THIS HACK is a GAME CHANGER for Your SUNFISH SAILING | 2:1 MAIN SHEET System.

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Sunfish Sailor, Lee Montes, goes into detail the 2:1 mainsheet for Sunfish Sailors, SUnfish Sailboats. This is important for all Sunfish Sailors including beginners to expert sailors. Learn how to rig your sunfish sailboat with this 2:1 mainsheet.
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25 июл 2024

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Комментарии : 46

@richardrekowski2488 29 дней назад

Always sharing good stuff Lee! Thank you very much!

@LeeSideSailing 27 дней назад

Thanks! I appreciate the comment!

@peterschweizer214 3 месяца назад

... will try the 2:1 mainsheet once the water starts flying😁! Love the videos, cheers and thumbs up from 🇨🇭

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

Thank you! Habe fun!

@1shotray 3 месяца назад

Very helpful even though I won’t do it at this point. Just learning.

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

If you find you are struggling at all to trim the mainsheet, this will help a lot! Thanks for the comment!

@cefruin 3 месяца назад

Dale is really awesome, local sunfish hero, super nice and friendly guy, and a master at those carvings too

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

Thanks! It was a pleasure to meet him

@Moonfish.Sailing 3 месяца назад

Definitley going to try this on a blowy day! Would've been nice at the Sunfish Megabowl!

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

MEGABOWL!!!

@ericmarks6322 21 день назад

Would a prussik knot be good to hold the block to the bridle? You could position it anywhere on the bridle as needed and once pressure is applied it will not slip.

@LeeSideSailing 17 дней назад

I do not think the prussik knot is the best, as you stated…. When under pressure it will tighten around the bridle. You really want the block to be able to slide port to starboard. The friction of the prussik knot may not allow it after a while.

@basicinfoplaybook 3 месяца назад

Great tips, Lee. Will you please do a video on race starts, up wind. (preferably, light wind) Also, what nuance tips do you know to point higher?

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

To point higher, you must first go FAST!, maybe even easing the sail a little... when the speed rises, then one can go into point mode by trimming in the main. Ill work on the starting video!

@basicinfoplaybook 3 месяца назад

@@LeeSideSailing Thanks Lee. All your tips have been great in practice on the water.

@alanfrakes8298 3 месяца назад

Why wouldn't you just detach the bridle at one end and thread the block on to it? Then no knots to fail. Thanks for all the video Lee! I really have learned a lot from them. You should try a Tillertote sometime. 🐠

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

I dint think the bridle will fit around the block, at least the swivel one…. If you used the non-swivel, then the block openings will be facing port and starboard creating the twist. You idelly want the openings facing for and aft!

@ymcaclimb 3 месяца назад

I went to a 2:1 since I found my Sunfish more tiring in heavy wind than my Hobie! I have a Harken mini block shackled to a spring clip that slides on the dyneema traveler. Also I use a clove hitch on my sheet about 6" behind the boom block (instead of tying it into the boom block eyelet), so the line runs free. It prevents the "double-X" too. This business about having to use 40 year old parts to be class legal is just silly. Should be "equivalent" parts.

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

Excellent! I agree about the blocks and parts, it is just back when some countries supposedly had harder times getting certain parts or the third party parts may be more expensive. But for the 2:1?, a small harken block or equivalent should be allowed here.

@nikkiamabile9009 2 месяца назад

Man you are the best. I just bought a harken block now will be buying a racelight...I also cannot find a rudder cheek that i saw was the new style when you raced in italy. Can you? Still class legal? If you are sailing LAYC in nj in jun. I will definitely seek you out to thank you for all the amazing content PERSONALLY...Stay well Sail fast

@LeeSideSailing 17 дней назад

Thank you!!

@skylarking12 3 месяца назад

Ok. But how am I holding the tiller during all of this two-handed hauling? :-)

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

Hold the tiller in your palm, and ring and pinky fingers…. This will free up your thumb, index and middle fingers to grab the sheet. It is required to have a universal tiller joint on your tiller and extension.

@ymcaclimb 3 месяца назад

I have an 18” bungee hooked into each bridle eyelet with a single wrap around the tiller. It’s a great tiller tamer.

@Happ465 3 месяца назад

Sunfish Direct will have the class legal things like these blocks? I noticed you use a bridle without a center loop. Is a bridle with a center loop better? You can trim the main in closer when going up wind. Correct?

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

Sunfish Direct, dinghy shop, vela sails and many other dealers should have the parts. the center loop is not better for over all conditions... the centerloop is good if the wind is light all the time. you can trim in more to centerline with a centerloop, but when the wind picks up, you want the boom slightly off centerline, especially on starboard tack.

@Happ465 3 месяца назад

@@LeeSideSailing Understand. Can the bridles be easily changed out by putting clips on them? Do they need to be purchased from a dealer or can I make my own?

@paulzinger9923 3 месяца назад

What air pump do you recommend for filling dolly tires?

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

The air pump that i cant find right now, because i cleaned out my regatta mobile.

@richglucksman1172 3 месяца назад

Tried it - does make it easier, but how do you avoid the mess of line in cockpit - I got all tangled up!

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

In the video I mentioned tying the end if the mainsheet to the ebd if the hiking strap…. That helps prevent the mess if spaghetti in the cockpit!

@unclewill Месяц назад

Sir I’m just getting ready to learn how to sail the sunfish we’re is the best place to buy parts

@LeeSideSailing 17 дней назад

There are many places online- dinghyshop, sunfish direct, vela sailing supply, intensity sails, colie, boat locker. Etc etc. im not sponsored by anyone

@captschark 3 месяца назад

Do we have a clarification on the rules as they pertain to how the extra block is attached to the bridle and how the mainsheet is attached to the boom? Looking at rule 3.7.1 it doesn't specifically mention how the block is allowed to be attached to the bridle however it does say that the mainsheet shall be tied to the eye strap of the aft boom block. Going back to pictures from the PanAm games and the Worlds, it looked like the officials were allowing the main to be tied to the boom rather than the eye strap which I would think is the safer way to do it.

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

I spoke to the measurer and the mainsheet may be tied around the boom in the vicinity of the aft boom block. You also may use line to attach the block to the bridle. To be class legal it must be a block that was builder supplied st one point or another in the history of Sunfish. Thanks!

@captschark 3 месяца назад

@@LeeSideSailing Thanks for the clarification Lee. I appreciate it. If we can use a soft shackle to attach the block I wonder if they would consider allowing a soft shackle to attach the mainsheet to the boom in the future? It makes sense from a safety standpoint but I completely understand the rule about the mainsheet being a single strand of a singular line.

@sailinmon 3 месяца назад

I liked that you demonstrated how to haul in the mainsheet quickly using both arms. Can you comment on how to do that while continuing to steer with the tiller extension, or better yet, create another video that demonstrates your technique for that?

@kenz5469 3 месяца назад

Been doing that for years. I'm just using a traveller block off a Laser, tho not class legal, I suppose.

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the comment! And if it makes sailing better for you, by all means do it!

@user-dk5jz9mz3r 3 месяца назад

Lee what diameter sheet would you recommend?

@LeeSideSailing 3 месяца назад

That is personal preference…. Andy beeckman who just we ne the masters will change to a slight bigger than a 1/4”- so he will go about 7mm, BUT that is of individual preference. Go as thin as you can to reduce friction, but you stull need to be able to hold it