Beginners Guide to Sailing - An Introduction

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Guy Turi - 6 years ago

Best video.

Gary Rhodes - 6 years ago

Never worked out how the wind works on sailing craft,but now this explains it brilliant,thanks.

UnKluttered Life - 6 years ago

I did enjoy that. Thank you for taking the time to create your indtructional video.

Craig Conway - 6 years ago

I'm in the US - Are the English terms and the US terms the same ? Or will this video screw me up LOL. Fags and biscuits come to mind :)

Fuwie Yori - 6 years ago

this video was simple but informative. thanks!

Deepak Kumar - 6 years ago

Nice

total gamer kid - 7 years ago

this is cool

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total gamer kid - 7 years ago

did you fell for it

Alan Worsley - 7 years ago

Excellent video to get a clear understanding of the basics

AT Cherrio - 7 years ago

Well done, in 10 minutes you cleared up what a full learn to sail book confused! I had some of it, but not as well integrated or a whole single picture like you just showed. The movable boat graphic really helped me see it, and gybe vs tack - never had it shown so well. I somehow never got that it was which part of the boat ( bow vs stern ) moved past the wind, not left / right. I would just move the sail never knowing which term to use! I called everything a tack if the boom was moving sides!

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FORKinFISH - 7 years ago

Very well put together, thanks for putting the effort in.

honeststan - 7 years ago

Been thinking about learning to sail. Most of the online information so far almost had me not bothering. Simple no nonsense explanation which made complete sense. Thankyou so much for doing this, has really given me a bit of confidence to move forward, really great, can't thankyou enough.

fernysyoutube - 7 years ago

It all makes sense now. Thanks

weemistermac - 7 years ago

*Broad Reach, not Board Reach ;)

Logan Beauvais - 7 years ago

Then u forgot the outhaul which is highly important when rigging and derigging a boat. (Correct me if I spelled "rigging" wrong)

Logan Beauvais - 7 years ago

Also second pic, u forgot the thwart. Which is what the bench in the boat between the tiller and the centre board is called.

Logan Beauvais - 7 years ago

Also for the first picture u mis-spelled BROAD reach.

Logan Beauvais - 7 years ago

2:06 u forgot one important one in the diagram. The ticklers on the sails.

onthebeaches1 - 7 years ago

Well..well..well..I finally learned something from a sailing technical video! THANK YOU! I've been trying to discover the difference between tacking and Gybe and here it is. Makes perfect sense! Thanks again!!! This will help me ACE my sailing class. Ü

John Smith - 7 years ago

How do you know wind direction on a sail boat.. I know you can tell generally where its coming from by the sail but how do you get a more precise direction. Is that what those streamers I see sometimes are for or are them more for telling how the wind is moving over the sail.

I live in Michigan so I have access to a lot of prime sailing waters so and it has always interested me so I'm going to pick up a boat in the off season. I like the older Catalina boats because they are affordable and plentiful in my area. At first I was thinking of a swing keel 22 with the pop top but I would prefer to have my cabin always ready and I probably wouldn't trailer it. Only benefit to the swing keel as I can see is access. The Catalina 27 is really calling to me. I like the taller cabin and the built in motor. Any thoughts on this

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Livingdocumentaries - 7 years ago

Really helpful for a complete beginner like myself! Thanks for posting this.

Homefront - 7 years ago

Terrific video for beginners

Tom Sullivan - 7 years ago

Very good video. I didn't know how Gybe was spelt. I would like to sggest showing the triangle made by the 123 buoys and then show a circle around the bouys and then show the need to tack.

papashez - 7 years ago

Excellent explanation! Tomorrow I'll see how much I took in, as I start my RYA Level 1 :0)

LifeisGreat - 7 years ago

Best sailing explanation video I've seen. Very clear and straight forward. Thank you!

Sam Pierson - 7 years ago

I tried watching a few how to sail videos once. Apparently I was watching the wrong videos. This video is the one that made it click and I will probably watch it a few more times

Wade Patton - 7 years ago

The animation tools being used here are brilliant.

I learned by going out on a sloop one night a thousand years ago. Then I bought a sloop--and learned the finer points simply by sailing it ('tweren't no internet). 25 years later, I'm just refreshing and maybe learning things I never knew. Sailors are rare this far inland. Oh wow, now I know that I need to go sail triangular courses!

