Edited by creative on Apr 16, 2012 - 12:10 PM.
So Fun!!!
Edited by creative on Apr 16, 2012 - 12:11 PM.
Great video!
Nice sheet and tiller work, and a really nice view of righting a boat after a capsize! Thanks for posting.
Tom
Why does it turn turtle immediately after capsize? Shouldn't the Baby Bob keep you up?
dichtbijzee wrote: Why does it turn turtle immediately after capsize? Shouldn't the Baby Bob keep you up?
the wind pushing on the tramp, and sitting on the top hull will overpower any buoyancy the Bob and mast may have.
Cool capsize recovery technique, though it seemed to take you a while to get the boat upright and sailing again. Of course, maybe it takes me that long too, but it seems less because I'm actually doing it instead of just watching.
I noticed too that there were several times where you were healing hard, then you dumped the mainsheet so you wouldn't go over and the boat crashed down and lost lots of speed. When I have to dump the mainsheet like that, I keep hold of it, and then start pulling it in fast, hand over hand, while the boat is coming back down so the windward hull doesn't crash into the water and the boat gets moving forward again quickly.
It looks like you use the same hiking technique I use. The forward foot goes under the strap while the aft foot stays free. I then use my aft foot to cleat and uncleat the mainsheet as necessary. If things get harry, I will hook my aft foot under the beam for leverage.
One day I will finally buy a gopro and post some videos. Then you can critique me. 🙂
One day I will finally buy a GoPro and post some videos. Then you can critique me.
I would love to see your videos.
Raw Footage Sailing 25 mph + at Creve Coeur Lake 2012
Edited by creative on Apr 30, 2012 - 03:01 PM.
I love it! Adding music to it would ruin the feel.