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Improve Sailing
Netherlands
Приєднався 4 січ 2019
This channel is about improving your sailing and becoming a better sailor, by focusing on fundamentals. If you're looking to get into sailing but don't know where to start, this channel is a great resource. We answer real questions by (beginner) sailors., and want to provide the most helpful info on sailing out there.
ImproveSailing.com is my blog where I share all things sailboat and sailing. I write articles on how to sail smarter, faster, and better. I also review products and share cool sailing locations and tips. Nowadays, a couple of great writers (read: sailors) are helping me out. We are all dedicated to providing the most helpful sailing content out there.
My dream is to own a sea-worthy vessel and sail the world seas. Until then I will continue to learn, and nerd out about what I've learned here.
I currently have no regular publishing schedule, so hit that notification bell.
ImproveSailing.com is my blog where I share all things sailboat and sailing. I write articles on how to sail smarter, faster, and better. I also review products and share cool sailing locations and tips. Nowadays, a couple of great writers (read: sailors) are helping me out. We are all dedicated to providing the most helpful sailing content out there.
My dream is to own a sea-worthy vessel and sail the world seas. Until then I will continue to learn, and nerd out about what I've learned here.
I currently have no regular publishing schedule, so hit that notification bell.
This Ship's Crew Rowed Back Home 2,000 Miles
It's to uncover the biggest ship building secret in history.
Make your sailing dream a reality today with my eBook! Find the special UA-cam promotion here: improvesailing.com/fast-track-youtube
Make your sailing dream a reality today with my eBook! Find the special UA-cam promotion here: improvesailing.com/fast-track-youtube
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How To Get Your Boating License in the USA in 3 MINUTES
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Getting your boating license is easy and quick. Doing it once will keep the waterways safe (and you). Invest some change and you'll have it for life. Get your license: improvesailing.com/license
10 Insider Tips to Save Money on Your Boat Ownership
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There are many ways to be a boat owner on a budget. William gave me this list of 10 insider hacks he's used as a boat owner of 20 years.
Swing Keels and Centerboards: Pros and Cons Explained
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Swing keels are the most versatile keels available, but it comes at a cost. Let's discuss those costs. I'll also show you two technical diagrams to explain the mechanism of both lifting keel designs, the swing keel and the centerboard (centreboard in the UK). The main difference between the swing keel and centerboard is whether it's a weighted keel or not. The centerboard is unweighted and not ...
Sailboat Keel Types: 10 Most Common Keels Explained
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If you want to watch one video on keel types and just get it, this one is for you. Keels don't have to be confusing; simply classify them the right way. I've made clear diagrams for each type. Get the diagrams here: improvesailing.com/keels Make your sailing dream a reality today with my eBook! Find the special UA-cam promotion here: improvesailing.com/fast-track-youtube There's a simple way to...
Do I Need to Get my Boating License? ...Probably
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As a first time boater, you should probably get your boating license. Boating licenses are basically a safety course you can take in a couple of hours. After that, you'll have a state certification that allows you to operate most boats. Get your license: improvesailing.com/license TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:14 Do you need a boating license to drive a boat? 2:00 How to get your boating lice...
Historic Ships of Leeuwarden: Awesome Sailing Ships from the 1800s
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The city center of historic merchant city Leeuwarden is full of historic sailboats. We encounter Dutch Barges, Skûtsjes, Aaken, Schouwen, and many more interesting and beautiful historic sailing ships. I'll also show you a little of Leeuwarden, which is a beautiful city in its own right. It's a Hanzestad, a merchant harbor from before Hollands golden age. Leeuwarden is the capital of Friesland,...
Recovering a Sunken Boat Costs How Much??
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Retrieving a sunken boat will cost you a lot. And probably more than money alone. Let's take a look at the different options you have, and the general costs involved. Oh, and you could DIY your way through it, but I won't guarantee it will save you money. Probably not.
Reading Wind Speed At Sea Without Equipment
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How to tell what wind speed it is without any equipment whatsoever? It's not super hard to get a decent estimate if you look for a couple of signs. Are the waves breaking? Do you see white horses? Is there a lot of foam? Answer these questions and you have a reliable wind speed estimate.
