TODAY is the DAY! [EP 128] - Nothing beats NEW SAILS!
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- The day of days has arrived! Our new Precision sails are here and we’re eager to get them on our boat and go for a sail!
In this episode we left from Marigot Bay in St Martin and headed south east around the island to a beautiful little spot called Ile Fourche just off the coast of St Barts!
The new sails performed beautifully, they took a fantastic shape and drove the boat forward with much less heeling than our old, baggy jib. Suffice to say we are very happy with them. Standbye for more new sail admiration in the coming weeks!
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Life quote: You can't change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust your sails to always reach your destination. Have fun & thanks for the vids.
Khiara, i know you know so what I am about to say comes only from my heart and looking to help avoid an accident. When you wrap the sheet or halyard around your hand and tug on to either tighten or hoist something it frightens because if for some reason the line snaps back it could pull your hand into a winch or cleat or something Its best to wear gloves and hoist hand over hand and or wrap it around the winch, Honestly, only out of concern do I offer this suggestion. And once again I thank both you and Adam for allowing me to story away on your journey. WISHING YOU BOTH SAFE SEAS and steady winds in your sails.
A sailing instructor was emphatic that it was thumbs away from the winch, too. Agree with everything - thanks for letting us along for the journey and stay safe!
I have to agree, search out a couple pair of great gloves, but NEVER wrap a rope (thats what they are called in my profession) around your hand. One safe tip you can try is to grab the rope in your hand with your thumb pointing back at yourself, then rotate your hand so your thumb points up; added grip without the risk of getting caught in the rope. BTW: Khiara, your accent is to die for, where are you from (exact region/ town)? Thanks
amen
Adding my vote of concern to the pile. It's the first thing I tell new crew when they come aboard. It made me fear for your hand when I saw you wrap it. All that said, congrats on the new sails! They look fantastic!!!
Agreed
We got all new sails from Precision in 2019 - main, genoa and asymmetrical spinnaker. We have been very pleased with their performance. Sailed from NC to Georgetown, Exuma and back to Florida and never missed a beat. We would have tested their performance to Grenada but COVID-19 restrictions forced us back to the states. We are so confident in their performance as our primary propulsion that we are converting to electric for the auxiliary. Ron, Jeremy and the crew are awesome to deal with and you get a lot of bang for your buck. Our color scheme is charcoal grey so we threw convention to the wind and got a purple spinnaker. Good luck to you both.
Definition of a sailboat race....” Any two boats is sight of one other” 😂
Excellent video as usual, love that you are down to earth and don’t try to exaggerate in order to make a video. Looks like a normal fun and exciting sailing couple having the best time of their life
Been watching your videos since the beginning. Great stuff! Seeing the trials and tribulations of not just sailing the deep blue, but of boat ownership, so thanks. I have to say that you two are a very attractive couple, but Khiara is painfully beautiful! Just really dig looking at her smile... and other parts.
I think in terms of humor you'd be hard pressed to find a better sailing-channel! You guys are my fav channel by now!
Awesome pictures! She’s sailing really good with the new sails. Astonishing wash around the stern. Good pictures.
Peace & Love 💕
Nice, envious of the warm blue water and sun.
Nothing beats a fresh new set of sails. Enjoy this feeling and keep smiling (when winning 🤣 ).
Almost like a new set of tires for the car, right
Like a fresh new pair of undies
New sails full of wind just majestic to see
Love your videos. I get to live life through your experience. I love your new sail, well by now well-used sail, but none-the-less a beautifully made product. Makes a guy feel good to have a plan come together.
Nothing, I mean nothing, like crisp, new sails!! 👍😉⛵
All blue covers looks got and new sails ! 😘⛵️😀 Mike from Missouri
Thank you for another excellent video! I’ll add my +1 to your positive review of Precision Sails. 4 years ago during our search for our boat I contacted them for a quote. A prospective boat we were considering needed a full set of replacement sails. Ron was excellent and the quote was quite reasonable. He also spent some time talking about the local boat market in Victoria. I thought the extra time he spent on our call was remarkable. Long story shorter the deal fell through on that boat and several months later we found ourselves in Victoria looking at more boats. We were close to the Precision loft and decided to pop in and say hello. Remembering Ron’s knowledge of the local market we were hoping for a possible lead on a gem. Well Ron was on a long call with a client so we attempted to excuse ourselves and carry on. When the other staff learned we were boat shopping everything stopped for an impromptu brain storming session on what was for sale in the area. To top it off they insisted we tour the facilities as well! I was mortified that we pbby stopped any productivity for close to an hour but the level of personal service was something I will not forget. Never did get to talk to Ron that day and wound up purchasing a boat that is equipped with excellent sails. When the time does come to update our equipment, Precision will be my first call!
