Buccaneer 18 sail setup for high wind with control!

Подписаться 267

50% 1

For me, the best way to get in shape for dinghy sailing in higher winds is to sail in as much wind as you can during the summer and early fall months. By this time in August I am usually getting to my low body weight for the year.
Along with trimming down, I find as I age I am losing some weight each year and some of my muscle mass is going with it (despite some gym work). My last physical checked out fine; low blood pressure and no issues found but I am losing body ballast for sailing in wind! Here is my latest rig to balance this out some when I don't have crew up front! Cheers

Опубликовано:

16 сен 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 7

@kevinkoller8493 19 дней назад

HI - im 54 now, and i havent sailed in 20 years due to priorities. recently, i found a buccaneer 18 really close. watching all your videos convinced me to get the boat. thanks for all your videos, commentary, and sharing. I really appreciated them. i keep re-watching to get all the little nuggets of gold - like running a mutineer main in high weather. thanks again!

@charlesbronaugh8996 18 дней назад

This is great and its honestly what keeps me doing these videos on Bucc sailing! Thanks for watching. I don't ask anyone to subscribe and I am not selling anything other than on the idea to "get out and go sailing"! These are my takes on how to fix something or handle the boat I've had to do so you can "get out and go sailing" sooner or better! I really enjoy hearing back from fellow sailors! Chuck

@CraigLockwood 25 дней назад

Well done. You inspire me! I've had my bucc out only a couple times this year. I'm hoping for another spirited run before the season ends here in WNY. Thank you for sharing this!

@gordonipock9385 27 дней назад

Thank-you for another excellent video, Charles, where you share your considerable experience with the Buccaneer 18 with us. Well done. The Mutineer is a smaller version of the Buc, but I'll bet it's still considered a two-many dinghy. I have a set of Snipe sails that work on my Buc and Thistle for one-man sailing on blustery days. I think their sail are is 125 sq ft; the Mutineer is 150; the Buc is 175; and the Thistle is 191, but it is considered a 3-man boat for racing. I have a brand new Rolly Tasker main sail for my Buc made of thicker material with one set of reef points; however, I've never taken it out of the bag. The main sail that came with my boat is in pretty good shape. Like you I think using a smaller main sail is just neater, and since the boat is a daysailer and not a cruiser, there is not much reason to go with the sail with reef points.