Sailing Tips
I race my F-82R trimaran on the West Coast of North America and make videos about sailing tips, tricks and anecdotes to help you learn about the sport of sailing! You can bookmark this channel at http://SailingTips.Ca or http://youtube.com/SailingTIpsCa. Disclaimer: - This content is offered solely for your education and entertainment. - There are no warranties, expressed or implicit, about any content or its fitness for a particular purpose. - There are risks of injury, death, drunkenness, and financial hardship involved in sailing. - The skipper is always responsible for the safety of their vessel and crew. - Sailing Tips is not responsible or liable in any way for anything that happens on or anywhere near your boat or any boat that we are not in command of.
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I race my F-82R trimaran on the West Coast of North America and make videos about sailing tips, tricks and anecdotes to help you learn about the sport of sailing!
You can bookmark this channel at http://SailingTips.Ca or http://youtube.com/SailingTIpsCa.
Disclaimer:
– This content is offered solely for your education and entertainment.
– There are no warranties, expressed or implicit, about any content or its fitness for a particular purpose.
– There are risks of injury, death, drunkenness, and financial hardship involved in sailing.
– The skipper is always responsible for the safety of their vessel and crew.
– Sailing Tips is not responsible or liable in any way for anything that happens on or anywhere near your boat or any boat that we are not in command of.
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Is Carbon Fibre Really a Good Idea for Cruising Boats?!?!?
Carbon fibre construction has become almost universal in high-performance sailing, and it’s easy to understand why, as it’s incredible strength, stiffness and light weight have enabled boats like this IMOCA 60 to sail more than 600 nautical miles or 1,...
The Critical $30 Safety Device Most Boats are Missing!!!
My heart always sinks when I see a sailing yacht on the beach, because it not only means the end of somebody’s dream, but maybe the end of their home as well. And yet many of these losses are completely preventable with just a $30 part, which for the sa...
Is This Crazy Race Even Possible?!?!? Arkea ULTIM Challenge!!!
On January 7, 2024, six of the largest and fastest sailing yachts ever constructed departed Brest on the west coast of France for a sailing challenge so extreme it has only been accomplished by four people in the history of mankind - to sail a multihull ar...
How Do You Sail At Night?!?!?
I love sailing at night, not only because it’s beautiful, but because it’s night about half the time through the year, so if you’re cruising you can double the distance you can cover, and if you’re racing, well we’ve won lots of races by sailing ...
How Do You Control a Foiling Boat?!?!?
The foiling boats of the America’s Cup and SailGP appear to glide effortlessly across the water at more than three times the true wind speed. But the effortless appearance hides the fact that some of the best sailors in the world are working tirelessly b...
Did Riley and Elayna Get the Wrong Boat?!?!?
I love multihulls, and I love Sailing La Vagabonde, so I was probably just as excited as Riley when he announced they were getting a Rapido 60 trimaran, and just recently launched it in Viet Nam. But I’m also just a bit concerned they’ve bitten off mor...Watch Sailing Tips from the Beginning!
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How to Avoid and Manage Seasickness
In this video we will talk about what seasickness is, how to avoid it, and what to do when you actually get sick. Disclaimer: - This content is offered solely for your education and entertainment. - There are no warranties, expressed or implicit, about a...
Synthetic Shroud Adjusters for Foldable Trimarans
In this video we will present one approach for adjusting rig tension in foldable trimarans (e.g. Farrier/Corsair) that require you to slacken the rig in order to fold the boat. This is normally accomplished with Highfield levers for traditional steel rigg...
The Bowline Technique Every Sailor Needs to Know!!!
In this video we explain how to tie a bowline when you can’t see your hands. Many of us have learned the rabbit-hole-tree method, but I find that difficult to use when I can't see what I'm doing. With practice the method shown in this video can be done...
The Easiest Way to Make Soft Shackles
In this video we explain how to tie a soft shackle with an overhand knot and double figure eight knot and load test the results. Overhand knot holds 75% of line strength, double figure eight holds 150%. Do not use for safety critical applications (e.g. ...
Want to Sail Deeper With an Asymmetric Spinnaker? Try this!
In this video we discuss the pros and cons of asymmetric and symmetric spinnakers on heavy displacement boats. We will also show you the basics of how to square an asymmetric spinnaker back on a conventional pole, which we believe offers the best of both ...
Want Better Sail Shape When Reefing Your Main Sail? Try This!
In this video we discuss how to get better sail shape while reefing by using. your existing outhaul and Cunningham on all reef points. Disclaimer: - This content is offered solely for your education and entertainment. - There are no warranties, expressed...
How to Raise and Lower the Mast on a Foldable Trimaran
In this video we demonstrate how to raise / lower the mast on an F-82R trimaran. Similar techniques would apply to any Corsair / Farrier design. Sailing Photo Credit: Andrew Madding Note that these sailing photos were taken before we implemented our l...
Need to Tie a Soft Shackle into an Existing Line? Try This!
In this video we explain how to tie a soft shackle into an existing line with a double overhand stopper knot and load test the results. You can also use a figure of eight climbers knot instead. Samson website for Amsteel: https://www.samsonrope.com/moori...
Real Life Person Overboard Lessons
In this video we describe three real-life person overboard experiences and lessons learned. Wool Blanket: https://www.amazon.ca/EverOne-Olive-Drab-Retardant-Blanket/dp/B07P1DBLRX/ Emergency Foil Blanket: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/survive-outdoor...
Spinnaker Run in Haro Strait
Spinnaker Run in Haro Strait during the 2015 VanIsle360 Disclaimer: - This content is offered solely for your education and entertainment. - There are no warranties, expressed or implicit, about any content or its fitness for a particular purpose. - The...
Need to Tie Something Down? Try a Trucker Hitch!
In this video we demonstrate how to use a trucker hitch to tie things down on your boat. I also use this technique for rigging applications like bobstays, whisker stays, and mast raising wires. Disclaimer: - This content is offered solely for your educ...
No Reefing Lines Rigged? No Problem!!!
Here we are rigging a reef line while underway. We had swapped the laminate main sail out for the Dacron main sail before leaving the dock, because it was quite windy and the Dacron sail is more robust. But we didn't rig the second reef line properly and...
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