sailing a laser in weather like this is like nothing else. You feel connected to the boat, an extension of your body, and instinct takes over, it's so ridiculously precise that nothing can feel so satisfying as hitting that perfect jibe just before a wave comes across your bow, or balancing the boat so as to not let the boom drag in the water since the winds are so strong.
Yes - nothing compares. Sailed a bunch of quarter tonners, 12M Americas Cup and while we sailed faster with the 12M, nothing gives the feeling of the Laser!
Is just stupid. Literally hydrofoil. This type of hull used in the video is bad, and you can see it in every second here. I mean is a feat for the sailor to manage to handle it, but is doing it like a caveman, no modern knowledge no modern tech. 2015 isn't feudal times, you could see similar year the ifly catamaran with a modern design.And there are similar size mono hull hydrofoils from that time. I didn't downvote but i would for this reason. Stupid boat, stupid stunt, not something to be impressed by. Imagine seeing a dude chopping down trees with an axe instead of using a chainsaw.
That's a bunch of fun, I've done that on a lazer. But give me a Prindle 16 ,a trapeze ,good blocks, rudders and a hiking stick. That's a better time. Prindle is the most exciting boat I've ever had the pleasure of breaking....break, fix ,sail, rinse and repeat. Be safe about it. Cover your ass. Whatever it takes, sail hard. I used to keep an empty backpack and durable garbage bag to fill with water to help right myself when I flipped several miles out in the Gulf. Pushing it in 20-25 knots. Broken shrouds, blown out tramp, blown out sails. Good times. Off Docs beach house Bonita Beach Florida. 1990,s so much younger then. Great sailing video. Kudos bra.
I remember when the Laser was a new design - I lusted for one, but didn't weigh enough to sail it. Found that the Hobie 10 was a mini version and loved it. Eventually, when I became an adult, I got a Laser & sailed it hard a number of times (not 35 MPH wind though)
In the 80's, I surfed my Laser on big days off of the Point in Ventura-CA. It was an absolute blast dropping in on a huge wave! There is nothing like the "buzz" that the hull makes when it rips out of the water on plane...
bit late but, take a few handfuls of sheet and just before it comes across give a massive flick which will kick the sheet up at the back and will stop it getting caught on the transom
I grew up sailing laser’s. My dad bought one when they first came out. Learned to sail and race in that boat…and when the mast step broke we repaired it and it went for another five or so years.
I have one of these boats and I can tell you from experience that it is a rush when you get Planing. I also hate this boat the most because I have had to replace my mast over 6 times in 2 years and they are not cheap masts when you are in a racing circuit. (I race these in Finland in the ESF club just off of Helsinki in front of Talholmen island). These boats love wind, but I hate the whiplash effect, the point when you are on a line that is so close to a jibe that just a 1 to 2 degree change in boat angle will jibe you and make you flip over, not only dangerous, but as I have experienced multiple times, a mast destroyer. But man, when you are on that perfect limit line, I swear it's better than sex, your heart is racing, the adrenalin is surging, you are hyper focused, everything goes almost silent, you are in the zone, you feel everything the boat and the ocean is doing, you feel every change in the wind to sail pressure through your rudder and main line, water is splashing in your face and you can't see where you are going, instinct takes over, and if there is another who is on the same perfect line as you then the challenge is on to get to that turning point first, it is something that is absolutely unforgettable. Afterwards you are so exhausted, but still in your high, and when you take a sip of that first beer after the race when your already high on adrenalin, oh what a feeling. I swear I never sleep so well until I come home from a race and a beer at the club. If you have never tried it, please do, learn to sail and get yourself into a laser and race them, you will get addicted so quickly, and as I have said before it's better than sex once you get a taste of the real shit.
@0:40 omg dude.... When I tell people I love sailing they look like they are gonna fall asleep. I feel like most people dont realize sailing is so dangerous lol.
