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markus bettum - 12 years ago

sail in block to block going up wind.... pull on more outhaul upwind... the tack was poor and looks a lot lighter than 20 knts apart from that, not bad..

pgihockey13 - 13 years ago

try tightening your outhaul in heavy air like that so that you heal less and have better flow over your sail

pgihockey13 - 13 years ago

@NubbyVids I would get a full, way more fun and extreme! go all in!

pgihockey13 - 13 years ago

Big tip, going upwind bring the sail in all the way no matter the conditions and just pinch up just enough so that you can keep it flat. It doesnt feel faster but it is if your racing.

Chuck Lane - 13 years ago

I've been involved in sailing and sailing media for decades, and I prefer your videos over the "professional" Laser videos on YouTube. Those other vids are all quick-cuts and very short clips that drive me crazy, and show nothing about what it's really like to sail a Laser. Keep up the great work!

divisioneight - 13 years ago

The loving cradle of the nursery where great sailors are weened, nurtured and evolve. Lasers are the training wheels to the America's Cup.

Gillian Lahey - 14 years ago

@NubbyVids 4.7 radials are good, but i find they're heavy so they don't catch speed very quickly.

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 14 years ago

@Steve22976 16 right now 14 when i filmed this vid

mpeterson159 - 14 years ago

Is that the laser XD or Race?

10. comment for Laser Sailing 15-20knt

Luiz Gustavo - 14 years ago

shouldn't you pull the outhal when you go upwind?

Alex Charleson - 14 years ago

sssssooooooo cool

Rudy Chadwick-Smith - 14 years ago

@NubbyVids amazing fun

Mahia Pepper - 14 years ago

wow thats like 10knts

Matias Jochamowitz - 14 years ago

song?

Psycho - 14 years ago

@adamitt999 thats a full rig i think.

Isaac Merritt - 14 years ago

is that full rig or radial/4.7?

RAFsputin - 14 years ago

N1 one not sure how you think you a travelling so quick what do you use to register your speed?

divisioneight - 14 years ago

Sail flat, sail fast!

johnnee51 - 14 years ago

Looks like your a bit light for this dinghy.Keep safe Keep sailing.

20. comment for Laser Sailing 15-20knt

1111were - 14 years ago

Mate, i know you don't need any more tips but i am just going to suggest something quickly. You seem to be keeling way to much and not keeping the boat flat. If you want to maintain speed and balance in a laser, keeping it flat is totally essential. check your hiking strap is not too loose, because if it is, you are getting to leverage on the boat and are doing more work than you have to. Just a quick tip :) take it or leave it :)

Isaac Merritt - 14 years ago

out huals on lasers are normaly like that idke for mine its just how loose my bowline is on the tac

Daniel Alcock - 15 years ago

mate you seem like a small guy and in those breezes you should be almost block to block and have your outhaul tight on, downhaul on, and your vang aswell. If you get this right you will be come a good heavy air sailor

Hannes Hille - 15 years ago

you might wanna flatten your sail a bit more upwind in those conditions.

Isaac Merritt - 15 years ago

dude lasers are the shit you might wanna get your out hual tighter. very insane tho

altolax123 - 15 years ago

thats a sick vang i love it

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

really fun you should get one

Austin Page - 15 years ago

im thinkin bout buying a radial, are they fun?

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

and yes im in a full rig now

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

80 kg is 176lbs and 63 is 138.6lbs

30. comment for Laser Sailing 15-20knt

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

then 63kg now 80kg

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

laser radial and thanks

slingshot88150 - 15 years ago

What laser is that? pretty sick vid budd, i just need a cam now.

Lucem97 - 15 years ago

whats the name of the song?

Daniel Alcock - 15 years ago

In wind like that mate u need ur outhaul on really tight. If u still feel over powered then start pulling ur downhaul on. To windward u should ideally have ur mainsheet on as tight as you can. So lots of outhaul and downhaul and keep that main on. Great Sailing.

