How to sail with a Spinnaker on a small sailboat 

Hi Michael Many thanks for the comment and I am glad it has interested you to take up a course. I have been to Lisbon many times and i can see it would be a very nice place to learn to sail and go sailing. Many thanks Tim Sailaboat

Where did you take the course here in Lisbon?

Well at least capsize practice is also useful :)

Thank you 🤗

A Mind 4 Adventure Many thanks for the comment. Happy sailing

Thanks Matthew. Be sure to check out the others on the channel

Thanks. Be sure to checkout the others on the channel

Many thanks we are glad you found it helpful. Be sure to check the other videos on our channel

Hi Mathias. The boat is an RS Feva. It is a youth training boat but has all the features of larger boats. Keep going on the sailing it is a great sport

many thanks for the comment, check the other videos on the channel Tim Sailboat

Not familiar with that boat. Capsizing is just part of the sport. Mast head float aids can help stop the boat invert. But practice in light winds so when it happens for real it is easier Tim Sailaboat

Hi Wolfgang I am not familiar with this boat, but looking at pictures it looks like a sensible boat to use. Have a look through our videos on the channel. We have tried to break down all the mumbo jumbo and put things in an easy to understand way - well that was the intention. Otherwise perhaps consider going on a sailing course near where you are once all the restrictions are lifted. Here you will be shown what to do, Our videos align with standard teaching courses. Happy sailing and keep well

@@sailaboattv what kind of boat is that in the video?

@@ot5122 we use the RS Feva mostly in the video. The larger boat also with a yellow spinnaker is an RS Vision. Both are European boats. At one point we use the Laser Bahia which is more widely available They all have the same characteristics and there are others on the market. For best advice for your local area check out your nearest sailing centre Happy sailimg

@@sailaboattv amazing how closely the Bahia resembles a Quest.

Dragana Pantic this boat is a youth boat. RS Feva. Popular in Europe where we are. It’s a small version of larger faster boats and a good feeder for talent onto the racing scene

Hi Logan. Sails are designed to fit specific boats. It might be worth talking to a sail maker to establish more about what you need. The risk of just buying an old sail is it might not work on your boat. What boat do you have?

@@sailaboattv I have a laser 1, but I’ve moved to the idea of installing a jib sail. Looking for a bow sprit now

@@sailaboattv do you know where I could get that exact bow sprit it would be perfect

@@Logeyfortier these are embedded in the boat from design. I have not seen a retro fit for an asymmetric type spinnaker on boats that don’t have it designed. Older style boats used a different type of sail. These were/are symmetrical spinnakers with the pole clipping onto the mast. Perhaps find a local sail maker and see what they can suggest. I suspect you are not the first to have this idea/request

@@Logeyfortier didn’t see this one. Wow, a spinnaker on a laser 1. That’s an interesting concept!

This boat is the RS Feva. It is a European youth boat used to train junior sailors as it is quite small.

Rs Feva

Yes it is the RS Feva. This is in the UK. The Feva is aimed at youth sailors and a feeder boat into other boats. It can also be used for smaller adults as well

I'd say a small boat, but I haven't watched the video yet

Vision

It can be called either. Many sail makers call them spinnakers

@@sailaboattv yes, I also found many people call it asymmetrical spinnaker which fits :)

I think the amount of draft is what determines if it's an asymmetric spin, genniker, or Genoa.

@@jonwyatt262 gennakers and asymmetric spinnakers are the same but genoas are entirely different because they are more like jibs because the leech is connected to the forestay and genoas are made for upwind sailing

According to West Marine's 2013 catalog, they list Genoa,CodeZero,Gennaker, and Asymmetric Spinnaker as being different sails.

Thanks for the contact. This boat is an RS Feva. A youth boat in Europe

Possibly but it is still widely called a spinnaker

gennikar is for bigger keel boats spinnikar is for these small boats

daffo u should more sense cause u dont

We chose to keep the terminology simple and not confuse newbies with another name. The steps we show are how to sail

Thanks for the comment. In common practice it can be called either so we opted to keep it standard rather than introduce another confusing term. Thanks for watching

That’s just another name. Many sail makers call them spinnakers

Well thanks for the comment but for newbies at which these videos are aimed the purpose of the video us to teach them in as simple way as possible. To confuse them further with more technical jargon is not the way we chose to go with our free videos. So thankyou for your comment and you are clearly a more experienced sailor than these videos are aimed at.