Ripping along on Long Island Sound in a squall on a half reach and..........the mast went over taking a chunk of deck out. Called my neighbor Bruce Kirby later and my pal said how old is the boat............get a new one. Best boat ever by a great designer and a really nice guy.
@@masonmunkey6136 Of course carbon would cost more but I’m talking about performance here. If carbon didn’t work well then all the most radical race boats in the world (Vendee Globe, Volvo, etc.) and aerospace wouldn’t use it.
867 5309 You’re comparing 60 foot foiling monohulls that cost millions of dollars to a 130 lb dinghy lol. Apples to oranges. Without the extra bit of weight, Lasers wouldn’t punch through waves and chop as well.
I once sailed in a Laser Regatta with 8 Beaufort, made it to the starting line and sailed back, but never started. It was gusting 9 Beaufort, they shouldn't have started the Regatta. 11 of the 80 sailors made it through, I don't know how. Two almost drowned from sheer exhaustion. 23 masts broke.
A tad clickbait-ish. Maybe a peak gust of 35 but no way “average.” I windsurfed in The Gorge with 35 kts and it causes “nukin” spray from crest to crest. Nonetheless, damn good sailing here! Beyond my pay grade on a Laser.
As a long time windsurfer, I always wondered why people choose these in high winds. Windsurf Boards or kitesurfing is much more fun in those conditions
I've done both, but I guess at the end of the day it depends if you prefer sitting or standing! Sailing a boat and windsurfing are as different as driving a car and riding a motorbike. I do both of those as well. In other words, you are not limited to doing one or the other.
Sailing upwind: pull the vang as hard as you can! For downwind check this video for how to adjust the vang. Works the same in these conditions. th-cam.com/video/raqZmQlJfv8/w-d-xo.html
I had a bad day's sailing with the Vang on hard in strong winds: the power was either on or off, nothing in the middle which was tough and getting through a tack seemed difficult too. I did one lap and came in. To much swimming and no control. Next time I eased it to give the sail shape which meant in a gust I could pinch up wind then bear away when the gust had past. It was more like sailing a windsurfer. Just hung out on max hike and sat it flat. No problems. I think that was in about 25 mph of wind +. As a club sailor it's how I coped with strong winds. As for running by the lee, that is a gas!!!
I’d love to do this! It I think as soon as my big ass sat in the boat the back end would go underwater and the boat would fill with water and sink. 😬😳🙄
excellent form, try to steer through the waves slightly serpentine so you don't smack them unnecessarily which only slows down the boat. When you're throwing up massive spray, usually it's because you're hitting the brakes ,,,,
This would be a different video with a full-size main. Regardless, maybe the wind is steady mid-twenties, a steady 35 will flatten the waves a bit more than this. Would call this person a medium/fair heavy weather sailor for a few reasons: Not going deep on the take-off, rather he's giving a lot away by reaching up too far, and for the love of mike if you're trying to reach at all Pull Up The Dang Board! His gybe recoveries are edited out because the boat is predictably tripping over the board. Even going to weather, in heavy air it should be showing 6 or 7 inches above the deck (how much depends on YOUR weight), off the wind at least 12 to 14 inches. I'm not trying to be arrogant here, i'm trying to help You be a better, safer sailor, if you want to be. There are better Laser sailors than me; Garry Hoyt comes to mind and he says when surfing aim for the deepest holes you can see, on the take-off. This guy seems to be avoiding them.
Watching the first few minutes again, you can see how he is unable to get the boat under the rig bc the daggerboard is down too far. That is also making the boat sluggish and relatively slow. Really, this looks to me like low twenties (if that) gusting to 28. If your Laser has the Harken Vang upgrade, try to get it tighter than is shown here. Cheers!
Obviously, it's the winds. I've sailed a Laser in winds high enough to get it planning at maybe 10 knots or so. This Laser isn't doing 35 knots, but it is being sailed marvelously well in winds that may be hitting 35 knots.
sailing a laser in weather like this is like nothing else. You feel connected to the boat, an extension of your body, and instinct takes over, it's so ridiculously precise that nothing can feel so satisfying as hitting that perfect jibe just before a wave comes across your bow, or balancing the boat so as to not let the boom drag in the water since the winds are so strong.
