Video of the week

Originally posted by Scooby_simon My Son's first sail. All he could say was "can we go over there and put the kite up and go faster!!!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JNsip-Qo3U

Interesting technique for the main sheet / tiller. You seem to be really heaving on it but I don't see you easing the sheet at all?

I've sail an F16 once, which I really enjoyed but didn't feel I needed to give it that much grunt on the sheet? And I did need to ease it! Was I missing something? (just so you know I'm 11st wife 8st and son was 3st at the time. With full rig and only me on the wire).

Jim,

Is that Chris Maas's new boat or string theory.

Looks stunning, especially in the reaching vid with the carriage right back.

Extreme 40 on the Thames 

Originally posted by Jack Sparrow Originally posted by Scooby_simon My Son's first sail. All he could say was "can we go over there and put the kite up and go faster!!!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JNsip-Qo3U Interesting technique for the main sheet / tiller. You seem to be really heaving on it but I don't see you easing the sheet at all? I've sail an F16 once, which I really enjoyed but didn't feel I needed to give it that much grunt on the sheet? And I did need to ease it! Was I missing something? (just so you know I'm 11st wife 8st and son was 3st at the time. With full rig and only me on the wire).

I'm playing the mainsail all the time; it's the only fast way to do it.  It's just not so obvious that I'm letting it out.  I'm sailing with my old sail and so you need to grind it more than the new Piggit mainsail.

 

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