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Burning Flame - 6 years ago

o-py

yup that so not how you say it mate.

Chris Gonzales - 8 years ago

Very helpful, thanks.

Slit bodmod add - 8 years ago

sorry I laughed when I saw a oppie

Noah Carter - 7 years ago

caleb adams it is actually called opti but there oppie

Frederick Johnson - 8 years ago

*an

Kevin Jia - 9 years ago

Can I sail in my bathtub too?

Jbocajs - 8 years ago

+Alex Alex I believe he meant that he would use his bath tub as a boat :p

OldManSplatz - 10 years ago

its not OP its oppi say it like oppie, ok xD

Supreme Commander Cho Seung-Hui - 9 years ago

+Oliver Burton ...

Venoxisify - 10 years ago

whats the name/brand/model of the boat the kid is sailing?

Сергей Рахманов - 10 years ago

this is optimist

MakeItYourself2012 - 10 years ago

weirdo

no coat - 8 years ago

+MakeItYourself2012 why? Cause he can sail and you can't?

Ben Clements - 11 years ago

I am 13 and managed, somehow, not to capsize, however I could not hold a position to get back to my house! XD

Smithandjosh - 6 years ago

18 now

emile hogan - 11 years ago

I did this just earlier today! (That's why i'm looking it up) I capsized twice, I find quick turns difficult. I am eleven by the way. But I am in a far bigger boat. But it does use the same motion!

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Fred Young - 11 years ago

The video is extremely well done and the commentary is excellent as well. I can't think of any way this could be improved showing the basic maneuvers when sailing in this length of time. Although this is for beginners it’s obvious that this young lad is a seasoned racer. Thanks!

jurre2433 - 11 years ago

he is sailing laser std now

Bob Jamie - 11 years ago

I hate opi's they are basically a bathtub with a mast.

Nicole - 11 years ago

He should definitely sail a sunfish, if not a laser. He'd an amazing sailor!

jurre2433 - 11 years ago

haha i used to train with this guy:p

666devilknight - 11 years ago

i only find two wrong things. he confuses luffing up with pointing up and you do sail slower down wind.

steve jobs - 12 years ago

no im not talking about the sailor, im talking about the narrater, hes using some wrong terminology

666devilknight - 12 years ago

in fact, there are a number of ways to say the same thing. besring off is also called falling off. heading up is also called pointing up. just saying. also, luffing up is actually when you bring ther luff, the leading edge of the sail, into the wind. the sail just flaps around when the wind is equally on both sides of the sail. when you luff up, you turn your vessel into the wind which is what you do when pointing or heading up.

666devilknight - 12 years ago

true. however, i take it they are not American. sailing terms may be slightly different in other countries. not sure about that, but the lessons in the video are good.

666devilknight - 12 years ago

that's a load of crap. i have been sailing for two decades. in fact, while i don't sail an omtimist pram, one of my boats has a sprit sail, like the optimist. what part of what is in this video is wrong? none of it. hell, the kid's a good sailor.

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steve jobs - 12 years ago

alot of this was innaccurate

Blunt Edge Chisel - 12 years ago

its called bearing off and heading up. luffing is when the sail starts to flap.

Mick Scarborough - 12 years ago

Anyone who hates on beginners is a douchebag in denial. There isnt one thing you do in your life that you werent a beginner at when you started. Those who fail to recognize that fact are losers and the reason they lash out at others is to make up for their own shortcomings.

Mick Scarborough - 12 years ago

God this brings back memories. I must have logged 10,000 hours in a pram when I was a kid.

UPTHElRS - 12 years ago

appreciate the post and efforts. thank you. take care

Nathaniel Jack - 13 years ago

yea i know they suck and are actualy former soap boxes but im in the nz worlds team for them haha. im gona sail a 470 next whitch is way faster than some lazer shit

FourDollaRacing - 13 years ago

That kid hauls the mail! Kudos...

Stian I - 13 years ago

this is the best training video on youtube:)

Ryan Eastwood - 13 years ago

he didn't roll tack

ke7uxr - 13 years ago

This is actually the most informational video I've seen so far (by a long shot). I have never sailed before, and I want to learn, as I will soon be buying a boat of my own. I don't know how to sail, and this video taught me more than anything else on YouTube. Thanks! A+

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John Doe - 13 years ago

Well...This would have helped a bit more few days ago when my friend said he knew how to sail a Sunfish...He did but he 1. relyed on the rudder wayyy to much. 2. didn't have a freaking clue what the daggerboard did and last he didnt know how to tack... with my extremely basic knowledge I avoided a collision with an island but only to realize the daggerboard was broken and he didn't know how to tack..so in the end I flagged down a pontoon boat and we got a tow and the nice people gave us coke :)

Blunt Edge Chisel - 13 years ago

A luff is when the sail flutters dumbass!

Aidan Burke - 13 years ago

That's a pram not an opti

salistorymaker - 13 years ago

i love this boat, although many years ago i learned single handed sailing in topper. sometimes working alone just makes you 'get it,'! I recommend single handed sailing for those with ADHD like my son, it makes them focus as they have lots to focus on, making them really good when they master it. :O) good video well done x

Brantley Swindell - 13 years ago

the floating bath tub at work

Sam Dorothy - 13 years ago

i have one of those sailboats for my bathtub and i like to play with it when im like uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmm nakey... YAY!!!