I could say the same about singlehanding a Hobie 16 in 20+ knots while on the trapeze... ahh, the good old days!
Nothing better than hearing her hum.
We who’ve been there, done that know what a buzz this sailing gives
Yes - nothing compares.
Sailed a bunch of quarter tonners, 12M Americas Cup and while we sailed faster with the 12M, nothing gives the feeling of the Laser!
Lasers are addictive. The only thing that comes close is windsurfing a good shortboard…
For me it's much more beautiful and interesting watching these small boats than super modern AC on foils
One of the few classes that hasn't changed in 40 years. But still world class. Great boats. Enjoy. And. Yes those mast can snap.
I snapped a boom ounce
The older ones would have surely broken the mast step along the bottom of the step away from the keel. Repaired a number of these myself.
this is soo good. can't believe how much the mast bends
the 4.7 mask is prebent
only the bottom section is, the top section is the same for all lasers and is not pre bent like that
also im pretty sure that isn't a 4.7
These ones are great too !!
th-cam.com/play/PLnL-chvZtlPSlyjCfm_CWcZLklyw71IHY.html
It's a radial rig I think so it bends more
I've sailed a Laser in winds gusting to about 20 knots and kept it upright but nothing like what he is doing. Incredible!
One of the best single class boats ever.
How can anyone give this a thumbs down? Tough conditions and great boat handling skills!
Peter Wirth they just sad they don’t own the boat to do this
Some people just want to see the world burn.
Is just stupid. Literally hydrofoil.
This type of hull used in the video is bad, and you can see it in every second here.
I mean is a feat for the sailor to manage to handle it, but is doing it like a caveman, no modern knowledge no modern tech.
2015 isn't feudal times, you could see similar year the ifly catamaran with a modern design.And there are similar size mono hull hydrofoils from that time.
I didn't downvote but i would for this reason.
Stupid boat, stupid stunt, not something to be impressed by.
Imagine seeing a dude chopping down trees with an axe instead of using a chainsaw.
I give it a thumbs down because "35 knots average" is just click bait. More like 15 knots.
@@willboudreau1187 lmao nah more like 25 15 is no where near as intense
Thanks. I sailed these waters 42 years ago. Same weather. Great day.
That's a bunch of fun, I've done that on a lazer. But give me a Prindle 16 ,a trapeze ,good blocks, rudders and a hiking stick. That's a better time. Prindle is the most exciting boat I've ever had the pleasure of breaking....break, fix ,sail, rinse and repeat. Be safe about it. Cover your ass. Whatever it takes, sail hard. I used to keep an empty backpack and durable garbage bag to fill with water to help right myself when I flipped several miles out in the Gulf.
Pushing it in 20-25 knots.
Broken shrouds, blown out tramp, blown out sails. Good times.
Off Docs beach house Bonita Beach Florida. 1990,s so much younger then.
Great sailing video. Kudos bra.
Wow that is some crazy skill! Love it!
Best feeling in the World
Have u ever done sailing in these conditions
I remember when the Laser was a new design - I lusted for one, but didn't weigh enough to sail it. Found that the Hobie 10 was a mini version and loved it. Eventually, when I became an adult, I got a Laser & sailed it hard a number of times (not 35 MPH wind though)
Just get fat lol.
"It's not choppy enough, you'll have to sail through my wake too!"
In the 80's, I surfed my Laser on big days off of the Point in Ventura-CA. It was an absolute blast dropping in on a huge wave! There is nothing like the "buzz" that the hull makes when it rips out of the water on plane...
If the mast ain't bending, you're just pretending.
