UPWIND SPEED: ILCA (LASER) TECHNIQUE TIPS - How to sail faster with the British Sailing Team
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
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Micky Beckett from the British Sailing Team gives us some advice on Upwind Speed techniques to use in ILCA (Laser) racing. Micky talks us through a some top tips to consider when trying to keep your boat flat upwind.
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The rudder comment was an interesting one, I look forward to trying that out! Thanks
thx so much this will help a lot
Glad it helped! 😊
I like to look at the wake my boat generates. If it's the same on both sides, I know the boat is flat
Very nice video thank you
thanks
Sometimes, especially in choppy wave conditions I feel like the bow is not steering as much as I do with the rudder. I feel like a load on the lower rudder and that might come from those 5-10° I usually leave. Problem is... if I hike harder my body gets slapped by the waves...
A big missing "tell" is the mast. Though it bends off a bit, you can tell from the mast quite a bit about how flat you are sailing. Great vid, thanks for the share.
This is good, but most people are over powered in lasers/ICLAs, it’s control of the sail that unlocks getting the boat flat?
I appreciate this advice, but aside from the light tiller, what specifically is the advantage to being truly flat as opposed to 10-15 degrees of heel? Is the hull more slippery? Does the sail generate more power?
if your helm is not balanced then your rudder is creating friction in order to keep you moving straight. a flat boat is a fast boat in nearly all conditions
Less friction. Water passes the quickest over the surface of the hull when flat
In ILCA specifically, the draft of the boat is much deeper at 10 degrees of heel, so you are creating drag that way. You also just have less sail area facing the wind.
hey great tips, no offense but how much do you weight, i am def bigger and i have no chance to stay on the boat at that speed/wind if i am completely out like you , any advice ? what i like to do is let the laser go at an angle at the beginning of the gust to have a big acceleration then put my weight out and go as fast as far as ppossible in the gust, i just enjoy laser fo recreational purpose not looking to be extra effcient, juste have fun !!!!!!!
Can you prove that the total drag/resistance will be less?
(When the hull is flat, hull drag and surface drag increase!) 😯
with leeward heel, you will have windward helm causing your boat to turn into irons, unless you correct it with the rudder (causing much more drag than the increased hull area)
nice video
I wonder why it is hidden
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Why don't people use an inclinometer to make sure they're dead flat?
It's a good question. Inclinometers are not allowed for racing, per the Laser class rules. For practice, an inclinometer could be useful, but it's not clear where to mount it. Especially if you already are practicing with a compass.
I suppose you could look at the water in the cockpit. If it’s not in the middle, it’s not flat.
@@trackie1957 exactly - location of the water in the cockpit is a trouble free and ACCURATE indicator of the amount of heel
I use an in lino meter for practise, Mount it at the back of the cockpit. It's very helpful to learn what flat feels like.
Rubber dingy next yeh?