3 Ways To Sail Faster! Mainsail Trim Techniques

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Sailing faster and more efficiently is something we all want to do. In the first of two parts, we give you three ways to sail faster. These 3 top tips gained from 25,000 nm of Sailing will help you sail faster, get to your destination sooner, and maybe even start to improve on your racing. *** We also have a special offer for all our subscribers! Precision Sails are currently offering discounts on ALL new sails ordered through our dedicated Ruby Rose link: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/ruby-rose/ You're welcome. The equipment we use: Panasonic Lumix G85 https://amzn.to/2FsC2Kc Go Pro Hero 7 Black https://amzn.to/2SRTWtF DJI Mavic Pro 2 https://amzn.to/2D6nZbs DJI Spark https://amzn.to/2VQIal3 Manfrotto Pixie https://amzn.to/2RJbCud Manfrotto Smooth head tripod https://amzn.to/2snTJCQ DJI Osmo 2 https://amzn.to/2D7e9Go Lowepro Passport 3 https://amzn.to/2FnGef8 All this equipment has been tried and tested in the field and we love it! If you're interested in purchasing any of these items, please consider using the links provided above. Thankyou :) MUSIC: All tracks featured in this episode are credited at the end of the video in the order that they appear. We get all our music from Epidemic Sound. Like what we do? Consider joining our Patreon community! Our Patrons receive all sorts of benefits and perks for as little as $2 per month. https://www.patreon.com/yachtrubyrose ⛵ - Sailing Lifestyle: http://bit.ly/sailinglifestylestories ⛵ - Sailing Adventures: http://bit.ly/sailingaroundtheworld ⛵ - Sailing Around The World: https://bit.ly/2WA1xyD ⛵ - Sailing Adventures: http://yachtrubyrose.com/sailing-adventures/ ⛵ - About Us: http://yachtrubyrose.com/our-story/ ⛵ - Contact Us: http://yachtrubyrose.com/contact-us/ ⛵ About Us: This is us, an Aussie girl and a British guy and for some reason, we’ve become completely obsessed with the idea of sailing around the world and sharing our experiences and information through our sailing lifestyle videos with others. We met travelling around India, and quickly agreed that rather than “settling down” and doing what most normal people do, we wanted to travel and adventure instead and started our sailing lifestyle adventure stories, since then, we’ve been working hard towards achieving our dreams, and now we’re finally living them as sailing cruising lifestyle! Want to know anything about our sailing lifestyle or sailing adventure stories? Send us an email via the contact us page http://yachtrubyrose.com/contact-us/ We hope you enjoy what we do. Please subscribe, like and share. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA: We update our Instagram almost daily. This showcases images of us, the boat, and our surroundings. Our Instagram stories gives you a glimpse into 'behind the scenes' and reminds you when our new episodes are out- plus anything else we feel like documenting! The link is here: http://www.instagram.com/yachtrubyrose Want to see our blog? All the entries we have written, and all our travel before we started our Youtube channel? Well then this is where you need to look. You can also subscribe to our newsletter! http://www.yachtrubyrose.com Interested in our Facebook page? Again, we post almost daily with pictures, small videos and stories of our daily life. Check us out here: http://www.facebook.com/yachtrubyrose Want to read our Tweets? Images, videos and our thoughts, almost on a daily basis? Well look here for that: http://www.twitter.com/yachtrubyrose Finally, we now have Spapchat! We post stories and photos on Snapchat regularly and it's a lot of fun. Search for @yachtrubyrose. Thanks so much for watching! Please subscribe, leave a comment and give a thumbs up.

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for 3 Ways To Sail Faster! Mainsail Trim Techniques