@@Flightfest900yeah, that's the joke dummy ❤
And here I am still figuring out how not to get the main sheet stuck on the corner
Pull your main in hard as you jibe then let it out when the jibe is over. Should be a fast and fluid motion.
bit late but, take a few handfuls of sheet and just before it comes across give a massive flick which will kick the sheet up at the back and will stop it getting caught on the transom
Same 😂😂😂
Same goes for tacking
ravenwood06 rofl
Edit: it takes a while,to get used to, just as your jibing yank in the main as hard as possible. And as your taking, pull it in a bit
omg the mast looks like it's about to break in half. i can't look ffn scary to me as it happened to me once at 30 knots :S
Raised by a crazy sailor this brings back wonderful memories…
I grew up sailing laser’s. My dad bought one when they first came out. Learned to sail and race in that boat…and when the mast step broke we repaired it and it went for another five or so years.
0:42 WOW that's the one of the sweetest tacks I've ever seen.
it's a gybe
@@harryw4921 Yes, you're quite right. I'd had a couple of pints...all the same, it was neatly done.
Done that (without the waves), great adrenaline rush. Jibing was hairy though. Great sailing.
BEAST MODE ACTIVATED
very powerfull saling.
I just capsized my laser 3 times today. Stiil not brave enough to hang out so much.
MotorBikerMusic I hit 7 capsizes today mate, ah well :)
Bro you shouldn’t be scared of hiking. You should be annoyed with crushing your calves into the deck.
Wohhhhh, very professional !!!
Looks like a lot of fun. But this is the reason I windsurf. It’s even more intuitive and you feel one with the vessel.
I have one of these boats and I can tell you from experience that it is a rush when you get Planing. I also hate this boat the most because I have had to replace my mast over 6 times in 2 years and they are not cheap masts when you are in a racing circuit. (I race these in Finland in the ESF club just off of Helsinki in front of Talholmen island). These boats love wind, but I hate the whiplash effect, the point when you are on a line that is so close to a jibe that just a 1 to 2 degree change in boat angle will jibe you and make you flip over, not only dangerous, but as I have experienced multiple times, a mast destroyer. But man, when you are on that perfect limit line, I swear it's better than sex, your heart is racing, the adrenalin is surging, you are hyper focused, everything goes almost silent, you are in the zone, you feel everything the boat and the ocean is doing, you feel every change in the wind to sail pressure through your rudder and main line, water is splashing in your face and you can't see where you are going, instinct takes over, and if there is another who is on the same perfect line as you then the challenge is on to get to that turning point first, it is something that is absolutely unforgettable. Afterwards you are so exhausted, but still in your high, and when you take a sip of that first beer after the race when your already high on adrenalin, oh what a feeling. I swear I never sleep so well until I come home from a race and a beer at the club. If you have never tried it, please do, learn to sail and get yourself into a laser and race them, you will get addicted so quickly, and as I have said before it's better than sex once you get a taste of the real shit.
The best Laser videos here th-cam.com/video/oFvSfTlqqpA/w-d-xo.html
From a x catamaran sailor wow fantastic he will remember this forever
fantastic sailing thanks for showing
Pure extreme sailing at its fundamental best.
christ man, i was struggling in 20-25 knots this weekend, this is incredible
Those are short masts with small sails, full size would be near impossible to control in this wind.
Rod Palm looks like a standard rig
@@DinoAlberini Looks like a Radial - Blue corners!!
In case there is any doubt, I'd struggle with a reefed 4.7 in those conditions !!
Looks like a radial
"...would be near impossible to control in this wind."
Having huge brass balls as ballast probably helps too.
@0:40 omg dude.... When I tell people I love sailing they look like they are gonna fall asleep. I feel like most people dont realize sailing is so dangerous lol.
Ripping along on Long Island Sound in a squall on a half reach and..........the mast went over taking a chunk of deck out. Called my neighbor Bruce Kirby later and my pal said how old is the boat............get a new one. Best boat ever by a great designer and a really nice guy.
Just imagine what an updated Laser with carbon everything (hull, rudder, daggerboard, sails, etc.) would be doing here.
Carbon hull would probably suck.