Gregory Webster - 6 years ago

Wade Patton I have always dreamed of sailing. My dad used to build these plywood fishing boats in his spare time. When I was 10 or so I collected enough scrap to build my own vessel (box). I drug her a half mile to the local pond and for approximately 5 minutes I was captain of my own craft! Then I was swimming. Life came along and I became a single parent to two beautiful daughters. Hard work, parenting, obligations to others. Time has flown and I still have never set foot on a sailboat. I’m 55 now. Caring for my elderly mother. But today I saw a sailboat. A Catalina 18 I think it was. Pretty little thing. Can’t get it off my mind. Now I’m here watching this video. Maybe it’s not to late for an old man to have his dream.

David Ostrowski - 7 years ago

Excellent instruction.

Adrian Butterworth - 7 years ago

I would say a prerequisite of watching this video is knowing roughly 15 words on sailing. When I watched this first, it was very confusing and overwhelming.

onthebeaches1 - 7 years ago

I agree. I have watched about 300 vids before finding this one so I had a pretty good understanding. However, some of the terms are still a tad foreign to me but I'm sure will come as time goes on and I actually get out there sailing with someone who knows all the lingo! PEACE OUT!

sqlvfisken - 7 years ago

very good thx :)

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Mark Ganus - 7 years ago

i find sailing terms strangely fascinating

Annette Ayala - 7 years ago

Love the program you're using. Excellent and very well explained . Thank you.

Southwood Studios - 7 years ago

Very clear and well explained, thank you!

Awesome Bent - 7 years ago

Thank you. This was very informative.

Aaron Sandland - 7 years ago

fantastic guide

Doctor Hill - 7 years ago

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

gsansoucie - 7 years ago

Agree with the previous comment, this has to be the best starting video for sailing I've ever seen. I only wish I'd started with this one ;-)
Thank you.

surfingrabbit - 7 years ago

Excellent commentary

Jorge Luiz - 7 years ago

Very interesting the program used. It has available for sale.

Jorge Luiz - 7 years ago

Thank you for your kindness

yeadonsailingclub - 7 years ago

Hi, the current flash version is free to use at http://www.yeadonsailingclub.co.uk/sailboard/

Blues Tramp - 7 years ago

GREAT VIDEO!

NYGGJELEBEITE - 7 years ago

Nicely done, thanks

Dave Ellis - 7 years ago

Great example of a tutorial video, clear friendly tone, good visual aids and it gets across the message really well. My wife felt this was by far the best sailing tutorial she has seen and has helped her understand the basics which she previously struggled with

bergssprangare - 7 years ago

Great teaching..

Oscar C - 7 years ago

This is the best 2 min video on beginning sailing I've seen. I know it's longer, but that's how long it took his voice to lull me to sleep. I play this for my kids now. Works every time.

yeadonsailingclub - 7 years ago

Glad it helps, perhaps you should consider a job in comedy.

Jassim Osman - 7 years ago

very informative and straight forward.

Tobin Pokrzywa - 7 years ago

Thank you! This actually made sense!

BandB1111111 - 7 years ago

Best Sailing video on YouTube for neophytes like me.

muadib attredies - 7 years ago

It's Broad reach not Board reach, just letting you know.

yeadonsailingclub - 7 years ago

Thanks, I'd not noticed that. Can't update the video, but will update the graphic.

Michael - 7 years ago

Great video. I understand the terms clearly. I am practicing sailing and I've went 3 days now. The problem I have is going in the direction of the wind. Sometimes you can feel it really picks up nicely and you have to balance and other times I feel like it's stopped but it's moving so slowly. How do I overcome this. Deckerboard is fully down and wind is still blowing. What is the proper way to let out the main sheet? When I slow down I try to let go and pull in the main sheet rope. Is this correct? Thanks.

yeadonsailingclub - 7 years ago

When your sailing with the wind, the wind coming from behind you, then your sail needs to be out. When you are learning I would avoid sailing directly downwind, because this could cause a sudden gybe (your jib will come across first and this is a good indicator a gybe might happen). Sail on a training run, about 5 o'clock or 7 o'clock if you imagine the wind coming from 12 o'clock. This way you can experiment with the sail position. When you are running away from the wind, if you want to slow then pull in the sail. You should have your daggerboard, centreboard or deckerboard almost all the way up when running with the wind. I hope that helps.

signal beam - 7 years ago

This video put it into focus, i now feel i have a good idea how the sail
can move boat in all directions, except directly into wind.