Rob Huisman
Rob Huisman - 5 years ago
Wow Nick, great explanation! We already tried your tips from the whatsapp group and it made Sirius sail faster one knot. May not sound as a lot but doing 7.5+ knots on a 30ft (9m) boat is quite spectacular. Jouke and I will be watching this video again while sailing this winter to see if we can even go faster.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Awesome mate! Glad it helped.
Hakan
Hakan - 4 years ago
Thank you. Now I can sail faster in my daydreams. =)
wjha NN
wjha NN - 4 years ago
As an addition to the reasons Nick told: A not properly trimmed sail is most time in some kind flapping or in other ways in bad position. This always is a reason for stressing the material.
Will say - not only faster, also better for your sails live.
Edward Finn
Edward Finn - 4 years ago
Nick, Did I see three reefs in that main?
Tim Slater
Tim Slater - 4 years ago
Thanks for telling us what to do to adjust the twist of the sail.......but no thanks for not telling us when and in what condition to adjust that twist.
Rob Fraley
Rob Fraley - 4 years ago
That is the Best I have heard it Explained...!! ✅
SoundzAlive1
SoundzAlive1 - 4 years ago
I thought you should have mentioned that you can have tell tails all over the sails. They are always helpful.. Good Luck and fair winds. André in Sydney
Infinite Karma
Infinite Karma - 5 years ago
Thanks Nick this was very helpful and one of my favorite episodes along with the rigging doctor and Zingaro dynema episodes !!!!!
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
cheers. glad you enjoyed it.
SAILAWAY
SAILAWAY - 5 years ago
Great Video on Sail Trim, best on YouTube

10. comment for 3 Ways To Sail Faster! Mainsail Trim Techniques

The Salty Dodger
The Salty Dodger - 5 years ago
My catamaran doesn’t have a vang or downhaul. How do I adjust the twist sailing downwind?
Udo Thiel
Udo Thiel - 5 years ago
To control the twist on a multihull you use the preventer.
Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir - 5 years ago
When I was racing several decades ago, We got this fantastic book called "North U" put out by North Sails, We even copied a few key points onto sticky laminate and stuck them in the cockpit.
It was really brilliant as it gave us a process for setting up the sails. The camber stripes are very important as are telltales and I would have several more than just on the leech. Keeping the leeward ones streaming is a great way to help you set up the sail.
Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir - 5 years ago
Cunningham aka Tricky Pig
steeley tan
steeley tan - 5 years ago
Always remember, sails are shaped liked propellers, not air foils.
Kay Jay
Kay Jay - 5 years ago
Thank you for this week’s technical Tuesday. Best instructional video I’ve seen on this.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Thanks mate. Glad
You enjoyed it
Attila T
Attila T - 5 years ago
Awesome video, thanks for the tips!
Philip Freeman
Philip Freeman - 5 years ago
Just put up a big parachute.
Kristi Black
Kristi Black - 5 years ago
Very informative and easy to grasp. I will be curious to see how and if your trim techniques differ much on a catamaran. It's one of the aspects of sailing that I need to work on, but it's like you said every boat is different and has its own sweet spot. And I didn't know the wind indicator was called a Hawk! I always just called it a wind indicator, but I like Hawk much better!
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Glad you enjoyed it. We love our Hawk
Jay Dowling
Jay Dowling - 5 years ago
I am not a sailor, but watch a lot of sailing vlogs. I'm a twin diesel man! But this was the BEST and most informative sailing video I have EVER seen on YouTube. Congrats! Keep them coming. Technical information crosses all barriers.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Cheers mate
anthony miller
anthony miller - 5 years ago
Tony & Susan here, We got it! , thx

