yes "....just forgetting for a minute this is a training video" as they Don't even show HOW to rig the pole, or the lines, or the spinnaker in the bag to the boat??- pro's?- definately, as they DON'T know how to teach, they can DO it fine, though!!
Not sure the jib should be released so soon - it flops and makes it harder to clear as the boat turns through the wind. And what' s with the music?! Dialogue is ok, but nobody' s dancing.
I like this video. I crew on a boat like that. Vang was not however used as a preventor, that was separate. My skipper advocated not leaving the winch handle in the winch while tacking, as that could get in the way while hauling in the jib sheet. The one releasing the lazy jib sheet would run across with the winch handle to tighten up and tension the working sheet to get the telltales flying. We coordinated well in a tight cockpit. He hated losing a winch handle overboard. Sure it was '80s and '90's type sailing but good fun to get adrenaline flowing in a tight race.
seems like a hydraulic cylinder would make sailing much easier. All the ropes and stuff seem to be excessive , I am talking on the main sail but I guess this is the way it has been done for years.
Hydraulic cylinder would be very very heavy, expensive, and could break down easily. and no cylinder I know of would have nearly the stroke length. lines are just cheaper, easier, and come in any length you need for any boat.
Talks about critical timiing, coordination, etc...yet fails to demo the helmsman's commands during tack or jibe. "Ready to come about", "Hard a lee," "Jibe-O !" etc.. Might add yet another warning about swinging 90s mullets and how to avoid them...
