Sailing in 35 to 45 knots under storm jib and Tri Sail, squally but relatively comfortable. Still doing 6-7 knots boat speed through the water, with 45-50 degrees course over ground achieved when traveling above six knots. A good choice of sails to achieve the desired destination at noon. On other occassions when the wind is constantly over 50 knots the storm jib is lowered and the vessel sailed with a course over the ground of about 70-80 degrees off the wind. Without the aid of an engine a …
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November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
I have nothing but respect for you.
Sailing on the west coast of Scotland -moody 336 and we were caught with too much sail up – wind blew up really suddenly and we thought we were almost at our destination – thought we’d manage it.
Boat screwed up to windward – helm was useless. we broached.
V. Scary.
Moral is reef early.
Top job guys.
EdShift
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
I know this must have been extreme and you have the right sails up for the conditions ( and more importantly you got them up in time – Top Gratz)
But.
The main looks so comical. – It’s tiny…
lol.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
The idea of sailing is control,not trying to see if you can endanger yourself.Putting up the least amount of sail to get the job done is key.Job well done..when should you reef?…the first time it enters your head.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
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if youre thinking of sailing in dalmatia
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Great shot. Man and the sea, we belong together. Looks like so much fun when done with the right crew.
Thank you
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
what’s the length of this boat ? Great vid
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
people in the charter industry in Croatia are pretty nasty generally
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
12 meters (40Ft) Ten Births. Owned by the New Zealand Navy and used for Adventure training and developing some sea sense in their sailors.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
The vid is titled ‘Heavy weather sailing skills’. What skills? Standing at the wheel?
Ok, stormy weather, reefed sails, storm jib. and? where are the skills?
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
the ‘front sail’ has a name. its a jib!
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
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November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
The crew were mostly new to sailing. Learning sailing skills is best done by practical experience. The skills a novice crew gain from sailing in these conditions are varied and range from cooking a hot meal coping with seasickness to keeping the yacht moving at a controllable speed with a well balanced sail combination. I guess you have to be there to understand.
The yacht is Sail Training Craft owned by the Royal New Zealand Navy and has given hundreds of sailors a greater level of sea sense.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
fuck off mac i know sailors like you try to get other sailors confidence down because they dont know everything about sailing or are just doing it because its fun
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
well its just i find theres two types of sailors
your of the cunt variety
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
did i hurt your little feelings rag-tank?
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
It’s a trysail, not a reefed sail. I notice we are using the correct terms for sails. It’s a Jib…….etc.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Go the kiwis, miss those peanut slabs, bloody aussies dont know what theyre missing out on
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
how far up did you put the sail?
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Just past the first spreader, (about one third of the way up)
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Mac, you’d have to experiance doing a sail change in 20+kts to get it. Just getting the trisail up is enough to change your life. Main gets stuck, boat pitches, you’re up on the cabin top standing on your tip-toes hanging from the main sheet by one hand. Looks like a nice set to me. I would not have known they were inexperianced. The guy on the fordeck with the cam has more guts than most.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
sorry my friend but if you think thats heavy weather you are a complete novice nothing more to say
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Sorry you didn’t find what you were looking for. The movie is about giving the skills of heavy weather sailing to novice sailors. You guys already know it all, it’s the newbies we want to support.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Hey whats wrong with all these negative people, I recon its a great clip, its hard to appreciate how rough it is out there when we view it on our laptops in the luxury of a warm lounge!
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
wow …..you only used the front sail and achieved such a great speed
November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
WOW!!!
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