Different Sail Types Explained (9 Types of Sails)

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improvesailing.com/sails - If you want to learn the different sail types for sailboats, this video is for you. I've done a ton of research to learn what the different sail types are and in this video, I explain to you what I've learned.
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In this video, you will learn the placement and function of different sails. What sails to use in a storm, and in light air? You'll also learn what a spinnaker and gennaker are, and why it matters what kind of sails you carry.
The sails I'll discuss are: mainsail, trysail, jib, genoa, spinnaker, gennaker, code zero, storm jib, storm trysail.
If you want to see more pictures and examples, and a table with all the sails and the maximum usage wind speed, check out my article at improvesailing.com/sails
In part 2 about RIG TYPES, you'll learn about different mast configurations, why you want a triangular sail, and tall ships. Watch it here: • Different Sailboat Rig...
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Special thanks to the following people for letting me use their quality photos:
Bill Abbott - True Spinnaker with pole - CC BY-SA 2.0
lotsemann - Volvo Ocean Race Alvimedica and the Code Zero versus SCA and the J1 - CC BY-SA 2.0
Lisa Bat - US Naval Academy Trysail and Storm Jib dry fit - CC BY-SA 2.0
Mike Powell - White gaff cat - CC BY-SA 2.0

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@ImproveSailing 2 года назад

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@franktappen 11 дней назад

I grew up sailing. Thank you for breaking down all the sail configurations. I learned some things from your video. You also helped me remember things I had forgotten. Great video.

@BriansGemini105MC 4 года назад

Thank you for that, Very informative, I sailed a 34 foot Catamaran for 3000 Nmiles across three oceans, Fiji to Australia, When I bought the boat, I didnt know how to sail, Im a motor boat man, 6 weeks in Fiji learning to sail it, Then I single handed it to OZ, I had a Main and a Genoa, and a brand new Jib in the locker, I had no idea on what a Jib looked like or how it fitted to my boat, Now I do, Thank you, I will stick to the Genoa, Its easy to operate in all winds and wave conditions from the cockpit, I was in Fiji for two weeks before I took the cover off the Main sail, WOW, It had ropes hanging out of every where, I had no idea on what they did or how they worked, Pub on Mololo Island, Fiji, with the professional sailors sorted me out to get it working, Along with a lot of laughs, But I got no false information from them, They did teach me to sail in the Pub, I practised during the day, Then asked at night in the Pub, Crash course in sailing, Learn on the way home, Hahahaha Using the GPS in the trade winds, I found I got one knot extra using the main and the Genoa, So I stopped using the Main, It just wasnt worth the effort of putting it up, 3 to 10 Knots average was quite ample for me, At that speed, I dont break things, Its a very big ocean with nothing in it and no help if some thing breaks, Im on my own and must fix it all by myself, To me, They are all still ropes, I dont know the fancy terms for them all, I did have back up plans if I couldnt sail it home myself, , !/ Hire a Captain to sail it home and learn from him or her on the way, 2/ Drive it home on the Diesel at 7 knots all the way,, I had 750 Nmiles of diesel on board, Island hopping for diesel, Now to find a video on what the ropes are called,

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Sounds like a great trip. I don't have a video on lines yet.

@robhi3518 2 года назад

Thanks, you made me laugh and I didn't laugh for more than a week. Haha. I am experiencing just similar story's with the boat I bought.

@dixee6498 4 года назад

Thank you for sharing this subject in a more simplified and eadier to understand form. Subscribed 🙂

@jasonbigg8341 3 года назад

You saved me so much time. Love your delivery. Seriously, thank you

@N.California Год назад

I too have recently been getting into sailing, bout 3 years now and I'm 48. So it's reassuring to know other people get into sailing at a not so young age as well. I don't feel as alone now, lol.

@OhFishingMyFirstLove 5 месяцев назад

Shauna you are not alone. I'm 43 and wants to sail, but still haven't started it. How did you get started?

@touayaaj84 3 года назад

most underated video on youtube about sails. Answered every one of my questions.

@ImproveSailing 3 года назад

Well that's very kind, thanks Sailing a Hobie!

