- Oct 22, 2014
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With all this talk about repairing, adding bling, refitting, and painting our boats, I began to wonder, will we be ready to sail our boats?
Sail Trim always sounds to me like an art form that is hidden from view. Shared only by a secret society of sailors. Sure you can get on your boat and pull the lines in and out, getting the boat to move away from the dock. How do you make the boat go faster? Are there clues that will help me know when I have the boat going the best for the conditions?
In an attempt to revisit the ideas of sail trim and getting the boat to move, I did a random search of sail trim ideas. I came across these gems that refresh the basics. They are offered in different instructional methods to appeal to a wider audience.
These might spark a forgotten technique or spur more interest about a solution to one of your sailing quandaries.
BASIC SAIL TRIM VIDEOS & Guides
Sail Trim always sounds to me like an art form that is hidden from view. Shared only by a secret society of sailors. Sure you can get on your boat and pull the lines in and out, getting the boat to move away from the dock. How do you make the boat go faster? Are there clues that will help me know when I have the boat going the best for the conditions?
In an attempt to revisit the ideas of sail trim and getting the boat to move, I did a random search of sail trim ideas. I came across these gems that refresh the basics. They are offered in different instructional methods to appeal to a wider audience.
These might spark a forgotten technique or spur more interest about a solution to one of your sailing quandaries.
BASIC SAIL TRIM VIDEOS & Guides
- Quantum Articles Sail Trim Guides Downloadable Sail Trim Guides
- This is a series of downloadable Guides. I liked the easy to understand language used. The direction as what to do plus the reason to do it.
- Basic Nautilus Sailing . Tim Geisler Instructor
- A series of videos directed to new boat owners, and an invite to explore their sailing schools. Videos offer basic help in sail trim with easy to understand "rules of thumb" that will help to get the boat moving.
- How-to: Mainsail Trim 101. How-to: Mainsail Trim 101
- Sail Magazine has a variety of practical ideas too enhance your sailing skills.
- North U North U Sail Trim Simulator App - North U
- North U is directed towards the more advanced sailor/racer. Using a computer aided instructional app sounded interesting. Unfortunately it didi nto work on my MAC. The app is a 32bit format. I'll have to wait to test it on my home system.
North Sails offers a number of free articles that might ignite your passion for speed.
- North U is directed towards the more advanced sailor/racer. Using a computer aided instructional app sounded interesting. Unfortunately it didi nto work on my MAC. The app is a 32bit format. I'll have to wait to test it on my home system.