SV SeaBee II
Like new sail for your sailboat ⛵️! Everything looks great 👍! 😘⛵️😀 Mike from Missouri
Another great video. I have seen so many sailing channels say great things about Precision Sails that I want to buy sails from them and I don't even own a boat :)
Awesome debut of the new head sails! New sails are so crisp they are so hard to put away if you don't have a furller. The shape and pointing ability are beautiful! Yea!👍
Oh yea. New sails. First sail with air in her wings!!
Damn, those are some good looking sails! Love the blue stripes. And sheeted close hauled they look like blades. Noyce! Congrats!
i really like what this company is doing. by providing this kind of service and products they end up making sailing a better experience. and that i think creates more long term cruisers. and also more long term customers.
It is such a pleasure to see people who have the vision to enjoy being in a race without the feeling you must win.
Please keep spreading that shine.
Glamour sails - good to beat the cat 👏🏻👏🏻
There's nothing like the cash crunch of new sails...
New sails is like new boat, cool! 😎✅✊💙
Hope you go to St Barts and tour the island for a day by car. It will be a roller coaster ride with wonderful beaches. best place I ever vacationed. No golf courses and no casinos helps it be low key. The restaurants are wonderful and the folks friendly. I would like you to include captions if possible. Would make a world of difference to me. Good luck and a fair breeze on your derriere.
Those Sails look Fantastic, Brilliant.. like around 14:12 ✅ So glad you got them 😎👍
Your home is looking better with every episode!
Do love your open conversations, and passing on your experience to novices like me...Thanks heaps guys.
I appreciated Adam's thoughts about working with Precision Sails. I went with them for a complete new suite for my cutter last fall. My experience was as you described. You expressed it better!
Out of all the channels out there you guys are by far the most interesting an fun to watch. I think the reason for this is it is more sailing orientated and that is what I want to see. Always something new to learn through you. If I want to visit places, I can climb on a plane, but the aim is to sail there.
For me the reason is that they are really genuine people...zero bs. Fits well us Scandinavians;)
Just watched your channel for the first time.WOW.love it.
I was on that cat! We weren't aware we were racing. We had a new drift sock out we were testing.
Millie is feeling very spoiled, and very proud of her new matching sails.
She looks sweet guys. Bet you're proud. So pleased for you.
Looks great ! 😘⛵️😀 Mike from Missouri
I just found your channel. You are delightful and always smiling. So right now I am binge watching - only on episode 20. But I'll keep going. I just have to say I haven't watched any sailing videos around Puerto Rico. Yours was the first. Even though in the beginning you had problems with the prop shaft you made it seem very appealing there. The people and the places seemed genuinely friendly. Be safe, take care, I'm looking forward to your future adventures. I didn't hear you mention anything about having an EPIRB. You have one, yes? I'll probably see it in later videos.
I hope you are going to visit Saba! See Lynn at Sea Saba for everything you need to know about a visit!!
Congrats on the gorgeous new sails! You gave that teaser a few episodes ago and I’ve been looking forward to this episode landing!
Designed to sail. Everything on a boat is a compromise but when she is sailing you realize what she was designed for. A great days sailing. Nice sails by the way.
Well done guys. I received my new genoa and staysail from Precision in February. I had three quotes for the sails, and in the end Precision beat the other two on price, quality of the cloth and ability to answer all my questions without attitude (which neither of the local lofts had the ability to do). Not going to lie though... I did all the measuring solo, which for a first time boat owner was daunting and a lotta work. But, as you said the design team is excellent and worked me through the process of double checking any questionable measurements while putting up with my long winded questions, what if's, and general musings. Jeremy was my designer and was great at both design and psychological therapy 😉
Love those new sails. 👌🏽🎉😎
11:38 Is that sea really that blue? That is awesome... new sails look great too and they swapped over so easily kudos to the sailmakers but also to Adam for specifying exactly what he wanted.
