and reviving
Yes, such fun boats!
Hey Joe, really enjoyed the video. I would be interested in seeing some more monohull sailing in other classes. Eg RS Aero, RS 100 ect. Loved the ar*e comment ;)
Yes, I've got a taste for it now, other monos coming soon!
Yeah nice video - Laser Std speedrun would be great
Congrats on your freshly cleaned bottom!
squeaky!
Amazing, love the intros
Thanks!
I'm getting started into sailing. I love your videos. There's much I can say about how I like them!! Good Job Joseph!
Awesome! Thank you!
I hope that they're proving to be useful
NIIIIICE
Thank you for keeping the toys in good order 🙏
Looks like a good platform for a foil ;-) !
Maybe a little heavy - the Laser is the one!
it is a very heavy and wide boat tho
Great video👍👍
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You wouldn’t want to do this in Port Lincoln, South Australia!
Lots of great white sharks 🦈 😬
Yeah, for sure.
All we have in Vassiliki are good tempered dolphins
I owned Hobie 14s all my life... you made me feel home on the Zest... Thank you Sir :)
My pleasure!
They DO do a jib kit - ideal for training and taking the children out. Great fun video. Thanks . Zest has been on my shopping list for a while.
Good to know, thanks.
The Zest is a great choice!
This was great. Loved the commentary !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Joe thank you for the great video and another vote for a RS Aero video and comparing it to Laser & Zest.
For sure, it's on the list.
Thanks so much for this review, great energy and clearly you enjoyed it
Thanks, it was really great fun.
Love your videos Joe. If only i got such reliable winds! I'd never come inside. On you videos your audio always says knots yet your graphic says MPH - so did this boat go above 12 knots or MPH? I have yet to break the 11 knot mark in my Hobie Bravo which reminded me a lot of this boat - plastic pontoons zero maintenance and set up to go in seconds.
Yes, unfortunately the GoPro won't do knots. I'm using a GPS watch as well - top speed this time was 13.17 knots. Very happy with that. Perfect conditions for it.
Thanks to your ace video, I just purchased one second hand, thanks for showing that the boat had more “poke” than the “safe for kids” view RS sell it as
Glad I could help! I'm a big fan. great choice.
Great, very well done vid!! Love the camera views and your descriptions. I do hesitate as hull weight is 170lbs while the laser is 130lbs. Might be a concern to some. I'd like a lighter boat with similar room and speed. Any thoughts?? Thanks ahead.
This is more of a family or beginners boat - the extra weight makes it more durable
i love this boat its also fun for youth one manned and 2-3 manned with jib
Versatile and fun
@@JoyriderTV yes. also great to learn to sail in it
Methinks you did enjoy that. Got yer ar5e cleaned too, great fun. The wife was in one of those when we came last year.
what a great laugh that was. More dinghy sailing coming up now i've got a taste for it.
Joe let's have a sail off between my Maverick & the Zest next week...we're on a flight to Preveza on Saturday 4th July, so fingers crossed we'll see you on the 5th! Harry
Maybe I can do a review of your Maverick for a video - I reckon the viewers won't have seen one.
@@JoyriderTV Great idea. Using a drone, a film company made a video of me this week; It's not on public TH-cam yet. The link is copied here. It may work if you copy & paste.
Harry
th-cam.com/video/7Bfdi0RKD_0/w-d-xo.html
We can use Black Pearl to get some different shots as well.
Tried this boat in Berlin Wannsee today as an absolute beginner - can't verify the stability, was swimming more than sailing. But I loved it.
Great! 🤿🤿🤿
Wind in one hand water in the other you just can not beat it
for real!
What kind of program do u use to create your footage? GoPro Studio...or something else??
I'm now using Davinci Resolve - a bit intimidating at first but after a few videos it's pretty easy.
I was on Final Cut before that.
I use GoPro Quik to add the speedo.
Nice video. Is it the same experience as on a Laser?
I'll be checking that out soon!
Ordered one a couple of months ago. Just waiting for the dealer to call me !
Nice choice!