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William Dykes
William Dykes - 5 years ago
Nick, you forgot to mention number four. Turn on your motor, ha! Just kidding. Excellent quick and dirty brief. The process sounds complicated and daunting, but as you said, it isn't. It is fun to experiment with different speed techniques. Anyone can do it.
Knot Vanilla
Knot Vanilla - 5 years ago
We have only learned to sail on our 1st owned sailboat in March if this year. We have telltails on our main and genoa. However they are in the middle of the sail. After watching this, we are going to add some to the leech of the sails. Thanks for this.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
A pleasure. Glad it helped. Our old sails had the tell tales ripped off too.
wayne mazan
wayne mazan - 5 years ago
well done and needed... thanks !
Bobby G
Bobby G - 5 years ago
Fantastic stuff Nick! You have different ways of adjusting you main than I grew up with and it was great to see how they are used. We use telltails on the shrouds instead of a hawk at the top and on the luff of the sails. On the luff with 3 sets, one on each side, you can see how the wind is flowing. The easiest way to read them is to make sure both are flowing back together.  If the outside tail is flapping but the inside is flowing back you need to let the sail out just until it starts flowing back. If the inside tail is flapping but the outside is flowing then you need to sheet in until they are both flowing back together. This way is not better than what Nick relayed it is just a different way and could easily be used together with what Nick taught. It is all just different ways of getting information you can use. The only electronics we had was our own senses, some bits of bright orange or red yarn and if we were lucky a knot meter. As Nick says you learn to feel how your boat is sailing and over time will learn its best points of sail and how to set everything to make it go best. Those of us who learned to sail on Sunfish, Optimists or other small boats like that learned by simple observable methods and feel. I don't know that I would even pay attention to the electronics for sail trim other than speed. But that is me. Thanks again Nick. I am looking forward to the next one to see if there is more I can learn.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Cheers my friend
Shane Hickman
Shane Hickman - 5 years ago
Thanks Nick! This is very informational. My girlfriend and I recently completed our ASA 101-106 courses and twist was touched on very lightly if at all. I learned more about it from my readings. Hoping to join the sailing community ASAP. Need to sell my house first (reluctantly). Really enjoy your videos.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
A pleasure my friend
William White
William White - 5 years ago
great content would be nice if you addressed the backstay tension and how it affects the mainsail shape
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Maybe in a further video mate. Wanted to try and keep this stuff in digestible bites
Doug Marder
Doug Marder - 5 years ago
Excellent mainsheet refresher for USS Basic Keelboat/ASA 101 (sorry, don't know the RYA equivalent)! I had a great first sailing instructor who beat into me "Flow. It's all about flow." She meant looking at ways to make the wind flow better and faster over the sails and the water around the hull(s). For those on larger boats with in-mast or in-boom furling mains, the controls are a bit different, but the ideas are the same. Looking forward to your next tutorial on headsails!
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Cheers mate. I like that. “Flow”
Ken F
Ken F - 5 years ago
Thank-you for putting into words what I have been trying to explain to my wife. I sail by instinct and can’t always tell her (or me) why I am doing what I do! I also learned some. Very well done!
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
A pleasure my friend
Antoine Ammoury
Antoine Ammoury - 5 years ago
Wonderful and helpful explanation
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Cheers. Hope it helps
dale charles
dale charles - 5 years ago
Top marks for this! Quick and straight to the point. I really liked the leech line, vang segment as well as camber segments. Am looking very much forward to your upcoming reefing episode. Especially: what is the fastest and safest way to reef once heavy weather sets in? How is RR rigged for reefing? Take us through it. Many thanks for this A+ episode. Keep' em coming!
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Thanks mate. All boats
Reef differently, so it will be difficult
To do a universal episode

