Ok. I know there is a million things I most likely did wrong in this video. I know so be nice. This is my the very first time I have ever sailed. I had never even been on any sailboat until I went to look at this boat. No lessons from anyone, just me reading every book i could get and watching what seems like thousands of videos on how to sail and reading tons of forum posts. lol. Here is my very first go at it sped up.
I watched the video back in real time and here are my thoughts on my first trip out.
When I first start I'm pointing into the wind to stop. There were a few times when raising the main that the slugs kinda jammed up. Any way to make that pull smoother. Does something need oiled up or is this normal maybe. I dont know.
There was not much wind so didnt push me much. But I think i learned alot about just how the sail reacts to the wind. Or I wasn't moving because I dont know what i'm doing lol. Who knows. haha. I do have a "drifter sail". Not really sure what it is but thats what the bag is labeled. I took it out of the bag and its real large baggy triangle type shape. Bottom measures 20'4" long. I think I would use that in a time out like this but correct me if I'm wrong.
I didnt really understand what I was looking for to trim the sails. I may have things to tight and/or to loose. I dont know but tried to make adjustments all over at just to see how the seal reacts to different things that I do. I do think I have good understanding now of what everything does though. I need to better understand how to trim my sail and understand the points of sail better. I' I better off leaving the main straight back and just adjusting my boat to the wind or should I point my boat in the direction I want to go and adujust my sail with the traveler? Do both work and one is more efficitant or does one not and I wasnt gonna move no matter what i did. lol.
After dropping sail and mottoring back. I got back to the dock. I realize I had never docked by myself either. lol. Since usually my wife is with me we creep up along and she jumps off and cleats the bow. I was trying to decide between going big around and creeping up sideways slowing down next to the dock and hoping off the back (which i did) or maybe backing in? Thoughts there?
All in all I think I learned from outing and can't wait to research all my questions and hopefully have a little more wind and give it a second go! Either way I had fun and excited to try again. Thanks for watching and don't bash me to hard. LOL.
Here is the link to a sped up version but I do have the full real time version too of course. Hope this works. I couldnt post the real time b/c the file is not accepted.
I watched the video back in real time and here are my thoughts on my first trip out.
When I first start I'm pointing into the wind to stop. There were a few times when raising the main that the slugs kinda jammed up. Any way to make that pull smoother. Does something need oiled up or is this normal maybe. I dont know.
There was not much wind so didnt push me much. But I think i learned alot about just how the sail reacts to the wind. Or I wasn't moving because I dont know what i'm doing lol. Who knows. haha. I do have a "drifter sail". Not really sure what it is but thats what the bag is labeled. I took it out of the bag and its real large baggy triangle type shape. Bottom measures 20'4" long. I think I would use that in a time out like this but correct me if I'm wrong.
I didnt really understand what I was looking for to trim the sails. I may have things to tight and/or to loose. I dont know but tried to make adjustments all over at just to see how the seal reacts to different things that I do. I do think I have good understanding now of what everything does though. I need to better understand how to trim my sail and understand the points of sail better. I' I better off leaving the main straight back and just adjusting my boat to the wind or should I point my boat in the direction I want to go and adujust my sail with the traveler? Do both work and one is more efficitant or does one not and I wasnt gonna move no matter what i did. lol.
After dropping sail and mottoring back. I got back to the dock. I realize I had never docked by myself either. lol. Since usually my wife is with me we creep up along and she jumps off and cleats the bow. I was trying to decide between going big around and creeping up sideways slowing down next to the dock and hoping off the back (which i did) or maybe backing in? Thoughts there?
All in all I think I learned from outing and can't wait to research all my questions and hopefully have a little more wind and give it a second go! Either way I had fun and excited to try again. Thanks for watching and don't bash me to hard. LOL.
Here is the link to a sped up version but I do have the full real time version too of course. Hope this works. I couldnt post the real time b/c the file is not accepted.