Just discovered this great video. Good to see the tradition of vane steering is being kept alive. Long may the skills survive. I'm amused by some of the comments though. They just don't get it do they? I bet every one sailing here was also an experienced radio sailor too - but that misses the point.
I’m a RC IOM sailor but I would love to be able to have a go at Vane sailing. Unfortunately it isn’t something that takes place near me as far as I know. Great to see them keeping this tradition alive - really enjoyed the video. Amazed to see in the comments how some just seem to have no idea what this is about.
I was surprised to see vane gear still being used in this age of radio control. But I would think it would be more fun than the way we sail now, and more skilful .
Really impressive stuff! Beautiful boats, out of my league, maybe on day. I have seen the once on my local boat pond, Inverleith Park, Edinburgh. I guess the music was chosen by whoever owns 'Blue Note' ?
At first, I thought that too. Then, I shut my eyes and realized that it was the video which screwed the music! Let’s say they both do a great job at screwing each other. (The double bass solo is top!)
Really cool thing but I’m thinkin for the price of these custom boats, wouldn’t it be cheaper to buy a small real sailboat lol. I have a 1980 oday daysailer and as cool as those boats look, you definitely can’t hop on and sail for the day haha
Some of these were close to crashing into the side of the lake at speed. Maybe the owners could do with some experience on real sailing dinghies where you are meant to head into the wind as you come ashore.
@@MrRandomjoey these boats are not controlled by a radio. They are mechanically driven by a vane on the rear part of the boat. In short, they only steer the direction they are tuned to steer.