The Ideal Wind Speed to Learn to Sail
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There is an ideal wind speed range to sail in, train in, and stay at home with. Also, the type of boat (and length) matters. I'll go over each of those and talk about a couple of considerations when deciding whether to take her out or not.
How To Self Isolate as a Liveaboard Sailor (8 Tips)
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There are quite a few advantages to being a liveaboard when you have to self-isolate. There are also some disadvantages. Let's go over them one by one, and while on the subject, I'll throw in some free tips you probably hadn't thought of. Recommendations: The Boat Galley Cookbook by Carolyn Shearlock - amzn.to/3fWR7TD The Boat Cookbook: Real Food for Hungry Sailors - amzn.to/3eVWilB Make sure t...
What Are Your Sailing Dreams? (1000-Sub GIVEAWAY)
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Let's talk about you in the comment section. Now that we are with many (1,000 ), it's time I got to know you a little better. Leave your sailing dream in the comments and let me know what your top two questions about it are. Maybe I can help? I'll randomly pick one comment to win Sailaway Sailing Simulator for free. The contest is open until 30 April 2020.
Nautical Charts: 5 Different Types Explained
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When you use the wrong nautical chart, you might end up stranded! Luckily, here's a good overview of the 5 different nautical chart types. I'll go over each one and show examples, so you know what chart to use for what part of your voyage. It's quite easy once you know the differences. Make your sailing dream a reality today with my eBook! Find the special UA-cam promotion here: improvesailing....
9 Things You Can Do at Home to Improve Your Sailing Skills
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You can improve your sailing skills at home, even when you can't go sailing. I actually thought of a whole bunch of things to do. The last tip is one I really like and will really help you out in life in general. From improving your sailing to maintenance skills, you can do it all from your comfy chair. Online course recommendation: improvesailing.com/freecourse Plumbing 101: ua-cam.com/video/8...
Sailing Workout Plan: The 15 Best Home Exercises for Sailors
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Sailors need very specific muscle groups, so you could train differently to work on those muscle groups specifically. I thought it would be nice to go over 15 great exercises for sailors, and why they're great. EXERCISE DEMOS Core: - Burpees: ua-cam.com/video/dZgVxmf6jkA/v-deo.html - Plank: ua-cam.com/video/ASdvN_XEl_c/v-deo.html - T-Stances: ua-cam.com/video/WSz8BQcUCiw/v-deo.html - Split Lung...
10 Sailing Activities to Keep Busy When You Can't Sail
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10 Sailing Activities to Keep Busy When You Can't Sail
Dreams Are Now More Important Than Ever
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Dreams Are Now More Important Than Ever
Sail Parts Explained Names, Terminology & Diagram
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Sail Parts Explained Names, Terminology & Diagram
Rigging Explained: Standing & Running (Sailboat Parts Explained)
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Rigging Explained: Standing & Running (Sailboat Parts Explained)
The Hull Explained - Sailboat Parts Explained
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The Hull Explained - Sailboat Parts Explained
Sailboat Parts Explained: Overview and Names
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Sailboat Parts Explained: Overview and Names
Ketch Rig vs Sloop: Great Advantages for Cruisers
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Ketch Rig vs Sloop: Great Advantages for Cruisers
Gaff Rig vs Bermuda (11 Surprising Advantages)
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Gaff Rig vs Bermuda (11 Surprising Advantages)
Boat Insurance Should Cover These 10 Basic Things
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Boat Insurance Should Cover These 10 Basic Things
Boat Hull Types Explained for Beginners (with 11 Examples of Different Styles)
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Boat Hull Types Explained for Beginners (with 11 Examples of Different Styles)
10 Interesting Facts About Sailing You Probably Don't Know
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10 Interesting Facts About Sailing You Probably Don't Know
10 Common Sailing Myths You Shouldn't Believe
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10 Common Sailing Myths You Shouldn't Believe
10 Questions Every Beginner Sailor Has
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10 Questions Every Beginner Sailor Has
Happy Holidays and Thanks For All the Fish!