@johnvanderkieftiv7327 3 месяца назад

Great job! Just bought a Catalina 250 and needed help with understanding sails…

@gavinratcliffe6201 9 месяцев назад

You have a very nice peaceful yet informative way of teaching. Well done 👍

@geoffbecker1337 4 года назад

You have the “spinnaker” and “gennaker” backwards. Dark blue boar, has a gennaker with tack attached to stem fitting at the bow. The small dinghies have spinnakers with poles...they are hard to see, but they are there. The biggest difference between the two is the shape...A gennaker is Asymmetrical, basically meaning the shape of the front of the sail is different than the back (leading edge or trailing edge of the sail). A spinnaker shape is symmetrical where both sides are shaped the same and either side can be the leading edge or trailing edge.

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Thanks for explaining, I will try to correct my mistake in a future video. Good explanation by the way!

@StephanSails 3 года назад

Thank you for this explanation. I rarely hear people on RU-vid talk about the Gennaker, but do speak of the Asymmetrical Spinnaker. Am I correct to assume that an "Asymmetrical spinnaker" it the same as a gennaker? Or are there differences between those two?

@michaeljentsch9320 2 года назад

There are differences between the two. The differences are the sail cloth and cut or shape. An "assymetrical spinnaker" is just that, an assymetrical spinnaker. And a "gennaker" is as the name suggests, a cross between a spinnaker and a genoa. The small spinnakers on the dinghies are just spinnakers but they are 'flying spinnakers' which means they are not connected to a pole at the tack and instead use lines instead. An advantage of using this attachment on a dinghy when sailing downwind is that it can lift the bow out of the water slightly to prevent diving when surfing down waves. Catamarans often use this same setup also and because the tack lines are led wide apart to either bow, can achieve many points of sail. Hope this clears it up. Happy sailing 🙂

@geoffbecker1337 2 года назад

@@michaeljentsch9320 normally, “asymmetrical spinnaker” and “gennaker” are general and interchangeable terms that describe non-upwind sails. In more specific terms, asymmetrical sails are classified as ‘A0, A1, A1.5, A2, A3, etc.’ with the smaller numbers representing flatter sails with a smaller apparent wind angle. That said, the term “gennaker” is more commonly used to describe the flatter asymmetrical sails that are designed for a smaller apparent wind angle…like a code zero (A0). In either case, the tack of the sail is attached to fixed point near the bow, like a pole, bowsprit, or to the boat’s stem fitting. The cross over becomes less precise when the sail is also connected in some way to the headstay like a standard Genoa. Those sails are often classified as a J0 or something similar but can be considered a “gennaker.”

@michaeljentsch9320 2 года назад

@@geoffbecker1337 Agree. With the exception of being attached to a fixed point always, as on catamarans you do not necessarily need a "fixed point" like a bowsprit or pole to attach to. Without spending the time of going into specifics of sail design, cuts and cloth weights in my first post or breaking up the different sail classifications with the 'newer (to father) terms' and trying to keep it simple for people watching a video like this, I believe that we were stating the same thing in essence. That being, the term "Gennaker" is "usually" used to describe the flatter styles of large light wind sails (perhaps also termed as assy's in their lower numbers) hence the term being keyed and which has colloquially become known to reference these sail types used for reaching as well as running. These extra sail names have been confusing to some and less to others as time has gone on but is now becoming more widely used to help class sail types into more distinct groups. To my mind and others in my circles, I hold closer to the understanding that a gennaker can be seen with a bolt rope, either without need for attachment to a forestay or hanked onto an intermittent stay hoisted/set forward of the foremost stay. An assy with a deeper bellow would not be termed a gennaker and would not ever have a bolt rope and can be used on top-down furlers, flown from a sock etc. In the video, the spinnaker shown looked to me like a symmetrical tri radial that was just fixed forward of the headstay and in my mind the closest thing resembling a gennaker was the code zero which again has been given its own specific name class due to its grouping to a more specific purpose. The smaller kites on the dighy's were also symmetrical spinnakers.

@lrmorrison999 2 года назад

The first lesson in sailing is to get from point A to point B in the shortest total distance/time using the wind. Sailing down wind is just using your Dacron Sails like a big parachute. You will not be getting the best performance out of your sails. On a broad reach or close hauled, you are now using the sail like a vertical wing on an airplane. The forward “belly” of the sail when properly trimmed, pulls” the boat through the water, it does very little pushing as in downwind sailing. My father, an aeronautical engineer designed and built a custom small fiberglass catamaran with an unusual rig, the mast was extremely tall for the length of the boat and the special main sail was very narrow, but had a shape akin to the wing of an airplane. The boat was very fast on a broad reach or close hauled. Down wind, it sailed like most of the competition.