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anwar abdulkader - 7 years ago

thank u .. respect

Jesse Reed S/V Matador - 7 years ago

Tack and Jibe

Hi There - 7 years ago

Fantastic video!! Thank you!

Sailing Nations UG - 7 years ago

really enjoying your videos :)

Dennis Morris - 7 years ago

sailing is a honorable ancient pursuit...

Dennis Morris - 7 years ago

awesome, i believe i truly understand the basics, thank you sir...

transsabiria train - 7 years ago

do any one knows how we tack with ballon on sailing?

spivlisovyka - 7 years ago

Thanks, It was clear and easy to memorize.

Mel Ellington - 7 years ago

Taking into consideration this is an introduction to sailing for novices, I can appreciate the statement “Sail boats can go in all directions, just not straight into the wind.” However, if I were doing this video instruction I would be a little more accurate—without confusing the novice, by simply stating that “Sail boats can go in all directions, but very few can sustain movement straight up wind. Most can sail only up to 30 to 45 degrees off the wind”. Needless to say, there are sailboats (including land yachts) that sail directly into the wind. They’ve existed for at least 40 years. I think a novice can be clearly informed about sailing upwind without misleading them into believing that sailing directly upwind is not possible (contrary to virtually all the sailing theory books written before the 21st century).

Gerry Romero - 7 years ago

Cool Video !

Natsinco - 7 years ago

thank you for the info.

Luz L Lemery - 7 years ago

Great explanation!

kim lee - 7 years ago

excellent video! I understood your instructions.

Fred Spek - 8 years ago

Excellent! Nice voice (and pace) to listen too, thanks

Lajuan Ramsey - 8 years ago

Thanks for the video

yang 杨 - 8 years ago

Very useful, thanks.

Audfile - 8 years ago

yarrrr!

Loanword Eggcorn - 8 years ago

Very clear explanations. Well done, mate! Minor correction: trimming or easing a sail may change its shape but the main purpose is to adjust the relationship of the sail to the wind. As you hint, the kicker (boom vang) and other lines attached to the sail are used to change its shape. Obviously I know you know that but misspoke. That very minor error aside, it's a real gift to be able to explain things clearly. Thanks for sharing!

Ossama Ebraheim - 8 years ago

VERY .Helpful thank and thanks again and again
god bless you

Russ - 8 years ago

Great video, Thanks.

Nemo - 8 years ago

Have no idea how I got here, but thanks, the instructions are clear:)

Alexander Fleming - 8 years ago

When you want to stop the boat, can't you just let the sail go instead of turning into the wind? Great video btw, learned alot! Cheers!

Alexander Fleming - 8 years ago

Thanks, that cleared things up.

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

Hi, depends on the direction of travel and your boat. If you are heading across the wind or up wind then yes let the sails flap and you will lose power but you will still have some momentum. shifting your weight to the back of the boat will also help slow the boat. If you are heading downwind then letting you sail out will only result in the sail catching more wind and could mean you go faster. if you want to stop going down wind then turn side on to the wind and let the sail flap. If you want to slow then sheet in (pull in) the sail and it will reduce the sail area. Boats with wires (stays) holding up the mast can reduce how much the sail can swing out.

Dylan Applegate - 8 years ago

thanks.

Austin L. - 8 years ago

I intend to go sailing , Just as soon as I win the lottery , I can watch this 8 or 10 more times , Choose my 58 foot Catamaran , And go get a year or 2 of lessons. (in the Bahamas)

Loanword Eggcorn - 8 years ago

A week of lessons will get you well started, and a club membership may allow you to sail for a year for a tiny fraction of the cost of even a small boat. It's also a great way to build up experience.

Eric - 8 years ago

+runner ` Nope, a sailboat is monohull, glorified rafts are not.That's why glorified rafts are called, catamarans and trimarans.

chas ` - 8 years ago

+Eric same thing ahahahha

Eric - 8 years ago

If you intend to go sailing get a sailboat, not a glorified raft with sails on it.

chas ` - 8 years ago

dont rely on the lottery

Martin Harvey - 8 years ago

I have been on many boats but I've never sailed before, but will be soon when a friend takes me out on his boat. I was looking for a little bit of info to start off with and stumbled across this video. Very clear and easy to understand. Can't wait to get out on the water now!!

pwasiel - 8 years ago

Best video out there

Kevin Yu - 8 years ago

It really helps me understand how to sail a sailing boat, thanks bro

Living In A Sandcastle - 8 years ago

Great stuff - good summary. Many thanks for the review :) Best video I've found on the topic!

mike gurule - 8 years ago

This is the easiest video to understand of all the videos I've watched so far. The illustrations are very helpful. Thank you!