@@masonmunkey6136 Most high end racing boats these days have carbon fiber hulls. Why would carbon suck?
867 5309 It would bounce around in the chop too much from what I understand. Plus it would be a lot more expensive.
@@masonmunkey6136 Of course carbon would cost more but I’m talking about performance here. If carbon didn’t work well then all the most radical race boats in the world (Vendee Globe, Volvo, etc.) and aerospace wouldn’t use it.
867 5309 You’re comparing 60 foot foiling monohulls that cost millions of dollars to a 130 lb dinghy lol. Apples to oranges. Without the extra bit of weight, Lasers wouldn’t punch through waves and chop as well.
Damn, that’s really cool.
Fantastic performance & great music I love it
ı had sailed at 25 knots once and it was amazing as wild :)
muito bom... no Rio de Janeiro... melhor ainda....
muchas gracias
I once sailed in a Laser Regatta with 8 Beaufort, made it to the starting line and sailed back, but never started. It was gusting 9 Beaufort, they shouldn't have started the Regatta. 11 of the 80 sailors made it through, I don't know how. Two almost drowned from sheer exhaustion. 23 masts broke.
And this is exactly the place where I learned so sail (Baía da Guanabara), 46 years ago, on a Laser! But I doubt I ever got to 10 knots...
W
@@otinane32 X?
When you say "average 35 knots" are you talking about how fast you drove to the marina?
Clickumentary Wind speed, yo.
well done man.. just avoid jibe at that wind force .
why????????? its extreme sailing laser....
@@fabiocamargo8721 lel
Спасибо за материал!!! Вроде мачта поломалась???
Very good saylor. Laser 35 knots...
35 knots of wind speed or boat speed? Have to be the wind.
Wind obviously
For sure a strong wind, but I doubt that the average wind speed was 35 knots. Looks more like 5-6 Beaufort (22-27 knots) which is still challenging.
Did you have an idea about how fast is a 35 knots boat? I think the answer is not...
Tonyt346 windspeed..
35 kts ????
Wind speed
A tad clickbait-ish.
Maybe a peak gust of 35 but no way “average.” I windsurfed in The Gorge with 35 kts and it causes “nukin” spray from crest to crest.
Nonetheless, damn good sailing here! Beyond my pay grade on a Laser.
I've "surfed" a Lazer in wind swells. Major league fun! Get 'huli'...no fun!
As a long time windsurfer, I always wondered why people choose these in high winds. Windsurf Boards or kitesurfing is much more fun in those conditions
I've done both, but I guess at the end of the day it depends if you prefer sitting or standing! Sailing a boat and windsurfing are as different as driving a car and riding a motorbike. I do both of those as well. In other words, you are not limited to doing one or the other.
How much vang do you want in this wind?
Sailing upwind: pull the vang as hard as you can! For downwind check this video for how to adjust the vang. Works the same in these conditions. th-cam.com/video/raqZmQlJfv8/w-d-xo.html
Henry Merrilees lots
I had a bad day's sailing with the Vang on hard in strong winds: the power was either on or off, nothing in the middle which was tough and getting through a tack seemed difficult too. I did one lap and came in. To much swimming and no control. Next time I eased it to give the sail shape which meant in a gust I could pinch up wind then bear away when the gust had past. It was more like sailing a windsurfer. Just hung out on max hike and sat it flat. No problems. I think that was in about 25 mph of wind +. As a club sailor it's how I coped with strong winds. As for running by the lee, that is a gas!!!
That's amazing. Does anyone have any idea what sail size / mast that is?
It's a Radial. Note the blue corners on tack, clew, and head of the sail.
@@nikolovo9818 hey man thanks for the info :)
btw i don't know if 61 kilo's is enough for a normal size sail/mast, could anyone give me some advice?
Living on the hairy edge!
Saw the water in the first few seconds, and the first thing I said was "Oh hell yeahhooh no."