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

australia

Michael Stacy - 15 years ago

keep the boat fat :P

Erik Samuels - 15 years ago

its irrelevant if you depower your boat properly. you lose lanes when you dont roll tack no matter what condition it is. it is even worth easing the main while flattening. same goes for gybes.

Erik Samuels - 15 years ago

I cant tell from the video but thats about 1-2 ft of chop right? unless you become totally over powered having a loose outhaul will actually decrease the surface area of the sail while giving you enough power to ride up waves. dont wear shorts over hiking pants which i assume youre wearing. it makes you slide all over the place. buy some boots man, i used to tape my feet but after a while you have to deal with ankle fatigue. adjust your control lines. just keep sailing and im sure you'll get it.

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

now im 80 kgs :)

JuanPirate - 15 years ago

Hmmmm....get a waterproof mp3 player...y need some rhythm and try keeping the damn thing flat...use only the belt,forget the steppers!!!make your tacks a little bit more aggressive...and move only your head and your body,NOT your hands!!i can clearly see your hands move continuously...n thats terrible,i mean that you let all the wind you r gathering(by moving away from the wind)go away..so keep your hands steady!!!...JRC808 is right about the outhaul n MacKid about the boom vang...!!!

Luke O'Connor - 15 years ago

you need to hike a lot harder. get farther out so only your toes are under the strap and your body is parallel to the water at all times.

Chris S - 15 years ago

Keep that thing FLAT, FLAT, FLAT.

CptCippe - 15 years ago

try to improve your turns, When you turn against he wind (sorry i'm dutch, don't know how to say it English) Lean till your boat almost capsizes, then you won't lose as much speed ;)

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

mitch and marcus

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

thx. whos this?

Doublevision - 15 years ago

bro put ur windicator level with the gooseneck and straight opposite the boom and put it upside down as people's mainsheets get snagged on it near starts. i also tie a small rope with a shackle on the end tied to the windicator and shackle it to the gooseneck so i don't lose it. hope my advice helps

Lawrence Creaser - 15 years ago

Not entirely...

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

yea it helped. thx but sadly im not so light anymore almost a year scince ive made this vid and now my weight is about 70kg :S

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 15 years ago

ha thats the first thing i thought about when i read the comment

50. comment for Laser Sailing 15-20knt

2007blueradial - 15 years ago

all the comments here or good but Hand-over-hand sheeting is something that you can work on even in lower wind conditions. because your only sheeting in with your "free-hand". it will help your overall sailing aswell (block to block, mark roundings, penalty turns) but you may have already been told this by some of your coaches.

marcel herrera - 16 years ago

i couldnt agree more with trinidefender, maybe make loops in your controls so you dont have to wrap your hands around the controls when you want to pull them on

trinidefender1 - 16 years ago

oh and finally you can tighten the outhaul for the upwind

trinidefender1 - 16 years ago

8 don't hold the tiller extension with both hands, always have the other hand free to constantly adjust the mainsheet and other controls, it really isn't that hard to hold with 1 hand. 9 take the mainsheet deck cleats out of the boat, honestly, how often do you use them, all they do is rip your hikers and hurt when you sit on them, all they are is another distraction

trinidefender1 - 16 years ago

2 more things: 6 you have to be quicker on the mainsheet easing and tightening 7 and finally you look like a statue in the boat, you have to be free and fluid in your movements and feel the boat or you will never go fast, for example you could see on the camera how the boat was crashing over the waves, if you can constantly adjust your body weight then the boat won't bounce as much and you will loose less speed

trinidefender1 - 16 years ago

4 overtightened the controls, it bends the mast and closes up the leech and/or luff of the sail flattening out the belly and depowering the sail 5 raise the centerboard on the downwind, so if you head up or bear away very suddenly the boat doesn't want to heel as much and less drag in the water. you don't have to believe me but i have gone to many competitions and i got into gold fleet in the 2008 Laser 4.7 championships in Trogir, Croatia, if you don't believe me, i will send you details

trinidefender1 - 16 years ago

not trying to put anybody down but there were tons of mistakes. 1 the boat was constantly heeling, it isn't a keelboat, a laser has tons of slideslip when it heels. 2 when you jybe, it looks like your course changes are way to big, try sheeting in a bit more and then give a final pull to bring the sail across and stop the mainsheet hooking to the back corner 3 its a laser, you have to hike more than that or move to a different boat

Tom Marks - 16 years ago

matthewsulliv6 if you have the blocks block to block the sail will be powered up as you come out of the tack, especially in these kind of conditions. If anything you want to ease them slightly and then sheet back in after the tack. Also it means it is easier to get under the boom, and not get caught on anything.

