I've been "sailing" my whole life, but learned more watching this series of UGA Sailing videos. Thanks so much!

You’re videos are my constant go to for our practices and reinforcing what we go over! Thank you!

Regarding your description of weight placement…every boat I’ve ever owned has responded exactly opposite. I sail a “Duck Punt” and it has no rudder. In order to tack you must move your weight forward. I lived on a Flicka that sailed to weather in light air perfectly balanced. I would lean forward slightly to head up, back to fall off. My current Montgomery 15…same thing. In order to come about I shift my weight a bit forward for a smooth tack. I don’t know where your information comes from, but it’s not supported by my real world experience in a variety of different boats. 🤷‍♂️

Excellent video

Great explanation.

Great video. Thanks for posting. Science aside, everything you say about sailing without putting the “breaks” on, works on the water.

Mikka Kittey/Tessa Violet of the sailing world... and I mean that as a compliment. Well done once again. I learn a lot every time I watch another video. Excellent. I need to take notes. Da... thanks!

Love watching your videos. Nice work. Thanks

Valuable. Really helpful and very practical. A technique that builds confidence. Tougher with unirig but also works.

It’s been almost 30 years since I was a student at UGA. Somehow I feel like I’m learning more now!

Really fantastic teaching! Easy to pay attention

Brilliant video. Many thanks from a sailing novice.

Excellent explanation! Keep up the great work.

This is some great stuff!

Really learned so much from this video

This is great! Thanks!

for all the Rudderless sailing how to videos... this is the only one that actually EXPLAINS its, not just shows it

works great for me , good vids thanks, KISS

Thank you for a very informative video. It helped me get into ruderless sailing quick and easily! However, there's an error in the information provided. At around 5 minute mark, you stated that moving your weight aft will cause the boat to head up, and moving your weight forward will cause it to bear off. This is incorrect. It should be the opposite: weight aft = bear off, and weight forward = head up. This is due to the Center of Lateral Resistance (CLR) being moved in relation to the Center of Effort(CE): CLR ahead of CE = weather helm, CLR behind CE = lee helm. (Please note that this effect is subtle on a small dinghy with a planning hull). A more detailed explanation is available in the PDF document "Rudderless Sailing" by Joel Brand.

I have heard that a two masted boat such as the Polynesian Hokulea, Not only can initiate, but maintain any long course relative to the wind with sail balance alone: Sheeting the foresail more than the aft. So that windward pivots are checked by more foresail push and leeward, by more aft sail push. Does this work on a sloop? For all courses even downwind and broad reach?

Because you have incorrect explaination of wing lift, so you have incorrect explain of "hull turning, helming". "hull turnning" is effect of drag, not the lift. Google for Arvel Gentry, he explained this a lot.

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An aircraft flies due to the many forces involved with conservation of momentum.

Brilliant .. if anyone says anything negative about this presentation then ..1 they are not bright enough to to keep up ... or 2 they have their heads up their bottoms contemplating the amount of ink in a marker pen ........ I have been sailing for 50 years I took a lot away here ... and this was informative and really well produced and presented....to boot ...

Buy some new marker pens!!!! and you are too quick in explaining.