How to helm upwind. Tips from round the world sailor Brian Thompson

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11 жыл бұрын

For the fifth video in the series, top sailor and world record holder Brian Thompson shares his tips for super-hot helming.

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@projectcoordinatorwebbcons2263 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, great tips, I am a new helmsmen racing.

@LazyJacques 7 жыл бұрын

Smaller, older boats (IOR-style) must absolutely sail to the waves upwind, or they will stop you dead in your tracks. Methinks Mr. Thompson has not had to sail a non-planing boat under 60' in quite a while... Otherwise, this is a good, very broad-strokes, 5 min. video on steering upwind for cruisers, I'm guessing, so of course there is nothing about sail shape or trimming, or optimum pointing, etc.

@tastime 8 жыл бұрын

For a video titled How To Helm Upwind I thought it was spot on!

@TeemuSa Жыл бұрын

I find this format of one person introducing Pip Hare and Pip in turn introducing Brian Thompson quite funny.

@angelamoore976 8 жыл бұрын

Now I am no professional. further, I have never sailed in my life. But is it wise to follow a cloud. Do clouds not move themselves: How can you go straight following a cloud?

@gaffrigged22 6 жыл бұрын

You need to be selective....pick the furthest cloud that you can use for a reference. Know that they do move- pick a different cloud or star as the first one stops serving you.

@celticspike7 3 жыл бұрын

sort of. he said out in the ocean. there's nothing, so a cloud is about the only object during the Daytime. then he added, In the Distance. which is relatively stable. technically stars are moving too. we use these objects With compass to cross reference.

@imagineero 8 жыл бұрын

"on a wheel like this I like to move it no more than about 2 millimeters" Moves the wheel 250mm

@General_Crock 8 жыл бұрын

Solent millimeters are different from regular millimeters. Apparently.

@istra70 5 жыл бұрын

These are imperial millimeters ......

@PhilippSchiffer 3 жыл бұрын

A couple of, not 2.

@LuigiSimoncini 3 жыл бұрын

I knew sb would notice, point is he was not concentrated on steering but on explaining us how to do it

@waterboy8999 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I came looking for.

@estreet8108 9 жыл бұрын

This was OK, yet never touched the sail shape, tight leach line to prevent disturbance, what to do with the sail in big wind, moderate wind and light wind. Actually left out a lot of info

@thomaselliott573 7 жыл бұрын

the title says helm not trim