Great video, as always!! just trying to decide between a pico laser, rs zest and sunfish for me and my 12 year old daughter.
Which do you think is better?
The Zest is certainly a better design than the Pico - more space for adults and less cluttered - It feels like a bigger boat without being to much bigger.
I never sailed a sunfish so I couldn't comment.
Dear Joseph,
can you let me know the type of camera that you recorded this video with?
I am looking for an action cam for the same purposes - want to measure the speed on my RS Quest.
Thank you, Zoltan
This was a gopro hero 7
@@JoyriderTV thank you for your quick response.
I'll check the specs but I haven't seen GPS/speedometer modul in gopro Hero7.
Can not wait for the good weather and make similar videos on my RS Quest with my kids!
Thank you again and congratulation on these videos. We enjoey it very much!
What are you using to record your speed. I'm out with my hobie wave and would like a way to track it on my videos as well.
By the way you always look like you are having a blast
Thanks
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Rick Demetrioff Hi Jo I am Peter Stamp I have an RS test I’d be interested to find out how you had your zest set up
On all GoPro cameras since the 5 you have an inbuilt GPS, you can then overlay the telemetry using their app. See how to here:
th-cam.com/video/kHagJprSqak/w-d-xo.html
It was just a mast in, pull a bit (probably not enough) of cunningham, pulled on the kicker and outhaul and that was it.
Love it!
Thanks!!
Ok, so the Zest replaces the Quba. And the Neo? What is the difference between Zest and Neo? Thanks :)
I think that the neo is a quba hull with an aero rig.
@@JoyriderTV Thanks!
you can also put a jib sheet on there
Yes, there is a jib kit available
great little boats easy to manage even if your lighter than average, although hard on the shins if your a lanky bugger like me..
Very well designed. The evolution of the plastic single hander has come a long way since the Pico.
hi joe,what watch do you use when you sail to see the speed and more?
I am using the locosys GW 60 GPS watch. It is the official speed watch of the windsurfing speed sailing association
@@JoyriderTV thank you
Been about 23 years since I was last sailing. So in that time as Proctor mast and booms gone bust?. Keep Safe!
Proctor now seems to be Selden.
@@JoyriderTV Thank you....KEEP SAFE!
That looked fun! You'd have gone faster & flatter with less centreboard!
@Bernardo Hagen because you don't need centreboard to keep boat "tracking" like you do going upwind or beam reach. This also causes weather helm & boat to heel more.
I didn't even think of that. It did feel a little like it had the brakes on at times.
Minor things! Great vid Joe, the zest looks a great boat especially decent control systems. It's great fun taking these sorts of dinghies downwind full send. 👍
@@duncanmckay2036 oh yeah, being a cat sailor, it's nice to be so close to the water and planing for a change.
Was thinking this too, looked a lot of fun but surely centre board up for downwind planing, would handle much more freely.
Ma vi trovate a 🌀🇬🇷Vasiliki in Grecia?
Yes, Vassiliki is my home sailing spot
Joe how many beers are in your belly before you set sail?
None. Couple of pints of sea water though!
If you take the speed into account, this has more fun packed per MPH than most any other sport! 😉
I think so too. And for the cost as well!
Joe...you make the camera worse with your finger oil.
Choice between that and the salty lens.
Da ich Einhand segle (das sieht dann ein bißchen so wie hier aus: th-cam.com/video/B_oyrmoOCRs/w-d-xo.html ), muß ich 3 Schote gleichzeitig lose aus der Hand fahren, womit für eine 'action cam' dann keine Hand mehr frei ist. Meine normale Kamera würde ich nicht mit an Bord nehmen, die ist a) nicht wasserdicht und b) zu schade zum Versenken. Es gibt ja keine Nicht-Kentern-Garantie, es sei denn man läßt die Segel weg.
Ich finde es als eine tolle Idee, das mit den Fahrtdaten am unteren Bildrand. (Wie ein Blick ins 'cockpit' bei der Formel 1.) Besonders der 'speed tracker' ist ein schickes Accessoire. Würde gut zu mehreren Videos dieser Art passen. Bisher kannte ich nur dieses Video th-cam.com/video/ncLBfkaga7M/w-d-xo.html, in welches der Filmemacher eine ganze Reihe Parameter eingeblendet hatte. Eine Kombination aus beidem wäre schick.
