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Thank you! It's a beneficial POV which explains the system easily.

Beautiful and classy. I have a Ron Holland designed Nicholson 33. #39 I saved her from the scrapyard. New motor in now. Just fixed and resealed the keel and got bottom paint. Just working on the courage to make the big left turn now.

why are you RUNNING without a preventer

We primarily use a letter box drop in big winds and when we’re finishing in port and need a quick before hitting the break water.

Done quite bit double handed on a Dehler 29 with the Asymmetrical in short course racing, here on our lake. I love it no crew, just 2 good sailor in tune.

I'm very late to the party here, but 100% flick. The very first tack shown, she did not complete her tack and her sails were not filling by the time that the starboard boat had to take avoiding action. czcams.com/video/IFJK-YkJFRk/video.html It's clear if you watch it frame-by-frame or at full speed. She does the same again at 0:27, never completes the tack and so has no rights to cause the other boats to take avoiding action.

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This is the equivalent as a turn exit crash in any motorsport.

That's a great bit of sailing, and a great wee video of it, too.

Great interview Brendan! WSA-OC & I love Marie! 👏🏼⛵️🏁 ~Debra Osborne 2024 Commodore WSA-OC ⛵️

Thanks. Straight to the point.

This is a "gybe douse". Re the name "Mexican", I had always understood it was from the Newport to Ensenada race. For decades, the finish line was at the entrance to Ensenada harbor*, and if you didn't douse and gybe ~immediately~, you often had an unpleasant windward return exactly when you wanted to be DONE already. So, the gybe-douse maneuver was widely associated to that locale. (* changed to closer to The Coral now)

Is it possible to install multiple reefs (two or three) in a headsail? Some mainsails have up to four reefs. Or is it not recommended?

Literally always the helmsman chatting about NOTHING.

Got the t-shirt. Creaming along and it all goes tits up in a second. If you race sailboats you will fuck up, just really annoying when you're the one paying the bill....

So is it appropriate to use a twing instead of cars for other headsails? The advantage being that twings are easily adjusted from the cockpit.

we just used to call it 'a windward drop' often praticed for when it it would be useful

Nice interview!

Thanks. You anticipated a bunch of my questions.

Finally find a video that just explains it, without fluff. Thank you.

good video, but one more advantage to the letterbox; as the boom is FASTENED to the tack being sailed, to keep the crew safe, there is NO chance of a "Chinese gibe" as the boom is always on the same side as the chute, and no chance of a "power-up" while out of full control.

by the way, this isn't new, it is the safest way of jibing ANYTIME, as the centring of the boom ensures no crew has a "booming" headache, as the boom is moved slowly, also avoiding any shock loading on the sheet. ( this can also be made by a tight sheet, and crossing centreline by use of the track car, if monitored by ropes, so that is controlled, by the resistance of the rope on a winch); in either method the crew ALWAYS knows where the boom is, and any accident is less likely, or at least only a light tap. BUT anytime this is done, the words "GYBING" should be yelled, so any crew knows the boom is about to move!

How deep (how much smaller sail becomes) is headsail reef?

If the crew is even an averagely capable racing crew, imo letter box can be left to near-survival conditions.

clever!

That skipper will have a back problem. Horrible posture. Should stand centreline.

Maybe the 2nd boat's jib would not be luffing if the twist was reduced by moving the car foreword. With a barber hauler or reaching strut the overlapping jibs do fine on a reach.

I'm Australian, Kiwi is slang here for New Zealand. Most of us living on the East coast with NZ to the South East it's likely a similar geographical reference. My skipper jokes it's called a Kiwi drop because if you stuff it up NZ is where the boat ends up 😂

On the side of the boat

You do it with a bucket of water

Wonder why they call it a barber hauler.

How to gybe is important when to gybe is critical. I sailed (not for long) on a boat where the owner would sail until to the layline way too far from the mark. When on the layline vmg is zero. A very successful one design sailor told me that the way to win is " point the boat in the right direction and drive as fast as you can" sailing fast in the wrong direction is a losing strategy.

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Good talk, Brendan! Plenty of food for thought.

Geez guys. Take your fricken' time...

Little triangles mean less lean.

How does this not foul the kite on the spreaders?

Shocking that they don’t wear crash helmets in these conditions. If hit by that boom, you are dead.

Just found this channel. And subscribed.

Nice shot and music, but what about the "learning" part? Would love to actually learn something about storm sails :)

Thanks for sharing, this is very cool video! I will test it One quick question, I'm planning to test it first time with engine. How can I avoid have the rope stuck with the propeller? I see the rope goes almost under the boat when tacking.

How about if the MOB is unconscious?? What's the latest/best recommended way of retrieving then? Suppose the answer to this really depends on the number of crew, but I'm thinking in the case of a couple sailing, 1 MOB, the other on board.

Its smart to test equipment in calm seas before working your way up to rougher conditions. This allows you to make adjustments if you notice a potential problem. Like some of you mention in the comments. If storm drogues, para-anchors, and accessories are designed for storm use; then the equipment should handle emergency steering in a storm.

Where can I find one to purchase?

very good， thanks

Curious if this will work if your rudder is stuck hard over?

I have a j/130 do it the same way but under the boom and by myself into the cockpit using my foot to play out the halyard...not saying it doesn't get interesting ;-)

Driving error. Need to turn downwind to unload the sail

Easy to be at the pin on starboard to deal with this guy

Great news, great boat. Wish they would do this with the other IOR boats of the day.