Rs Zest Dinghy Review Multi Cam with Commentary 

Hi Joe. I just placed a deposit on a RS Zest after doing my research, including watching several videos, including yours. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm in sailing the Zest!

My club bought a fleet of Zests as their new beginning trainer. My first trip out I was stunned. Such a brilliant boat - fast and easy to rig and get into the water, easy to right from capsize with nothing to bail, and speedy enough when the gusts hit. Thanks for the vid - I've never hit these speeds but I agree that the boat is a blast to sail.

This is awesome, please do more Dinghy sailing reviews! It's much more accessible for me in my area as I only have room for a topper style boat and have to travel 20-45 minutes to the the closest lakes.

We used these boats for scouts in the small boat sailing class, and it was very simple yet fun to use. My favorite part was probably capsizing and reviving

Hey Joe, really enjoyed the video. I would be interested in seeing some more monohull sailing in other classes. Eg RS Aero, RS 100 ect. Loved the ar*e comment ;)

Congrats on your freshly cleaned bottom!

Amazing, love the intros

I'm getting started into sailing. I love your videos. There's much I can say about how I like them!! Good Job Joseph!

I owned Hobie 14s all my life... you made me feel home on the Zest... Thank you Sir :)

NIIIIICE Thank you for keeping the toys in good order 🙏 Looks like a good platform for a foil ;-) !

Joe thank you for the great video and another vote for a RS Aero video and comparing it to Laser & Zest.

They DO do a jib kit - ideal for training and taking the children out. Great fun video. Thanks . Zest has been on my shopping list for a while.

Tried this boat in Berlin Wannsee today as an absolute beginner - can't verify the stability, was swimming more than sailing. But I loved it.

Thanks to your ace video, I just purchased one second hand, thanks for showing that the boat had more “poke” than the “safe for kids” view RS sell it as

i love this boat its also fun for youth one manned and 2-3 manned with jib

Methinks you did enjoy that. Got yer ar5e cleaned too, great fun. The wife was in one of those when we came last year.

Thanks so much for this review, great energy and clearly you enjoyed it

This was great. Loved the commentary !

Wind in one hand water in the other you just can not beat it

Great video👍👍 14:04 You wouldn’t want to do this in Port Lincoln, South Australia! Lots of great white sharks 🦈 😬

Love your videos Joe. If only i got such reliable winds! I'd never come inside. On you videos your audio always says knots yet your graphic says MPH - so did this boat go above 12 knots or MPH? I have yet to break the 11 knot mark in my Hobie Bravo which reminded me a lot of this boat - plastic pontoons zero maintenance and set up to go in seconds.

Joe let's have a sail off between my Maverick & the Zest next week...we're on a flight to Preveza on Saturday 4th July, so fingers crossed we'll see you on the 5th! Harry

Ordered one a couple of months ago. Just waiting for the dealer to call me !

great little boats easy to manage even if your lighter than average, although hard on the shins if your a lanky bugger like me..

What kind of program do u use to create your footage? GoPro Studio...or something else??

Great, very well done vid!! Love the camera views and your descriptions. I do hesitate as hull weight is 170lbs while the laser is 130lbs. Might be a concern to some. I'd like a lighter boat with similar room and speed. Any thoughts?? Thanks ahead.

Nice video. Is it the same experience as on a Laser?

Great video, as always!! just trying to decide between a pico laser, rs zest and sunfish for me and my 12 year old daughter. Which do you think is better?

you can also put a jib sheet on there

That looked fun! You'd have gone faster & flatter with less centreboard!

Love it!

Been about 23 years since I was last sailing. So in that time as Proctor mast and booms gone bust?. Keep Safe!

Dear Joseph, can you let me know the type of camera that you recorded this video with? I am looking for an action cam for the same purposes - want to measure the speed on my RS Quest. Thank you, Zoltan

What are you using to record your speed. I'm out with my hobie wave and would like a way to track it on my videos as well. By the way you always look like you are having a blast Thanks

Ok, so the Zest replaces the Quba. And the Neo? What is the difference between Zest and Neo? Thanks :)

Ma vi trovate a 🌀🇬🇷Vasiliki in Grecia?

hi joe,what watch do you use when you sail to see the speed and more?