I was out today. It was 5bft. You have to film ist With a GoPro. That beautiful
Missing this feeling
When your in this laser and your new to sailing
Hope to get that good see how much the mast was bending
I’d love to do this! It I think as soon as my big ass sat in the boat the back end would go underwater and the boat would fill with water and sink. 😬😳🙄
tema le cintrage du mat
👍😎🏴
nice footage!
where is this?
In Rio de Janeiro, just before the Olympics of 2016.
Rio de Janeiro! Vou saber o nome do velejador.
super video le laser c la vie
Is that Rio?
I would probably die on my optimist but i wanna try to see
Mast didn't snap?
excellent form, try to steer through the waves slightly serpentine so you don't smack them unnecessarily which only slows down the boat. When you're throwing up massive spray, usually it's because you're hitting the brakes ,,,,
That's me at the end. CAPSIZE
Still waiting for the extreme part.......
How does the boat not capsize under the weight of those massive balls.
😮😮🤦🏻🤦🏻😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I have seen the bay entrance with bigger waves!
That dude’s surfing
Try that from South Africa to UK 7000 miles.
Nice :-)
I swim on an Optimist🤙
I could swim faster than an opti in these winds.
Really fast !
Im also sailing Laser !
I have a Video on my Channel...
Sailing is amazing !
How fantastic!
I wish I could do that every day.
you would be flying!!!!
Fun and developping steel abdominals.
Radial rig?
See the uper part of the mast, and how it bends, i broke 3 masts with these conditions
They're saying the wond speed is 35 kts not the boat speed... that's not possible
try kite hydorfoiling, saves your back and keeps you dry....and you go hella faster.......
Laser = surf board + sail.
This would be a different video with a full-size main. Regardless, maybe the wind is steady mid-twenties, a steady 35 will flatten the waves a bit more than this.
Would call this person a medium/fair heavy weather sailor for a few reasons:
Not going deep on the take-off, rather he's giving a lot away by reaching up too far, and for the love of mike if you're trying to reach at all Pull Up The Dang Board!
His gybe recoveries are edited out because the boat is predictably tripping over the board.
Even going to weather, in heavy air it should be showing 6 or 7 inches above the deck (how much depends on YOUR weight), off the wind at least 12 to 14 inches.
I'm not trying to be arrogant here, i'm trying to help You be a better, safer sailor, if you want to be. There are better Laser sailors than me; Garry Hoyt comes to mind and he says when surfing aim for the deepest holes you can see, on the take-off. This guy seems to be avoiding them.
Watching the first few minutes again, you can see how he is unable to get the boat under the rig bc the daggerboard is down too far. That is also making the boat sluggish and relatively slow.
Really, this looks to me like low twenties (if that) gusting to 28.
If your Laser has the Harken Vang upgrade, try to get it tighter than is shown here.
Cheers!
Sensacional!
... e di bolina?
What’s the song?
Are you trying to say the boat is doing 35 knots or are the winds 35 knots?
The wind...
Well that is a lot different. The way the video is titled it sounds like it is say the boats was doing 35 knots.
Obviously, it's the winds. I've sailed a Laser in winds high enough to get it planning at maybe 10 knots or so. This Laser isn't doing 35 knots, but it is being sailed marvelously well in winds that may be hitting 35 knots.
Laser speed record is 16.8 knots. Nearly 20 miles an hour. Pretty fast for a 14 skiff.
awesome
What the fuss. How about averaging with a Hobycat?
O yeah 🔥🔥🔥
Is the Laser self bailing?
Yes
Bom.... mas ele esta utilizando a menor vela. .....
Qual seria o melhor veleirinho pra essa modalidade, o day sailer seria bom ?
@@natanaelnogueira4672 laser... é o melhor pra fazer isso.... com certeza....
Pls say that #8 is not #8 actual… That would be to cool.
Maybe the wind was 35 knots or your stomach was tied in 35 knots. Either way a nailbiter.
15knots
yes, 35 xddddddddd
The wind was 35 it’s, not the boat!
Крутой безбашенный тип! 😆👍👍👍