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Ian Elliott
Registrace 17. 12. 2008
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Weather for Dinghy Sailors - by Maura Dewey for ILCA Sweden
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Maura Dewey is a PhD student at Stockholms University working in the field of meteorology and she is also a current member of the Canadian National Sailing Team in ILCA 6. She combines the knowledge from these fields to bring us from a global view all the way down to decision making on the race course.
Height Mode and Speed Mode Theory in ILCA dinghy
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Height Mode and Speed Mode Theory in ILCA dinghy
Rules for Rocking
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Here is the link to World Sailing Interpretations of Rile 42: www.sailing.org/tools/documents/Rule42InterpretationsMay21-[27359].pdf ILCA Sailing Laser Dinghy
Approaching the windward mark near the layline
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Approaching the windward mark near the layline
Factors for Accelerations in ILCA Dinghy
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Factors for Accelerations in ILCA Dinghy
Thanks for posting. I always thought you should keep the boat as flat as possible but that 5-10’ wiggle room is a good idea.
Sweet
How can we get the slides?
Contacting Maura Dewey is best. If you are an ILCA Sweden member you can also ask ILCA SWE.
Thanks for putting this together. Very well explained.
A polar velocity diagram would be clearer to explain. 🤔
You put so much effort into your work!
Really great talk Maura! Very on point and aimed at sailors!
Thanks, very clear story, very useful
Great lecture today , thank!
This was an excellent lesson, thank you!
C’mon. 30 mins of prepping your illustrations please.
Work on less “ummm”s and “ahh”s when speaking.
Could you do a video on torquing?
These analysis videos are gold man!
Thanks a lot. Your videos are supporting me too much. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Good stuff!
Very good explanations and illustrations. I learned a lot! Thanks!
What advantage does this provide? Is it like a quick pump of the sheet? What happens if this occurs while going up and down waves?
It doesn’t seem to provide a huge amount of extra speed, but it does provide a surprising amount of height (upwind). The extreme version is the technique you often see top 470 sailors doing (especially when Rule 42 is turned off) when there they unhook from the trapeze while still hanging from their arms from the trapeze and thrust their hips up and down to aggressively flicking by pulling from the point where the trapeze connects to the mast. They do this off the start and when close to other boats or if they need more height but it is quite exhausting. Even one flick provides a small advantage: a small speed and heigh boost. I mostly posted this so that I could reference it when I am talking about the rules because ’flicking’ and ‘fanning’ is mentioned specifically in the interpretations of Rule 42. Just hitting a wave can cause the leech to flick, but hitting the wave itself often slows you down more than the flick accelerates you. But if you would hit the wave anyway better to also flick the sail. Once you get a feel for the speed and strength of the flick, it’s resonant frequency, then it is easy to accentuate the flick to get the most out of it in different moves and different conditions. According to the interpretations of Rule 42, one flick due to body movement is in the ‘yellow light area’. Repeated flicking due to body pumping (up and down in and out) is prohibited so you can’t get too carried away. On the upwind the jury looks of up-and-down and in-and-out motions of the sailor’s body. You are allowed body movement that doesn’t cause flicking, so the jury is looking for a link between the sailor’s body movements and the flicking. So going through waves you want to allow the sail to flick or cause the sail to flick, but it is illegal even in wavy conditions to flick by repeatedly moving the body up and down or in and out. Fore-aft body movement (torquing) is more legal but not completely.
Well done! fantabulous explanation and video taking..... the finger positioning is really good for us viewers..... keep the good work up
Brilliant session, Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for uploading it folks as I missed you last night. Super useful resource!
very useful video. hope to see more. thanks Ian
Thanks for taking the time to go through this.
These are really interesting and great videos, thanks for posting them!
At 1:05 what I said was a bit misleading. With Rules 13 and 18.2, the tacking boat has to be able to complete the tack without the starboard boat having to alter course at all to avoid breaking rule 13. Then after the tack is complete the starboard boat must not have to point above close hauled to avoid the boat that tacked rule 18.3.
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Ian I like your video. Could you please make a video on main sheet management, how to sheet in quick, how not to get it tangled up, where to keep it, I waste so much time on keeping it towards the bow...
Next video. How to replace a radiator
Came here to learn sailing rules in Swedish. Did not disappoint.
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At 3:49 I said “Green is definitely ahead of Red”, I meant to say that “Green is definitely ahead of a line coming off Red’s transom”. If this was a race, Green would be behind red at that point.
You should totally add those variations Ian! I'll try the opti hop, it seems harder but I'm always willing to take up a challenge. By pre roll do you mean heeling to leeward in order to get the boat to head up, before heeling to windward and getting the boom across?
Yes, by pre roll I mean heeling to leeward to help the boat to head up at the very beginning of the tack. Fast sailors have been heeling excessively to leeward and then flattening that heel out aggressively as they head up to irons for a strong pump on the entry and significant gain straight upwind. We asked a judge about it and we didn’t get a definitive answer on whether it was legal, but in very light winds it is very powerful. I am planning on putting out some new videos about tactics and sailing theory, but I’ll think about putting out some boat handling videos too if people are interested.
I for one would be happy to see the boat handling videos, and the newer tacking and gybing videos too, and so would my buddies at Yacht Club Argentino!
That's a blast from the past... little Max went on to make the Candian national team! There are several variations that I would like to add to this video as the sport has progressed in the last 6 years and I have learnt more through sailing and coaching, but one important change is that if you have the coordination, you should not put your back foot across the hiking strap before the tack. New talented sailors from the Opti class have brought the Opti Hop with them. If you can jump across the boat and land with both feet in the hiking strap you get twice the power and it is probably better for strain on your windward knee, but it is significantly more challenging. Also pre-role in light wind is back in style and is widely used.
I wish there were more videos like this. Anyway, thanks for sharing! Gotta love the commentary
Ian, this is by far the best explained and detailed video on roll tacking, I think you don't get as many views as other videos because they have fancy editing and music, but your explanation is more thorough.
Thanks!!! Yours videos really helped!
One of the only laser sailor who play the main.
All good ilca sailors constantly work the sheet upwind in breeze
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the videos, you are great instructor.
Many thanks for making these videos, you have been very generous with your knowledge. If you are looking for more topics, perhaps one one tiller/sheet hand exchanges. Light wind jibes and roll tacks you have covered but could be covered again and I really need advice on 15+ knots tacking and jibing and the dreaded port rounding jibe. thanks again Nick