Thanks for the smart arse comment on our free video. These are aimed at newbies helping them to start sailing and enjoying our wonderful sport. It’s a shame you don’t recognise this effort to make all this free content. If you don’t like it make your own or go watch other videos

@@sailaboattv as someone who has taught sailing for years and holds a skippers license. It would be important than to call things what they actually are, even if they are newbies. A spinnaker is a very difficult and emotional sale to handle and requires a great deal of skill and much more equipment than a gennaker, which actually is a perfect sales for beginners. Don’t underestimate your students. Call things, but they are.

@@Kayaz48 like I said before thanks for watching our free videos. I have 32,000 followers who take the free content and no complaints.. Over here in the UK, I am a senior sailing instructor (over 18 years teaching) and the Royal Yachting Association with who these videos are based on their courses, a spinnaker is the generic term for any downwind sail. We don’t differentiate courses for symmetrical and asymmetrical sails, it over complicated things for newbies. Perhaps in the US you run different workshops. Our videos are aimed at newbies. If different boats and sails can attain a higher point of sailing then great but my experience is they don’t. It’s all about apparent wind. The faster you go the more the wind moves round. If you watch the AC foilers they are sailing downwind but appear to be close hauled. Our videos don’t cover this but take everything at is simplest to encourage folk to first understand then learn what to do. Also here is the Wikipedia definition en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnaker Go search in types and you will see the asymmetric spinnaker explained here too

At least the dude can spell ‘sail’.

Many thanks for the comment. Please check out the rest of the channel for more tips and ideas

Thanks Philipp for the nice comment. I really appreciate it. We hope through the channel to help people learn and then go practice. Hope you find the others on the channel Tim Sailaboat

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Sail a 470 it will be the best thing you ever done in your live

Cristian Fundaró can you send me a link to some pictures of the boat so I can see. Then I may be able to give some help on that boat. We are in the UK so don’t know the boat but principles would be similar across different boats if the same type of sail is used Many thanks Tim Sailaboat

Hi Estel. For the videos we used a variety of boats. Either RS Feva (the small one) or RS Vision. These I think are mostly European boats as we are UK based., and we also used the Laser Bahia which is available internationally. For the single handed ones we mostly used the Laser Radial and full rig. For guidance on boats I suggest you go to a local sailing/yacht club and ask what is best for that particular location as this does vary depending on environment. Hope that helps!

sailaboattv Thank you very much for the information! I was thinking to buy a laser Radial but I would like to take someone on the boat... so maby the RS Vision could work better! I’m asking if with the Vision could I sail alone... Do you know that? Congrats with your channel and thank you for the comment, that has help me!

Hi Estel The radial is of course a single person boat so it depends on what you want to do. The Vision is big and heavy and I wouldn't recommend it for one person. The radial is a great boat to learn in. Plenty of excitement but does not have the full rig. There is also the option of the 4.7 rig which is smaller still and better if learning so perhaps look at this option too. We teach in the radial as well with good results. Best advice is go to your local club and see what they sail and advise. Where are you?

Okey I will go in my local club! I'm from spain, Catalonia!

I am sure they will be very helpful there. Good luck!

Thanks for the comment. We try our best to set everything up as it should be, but sometimes things don't work out as well. Hopefully the narrative of the content is OK for you to learn from. Sounds like you are an experienced sailor which is not really who the channel is aimed at. Happy sailing

They didn't pull back the foreskin enough

they pulled the rope too hard on the clit

Explain more what you are seeing. These are aimed at newbies who have no idea what weather helm would be. We have made free videos trying to teach people how to sail.

Looks fine to me. It actually looks like he steers to windward just after 2.59. With no load on the boat no sign of weather helm.

There you go.... A 400 is not a beginner boat and these videos are aimed at new people who have never sailed before Happy sailing