How To Sail: Sail Trim Basics -- Sailing Basics Video Series

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New to sailing? We created this comprehensive basic sailing video series just for you!
We know how difficult it is to find solid answers to your questions related to sailing fundamentals. As professional sailing instructors, we get it, and since we cover these topics regularly with our students, we knew we could help you too. We created these Learn How To Sail: Sailing Basics videos, to be your ultimate sailing 101 video series. In them, we cover Monohull sailing for beginners from anchoring, to steps for recovering a man overboard, all the way up to perfect sail trim! In this video, we will cover:
Sail Trim. This video shows you the basic tools and tips to help you with your sail trim.
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@crybllrd 4 жыл бұрын

The tip about the in and outer telltales was brilliant!

@NautilusSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's a good one to remember Corey!

@TIMEFLYS333 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, please make more content! Sailing lessons are so expensive and reading just isn’t the same

@lolkevandewitte1713 4 жыл бұрын

Not learning much, still enjoying this series very much! Best sailinstructionseries I’ve seen!

@peterwhittington1054 Жыл бұрын

Haven't seen this whole concept explained better anywhere, well done and thanks

@tfinneman 4 жыл бұрын

This is a terrific guide for sail trims. Very concise and helpful. Thank you.

@rcpmac 4 жыл бұрын

Elementary sail trim tips. Just what I was looking for!

@randers4585 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim I think you are doing a great job with the videos. Keep them coming they are great refreshers

@michellecarroll4684 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully and simply explained. Thank you so much!

@crazyhorsetrading8655 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you for this brilliant series. Finally decided its time to get out onto the water. Thank you for the easy to understand demonstrations, much appreciated.

@eljefe1153 4 жыл бұрын

Excelente vídeo. Straight forward. Very good explanation. You are a great teacher. Thanks and good sailing.

@jamesclements9448 4 жыл бұрын

This video is what many videos purport to be but are not; a quick and concise introduction to basic sail trim! This is exactly what I was looking for! The mention of the jib fairlead car was just enough "rule of thumb" for beginners without going into the depths of sail twist! PERFECT! Also this is the first mention of how to use tale tails on the main sail that I've run across. I found the pace and dept of information on this video easily digestible and immediately applicable on my next weekend charter.

@NautilusSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great feedback James!So glad you are finding these videos helpful...

@scottmiller2899 2 жыл бұрын

Kudo's to the bloated and cretinous comment praising "quick and concise".

@joecraven2034 Күн бұрын

Just what I was looking for. Thanks.

@kermitdfrog1511 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Just enough info to be interesting, just concise enough to keep my attention.

@helicart Жыл бұрын

Outstanding condensing of the basics. You know what's important and what isn't.

@TheBangBang0808 Ай бұрын

A very good explanation of trim without being technical. When I used to teach sailing this is how I taught it to beginners. Much easier for a newbie to understand. Good job

@JamesJones101 Жыл бұрын

Well done! Rey concise and informative!

@kelleybushell17 2 жыл бұрын

Haven’t sailed in years but looking to get back into it. These videos are great, thank you.

@tedgayer336 10 ай бұрын

I hope you started up sailing again! Have fun!

@homeiswherethewindblows6689 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful!!! My husband and I are honing in this skill and this is a great video explaination!

@Captain-Paul 4 жыл бұрын

Read so much over egged stuff to just get to what you fantastically summed up in 5 mins - Great Stuff - Many thanks

@NautilusSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent Paul! Appreciate the feedback... We tried our best to keep it concise, yet thorough.

@edsarkisian4434 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent points on elementary sail and boom trimming

@paulb2022 3 жыл бұрын

Straight to the point and suitable for earlier stage sailors. Brilliant

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked them. Thanks for the feedback.

@nextphase7481 Жыл бұрын

As a sailing novice I found your instructions to be very clear and helpful. In the midst of so much jargon and terminology, I am always seeking out fundamentals to build upon. You have aided me in my journey! Thanks very much!

@NautilusSailing Жыл бұрын

So glad the videos have been helpful on your journey!

@borkoniBG 2 жыл бұрын

Very, very helpful. Thank you so much

@samchong8647 3 жыл бұрын

Practical and clear explaining, thanks!

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@himanshuasher2411 3 жыл бұрын

So easily explained.. Thanks a lot

@arminmonfared 3 күн бұрын

great content!!

@howardwilliams7399 2 жыл бұрын

G’day, I’m not a sailors boot lace but your explanations on how this all works is easy to help understand the theory of sailing😎🍺👍

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

@davidwarner6755 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Thank you for the clear and simple explination. I have often heard it said that your sails need to be properly trimmed but never knew what they werre talking about.