Jess Cast - 8 years ago

Thanks Guys!! I dloaded d Vid..... easier to teach the juniors....

Paul Eliot - 8 years ago

very clear and thanks

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

thanks

Tesseract L - 8 years ago

Finally a sail tutorial I can understand.

Lina Tx - 8 years ago

Awesome Sailing video / Have you shared it on soSAILize.Net ?
( a sailing social network )

Tamas Biro - 8 years ago

Very nice, well done! Best summary I have seen! Thanks for sharing.

Alan G - 8 years ago

I simply enjoy and read a lot of age-of-sail books (Aubrey and the like), but the sailing language for the unaware can of course be obtuse, even when inferred.

this video is really fantastic as a strong and clear visual explanation -- one of the best and most poignant I've been able to find. thank you for this, and hopefully I'll find more as I continue along

Roger Russell - 7 years ago

Alan G v
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daniel okeeffe - 8 years ago

Fantastic really well explained , very helpful thanks a lot .Danny .

Johnny G - 8 years ago

Hi Great Beginners Guide (Video) -- I enjoyed it and learned a lot. Is there any way to get a copy of the Points to wind chart? It is very colorful and helpful. If it can be sent to me I would appreciate it jgarrett123@hotmail.com. Thank You Again and keep up the good work.
John

Loanword Eggcorn - 8 years ago

Drawing a points of sail diagram is a great way to learn it.

VideosWorthSpreading - 8 years ago

A little more charisma wouldn't hurt, but great video. Thanks.

129jaystreet - 6 years ago

VideosWorthSpreading well, be sure to put that Charisma in your sailing introduction video when you do one. Until then STFU.

Homefront - 7 years ago

yeadonsailingclub Charisma is perfect

BandB1111111 - 7 years ago

Your charisma is just fine...

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

+VideosWorthSpreading Thanks, there always room for improvement.

nick lawrence - 8 years ago

Do you own this video ? I have an online marine channel that would like to air the video and credit and promote your Youtube channel

nick lawrence - 8 years ago

yes i got your email and we added 3 videos on learning to sail.

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

Hi, This video was produced for Yeadon Sailing Club by Tim Burnett @timburnett_uk Thanks

nick lawrence - 8 years ago

Are you Tony Dufton ? I'm trying to make credits for you videos

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

+nick lawrence Hi, we do own the content, we're always looking for donations for new training facilities. Please drop us an email at info@yeadonsailingclub.co.uk

theWZZA - 8 years ago

Great video, thank you!

Alex Watt - 8 years ago

why is the sound so low.....I even had another speaker

66Supertrucker - 8 years ago

Of all the videos Ive watched, this one made complete sense to me.

Johnnyhumbkr - 8 years ago

Great video! I learned a lot. Thanx!

Rio Guzman - 8 years ago

Great lesson, Thanks! Well explained.

Ian Eyres - 8 years ago

Excellent video with clear, thorough explanation at a good pace

BilgemasterBill - 8 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to post this up here. Also, that 'Sail Board' program you have linked to is a superb little online tool to illustrate the different points of sail, tacking, gibing, etc. I'll have it and this video bookmarked on my onboard laptop for guests aboard our little Macgregor 26X curious about what's going on.

As a modest gesture of sincere thanks I was just gonna toss a dollar your way towards your new clubhouse by PayPal through your website, but the minimum donation's $2. So, OK...That's not a deal breaker: I can toss about a "quid" instead of a "buck" to our British cousins. But then there's no direct PayPal...Instead there's something called "Just Giving", requiring some new registration. Mindful of the high likelihood that should I register as a "soft touch" for philanthropic causes, henceforth my email will be clogged until the end of time with appeals from well-intentioned groups like "Rescue the Hedgehogs" or "Concerned Citizens Alliance for Safer Goats Milk," I am afraid I'll have to defer and leave you with my best wishes alone.