Captain HighHorse - 13 years ago

lol i dont even most of this except the basics an some of the more advanced stuff im still top in my sailing class, i think its because of my experience an comfort in small boats an i also dont hang off the side i just lay in it an roll over when i need to tack

Ken Ziembicki - 13 years ago

Dinghy sailors in small boats make the best sailors. Sailors who learn in big boats generally miss out on many of the nuances small boats offer.

Wow Ok - 13 years ago

@np316579 I hate Optimist Boats.. THeir Annoying and look like a dinghy with a sail attached, i beleive they should start out with somthing more along the lines of a JY15 which i know are no longer made but they teach teamwork with another student.

Lukaaz - 14 years ago

HOLLAND! HOLLAND! i can sailling to, not is this freaky boats but in lelievlet!!! BIGGER!!

Madridme3 - 14 years ago

Did is say OPPI??? Yellowman?

Madridme3 - 14 years ago

Did is say OPPI???

Madridme3 - 14 years ago

Did is say OPPI???

k4tman - 14 years ago

its fot beginners i win the championchip 2009-2010 the person dont now how done it.

ArabRebel - 14 years ago

That's a GREAT video for beginners, I'm having my first sailing class in an hour :D!

ameronger - 14 years ago

thx ik heb al ruim 2 jaar niet gezeild en ik wilde er net weer mee beginnen, deze video geeft heet wat opheldering als je met een opti gaat zeilen. het is trouwens jammer dat je het op-en aftuigen niet laat zien, daar heb je vrijwel het meeste aan:P

Patrick Scherer - 14 years ago

@TheMountainPepper hahah prams and optis are fucking jokes.

Mary Colwell-Hector - 14 years ago

huuh

Victor Miguez - 14 years ago

fucking tack at: 3:19 !!!!!!!!!!!

Immaculite - 15 years ago

tha FUCK is that? I've a sunfish never used it considering selling it.. also wondering if I'm making the right decision selling it now looking at the vids on here.. they look like shit loads of FUN.

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Willemijn - 15 years ago

Jelmer, Wahhaaa, wat was je daar jong!!! Wel heel goed hoor ;)

R Glover - 15 years ago

are you drunk?

Thomas - 15 years ago

unless you weigh like 85 pounds, and are 4' 11", its like sailing in a bathtub, and its not an optimist, its an oppi, the difference is a real laserperformance opti is fiberglass, while its oppi counterpart is rotomouled, which is like plastic

Krisztina Szőts - 15 years ago

toppolino :))

27istheNumber - 15 years ago

hahaha

mycerebralcortex - 15 years ago

Thanks for the vid. Keep up the great work!!!!

Alexandria Zimmerman - 16 years ago

Not to be mean, but in lots of wind, you go head to wind, switch sides, and then head down...... It's really easy. And, ummm.... how many optimist flags did u win???? I have 2 3rds, 2 seconds from reggattas, a 4th over all, and a 2nd over all!!!!!!!

piski125 - 16 years ago

No, it's tiller, and tacking is easy.

emonubsaucroflcopter - 16 years ago

Thats because he doesn't race smartfuck.

emonubsaucroflcopter - 16 years ago

Yes it is helm. Tacking can be hard in lots of wind, but yes, jibing is harder.

Alexandria Zimmerman - 16 years ago

it's opti, not oppi. it's not helm, it's tiller. taking isn't hard, jibing is. I have 2 second drya flags, 1 third, and a 4th over all greenfleet. I know things. And i'm probably getting more flags

Alexandria Zimmerman - 16 years ago

his sail is really stupid, it doesn't have any numbers, and it is supossed to be white!!!!

Alexandria Zimmerman - 16 years ago

this is a stupid video.

hardhittin .suckah - 16 years ago

I raced a dutch "opi" once...I ended up eating 2 bags of potato chips. Nice video, although I was waiting for Christopher Cross's "Sailing" to be playing in the background

Tony Tran - 16 years ago

This kid will be well known in sailing sport when he grows up. Thanks for the well done instruction video.

Kenny Harris - 16 years ago

that is a optimist not an oppi but he is doing pretty well

thelittleleprechaun - 16 years ago

GOOD VIDEO FOR THOSE JUST LEARNING TO SAIL explains in simple terms how to sail doesn't matter if it's an oppi or an opti or even a bathtub i learned quite a lot in the short time the video lasted many thanks

TheLateOne - 17 years ago

tacking is hard lolololol i have had 6 lessons and i can tack and gybe and do all the other stuff as good as this guy. If i had 3 years in a boat i think i might be a bit better than this guy

Nathan Brazil - 17 years ago

hey m8 u can shut up im doin A level in a grammer skl n would be happy to kick ur arse in a race... u sailed in the national skools??? in top ten?????? come 4th in buzz nationals??

Nathan Brazil - 17 years ago

errr... im talkin about competitivly sailin a full rig in like a national fleet.... now thats a chalange

Nathan Brazil - 17 years ago

m8 u gotta be gd at sailing b4 u jump into a laser other wise ur spend more time lookin at the bottom than the sail lol

puffy8484 - 17 years ago

yes this was very well done. say thanks to your young gentlemen friend for his demonstration as well. you have helped feed my thurst for sailing knowledge, i too soon will learn to sail. this greatly helps. cheers!

retromolarpad - 17 years ago

awsome video, u have explained soo much and answered many questions i have. for sure this summer i'll learn to sail, but videos like this at least give me the basic info i need to master hands on. thanks