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful David!

@christopherkohel8555 3 жыл бұрын

I just learned more in this ONE video, than I have in FOUR other videos combined! Thanks for an informative and easy to comprehend lesson!!

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Christopher... So glad the video lesson was helpful! That's what we are going for, simple, easy and straight forward :)

@christopherkohel8555 3 жыл бұрын

Nautilus Sailing 👍

@roadrunner9887 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Thank you!

@NautilusSailing Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it.

@Hamassucks193 Жыл бұрын

Good delivery and to the point.

@BrotherHoodofTheDogxix 4 ай бұрын

Best explanation yet.

@NautilusSailing 4 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@justinmacdonald8630 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation thank you

@biblestudytoday 4 жыл бұрын

This is great

@paulb2022 3 жыл бұрын

I screen shot your instructions and have them handy when I'm sailing !

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

What a FANTASTIC idea Paul! So glad these video lessons have been helpful :)

@MrShankwheat Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@coyal100 3 жыл бұрын

Exellent video, giving the basics without making it over-complicated for a beginner 👍

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricky! Appreciate the feedback...

@DabskieDabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@eam4837 4 жыл бұрын

Great video very helpful ... I found other videos so confusing but this has helped me so much ... many thanks

@NautilusSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent Eamonn! Thanks...

@dcnraymond5534 11 ай бұрын

This is by far the best simple to understand video on setting sails. Thank you on behalf of my family :)

@NautilusSailing 10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! You're welcome

@svgenie3295 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. So simple but awesome tips.

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@alexblyth2864 4 жыл бұрын

Well done all the info i needed with out being over detailed,

@paulwilliams3494 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, that was just enough information to begin with....

@NautilusSailing 10 ай бұрын

Very welcome

@joseantoniodelcampo317 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation, thanks so much!

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@joeldelamirande5792 10 ай бұрын

You’re amazing simple and direct explanation where we’re you when I took my training

@NautilusSailing 10 ай бұрын

Glad I could help! Sorry we took so long to put these out there. We all probably had less than stellar 1st training experiences. That is the reason we made these.

@40FIED Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this fantastic and informative video. You are a great at teaching and explaining.

@NautilusSailing 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect

@TheMikesylv 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you that was taught very well nice and simple and straightforward, I had no idea that “telltale “ was a nautical term I am still smiling about it

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@melodyengle2954 Жыл бұрын

I'm taking ASA 101, 103, 104 & 114. Your channel is amazing. All the concepts become clear to me when I watch your videos. Thank you!!!

@NautilusSailing Жыл бұрын

Awesome Melody! So glad they are helping as you prepare for ASA certification. Good luck on your course!

@AA-4cx250b 2 жыл бұрын

Simple. Very good thank you

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@Mofiac 9 ай бұрын

Nice....and....precise. Thanks!

@NautilusSailing 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@lrmorrison999 2 жыл бұрын

Think of the leading edge of the sail as the front of a wing on a jet. The curvature into the wind causes lift and “pulls the boat forward. In a broad reach or downwind you are being pushed by the wind. The fastest you will go is on a close reach with a proper curvature on the sails to give you the most forward lift of your sails (wings). 😊👍

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

That is correct. We decided not to go too much into the aerodynamic theory, and yes that is how it works.

@davidclarke7728 2 жыл бұрын

Good information

@jknox2 6 ай бұрын

Sail triming is one of my weak points and I found this video very helpful.

@NautilusSailing 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@gregorywebster6640 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I got lines everywhere . A tiller in my hand. The wind changing directions constantly and the only thing I've found I don't like about sailboats...obscured view of where I'm going. Only had her under sail once so far. But it was sweet! The keel started humming and I could feel her come to life. Only trouble I get so focused on all this trimming I almost forgot to pay attention to where I'm going. I'm lost but hooked. 🤷‍♂️

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Love it Gregory... Yep, that feeling of the wind in the sails, the boat picking up speed and knifing through the water is what it's all about :) Have fun out there!

@cotedazure 3 жыл бұрын

Great rules of thumb for basic sail trim! Will keep this in mind during my next ASA course. 👍

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Good luck with your ASA courses...

@cotedazure 3 жыл бұрын

Passed the BKB course just the other day! Was able to apply some of the tips from this video. Thanks!

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

@@cotedazure Fantastic! Congrats on passing the ASA 101... Best of luck :)

@akbarghavamzadeh5704 13 күн бұрын

Please come to Sweden!

