I’ve been sailing for over 47 years. I’ve sailed all kinds of boats both big and small and I’ve taught many people how to sail over the years. This boat hands down is one of the worst designs ever. It is however a useful tool for teaching young sailors to learn how to right a vessel and to learn how to bail but there are much better choices out there. If it were not for the flotation bags, the bottom of ocean would be littered with them. No boat once it exceeds downwind hull speed should submarine and this is exactly what these boats do. Just because they have been around since 1947 and there are thousands of them on the water and many classes around the world does not make them a great boat but people are like sheep and they do what is popular. Very sad indeed. If you really want to teach a kid to sail, teach them on a sunfish and later once they have developed much of their skill set, put them on a laser. If they wish to learn how to crew with multiple sailors onboard, put them in a Blue Jay. Our club a few years ago went to Optimists for junior sailing. The boats are perfectly fine in light air conditions but once the wind picked up, the young kids became submariners. Sounds funny but it is actually pretty damn dangerous. The builders know the inherent issues and this is of course why they come with flotation bags. The boats were sold off one year later for pennies on the dollar and not one parent that had a kid in the sailing program bought one of the boats that were practically given away. That pretty much tells you what we all thought about the boats. Honestly, its plain nonsense!!!!!!!!!!
Very far back for that wind I wouldn’t even sit that far back in 25 knots. (Not even bailing) You probably want to have your knees facing forward and touching center board gunnel and kiting. It could have maybe been saved if he didn’t try to bring it over for a dry capsize.
Try not let your sail go past 90 degrees. Also putting a bit more kicker on generally stops a bit of uncontrollable wobbling. Still you handled that well
Major Cool, he tried to lower (raise) dagger board with his foot! Sad that parents needed to get involved. Come on, let the kid race. He has probably just swallowed a litre of water, why give him more? He was doing fine, too many parents in ribs at optimist events.
The main reason this lad capsized is due to the fact that he pushed his tiller when his boat started tilting. Instead, he should have beared away. This is because of the angle of the rudder hitting the waves. Other than that, he did well recovering from the capsize.
Louis Chapman having the dagger board up would have kept the boat more stable and therefore would have helped him not capsize, but you are still right.
shoulda have been a dry capsize
Rubbish sailor
He doing the best .nice
thats not extereme😐
I have sailed these and floating bathtubs arent as fun as they look
I sail optis
unlucky
@@noahmckay276 yep
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I am proud of that kid!
Extreme? Really that was not eXtReMe
He is better than me
That wasn’t even extreme
Thats barely 5 knots
What group is that? A or B?
I’ve been sailing for over 47 years. I’ve sailed all kinds of boats both big and small and I’ve taught many people how to sail over the years. This boat hands down is one of the worst designs ever. It is however a useful tool for teaching young sailors to learn how to right a vessel and to learn how to bail but there are much better choices out there. If it were not for the flotation bags, the bottom of ocean would be littered with them. No boat once it exceeds downwind hull speed should submarine and this is exactly what these boats do. Just because they have been around since 1947 and there are thousands of them on the water and many classes around the world does not make them a great boat but people are like sheep and they do what is popular. Very sad indeed. If you really want to teach a kid to sail, teach them on a sunfish and later once they have developed much of their skill set, put them on a laser. If they wish to learn how to crew with multiple sailors onboard, put them in a Blue Jay. Our club a few years ago went to Optimists for junior sailing. The boats are perfectly fine in light air conditions but once the wind picked up, the young kids became submariners. Sounds funny but it is actually pretty damn dangerous. The builders know the inherent issues and this is of course why they come with flotation bags. The boats were sold off one year later for pennies on the dollar and not one parent that had a kid in the sailing program bought one of the boats that were practically given away. That pretty much tells you what we all thought about the boats. Honestly, its plain nonsense!!!!!!!!!!
i agree. most of the kids i work with start on picos or sunfish, and then get bumped up to lasers.
Why did you lift the daggerboard that’s why you capsized
Nice
Very far back for that wind I wouldn’t even sit that far back in 25 knots. (Not even bailing) You probably want to have your knees facing forward and touching center board gunnel and kiting. It could have maybe been saved if he didn’t try to bring it over for a dry capsize.
Try not let your sail go past 90 degrees. Also putting a bit more kicker on generally stops a bit of uncontrollable wobbling. Still you handled that well
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Classic death roll, handled well.
Hey dude one question is that water wet?
I have been wondering that my entire life
this isn`t extreme
Isnt extreme
I hate capsizing optis, it's so much work... lasers are way easier
its easy
Me too but not lazers im ten and i love sailing and capsizing these (exept for when theres low tide
Nice big boy
Major Cool, he tried to lower (raise) dagger board with his foot! Sad that parents needed to get involved. Come on, let the kid race. He has probably just swallowed a litre of water, why give him more? He was doing fine, too many parents in ribs at optimist events.
Don't let your sail past 90 degrees.
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try getting out from under a turtled laser
An 18 footer is even worse
Hey do you know Justin and John
you lost a bailer
He had to much water in his boat he should have bailed first
Pretty good. Great recover from the capsize
ahh
The main reason this lad capsized is due to the fact that he pushed his tiller when his boat started tilting. Instead, he should have beared away. This is because of the angle of the rudder hitting the waves. Other than that, he did well recovering from the capsize.
loollllll
Very able kid, did all the right things, impressed.
but sailing is life
Poor him
ANDRE it can be bailed out
He got a lot of water in the boat
the boy sailing very well but bad luck to have turned the optimist
you nobbb
how is this extreme its an opti
Extream and opti should never be in the same sentance
Thomas H Parker Yup
yeap 😂😂
King Kappa Optus can get fast but he over exaggerated it
whY do you only have one bailor lol
Good job there joung feller. No panic or hesitation. get her upright get back in and start bailin. Got the makings of a good hand.
Opti and extreme can never be in the same sentence. Ever.
+Thomas H Parker i know right
+Thomas H Parker not true
so true...
Atte Käyhty :/
+Thomas H Parker the accuracy
He only capsized because he main was past 90 Degrees. Having your center board up has no difference having it down besides speed.
Louis Chapman having the dagger board up would have kept the boat more stable and therefore would have helped him not capsize, but you are still right.
Nice video!
He had his dagger board up to go faster due to less drag
I sail in extreme winds...but now I have capsized, I weigh 70 and I win all my regattas
Bruh im ten and i weigh 80 and i sale these but dont do reggatas also a 8 yrs old isnt doing optis