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Happy Holidays and Thanks For All the Fish!
Lol
awefully lot of "hint hint" winking. can't tell if your letting me on on a secret or lying. your not flirting with me are you? 🤔
I can think of one boat that has a triple keel...Seadog 30. It's a full keel boat with twin outboard water tanks, formed into modified full keels. Each of them holds around 100litres of drinking water and can support the boat when it's on the hard. Unfortunately, it has even more wetted surface than a full keel or a bilge keel, so yes it's slower...but not many 30-foot boats have 235litres of fuel and over 200litres of water capacity. It's absolutely a cruiser, you definitely won't be breaking any racing records here, but for useable long-distance cruising range...that's hard to beat for it's size.
I must know vietnamese, because i understand what you say. It reminds me to english, but youtube keeps insisting you speak vietnamese
I grew up sailing. Thank you for breaking down all the sail configurations. I learned some things from your video. You also helped me remember things I had forgotten. Great video.
Shit house music does a disservice to your message. For the love of everything holy, just stop with it already.
Very informative, thank you kind sir!
Have a swing keel boat. In describing it to someone once used the term. The guy told me about the canting keel and saying I used the terrm wrong, so I watched your video to see. Made it almost half way through before that music drove me away. Awful. Why?? At least tone it down. Good god. Absolutely distracting. Is it supposed to be hypnotic?
One advantage you forgot to mention is that everyone aboard a sailboat gets to do something. Steering, sail trimming, keeping a lookout, or just moving around as human ballast. Sailing is a good sport for older persons because they get to participate even if it is just in a small way. So many powerboat videos show the Captain having fun steering and the passengers about as active as so many sacks of potatoes.
I only had to stop and watch three cat videos while watching this.
why does your background have the same color as jeffrey epstein island's temple
WHERE is this guy? This is *great* material! I just discovered it.
I thought I was coming up with new designs... Turns out to be a canting keel 😑 and a bildge keel 😑... Thx for the terminology... Peace and Health
Goe gezegd
Great video. I have a 26' British Westerly Centaur bilge keel. It doesn't get any better. 3' draft and I can glide up to a sand bar and park.
The bilge keel image shows the boat has two rudders. Does a bilge keel vessel have to have two rudders?
Sailboats are the absolute best to have on the ocean or on a lake!!!❤❤
When people say “modified full keels are faster than full keels” do they mean they accelerate faster?
3 minutes my ass
how does it compare to the junk rig?
Thank you
Way to much talking not enough info bro. Nice Beard
I have a swing keel, this was helpful. Thanks
why show your ugly mug thru the entirety of the video when there are such beautiful pictures of sailing ships???
Great review of sails. Except one error at 7:28 minutes: The dinghies are sailing with SYMMETRICAL SPINNAKERS and spinnaker poles (not GENNAKERS)! You can see the spinnaker pole attached to the tack, in the boat furthest to the left of the photo, and the symmetrical shape of the sails. With gennakers the tack is usually attached to the bowspit or a retractable bowspit, not a moveable spinnaker pole, with two sheets attached to the clew. The shape of the gennaker is closer to the shape of a genoa, than a downwind spinnaker. Symmetrical spinnakers are also seen in Cadet, 420, 470 dinghies, and Dragons.
great content, lower the back ground music!
In your face presentations are uncomfortable for viewers. I'm gone.
Cat videos, production values skyrockets!!!🤣🤣🤣 needed a good laugh! Awesome video, second time watching your video.
What do you mean when talking about stability, is it directional stability or upright stability? To me it seems directional, which of course is important, but isn't upright stability more (most) important🤔
That was a good video. I used some parts of it for my English classes :)
Extremely well explained, thanks for these great video series!
This video was 11 mins too long
Great job! Just bought a Catalina 250 and needed help with understanding sails…
Years ago I swore I'd never do another burpee.
Im considering a lifting keel revolution 22 afep marine.