Joe how many beers are in your belly before you set sail?

Joe...you make the camera worse with your finger oil.

If you take the speed into account, this has more fun packed per MPH than most any other sport! 😉

Da ich Einhand segle (das sieht dann ein bißchen so wie hier aus: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B_oyrmoOCRs.html ), muß ich 3 Schote gleichzeitig lose aus der Hand fahren, womit für eine 'action cam' dann keine Hand mehr frei ist. Meine normale Kamera würde ich nicht mit an Bord nehmen, die ist a) nicht wasserdicht und b) zu schade zum Versenken. Es gibt ja keine Nicht-Kentern-Garantie, es sei denn man läßt die Segel weg. Ich finde es als eine tolle Idee, das mit den Fahrtdaten am unteren Bildrand. (Wie ein Blick ins 'cockpit' bei der Formel 1.) Besonders der 'speed tracker' ist ein schickes Accessoire. Würde gut zu mehreren Videos dieser Art passen. Bisher kannte ich nur dieses Video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ncLBfkaga7M.html, in welches der Filmemacher eine ganze Reihe Parameter eingeblendet hatte. Eine Kombination aus beidem wäre schick. Ich habe zwar in den Kommentaren die kurzen Hinweise mitgelesen, wie die Daten fürs und im Video erzeugt wurden. Für jemanden, der derartiges noch nicht selber gemacht hat, wäre aber ein entsprechendes 'youtube tutorial' mehr als hilfreich. Persönlich bin ich ja eher für das Segeln im Boot und nicht außenbords.☺ Wenn aber schon mit einem Überbordgehen zu rechnen ist, plädiere ich für eine feste Verbindung zwischen 'skipper' und Boote, wie z.B. beim 'surfboard', damit das Boot nicht am Ende ohne den "Freizeitkapitän" weitersegelt. Man könnte auch eine Art Reißleine wie beim 'jet ski' (PWC) verwenden, damit beim urplötzlichen Verlassen des Bootes das Großfall gelöst wird. Es herrschen ja nicht immer so gute Witterungsbedingungen wie in diesem Video. "Rob MacLachlan" moniert eine Diskrepanz zwischen den erwähnten Knoten (= übliche nautische Geschwindigkeitsangabe) und der Anzeige der Geschwindigkeit in MPH. Dabei hätte ihm ein Blick unter folgendem 'link' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_(unit) gezeigt, daß es sich dabei um das Gleiche handelt. ******************************************************************************************************************************** Since I sail single-handed (which looks a bit like here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B_oyrmoOCRs.html ), I have to sail 3 pods at the same time loosely from the hand, which means that there is no hand free for an action cam. [Since I sail single-handed (it looks a littlebit like this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B_oyrmoOCRs.html), I have to loosely hand 3 pods at the same time, which leaves no hand free for an 'action cam'.] I wouldn't take my normal camera on board, it's a) not waterproof and b) too good to sink. There is no guarantee that it won't capsize, unless you leave the sails off. I think it's a great idea to have the sailing/trip data at the bottom of the screen. (Like a view into the cockpit of the Formula 1.) Especially the speed tracker is a nice accessory. Would go well with several videos of this kind. So far I only knew this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ncLBfkaga7M.html, in which the filmmaker had inserted a whole bunch of parameters. A combination of the two would be nifty. I did read the short notes in the comments about how the data was generated for and in the video. But for someone who hasn't done such a thing themselves, a corresponding youtube tutorial would be more than helpful. Personally, I am more in favor of sailing in the boat and not outboard.☺ However, if going overboard is to be expected, I plead for a fixed connection between skipper and the boat, as for example with the surfboard, so that the boat does not up sailing without the "leisure captain". One could also use a kind of ripcord like in the jet ski (PWC), so that the main halyard is released when the boat is left abruptly. After all, weather conditions are not always as good as in this video. "Rob MacLachlan" criticizes a discrepancy between the mentioned knots (= usual nautical speed indication) and the display of the speed in MPH. A look at the following link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_(unit) would have shown him that it is the same.