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Stuie's Adventures
Stuie's Adventures - 5 years ago
Finally a you tuber actually talks about sailing. Now I have to watch the vid about three more times to understand it , so when I put my boat in the water for the first time I will know what I’m doing.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
glad you found it useful mate.
Gerard Wall
Gerard Wall - 5 years ago
Thx Nick great explanation and often I find myself ignoring these principles and overlooking the traveller as an important tool.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
cheers mate
Webhead USA
Webhead USA - 5 years ago
After 9 months or so of watching cruiser vids, I've been waiting for an in-depth instruction on how to trim the sails for best performance. My wait is over. But I'll have to watch this episode many more times to "slow down" you lessons. Telltales are aptly named. Leech, luff, foot, and the others will require some reinforcing repetition. Also, I'll have to find out more about the hawk. I presume that indicates the direction of the wind - like a wind vane on the top of a barn. Well done, Nick. Thanks. :¬) Webhead USA
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
a pleasure mate.
Racerman27410
Racerman27410 - 5 years ago
Good knowledge , thanks for sharing. The editing is getting better!
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
thank you my friend
André Nadeau Simard
André Nadeau Simard - 5 years ago
Great teaching skills Nick!!
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
a pleasure mate
Trader Rick
Trader Rick - 5 years ago
Great explanation! Well done. Thank you
garry campbell
garry campbell - 5 years ago
Thanks Nick very informative love your channel keep them coming
On Y Va
On Y Va - 5 years ago
Lol, you guys are great but sailing fast is so not your forte. Grimacing at your sail trim is one of my favourite face gurns during your vids. What you’re great at is sailing travelogs and long distance stuff - keep going with that!
Judd _S
Judd _S - 5 years ago
Have you a video that explains sail trimming better or more importantly, a video that distills a complicated subject to a general audience. As you suggested that Nick stick to what he is great at I suggest you learn to look at the big picture and perhaps, just perhaps look in a mirror and cus your mom out for not teaching you any manners...
Cary Cheshire
Cary Cheshire - 5 years ago
Next week we will be racing in the Harvest Moon Regatta from Galveston TX to Port Aransas TX. We will put your advice to good use.
Catoodle Medoodle
Catoodle Medoodle - 5 years ago
Brilliat, thanks. Now I have something to work on!
Krieghandt
Krieghandt - 5 years ago
Nope, I adjusted the sails on my tractor, and it didn't go any faster ;) It's great watching your vids, as this landlubber will never sail the 7 seas. Heck, I can't even swim. But if you ever need advice how to cross the Rocky Mountains, let me know :)
Andy agogo
Andy agogo - 5 years ago
Nick.... next up.... 'Sail Faster! FORESAIL Trim Techniques'.... Please!! Brilliant presentation.
mini_bunney
mini_bunney - 5 years ago
Thanks, really good explanation! Sometimes the seascout methods of learning-by-doing and following tradition comes back to bite you, since I've been doing all these things ever since I started skippering our boat, only learning the "why" of things later. For example the importance of the twist was something I didn't quite fully understand until now, I just knew that the sail was supposed to look a certain way in certain winds. I'll be sure to put this knowledge to use next summer, too bad it's a bit too cold in the Baltic Sea to try it out immediately!
Andy UK - SY Corrival - Rival 32
Andy UK - SY Corrival - Rival 32 - 5 years ago
Very useful video Nick. Just a few things to add having raced a lot and trimmed many sails. Top,tell tale should really be just stalling not flying like the rest of the tell tales. Looking up from under the boom and seeing how the top batten is lined up to the boom is a good way of seeing how much tension to put on the mainsheet. The top batten should not be cocked to windward. In very light winds, when most cruisers may be motoring, it is best to have a flatter sail as the light wind will stall on a sail with a deeper camber as it becomes detached as it flows over a fat sail. Flattening the foot of. Sail can almost be like a first reef, in fact some boats have a flattening reef just to take the belly out of the foot but more so on fractional rigs with big mains. If you have new Dacron sails it is important not to put much if any leech tension on as the sail will stretch as it is run in so to speak. If too much is put on too early it will induce a hooked leech and there is not much you can do about it then and it will reduce the efficiency of the sail long term. More modern sails with less stretch will act differently. As you said, halyard tension is very important but especially on the jib as the wind speed increases the same process of assessing where the camber is will determine the luff tension and will make a big difference to windward performance. A Cunningham is a good addition to a mainsail as it may be the sail can only be raised so far without causing damage to the halyard and the sheaves so a Cunningham overcomes this. Sailing off the wind, it is important to make sure the kicker is adjusted as it can induce large loads on the boom attachment to the mast so it must be let off and adjusted to give the right twist. Letting too much bang off on a dead run will make the top of the sail kick to windward and can induce more roll so tightening the kicker and heading up a few degrees makes for a safer and more comfortable ride. Hope you don’t mind me chipping in but hopefully this adds a bit to what you already explained so well. Andy UK
Brad Mottishaw
Brad Mottishaw - 5 years ago
So if I understood your instructions correctly, my first step is to get a sailboat... :) Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Piers Bird
Piers Bird - 5 years ago
Super encouraging! Thank you, feel ready for a lesson on the water.
Phil Gladwin
Phil Gladwin - 5 years ago
Very informative, great share...
Shaun Jackson
Shaun Jackson - 5 years ago
So interesting and in-depth
Marc Wouters
Marc Wouters - 5 years ago
Very cool video !!! Very intresting info !!!
Paul Williams
Paul Williams - 5 years ago
Love the technical content. Quickly becoming my favourite sailing channel on Youtube!
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Glad to hear that Paul- thanks so much!!

