Halyard YouTube Videos
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Sailboat words for beginners in 60 sec
Are you lost with the sailing lingo? Want to learn as many sailboat related words in a minute as you can? Join us as we teach you sailboat words for beginners so that you can get started on your own sailing adventure, or impress your sailor friends. Want...
Selecting Sailing Rope | Sail Fanatics
This video reviews the types of sailing ropes used on our sailboat and why each type has been chosen. Note: after feedback and discussion I plan to use 3/8" VPC to replace the main halyard rather than T-900.
Hoisting a Furling Jib | Sail Fanatics
This video explains how to hoist a jib on a furling system, including setting up the furling drum and pre-feeder device before raising the sail. I'll explain issues to watch for during and following the hoisting procedure.
HALYARD BROKE :((( and sailing with Dolphins / Sailing Aquarius #14
After brief stop in St. Martin we get back to our route. Hurricane season starts soon and we need to be out and still so much to see and do. So we do - we sail 3 days in a row, each day 10+ hours just stopping to sleep & repeat. Whole trip - St. Martin...
Busted A Line, No Problem! (Sailing Curiosity)
We left you with a cliffhanger in our last video: Nikki at the top of the mast swinging around like a monkey! Today we're solving problems and sharing our experience. Read the full story here: http://gonewiththewynns.com/busted-line-lazy-jack Join our cr...
Climbing a Sailboat Mast Safely and Unassisted
When you need to go up a mast, safety is paramount. Aside from safety is the logistics of getting your weight up the stick! If you have a friend handy whom you trust to crank a winch, you can get up the mast in no time and with little effort on your part. ...
Climbing the mast and a Storm in the Gulf – S1:E05b
We finish our passage across the gulf of mexico but not before hitting a few snags. We have to climb the mast.... twice and then have to deal a 30 knot winds and 15'+ seas! check out our website http://www.sailingdoodles.com and support us on Patreon Mu...
Sailing With A Gennaker
A gennaker is used when sailing downwind as it's a cross between a genoa and a spinnaker (big colored sails). A gennaker is not symmetric like a spinnaker but is asymmetric like a genoa, but the gennaker is not attached to the forestay like a jib or genoa....
The Boys BUY a BOAT on Craigslist for $10k – Bums on a Boat Ep 1
We JUST BLOODY WENT FOR IT... Drove to Florida, slept on the beach, and bought our first sailboat. 2 years of hard work, saving & sacrificing brought us here, but where will it lead? Check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/bumsona...![Halyard How-To [Side Adventure #1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/mZUn06Doi6I/maxresdefault.webp)
Halyard How-To [Side Adventure #1]
As promised in our last video, here's a little extra how-to video, with detailed steps in how we replaced, spliced, whipped and put reefing points in our new halyard. The biggest learning experience was learning the splice, but we found a great tool that...![So many projects, so little time! [Adventure #9]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/hac_wSR4iRw/maxresdefault.webp)
So many projects, so little time! [Adventure #9]
Happy Friday to everyone! Come hang with us as we work on seemingly endless projects getting Varuna all ready to set sail and go cruising! In this episode, we replace our halyard (and learn all about splicing and whipping in the process), take Makara for...
Life Aboard: Running Lines Through The Mast
The second video in our "Life Aboard" series which shows more of our day to day life on our sailing catamaran. This video shows how we swapped out our main halyard and run the new line through the mast. To follow along with our cruising adventures, pleas...