Sailing Training Video

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Very helpful, thanks.

sorry I laughed when I saw a oppie

Can I sail in my bathtub too?

its not OP its oppi say it like oppie, ok xD 

whats the name/brand/model of the boat the kid is sailing? 

weirdo

I am 13 and managed, somehow, not to capsize, however I could not hold a position to get back to my house! XD

I did this just earlier today! (That's why i'm looking it up) I capsized twice, I find quick turns difficult. I am eleven by the way. But I am in a far bigger boat. But it does use the same motion!

The video is extremely well done and the commentary is excellent as well. I can't think of any way this could be improved showing the basic maneuvers when sailing in this length of time. Although this is for beginners it’s obvious that this young lad is a seasoned racer. Thanks!

he is sailing laser std now

I hate opi's they are basically a bathtub with a mast.

He should definitely sail a sunfish, if not a laser. He'd an amazing sailor!

haha i used to train with this guy:p

i only find two wrong things. he confuses luffing up with pointing up and you do sail slower down wind.

no im not talking about the sailor, im talking about the narrater, hes using some wrong terminology

in fact, there are a number of ways to say the same thing. besring off is also called falling off. heading up is also called pointing up. just saying. also, luffing up is actually when you bring ther luff, the leading edge of the sail, into the wind. the sail just flaps around when the wind is equally on both sides of the sail. when you luff up, you turn your vessel into the wind which is what you do when pointing or heading up.

true. however, i take it they are not American. sailing terms may be slightly different in other countries. not sure about that, but the lessons in the video are good.

that's a load of crap. i have been sailing for two decades. in fact, while i don't sail an omtimist pram, one of my boats has a sprit sail, like the optimist. what part of what is in this video is wrong? none of it. hell, the kid's a good sailor.

alot of this was innaccurate