50. comment for 3 Ways To Sail Faster! Mainsail Trim Techniques

Shaun Jackson
Shaun Jackson - 5 years ago
Keep it up ..
Such interesting add
mindyourownbusiness
mindyourownbusiness - 5 years ago
Sailing is rocket science - who knew!!?
John McConnell
John McConnell - 5 years ago
Thanks mate!
S/Y Idefix
S/Y Idefix - 5 years ago
Disclaimer: not for furling masts ;)
Patrick
Patrick - 5 years ago
Whoo Hoo, Tech Tuesday !! Hi Nick
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Hey mate
Just me.
Just me. - 5 years ago
VERY!!!!! much appreciated, thank you [ That's the big head sail next hint, lol ] and then how to tune the pair of them. Sometimes I really feel unjust in only being able to give 1 thumbs up, this was an easy dozen, straight off the bat.
John McConnell
John McConnell - 5 years ago
Nick hope we see more of these in the future, maybe the next one should about using spring lines when docking, you mentioned the technique at the Annapolis Boat Show.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Thanks mate
Johnny Smallz
Johnny Smallz - 5 years ago
Very informative. Great vid!
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Cheers mate
Marc Andre Robert
Marc Andre Robert - 5 years ago
Hi guys. Enjoying your work, thanks.
Robert Weiss
Robert Weiss - 5 years ago
I’m a degreed Aerospace Engineer, so this is really cool finding out the methods to adjust the ‘wing.’ Flutter = Stall.
1 11
1 11 - 5 years ago
Enjoyed this - highly informative.
Thanks Nick. Greetings from
Switzerland.
Jason Reid
Jason Reid - 5 years ago
I’m sure you know a lot of your subscribers have no boat and little sailing experience...that being said I enjoyed the explanation.
huw provis
huw provis - 5 years ago
You guys need to remember that on the cat you will generally be going quicker and will have higher apparent wind hence can carry flatter sails than a mono. You also have the benefit of wider sheeting points.


A couple of other things to keep in mind. The backstay can be used to increase twist as the wind increases and hence exhaust the sail in puffs. This can also induce bend in the mast (tighter luff), and/or a tighter forestay (depending on where your backstay terminates)
Be careful with vang tension as the wind increases when you bear away. If it is too tight, it will pull the boom forward and stress the lower section of the mast.
You should also release the pressure off the luff as you bear away.
George Kozi
George Kozi - 5 years ago
You said Miyagi... so... did you know that Daniel-San is 56 this year? Lol... that oughta brighten the room...
George Kozi
George Kozi - 5 years ago
@Sean R.W Ah come on... wax on - wax off... a classic ;D
Sean R.W
Sean R.W - 5 years ago
Daniel-San? BAH! While I won’t rewatch that horrific movie you’ve now made me feel a sudden surge of nostalgia for “Crossroads”.
Steven Black
Steven Black - 5 years ago
Very interesting! For a non sailor subscriber understanding techniques adds to the value of your videos
Thanks! Looking forward to more shared learnings
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Thanks mate
Julie and Mike Lawrie
Julie and Mike Lawrie - 5 years ago
Thank you! So much great info and presented perfectly! Great job!
Mark Long
Mark Long - 5 years ago
One more thing that you hinted at at the end. When you are sailing straight, look at your rudder angle (either by knowing where you wheel is when the rudder is exactly amidships or the rudder angle indicator on your autopilot. Wheel position can be less accurate with hydraulic vs cable steering). If you have need more than a few degrees of rudder angle to sail straight, that rudder angle is a huge huge drag on your boat and your balance is off and may have your main over or under trimmed. The headsail is trimmed to the wind angle (first), main is trimmed for speed and balance.
Mark Long
Mark Long - 5 years ago
@Phil Gladwin Every boat is different, the sail plan has to be in balance with the hull, keel (boards), and rudder. The point was more to keep an eye on rudder angle as you are learning your individual boat and how it performs in various conditions. That being said, just because you are in a big blow doesn't mean you should have a lot of rudder angle to go straight, more likely you need to reef the sails. Another example of something to experiment with. There are two schools of thought on catamaran daggerboards, one says to use them only when going up wind and pull them up as you bear off. The other says that even if you are on a beam or broad reach there is a lot of side force on the hulls, and that leeway of the hulls through the water is way more drag than what you get from your boards, so keep them down. One board for light air, two for medium to heavy. Again, another variable to experiment with for your individual boat, sails, etc.
Phil Gladwin
Phil Gladwin - 5 years ago
What do you mean by 'a few degrees'? If you are sailing in 15-20 knots the angle will be more pronounced...
KenneysSeeAmerica
KenneysSeeAmerica - 5 years ago
Thanks Nick. Just learning but understood 60-70%. Think I’ll watch it a few more times.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Pleasure my friend. Hope it’s useful for you
stimpsonjcat67
stimpsonjcat67 - 5 years ago
As a rookie, this video was a huge help! As an engineer, I grok the 'why' of things faster than the 'do' of things. Cheers!
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Pleasure mate.
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence - 5 years ago
I know that all these graphics and on screen aids must have tripled the time it took to make this video but they are so, so helpful. Thanks for the sacrifice of time. I found this very interesting and educational.
C N
C N - 5 years ago
Agreed, the work you guys put in with editing makes thing easier to understand. Thanks.
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose - 5 years ago
Thanks Jennifer

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