@kimolsson3227 3 жыл бұрын

epic thx

@billypockets9786 3 жыл бұрын

I am now a level 2 rookie sailor.

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Way to level up, keep going. It's much more fun to learn to sail in real life.

@stephcain24 4 жыл бұрын

we need more videos!

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Stephanie... That was the plan and COVID kind of threw a wrench into things. We will hopefully get back to more videos soon! Glad you are enjoying them...

@sergeyandrosov7569 3 ай бұрын

It covers only first 25% of the proper sail trimming for absolutely novices, but a kind of a good introduction. Find RYA sail trimming ebook for a very clear step-by-step purpose oriented sail trimming techniques.

@NautilusSailing 2 ай бұрын

This is the basics, it will get their boat going at all points. This topic can go very deep and we admit that. Many good resources and the RYA is at the top of the list. North U with the ASA is very good too.

@SwitchModeMutations 5 жыл бұрын

Well this was rather informative. As a central continental land locked individual, sail handling has always been some mystical unknown to me. If only there were some sort of course or school that could teach me all about it.

@NautilusSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Glad the video was helpful! There is definitely a lot of info and skills to learn :) A sailing course is a great way to start. Check out www.nautilussailing.com for info on our week long live aboard sailing courses, that will help you confidently embark on your own sailing adventures!

@SwitchModeMutations 4 жыл бұрын

@@NautilusSailing Sincere thanks. I'll enroll as soon as I'm able to reach the coast. It's going to be great.

@NautilusSailing 4 жыл бұрын

@@SwitchModeMutations Would be great to have you aboard one day! These courses really are a blast with a wonderful balance of structured learning, lots of hands on experience, and some amazing adventures exploring beautiful islands in the process :)

@SwitchModeMutations 4 жыл бұрын

@@NautilusSailing I'm already sold on the idea. My girlfriend and I both intend to fly in to attend your A.S.A certification catamaran sailing course once we've settled our landlocked business here and start our fantastic journey together. It's only a matter of time and timing. See you at our earliest opportunity. A little luck and a lot of ambition has us headed your way. Thank you so much for the channel and services you provide.

@dvdabeele Ай бұрын

Dank voor deze mooie film! Ik hoop ooit ook eens tot Helgoland en terug te raken. Een vraagje - is dat geen grote knoeiboel nabij Helgoland met die verkeersscheidingsstelsels? Ik heb helaas geen AIS.

@bradgradert Жыл бұрын

fantastic. You should do more videos

@NautilusSailing Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brad! We are working on more videos right now, so stay tuned :)

@bradgradert Жыл бұрын

@@NautilusSailing Great news! We have learned a ton from your videos. I think you have some of the best content on KZfaq. No joke!

@Name-ot3xw Жыл бұрын

My goal as a student sailor is to learn to make the bottom 80 percentiles look bad and at least try to keep up with some of the others

@marekniklas7308 3 жыл бұрын

Moving boom on traveler is to increase or decrease heeling ,depower or increase the boat speed not to move it in respect of the point of sales. With centered boom we ease or trim in the mainsail with mainsheet for different point of sales

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Marek... You are right that moving the traveller can change amount of heel and depower the mainsail. However, you can't leave the boom in the middle of the boat for all points of sail, or you are not getting the correct angle to the wind or the optimal sail shape.

@jacquelinewong7695 2 жыл бұрын

Will u hv a video showing us how to control mainsail traveller, including when to adjust the traveller when to adjust the side via the winches ?

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea, so many times the traveller is ignored, but it's useful in lots of conditions. We'll do that in our next series.

@joshw7129 2 жыл бұрын

does the tip of the boom being over the primary winch on a beam reach work for all size boats? great stuff btw

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh... Great question. Each boat, because of the layout in the cockpit, may be a little different. However, on many of the newer monohulls we sail, this trick seems to work with winch placement. Glad you are enjoying the videos!

@boatMatthias 6 ай бұрын

How do you fine tune the main? Topping lift and boom vang or just the main sheet?

@NautilusSailing 5 ай бұрын

Generally we don't use the topping lift for main trim. A combination of traveller position, mainsheet controls the leach tension (twist) and boom vang as well. With in-mast furling you can't use the halyard tension to increase the draft but that is handy in light wind.

@fabienh3943 Жыл бұрын

Very good edit!! Just to pinpoint: imagine you're sailing in good stable conditions, does it add something trying to get the upper telltales in line or is the turbulence up there normal, unavoidable or harder to explain?

@NautilusSailing Жыл бұрын

Great question Fabien. If you think about the surface area of the sail, the smallest portion is at the top, which means most of the power is coming from the lower part. In perfect conditions you can occasionally get the top telltales to flow nicely, but airflow up there tends to be more varied, thus leading to breaking telltales 50% of the time.