Nathan Brazil - 16 years ago

or not....

Tom Marks - 16 years ago

You don't need much kicker on when you go downwind, it will just bend the top section of the mast, especially with the new XD kit. Also, wear boots. You can hike harder for longer.

Matthew Sullivan - 16 years ago

when tacking... try to have your sheet block to block when gybing... a lot more sheeting will prevent the mainsheet from getting stuck at the back

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 16 years ago

i just have a vlecro strap and i attatchet it to that little block at the front infront of the mast hole i also used alot of duck tape to keep it steady. whats a transom mount

timber_beast - 16 years ago

What is your camera setup? I would like to vid off my laser in sfbay where we get +15knt steady with plenty of flat water. What kind of on-water adjustments can you make? ever try a transom mount? thanks.

Lorenzo Ong - 16 years ago

Nice video and nice winds. Maybe it would be better if you also had like a fuller' view. In terms of ur camera being further front so that i can see mroe of the backgrounds so i know how much you are turning. Nice tacks.

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 16 years ago

yer i didnt actuall know that two much in hevy winds is bad thanks

Lawrence Creaser - 16 years ago

From the looks of it you possibly have the kicker a little bit loose for that wind, try tightening it up a little bit but not tooo much or you'll go nowhere. Good Video! keep up the sailing. Let me know if this helps

carpe85 - 16 years ago

Cool video. Like somepeople said, unless you have the weight, aerobic fitness, and muscular endurance to keep the boat leveled with that much outhaul, you should tighten it, keep the sail a lot flatter. Your cunningham seemed pretty loose too, but I couldn't tell very well. Great video. Keep up the good work.

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 16 years ago

nt sure about any sites and im nt going 2 tell u how old i am

Oliver Hiller - 16 years ago

I'm looking to buy a laser are there any website were you can find them cheap?How old is the kid sailing?

DjHELL123 - 16 years ago

Just thinking that :P

Eelke van den Bos - 16 years ago

I'm sorry man, camera stuff looks great. But the sailing isn't much. Keep on practicing.

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 16 years ago

thats awsome

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 16 years ago

radial

Daniel A - 16 years ago

a lot of these guys are right but damn nice tack plus dont lose the rudder (like i do) but i guess you heard that

Vascilli - 16 years ago

Tighten the outhaul and hike more to keep flat.

David Mason - 16 years ago

you need to pull in the outhaul to make the sail flatter in heavy winds

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 16 years ago

i'm not sure if any one picked this up but at around 1:40 my mainsheet was cleeted. Whats everyones view on this?

cre3d - 16 years ago

mf so weak...but steal nice realy congratz

sailoptired999 - 16 years ago

Use less rudder

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 16 years ago

yea i think its the angle because it didnt look like tht from where i was sitting, also i'm in a radial

Ryan Novak-Smith - 16 years ago

yea you should roll tack/gybe so when the sail comes over you can use it as a fan to speed out of the tack or gybe

Chris White - 16 years ago

Need to sit farther forward!!!

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 16 years ago

actually that was an old travler and it like bends over every now and than and dosent move but it was after the race so i wasnt fussed

THEROLLINNGDICE99 - 16 years ago

ok thx for the tip mate anyone else spot something the more help i get the better im gonna be

Mustang009r - 16 years ago

mate there is no way this is 20knts your a light weight and you've got the foot so deep its not even funny come on dont try and fool us!!

Thomas BL - 16 years ago

débutant j'imagine... j'espère (= I hope...)

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