I loved the extreme efforts to avoid capsizing, but everyone turns turtle once in a while! These sailors are great. This is why Lasers are an Olympic Class.
Reminds me of sailing on Lake Ontario. We sailed out of Oswego and you get some huge rollers and wind. You keep the small craft behind the breakwall to help with this. I have been out on some bigger boats when it is 6-7 foot swells.
I used to race on a reservoir in Lincoln, Nebraska will stationed at Offutt AFB. Wind really blew out there. Capsized twice in one race and still finished in the middle of the pack. I can remember a death roll on a dead run to this day. (It was around 1975)
It is actually quite common in heavy weather. Scary and hard to get back on the boat as it it stays with the wind behind you. We used to hear a lot of jokes from folks in other classes about the lack of sea worthiness of the Laser. It is damn funny though.
I remember surfing down a wave at Abersoch. Going so fast the gybe was as gentle as as if there was a summer breeze. Not as windy as this but still pretty breezy.
If they were not racing would they still be capsizing? In other words, could they tack and jibe without capsizing if they weren't trying to sail as fast as possible or are they taking more risk than necessary?
The idea is to gybe going down the wave so that the pressure on the sail is reduced but it is very hard to do it properly because the Laser's helm is not very responsive. I sure capsized many times gybing and there are a lot of people afraid of gybing.
Sailing races are “as exciting as watching grass grow.” I raced Lasers once, in Grand Cayman. Humiliated myself, wish I had watched the grass grow instead ...
What does that have to do with "wimps"... They're trying to go fast and efficient not fucking ride at a 45° angle and slow Depowering is a thing for a reason yknow
I loved the extreme efforts to avoid capsizing, but everyone turns turtle once in a while! These sailors are great. This is why Lasers are an Olympic Class.
Aye I race and a lot of ppl k know wouldn’t do these conditions! I would love it
I used to race a Laser many years ago... However, not nearly a good as these guys. Great fun!!!
Reminds me of sailing on Lake Ontario. We sailed out of Oswego and you get some huge rollers and wind. You keep the small craft behind the breakwall to help with this. I have been out on some bigger boats when it is 6-7 foot swells.
So good one of the best sailors I have seen 😊
I used to race on a reservoir in Lincoln, Nebraska will stationed at Offutt AFB. Wind really blew out there. Capsized twice in one race and still finished in the middle of the pack. I can remember a death roll on a dead run to this day. (It was around 1975)
You guys are mad dogs, awesome!
Great video! I miss my old Laser! Thank you!
I can watch it non stop......this is IT
looks like the funfest of sailing, great video
big bunch of fun!!!!! had a laser in the 80's, nothing like it! thanks for vid!!!!
Nice 👍
fantastic vidéo ! thank's....
Loved it!!
Haha cool sailing!
Before Lasers there were Sunfishs. After a while we'd only go out in small craft warnings, broke spars... this is my kind of small craft sailing.
I love my Sunfish, sailed many years on Greenwood Lake NY.
So miss being mobile, flexible in shape and fearless. In other words under 25.
The best capsize ever.
That is extreme !! How are you not breaking them ? Radical sailing, brilliant 👍
Didn't know it was possible to pitchpole or submarine a laser.
It is actually quite common in heavy weather. Scary and hard to get back on the boat as it it stays with the wind behind you. We used to hear a lot of jokes from folks in other classes about the lack of sea worthiness of the Laser. It is damn funny though.
Thank you, it reminds me on my time on a laser, several times complete under water too ;-)
I never knew monohulls could pitchpole!! At least that is what its called on a Hobiecat
I remember surfing down a wave at Abersoch. Going so fast the gybe was as gentle as as if there was a summer breeze. Not as windy as this but still pretty breezy.
“He who dies with the least child support, Wins”
''She who dies with the most child support, Wins"
@Gorg. But unfortunately her children still lose.
I did the Aegean islands with my laser some 25 years ago awesome
I loved doing this as a kid
You are Great
Com pauleira é muito difícil,BRAVOOO
Cool!!!
Legend
I used to do this with my buddy in SF bay back in the 80s
Then winds hit 40 knots and he fucking died. Oh just me
That guy Al....wasn't it 60kts
1980s
1960s in a crabber tho
this is why i love living in the bay area summers are always like this
hvor smukt!
so much fun
I always wondered if you could pitchpole a Laser. Yes... yes you can.
2:14 you can apparently also submarine them while surfing! I miss Laser sailing.
Been there done that lol
SUPER!!!!))))
👍👍👍
Noryesss I love you.
omg that jibe aaaaaaaaaaa
Navegar en laser.es para caballos.porque es rápido el veléro.no t puedes dormir.de verdad muy divertido el laser
If they were not racing would they still be capsizing? In other words, could they tack and jibe without capsizing if they weren't trying to sail as fast as possible or are they taking more risk than necessary?
I ve never capsize like this before
When it got really hectic I used to use a 5.7. Slower down wind, faster upwind, and no swimming.... I realise that's not the point!
4.7, I suppose :) I went the Radial way.
Wow!
Yippee!!!
1:55 creatif way to gybe
💯 Fun
Every tack being a capsize really helps my imposter syndrome.
Ach! La dérive sabre. Faudrait une dérive courte de largue et celle de série pour les allures de près
God the speed of the boom. Yikes
Gybing with the board down is bound to capsize you .....lol! surprised they don't pull it up?
I find when on a run and my sail gybs on me, my boom is quite low for me. Is there any way I can change this?
Let your vang out
Old footage from before color film was invented
What about the norwegian flag on the sail? Illuminati!
It's the weather. Or was it a joke and everybody already knew it?
Didn't know this was done, at sea.
Spectacular indeed.
Part of that: the slam gybes. (Is that common in a Laser?)
With this much wind it is common. Almost inevitable actually.
The idea is to gybe going down the wave so that the pressure on the sail is reduced but it is very hard to do it properly because the Laser's helm is not very responsive. I sure capsized many times gybing and there are a lot of people afraid of gybing.
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my people.... crazy fuckers ;)))) best for You from Poland!!!!!
That’s a good way to lose your front teeth! Lol
Sailing races are “as exciting as watching grass grow.” I raced Lasers once, in Grand Cayman. Humiliated myself, wish I had watched the grass grow instead ...
No-no-no, that expression is for 10 km speed-skating.
(And probably some others.)
That’s NOT Extreme Sailing ⛵️...ON the west cost of Scotland 🏴 that’s SUMMERTIME 👍🏴🤪
Not full mainsails. Wimps.
What does that have to do with "wimps"... They're trying to go fast and efficient not fucking ride at a 45° angle and slow
Depowering is a thing for a reason yknow
not enough carnage for you?
@Giorgio Bambini Started in optimists in 1976. Moved on quite a bit since then :-)
What are you on about, there's only like 1 radial in the video and the rest are fulls
Junk music