14 years later and this video’s instruction is timeless!! Thanks.

10 years on and people are still learning from this vid, thanks. :)

One of the best series of sail trim videos on KZfaq.

Brilliant. I appreciate the background (true wind vs apparent) and especially the pace of the instruction. Gets right to it. The pace, the tempo, keeps you "with" the teacher. Most KZfaq stuff is so un-focused, you lose focus, too. This instruction invites you--like a sail--to 'keep up,' and therefore you do. Well done.

You really don't get much genuinely for free these days on KZfaq and this is a rare exception. Wonderfully clear, ad-free explanation of an aspect of sail-trimming which has always been a bit of a mystery and here is just beautifully explained. Top marks, and thank you! Wish I knew which was your sailing school!

You have some of the best teaching videos for sailing I've found anywhere. I love how you explain the physics behind it all.

Terrific explanation of True and apparent wind and how to use the vang.

Excellent video. This has helped my whole family understand the boom vang better. I've replayed a few parts just to make sure I got it all. Thank you!

I Knew something about boom jack before this, now I know more, thanks.

Nice explanation of sail twist and using the vang to adjust it. Thanks!

Definitely amongst the very best explanation videos on YT. Top!

this is an incredible video. its funny how you read something 100 times and it still doesnt make sense, but all it takes is one person who knows how to explain it and boom! you got it and you wondered how you missed it. thank you very much for these videos. as a new boat owner im still trying to get the hang of the terminology, and most importantly trying to figure out exactly what all these ropes and cables do! thank you!

One of the best sailing tutorials.

Your the best teacher ever. You deffinetly have the best instructional videos ever made by man!

These videos are awesome. Clear, helpful teaching.

Thanks again for sharing your sailing knowledge. Your videos are excellent and much appreciated.

Wonderful explanation of the reason sail twist is necessary. True wind vector is greater at the sail head than at the foot, therefore, apparent wind direction (and magnitude) are also different.

These videos are the best mate they re extremely informative but remembering it ll when you are out there is a hard feat. thanks very much appreciate your wealth of knowledge. please don t stop uploading

You just answered all of my downwind questions, I’m buying a vang asap. Thank you for this video.

I have a modern cruising sailboat with spring loaded boom vang and no traveler on the main sheets. It think this is the norm for many cruisers nowadays. This is a very good tutorial, much appreciated.

Thanks - excellent quality instruction!

Praise where praise belongs: this is an amazing video, thank you for sharing! I can only repeat what others have already said: the way you convey the message is brilliant. Not just "how" one does something, but why the hell one should consider a technique instead of another, depending on the situation and depending on what one is trying to achieve. Once again, thank you!

Very useful. Thank you. It's hard to find this kind of explanation about sailing on the net. I learned a lot of explanations of the working of windmills though. Your explanation is a fine confirmation of my insight gained by that and addition as well. Thank you.

I'm delighted with your videos! VERY helpful!

NIce video, that also looks like a very nice boat with young lads sailing... Good job man... Stay safe and fair winds ...

Thank you for some really informative videos about sailing.

Very informative. Thank You!

Thank you so much. I just bought a 30’ clipper marine in Alameda and in middle of sailing we both realized there wasn’t a Vang lol.

Thank you. Well done.

Thank you your a great speaker please keep it up. I allways wondered why my tell tails were doing diffrent things!

Thank you for this! Learning to sail and this was great.

Eye opener to new beginner sailor

Thanks for making sailing more understandable and easy!

thanks for posting this video

Thanks for these videos. They are very helpful.

Great, diagrams are the key to understanding concepts, more diagrams the better...thx.

My god man that was an excellent explanation. You've really helped me, thank you.

Thanks for this video. Much appreciated.

Thank you for sharing and making this so clear

Excellent video👍👏

Best explanation i've found. Thanks!

Great video, and you are easy to listen to! (Rare in many KZfaq videos) Great explanation and illustrations...bravo!

Many good points. Well done!

Great video and great tips.

This was good stuff - worth watching!! Thanks

Great info. I'm using it to help with my RC Soling. Thank you.

Another superb video -- so helpful, clear, useful Obrigado, ppconsultant

I agree, this is a clear explanation that is very helpful. Thank you very much. Adrian M

Thanks I appreciate the explanation on main sail setting !

Great explanation and to the point.

great knowledge imparted!

Back when I was racing I never relied on the boom vang to close the roach; I'd adjust the Cunningham instead, bearing down hard on the Cunningham as wind speeds increased. Shows how much has changed in the almost 50 years since I competitively raced; only time I ever used the boom vang was on a broad reach or a run in apparent-wind speeds over 8 knots, and would rarely secure to the base of the mast. I'd normally secure the foot end outboard along the gunwale or jib track (depending on point of sail), in an attempt to avoid a Chines jibe when high seas were off my port or starboard quarter. Never gave me a problem. If I needed to stiffen the main I'd rely almost exclusively on the traveler and main sheet, and would make small tuning adjustments with the outhaul and Cunningham as wind velocities increased.

very good and well done...

explicaçao excelente, obrigado!

Thankyou for the clear, outstanding explanation. Installing my boom vang this weekend.Liked and sub'd.

That's a very rational explanation, thank you.

Nice video.... thank you!

Well done.

Agreed. Very clearly explained. Obrigado! (Thanks!)

these are amazing videos, thank you so much~ I was absolutely baffled about what the "ropes" on the boom is supposed to do or what they're even called

2:24 the traveler alone does NOT control the twist in the sail. It only controls the angle of the main relative to the centerline. To control twist you use mainsheet and the traveler only allows the mainsail to be pulled close to the centerline even when the mainsheet is loosen to give the sail more twist when going upwind in heavier winds, so to control twist with a traveler you always need to use it in combination with the main, unless you are changing your heading relative to the wind. Otherwise this is a very good video.

"Enter the Boom Jack" :) you are my new hero

Awesome!

Gostei do vídeo, me ajudou bastante. Obrigado

Sou..de Cascais. Ainda bem que gostaste!

thanks

nICE !! 😊✨🥂⛵️⚓️🚣✨👍👌👊✨

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Why adjust it only in a close reach? Cant it be adjusted on all points of sail?

És português?! Estes videos estão fantásticos nem diria que vieram de um português! Deram-me granda ajuda na compreensão de afinações!

So which one is better?

Nice video but a point on the names used. The boom vang is known as the kicking strap or just "kicker" in the UK. I've never heard the term boom jack used for this application.

Hmmm, after watching this video I can see I need to install a boom vane

Good video but misuses the term 'roach' when he's actually talking generically about the 'leech'. The leech is the aft edge of any sail. Main sails are not usually a perfect triangle and any additional area aft the straight line from the head to the clew is called the roach.

Really good video but his thick accent makes it hard to understand him at times.

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Poor english comprehension ... the wind is higher the higher up the mast? No the wind is (stronger) in general at altitude