Ich habe zwar in den Kommentaren die kurzen Hinweise mitgelesen, wie die Daten fürs und im Video erzeugt wurden. Für jemanden, der derartiges noch nicht selber gemacht hat, wäre aber ein entsprechendes 'youtube tutorial' mehr als hilfreich.
Persönlich bin ich ja eher für das Segeln im Boot und nicht außenbords.☺ Wenn aber schon mit einem Überbordgehen zu rechnen ist, plädiere ich für eine feste Verbindung zwischen 'skipper' und Boote, wie z.B. beim 'surfboard', damit das Boot nicht am Ende ohne den "Freizeitkapitän" weitersegelt. Man könnte auch eine Art Reißleine wie beim 'jet ski' (PWC) verwenden, damit beim urplötzlichen Verlassen des Bootes das Großfall gelöst wird. Es herrschen ja nicht immer so gute Witterungsbedingungen wie in diesem Video.
"Rob MacLachlan" moniert eine Diskrepanz zwischen den erwähnten Knoten (= übliche nautische Geschwindigkeitsangabe) und der Anzeige der Geschwindigkeit in MPH. Dabei hätte ihm ein Blick unter folgendem 'link' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_(unit) gezeigt, daß es sich dabei um das Gleiche handelt.
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Since I sail single-handed (which looks a bit like here: th-cam.com/video/B_oyrmoOCRs/w-d-xo.html ), I have to sail 3 pods at the same time loosely from the hand, which means that there is no hand free for an action cam.
[Since I sail single-handed (it looks a littlebit like this: th-cam.com/video/B_oyrmoOCRs/w-d-xo.html), I have to loosely hand 3 pods at the same time, which leaves no hand free for an 'action cam'.] I wouldn't take my normal camera on board, it's a) not waterproof and b) too good to sink. There is no guarantee that it won't capsize, unless you leave the sails off.
I think it's a great idea to have the sailing/trip data at the bottom of the screen. (Like a view into the cockpit of the Formula 1.) Especially the speed tracker is a nice accessory. Would go well with several videos of this kind. So far I only knew this video th-cam.com/video/ncLBfkaga7M/w-d-xo.html, in which the filmmaker had inserted a whole bunch of parameters. A combination of the two would be nifty.
I did read the short notes in the comments about how the data was generated for and in the video. But for someone who hasn't done such a thing themselves, a corresponding youtube tutorial would be more than helpful.
Personally, I am more in favor of sailing in the boat and not outboard.☺ However, if going overboard is to be expected, I plead for a fixed connection between skipper and the boat, as for example with the surfboard, so that the boat does not up sailing without the "leisure captain". One could also use a kind of ripcord like in the jet ski (PWC), so that the main halyard is released when the boat is left abruptly. After all, weather conditions are not always as good as in this video.
"Rob MacLachlan" criticizes a discrepancy between the mentioned knots (= usual nautical speed indication) and the display of the speed in MPH. A look at the following link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_(unit) would have shown him that it is the same.
Thanks for your comments.
I've made a video to show the method of overlaying the telemetry - th-cam.com/video/kHagJprSqak/w-d-xo.html
I hope that is helpful.
@@JoyriderTV Vielen Dank für den 'link' und das Video. Es ist bestimmt für viele Leute hilfreich, die selber mal so eine "getuntes" Video produzieren möchten. Vielleicht kann auch ich die Anleitung später irgendwann mal verwenden. Leider muß ich mir dazu neben eine 'action cam' auch noch einen Dolmetscher "kaufen". :-)
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Thanks for the link and the video. It is certainly helpful for many people who want to produce such a "tuned" video themselves. Maybe I can also use the instructions later on. Unfortunately I have "to buy" an translator in addition to an 'action cam'. :-)
@@billgeiz5520 ha! yes, google translate is a great tool!