"Catamaran: Most people know this sailboat because of the popular..." I feel like I'm the only person that shouted "Waterworld!!!" 😂 Turns out its actually a Trimaran. See I learned something already!
Parole, please not.
new sailing rig on my channel ....ROTATING SPAR SKIFF ( a new kind of sailing rig )
License is bullshit. EDUCATION is excellent! There is no replacement for experience. ;-)
My boat is very unusual and not mentioned here, it's got two bilge keels with no weight, but a central lifting keel made of solid steel. It looks like a triple bilge keel with the lifting keel up.
Can you do a review at the end of each video to help remember it with out having to scan each video
Stupid annoying music for no reason... Why destroy your work, learn not to put music over your voice, fucking dumbest move ever.
So simple and I am new I really like the logical breakdown great video
I love gaff rig, but on long down wind passages, its a nightmare of chafe with the belly of the sail against the shrouds. That is when cross cut sails fail at every seam. If that wasn't bad enough, the gaff goes so far forward of abeam, that it sets up a lever using the shrouds as a fulcrum. The entire length of the gaff wrenches the jaws or saddle agains the mast, often resulting in a broken gaff. No, a vang does not improve the situation. Every time the ship rolls to windward, the slack drops loop around random objects and then tries to garot them on the next roll.
Thank you, very well made. 🖖
What I see is the rigging slipped out of the hands of the sailors when the standing rigging went from rope to steel. No longer could the mast be fastened with local goods and time honored techniques, the ships rigging had to be purchased. Also I see the amount of sail being lowered and spread fore and aft. This lowered the center of effort which can limit the amount of heel for more comfortable experience. Perhaps it time for a Frankenstein rig where let the technologies and techniques blend to the advantage of the crew and ship owner. Modern composite hulls with gaff rigs with the mechanical advantages and so on. Those extremely heavy wooded mast could be replaced with modern materials which certainly limit the weight aloft which is a serious design concern. Only the Dutch have ventured to sea with Leeboards. A bilge ballasted beach-able boat could be the ultimate shoal draft adventure machine. A maximum width trailer able boat with Leeboards could be your ticket to sail all if your country's lakes and canals. So a mix of old and new is maybe what we need. Pay the fare with sweat equity in the garages of the creative. Who knows what will be next?
I have never actually sailed a gaff, but I have a lot of experience with a bermudian, which I am tired of. the bermudian is good to windward, that's it's one trick. but it's tiresome downwind. firstly it has a big jib, but that is now shadowed by the main, so people end up sailing with the main dropped, slowly! I prefer to pole out the jib but that requires some mild gymnastics on the foredeck. Of course the pole is a hazard if the wind picks up. To sail fast downwind with a bermudian you need a spinnaker, which is just a whole lot of trouble. If it's going just right they are great, but they flog really badly, or worse twist around the forestay, when they fill they snap a huge strain on to the boat. Some people have them in a sock which is meant to make it simpler to get down but it also adds another two lines to the mast head that can get tangled so it's only simpler if you do everything right. Instead, on a gaff rig you just have a really big main sail, and optional top sail. (top sail is probably tricky I don't know, probably not as bad as a spinnaker) I read in an old sailing book that gaff is recommended for beginner sailors because you can rapidly reduce sail while going down wind by "scandalizing the main". Say you are sailing downwind and a squall hits, on a bermudian you'd have to turn up and reef, but on a gaff you can just release the peak halyard, so the gaff drops, which folds away the top corner of the sail, reducing sail area to maybe a half? (less on your modern type) after the squall you just raise the peak again.
There are both benefits and liabilities with "movable" keels. For me, I will nearly always prefer a fixed keel because a moving part + below the waterline = bad mojo. However, they can let you sail into more shallow waters.
you never sailed a ketch how could you make this video or how they are
I have a swing keel on a Coronado 25. You hit the nail on the head. Only draw back I have found is lying at anchor with the keel down to limit roll when trying to sleep. I have a loose hinge knock with the keel down Keel up excessive rolling, Keel down excessive noise. Take your choice.