Catamarano YouTube Videos
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Backwards sailing high wind speed test Hobie 16 Multicam
Wind strength here around 25 knots. Sailing the boat backwards can be very useful. If it’s windy you can just put the boat head to wind and then use the rudders in reverse but be careful - they are extremely twitchy when going astern! Use the mainsheet ...
How much is too much wind for Hobie 16 Solo massive pitchpole!
25 knots of wind, Hobie 16, 85 kg of Joyrider - let's see how this goes. Big pitchpole, double hull down the mine shaft aftion mid way through follwed by a rather efficient righting proving that if there's enough wind to capsize in a spectacular fashion, t...
Catamaran Tiller Arm and Connecting Bar systems
Here we're looking at why different boats might have the tiller arm at different angles. Also we're taking a look at the benefits of the newer 'Laguna' tiller to cross bar connection kit. Exciting times. Thanks for watching. If you would like to suppor...
Hobie 14 full power 25 to 30 knots of wind
The mast is back up with some new beefy rigging. Time to test the Hobie 14 Evo in more wind. Around 25 to 30 knots. Small chop. 30 degrees, good times. Ways to support the channel - https://www.patreon.com/joseph_bennett Online Store for t-shirts and ho...
Downwind and Gybing catamaran sailing tutorial
Before we can look at the gybe we have to look at the correct downwind sailing angles, before we can look at that we need to understand how apparent wind works. We look at all of that in this video. Wikipedia description - A jibe (US) or gybe (Britain) is...
Quick tips for catamaran sailors S02 E03 furl the jib, snap the shackle, cut the rope
Jib furling in a strong wind can end up being quite flappy and untidy. Here we look at how we can roll the jib nicely. Jib battens getting caught on the mast can give you the rage. Here's how to address that. Fitting a snap shackle to your mainsheet makes ...
Catamaran sailing epic gear fail! High speed mast down Multicam with commentary!
Here's a short clip from testing the Hobie 14 with the OS3 Evo mainsail. After around 20 minutes of great sailing the forestay snapped resulting in the unceremonious dumping of the pilot into the sea! In conclusion - this was the only boat that didn't get...
Tornado Mainsheet Systems from the 2019 Europeans
Here's a look at the mainsheet arrangements of all of the Tornado catamarans at the 2019 Europeans at Rimini, Italy. If you like this sort of thing, you'll like this! Ways to support the channel - https://www.patreon.com/joseph_bennett Online Store for ...
Show us your cat! E03 USA, Australia, UK, Germany and Canada
Here we are once again - Showing us your cats! I’ll be featuring different boats every Sunday 1730 Greek time so keep an eye out, it might be your boat coming next! If you would like to send in pictures or video please send in the landscape orientation...
Catamaran tacking technique the fundamentals and tips – onboard with commentary
Here we go over the technique for improving tacking on any type of catamaran. It's all about the mainsheet! You don't need to go into the tack with speed as long as you do the right thing with the mainsheet. Sheet in hard before the tack turn into the w...
A guided tour of Wildwind Vassiliki
Here we're taking a look around Wildwind in Vassiliki, Greece. If you are thinking of coming out email - john@wildwind.co.uk to see if he can offer you a deal - tell him that Joe sent you! It really is a great place to go sailing though. www.wildwind.co....
Tornado Catamaran Jib and Spinnaker system
Here we're taking a look at the jib system and spinnaker set up on our racing Tornado. There are many ways of doing it but this is what we have settled on - a conbination of what was on the boat when we got it and what we've seen on various boats from vari...
Onboard the Dragoon with live commentary!
About 10 knots of wind, 85kg of Joyrider onboard. Here I'm taking this 13 foot ripper for a spin around the bay. The Dragoon here uses a spinnaker with a bag system which uses a different technique to the more common chute/snuffer system. Ways to support ...
Show us your cat! E01 Kailua Hawaii
New feature! Send me pictures or a brief video of your boat and i'll feature it here for the world to see! totaljoyrider@icloud.com is where to send to. If possible video or pictures should be landscape. I look forward to seeing more of your boats! Ways ...