How to Sail a Sailboat : How to Sail a Boat Upwind 52 4

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Learn tips on how to properly sail a boat upwind with expert boating tips in this free video clip on sailing. Expert: Kelli Gant, Steve Damm, Ed Polkenhorn Bio: Steve Damm has raced in the America's Cup, round the world races and won Olympic gold medals. He now teaches beginning sailing. Filmmaker: Bing Hu

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Admiral Genius - 8 years ago

how to sail in one quick lesson. put up the white flappy things. drink beer till the boat goes straight.

Erga Omnes - 9 years ago

physics of sailing...good!

Pinball Ball - 12 years ago

In Brazil we just put the boat in the water and try out....some people never come back, true, but whatever, there are like 7 billion people left anyway....

Kukenango - 12 years ago

Some wind would have been nice.

Jen - 13 years ago

very good!

Karen gambrell - 13 years ago

I think the Bernouli principle is mostly wrong, but I am buying a sailboat so whatever...lol

Fussinated - 14 years ago

Very good explanation, thank you.

kymb0 - 14 years ago

I think the energy deflection of the moving air (wind) momentum has a greater contribution to the boats propulsion than air foil theory. And I fly planes. Yes you can fly a plane with a wing with no airfoil, a windmill turns with flat blades and a brick can fly if it has enough power. Based on airfoil theory the lower surface between the leading and trailing edges should be straight to produce a high pressure area. A sail is not like a wing.

capitalsfan4ever - 14 years ago

I think she understands the principle, it seams like she just messed up the wording.

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cjpixel - 14 years ago

the bernouli principle has negligible effect on lift generation of an air foil (or water foil for that matter), it's annoying that this falsehood keeps getting propogatted.

captdb2000 - 15 years ago

OK Job. :19 Air speeding up on top of the wing creates low pressure :24 Air moving very fast below the wing creates a high pressure I think we know what you mean but you could just quote Bernoulli's principle. The words you used were confusing.

DynamicMentalFitness - 15 years ago

Great instruction; excellent speaking style. Just finished a basic class on a Catalina 22 at Laneir Sailing Academy in Pensacola, FL, and she reminds me of my instructor. Great vid.

Jakub Batog - 15 years ago

Is she fluid engineer professor XD hahahahahhahaahah ?! Ok, let's say it's veeeeery basic aero info, veery :D

Jaime Duran - 15 years ago

These guys are good!

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