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

+BilgemasterBill Hi, Thanks for the compliment on the video, if you are still interested in donating via paypal then please send money to: money@yeadonsailingclub.co.uk, it would be very much appreciated.

Walt McIvor - 8 years ago

Thank you, Thank you. Best You Tube intro to Sailing so far.

Wes Craiglow - 8 years ago

This is a best "truly beginner" video I've seen. Thank you for putting this together.

rsuriyop - 8 years ago

Nice informative tutorial. For a while I've thought about buying a sailboat. But the only things preventing me from getting one have to do with the keel and rudder. I understand the purposes they serve. But you can't exactly beach a sailboat with those appendages being in the way if there is nowhere else to dock it. And the other thing on my mind is, how do you determine how close you could get to the shoreline before the either the keel or rudder begin to scrape the bottom?

Me Myself and I - 8 years ago

+rsuriyop tie an inflated motor boat/dinghy behind the sailboat and pull it along as you sail. If you anchor offshore, use the dinghy to go ashore and to return to the sail boat.

DRCarpetDR - 8 years ago

+rsuriyop DO what I'm seriously considering. West Wight Cruiser. More than a few folks have single-handed cruised the Bahams in one and used it as a their dinghy as well. Heh some folks dinghys are bigger than a wight.

rsuriyop - 8 years ago

+Admiral Genius So if you're unable to find a loading dock on an island out in the nowhere you'll have to lay anchor from far away and be forced to swim ashore?

Admiral Genius - 8 years ago

you dont use a sailboat to go to the beach. try a sunlounger and a 12 pack

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

+rsuriyop Beaching a sailboat is not something I would recommend, beaching a sailing dinghy is common. Most sail boats with swing keels or bilge keels will settle nicely on a tidal estuary mooring.

Cap'n Rik - 9 years ago

I like it. Well done!

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jwrappuhn71 - 9 years ago

Great vid.

Addington Scout - 9 years ago

us 1st port natal sea scouts this video help us a lot for the scouts to know what to about sailing thanks verry much

Matias Santacruz - 9 years ago

Extremely helpful thank you

john b - 9 years ago

best video i have seen ...watched some a hour long and was no better at knowing how to set main now in a few minutes it all clicks in place ...thank you very much.

mark r - 9 years ago

I haven't got on the water yet.I found this most helpful.Other books and videos I've seen can't illustrate the wind because it's invisible.This video shows it as clear as can be.I learned a lot from this.

Lee Lloyd - 9 years ago

Brilliant simple explanation. Thanks

Melissa Hutchinson - 9 years ago

thanks i loved that really straight to the point made sense cant wait to get to rutland water to try a taster day thanks

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

+Melissa Hutchinson How did you get on at Rutland water? Nice place to sail.

Amateur Economics - 9 years ago

I have yet to see these concepts better explained. A big thank you.

588158 - 9 years ago

Excellent video! Britannia still rules the waves!

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

+588158 Lets hope our Olympic team does us proud.

brutusmaximumus - 9 years ago

great explanation :D

yeadonsailingclub - 9 years ago

Thanks for the compliment.

Guillermo Gonzalez - 8 years ago

Great video, best explanation I've watched

gg - 9 years ago

All sail boat instruction videos make me want to rip out my hair, this one did not, thanks.

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

+gg Nice to know :)

yeadonsailingclub - 9 years ago

Hi, this video was created by Yeadon Sailing Club using Active Presenter, Illustrations by YSC and onscreen boat tool Sail Board by Yeadon Sailing Club http://www.yeadonsailingclub.co.uk/sailboard/

Homefront - 7 years ago

yeadonsailingclub Great!!

Dan Gill - 9 years ago

Great explanation! Leave it to the British to teach sailing in a simple, proper and quick way!

Milo Holmes - 9 years ago

Good video can you link me to the webpage that you where on to simulate the wind to sail

Time was : 5:49

LordSear1982 - 9 years ago

Thank god for a proper explanation.

Van Hyde - 10 years ago

Wow, I feel ready to sail after this...thanks, awesome vid.

Neree Cornuz - 10 years ago

Hi! what software did you use to make that presentation? (the part where you show how to jib, tack and how the sails have to be set according to the angle - 03:30 to 07:40)

yeadonsailingclub - 8 years ago

+Neree Cornuz http://www.yeadonsailingclub.co.uk/sailboard/ was the interactive diagram tool. Active presenter was the screen recording software.

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