@abhishekparmar6702 4 года назад

Subbed and love it keep making content ols

@Lionn8563 4 года назад

Very helpful! Thx alot

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Very welcome.

@kerstinshadow2210 3 года назад

Very informative.

@ferdaaydin7405 3 года назад

Perfect information👍🧿

@frostvisto9610 4 года назад

Great info here ;) subbed

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Welcome and thanks, I appreciate it!

@KoldingDenmark 2 года назад

Thank you. All the translated names in one go.

@SailingtheWestWind 2 года назад

Nice video, thank you. Grant

@rayhopkins6666 3 года назад

The main sale is the main sail. Brilliant explanation.

@abdulkkhan5095 2 года назад

Great tutorials

@Rieksfier 5 лет назад

Thank you for the video. It was very helpful for someone maybe thinking of getting into sailing.

@Adventure_Bum 7 месяцев назад

G8 work m8 👍😎🍺💪

@pilotnelson4507 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for "clearing the aire" on sails!

@thespeedofchillax6691 5 лет назад

really informative video man, thanks much and good job for sure.

@ImproveSailing 5 лет назад

Thanks a lot, great to hear

@gpjapan 4 года назад

Hello. Thank you. I really liked your video. I've subscribed,.

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Thanks for the reply, and I appreciate the subscribe!

@ericalbert6954 3 года назад

Merci l'Ami !

@druid201 4 года назад

Thanks.

@tymonesbarbarus8767 2 года назад

Thank you ,

@IraklyShanidze00X 4 года назад

you probably should have mentioned that the principal difference between specialty sails discussed here and a regular jib/genoa is that they are attached only at the head, tack, and clew while the jib is attached with its all luff. It allows for better aerodynamics while sailing downwind.

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Good point, thanks for mentioning it.

@pjmullin8309 4 года назад

Thank you for that video. Was searching around trying to understand all the names and this summed it up nicely.

@juliashaw1 2 месяца назад

Great review of sails. Except one error at 7:28 minutes: The dinghies are sailing with SYMMETRICAL SPINNAKERS and spinnaker poles (not GENNAKERS)! You can see the spinnaker pole attached to the tack, in the boat furthest to the left of the photo, and the symmetrical shape of the sails. With gennakers the tack is usually attached to the bowspit or a retractable bowspit, not a moveable spinnaker pole, with two sheets attached to the clew. The shape of the gennaker is closer to the shape of a genoa, than a downwind spinnaker. Symmetrical spinnakers are also seen in Cadet, 420, 470 dinghies, and Dragons.

@tolearnmyself599 2 года назад

Sometime back I saw some video about sail in round steel frame named Romy Sail Rig. As I fell very much afraid of handling ropes can you share your thoughts on such sails.

@Soothsayer210 2 года назад

Thx. for the video. but why did you not talk about Parasails, specifically used in downwind sailing.

@muzzer3726 3 года назад

Thanks

@anthonydecarvalho652 3 года назад

My father's sailboat also had a specialty sail name Spanker (Not sure of the spelling) as well as a spinnaker.

@orionspero560 4 года назад

What do you think of a silly configuration with two genoas and a gaffe main? It was recommended to me as being a lot stronger and light to medium winds and not harder to learn for a beginner but significantly harder to learn once you'd already learned on to sales.

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Gaff Rigged Cutter? Sounds really cool. Yes, Gaffers reduce the stress on the mast and rigging, while increasing sail area. I have heard they sail incredibly well. I have once sailed a gaff rigged crabber which was slow but really steady. I wouldn't know why it would be harder to learn once you've already learned the sailing the bermuda rig...

@orionspero560 4 года назад

@@ImproveSailing What I thin told is that learning to transition to that from yours is like trying to learn stick when she's already learned automatic. That is to say that it takes almost as much work to learn it 2nd as to learn at 1st where is the other way around is a snap. Or at least that's what they tell me

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

@@orionspero560 Sounds fair enough, the Bermuda rig is obviously one of the easiest to learn and I guess you'd have to relearn some things when switching.