@JoelRieger87 2 жыл бұрын

Great insight. Where was this filmed?

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Joel... Glad you enjoyed it! We filmed this in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico sailing out of La Paz. It's a beautiful area to explore...

@thetechcastle5737 3 жыл бұрын

The editing and graphics used is next level. Which software do you use to make those graphics of boat 🚢 and wind.

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry we missed this question, the video team that we hired used Adobe Premier and After Effects, plus they have mad skills at their craft. They did a great job.

@thetechcastle5737 2 жыл бұрын

@@NautilusSailing what a beautiful video really . Good work by you and the team you have hired

@d_dave7200 11 ай бұрын

This video talked about a genoa. Is it any different for a jib?

@NautilusSailing 11 ай бұрын

Good question. It's the same!

@JohnShepherdMusic 3 жыл бұрын

At 5:25 it would be helpful if you used windward and leeward instead of pointing in and out. It’s a little confusing when you talk about telltales pointing in to the port side. Doesn’t that statement depend on whether you were on a port or starboard tack? In your first illustration it appears the boat is on a port tack and you talk about The telltales “pointing out” (does that mean to starboard?) and easing the main to port. Wouldn’t it be bringing in the main If the boat is on a port tack? I think you mean to say, if the telltales are pointing to Leeward ease the main and if the telltales are pointing to Windward tighten the main. In other words, move the main in the direction the telltales are pointing. If I am correct, it is the same as your helpful tip about trimming the jib. Or do I have it backwards? Thank you for your help.

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Great point! Yes, to be more precise it makes more sense to use the terms windward and leeward. However, the saying is "in, bring it in, out, let it out!". People tend to remember these simple sayings far more, so that's what we were going for in this video.

@skellingtonmeteoryballoon 3 жыл бұрын

😊☺️

@alanrxs7069 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of yacht are they sailing here?

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the delayed response. It's a Jeanneau 439 2012

@andylee4000 3 жыл бұрын

Do your trim guidelines apply to Catamaran? Or Monohull only?

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Great question Andy! So yes, the same rules for watching telltales to determine airflow on the mainsail do apply to a catamaran. What is different, are the reference points on a catamaran of roughly where the boom should be in relation to the boat. We are working on some catamaran videos and are hoping to have those out in 2021! The pandemic has just wreaked havoc with our best laid plans :(

@Ioraek 3 ай бұрын

Ok, I am still learning, so I very well may have missed something, but you said at 3:28 that if the top telltales on the jib are luffing then you should move the jib car forward. But wouldn't this increase sail twist, which would increase angle of attack toward the top of the sail, which would decrease air pressure there, which would lead a greater tendency to luff, not less...?

@Ioraek 3 ай бұрын

Or do I have the relationship between jib car position and sail twist back-to-front?

@Ioraek 3 ай бұрын

I think I do have it back-to-front. If the car is forward, it's pulling more (relatively speaking) on the leech; if it's aft, it's pulling more on the foot (and giving more relative slack to the leech, allowing twist). If that's right, what you said makes sense.

@NautilusSailing 2 ай бұрын

You've got that right. Think in extremes, if your track was long enough to pull the foot really tight, then the leach would be loose. Move it all the way forward so it's pulling straight down, the leach would be tight. Twist is leach tension, more twist is a loose leach, less twist is tight leach.

@ianhillman4007 2 жыл бұрын

Is a Jib sail the same as the Jenoa Sail?

@NautilusSailing 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ian... Good question! Both the jib and the genoa refer to the front sail on the boat. The difference is size. A jib is a smaller sail that does not overlap the mast, and a genoa is larger and overlaps the mast.

@NT-qw8qh Жыл бұрын

if I am here looking to learn ,you list the explanation of each term u r using. it will make it more enticing to watch the video without stop let me google what is he talking abt. i have no doubt you are good instructor but i am layman student ....

@NautilusSailing Жыл бұрын

Good idea. We will try and explain and show the terminology in future videos!

@franciscambron 3 жыл бұрын

the distance between the life lines and the genoa on different points of sail varies according to the boat and genoa or jib size. It's not a constant as you stipulated, please give a percentage for each point of sail. You should be happy someone is paying attention

@NautilusSailing 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Francis... Yes, you are absolutely right that the distance between the lifelines and the genoa is not a constant based on the hull shape of your particular boat. However, this is a good starting point to get you close to good sail trim. From here, use the telltales to dial in perfect trim and note the exact position of the genoa in relation to the lifelines on your boat.