@brianoliver521 4 года назад

I watched both videos in this series and although well done you did not include the Junk rig. Which has been around for hundreds of years and was the most prominent sail type in the east.

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Yes, you are right. I love the Junk Rig. I'll try to do a video on it in the future. Have you ever seen SV Seeker? He's building a steel junk rig in his garden.

@storiesfilm-kristianwolski7950 4 года назад

Thanks for the video! Do you know the Hardanger Sloop?

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

I've missed your comment before, I'm sorry! No I don't actually, what about it?

@ImMora1 4 года назад

So, when you are talking about the spinnaker, you show a gennaker, and when talking about the gennaker, you are showing the spinnaker. Also there are no 'cables' attaching any sails on a sailboat.

@timeforoblivion8323 4 года назад

lines and sheets brotha! Inmediatly stopped the video to jump into the comments section hahaha

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

@@timeforoblivion8323 I know I know, learning as I go you know. I'll probably create a revised version along the way.

@evertschouten913 3 года назад

@@ImproveSailing it is always hard to explain if you are learning it yourself may be it is a good thing to start explaining after you fully understand Tis yourself or keep it simple and only show the things your apsoluut confident about

@johanlemmens9328 3 года назад

@improve sailing stay also to a language that you completely master. In your case, assuming on your accent, "Dutch". "a spinnaker is bad upwind"? "a spinnaker isn't sailable upwind, even a gennaker isn't sailable upwind!" big difference between bad(still possible) and not possible. I also assume that you don't masters or understands all the particularities or specific properties of the different sail types.

@maxart3392 6 дней назад

@@evertschouten913 Yes, I'd prefer someone to teach me after he mastered the subject himself.

@potatokitty Год назад

Custom sails are the way to go if you plan to spend the rest of your life upon a ship, you can get a range of things on the sail and it will be personal to you.

@encouragesolutions2595 2 года назад

I like this insight. I've done RYA quals and looking for first boat. I have an opportunity to buy a junk rig but you never covered that in this video and I can't see on your website. It's 34ft steel hull 2007. I'd like to understand the pros and cons in regard to single handed and windward sailing. Do you have any information on that type of boat/rig? Thanks

@erisi6204 5 лет назад

Thank you very much for this great video. I've just picked up an interest in sailing from RU-vid and wanted to know what a Code Zero was after hearing people using it in other videos and now I know :-)

@ImproveSailing 5 лет назад

Thanks for your kind words! You're welcome, it's my pleasure. RU-vid is great for getting into stuff.

@joedagrinder5896 4 года назад

👍🏾

@qrs_tuv1925 4 года назад

Excellent, if you feel up to it perhaps you could create a series of how to sail videos demonstrating a particular maneuver, step by step from the POV of the viewer. -EVERY- step, start to finish, demonstrated. Or if you know of such a series you could pass that along. Thanks

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Hi Julian, that's a cool idea. Don't know of anything like that yet. Maybe I'll give it a go in the future.

@NorthSideNorm 11 месяцев назад

the setup at 9:30 seems like alot of work to set up as opposed to just putting a reef in the main.

@mabilawalcom 2 года назад

try incorporate the pacific islander inverted sail......

@druid201 4 года назад

Thanks. 8 )

@markcampbell7577 2 года назад

What is totally missing or false information is keeling design. The keeling ahead of sail area is the basic principle of sailing. When the sail area is ahead of the keel this boat is off keel and in danger of losing rudder control. There are very few of any sailboat design and built that are on keel from stem to stern academic keeling and seaworthy design.

@philipfreeman72 Год назад

I dont think they need to be triangular . I think for downwind a kite with a helium balloon rigged to the anchor rig or windlass . LIne is cheap so use lots.

@5-8bobtherapper55 5 лет назад

Excellent video and no un ness chatter thanks for making

@ImproveSailing 5 лет назад

Thanks for the reply, you're welcome.

@filipsramek186 5 лет назад

7:00 thet is not a spinnaker but genoaker.

@wolfmicioyt7388 4 года назад

*gennaker

@ChrisWilson-ez3gh 4 года назад

I thought a sloop rig is where the jib went to the top of the mast and the picture first shown was a 3/4 rig with the jib being fixed lower down the mast

@IraklyShanidze00X 4 года назад

They are both sloops, but the one on the picture is called a fractional rig, while the one that you mentioned is a masthead rig. The difference is that the fractional rig is better for pointing and allows for much finer tuning of the mast bend, while the masthead rig is simpler to deal with and faster downwind when sailing without a spinnaker. This is the reason why racing boats are predominantly fractional-rigged.

@thehatboy1089 2 года назад

my d&d players in their nautical campaign have no clue whats coming for them

@geertvanderhulst1099 4 года назад

Are hou dutch I can hear it

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Yes I definitely am - well spotted Geert

@Hunar1997 3 года назад

4:30 is that a kid on the steering wheel?

@ImproveSailing 3 года назад

perhaps, loads of kids sail here by themselves

@kikoeta 3 года назад

From the scale, it appears to be a model remote control sailboat. That's probably a gag piece the owner put on there :)

@JZ1917 3 года назад

The effort in these videos is greatly appreciated, but you it is not the first video of yours I see where you explain something you do not know about and then you explain it wrong. I suggest you invest in learning it well before trying to teach it.

@manojrai8565 Год назад

pleasem provide main sail and head sail supplier in Mumbai name and address

@Misteribel 8 месяцев назад

7:00 this is a gennaker. 7:30 these are spinnakers, 8:03, the Code 0 is a gennaker, not a genoa As others have pointed out, it is possible to use a spinnaker pole with a gennaker (as seen here, or on a genoa for that matter), and to use no pole with a spinnaker (as seen with the dinghies, called "flying spinnaker", i believe), though this is somewhat uncommon. PS: your website still has the same mistakes as well.

@prerunnerlilred 10 месяцев назад

a clue is a grommet in the corner of a sail

@CanConMil 2 года назад

I enjoyed your video. The website however, was an unpleasant experience. 5 full screen ads and 2 Picture in Picture video ands in under 5 mins ruins the reading experience. Perhaps these ads are less intrusive on PC, but on mobile they are terrible

@allistairneil8968 4 года назад

Obviously this guy has NO IDEA! A gennaker is a cross between a spinnaker and a genoa.

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Learning as I go, but thanks for pointing it out.

@lesterboyd8871 Год назад

"Promo SM" ❤️

@beerpress4381 4 года назад

Kun je deze video ook gewoon in het Nederlands maken?

@ImproveSailing 4 года назад

Zeker, maar in het Engels hebben meer mensen er iets aan.

@FixNewsPlease 2 года назад

A "clew" is not sailor talk for corners. 🥴

@Spungbob81 5 лет назад

im scared of sailing please help

@ImproveSailing 5 лет назад

What are you afraid of? It's normal to be a bit scared at first. Water and wind are forces to be reckoned with. It will improve over time.

@Dan_C604 4 года назад

So buy an RV and go to the mountains then 😂

@markcampbell7577 3 года назад

A storm jib is a death wish. Better keeling can eliminate this stupid solution to bad keeling .

@h.e.c.3506 3 года назад

Pésimo. Y las fotos malísimas. Y eso que hay miles en la web...

@ImproveSailing 3 года назад

@0onpoint 2 года назад

Do better H.E.C.

@deningman 7 месяцев назад

Mmmm... I'm a sailer and you are confusing me.

@a.bakker64 11 месяцев назад

Sorry hoor maar je haalt de Spinnaker en de Gennaker door elkaar.

@jeremierochon2288 3 года назад

Love the info you gave but damn .... the noise you make with your mouth is driving me crazy....

@couttsw 3 года назад

It seems you are very good at using terminology without explaining what it is before you introduce it into conversation, did you show a picture of a Jib with an arrow, Nyet. But you used it for 1 minute or more in your narration, maybe a big wall size illustration with each sail type and its use. You started talking about a Genoa again without providing differences between the front sail and the Jib and the Genoa. Presentation needs to be learned its not natural to most people, just presume your audience are idiots and go from there. Nowhere in any of your discussion did you add pointers to indicate that most of these sail types are at the front of the mast, you just assumed that your audience knows what you are talking about. An English phrase to take back to Netherlands, "Assume" - makes an ASS out of U and ME. Do not assume your audience know what you are talking about.