What beautiful sails. Milly looks fantastic! You both look pretty good too 😂x
"look at all that blue." - Adam
i noticed an episode or three back that "ben" the wind gen had blue blades...
yeah, i had to make the "ben" joke 😼
AWESOME sail; LOVE the shape of the roach...
Congrats to your new sails and "winning the race"😉
Glad you like your sails. We just got a new main from Precision and can't wait to try it out.
Crispy crunchie new sails wow
When I sailed and anytime another boat came alongside, both skippers would start to trim up sails. It was a race as long as I was winning.🤠
Great channel, suggestion, you all have great experience, please share your finer tips on sail trim, sheet angles etc, best part!
I bought a new main from Precision about 4 years ago, for a new (to me) project boat that didn't come with one. I knew nothing about sails and Ron walked me through the whole process, teaching me along the way. Mine is a significantly lighter duty sail than you got (for Chesapeake Bay sailing), but 4 years on, I couldn't be happier. It is still crisp, performs incredibly well, and I can't imagine buying from any other loft in the future. I think you're going to enjoy yours.
Actually, Precision Sails is not a sail loft, it’s a sail broker. The sails are made overseas.
@@dboboc Over which seas? These folks are from Australia, some of us are from the states and others from Europe, Asia, and with 80K subscribers, probably every other point on the globe. I don't think country of origin equates to loftiness of the loft...
The new sales are looking great. Great run.
I replaced my (very old) sails last year and the improved performance was almost like getting a new boat! Higher pointing, less heel. Definitely worth the money spent.
Thanks guys. . . another interesting episode. I love all the sail tech stuff. .. I've been involved in flying since the late 1950s and some of the sail wind dynamics are familiar to me. . . . all the rest I get from You and SV Delos . . . .
Keep up the great work . . .thanks. . . Jim.
Beautiful sails, and stoked to hear that you’re able to point higher. At least going up wind, I think it’s more satisfying to have a tighter pointing angle and have a respectable speed as opposed to not being able to point but going quickly (in the wrong direction). Can’t wait to get our new main!!
Absolutely great video!
Beautiful sails.
Precision Sails seem to be very popular amongst sailing channels indeed👍
Yes, because most of them get for free or at a huge discount for advertising.
Spanking canvas. Adam seems to have a flappy shirt. He really needs to sheet that in. 😁
'love seeing Milly with new sails
Congratulations on the new sails, they look magnificent. And thanks as always for sailing as the weather allows and explaining what is happening. There's a a few "sailing " channels you are going to catch and pass for subscribers that should remember they are are blogging from a sailboat. Much Love!
Wow....!!!!
Your Jenny is such a nice shape!!!! Very close hauled.....pointing very high!! Yet....there's no turbulence rolling up the backside!! She stays full....and keeps drawing you forward!!
I mean you're pointing sooo high....you'll loose hull speed. But you pointing so darn high in doing so!!! Let up off the wind a bit....let the sail out a bit. And you'll pick up speed, but heel more. When you're so hard on the wind....you don't produce as much air speed around the backside of the sail, to give as much forward speed....and heeling vectors.
But....you were able to point so darn high, without backside sail turbulence!!
Gotta make the headlands, on that one tack!!🤣😅👍👍
Excellent....💕⛵💕!!!
Jeffery...⚘
The new sails look awesome. The guys at Precision have a good thing going.
Congratulations on the new sails. Hope they really improve the performance of your boat. They look fantastic!
Good move on the winch Khiara lol, after switching Adam says you had too many loops on (as if you didn't know lol)
Cool, I'm happy for you two.
Another wonderful video! I hope you guys cruise the Bahamas one more time? The water is amazing. GOD speed guys. JC
Love the new sails.
Lovely to hear your excitement! The new sails look great!
Great video! Careful with those lines ;)
I think I saw luff pads on the jib...you are going to love how they help your sail shape when your reef! I would love to know how that seems to you guys! Great, great video!!!
11:07 Is that a new winch handle? Does it float in case it goes over for a swim? The sails look great! Excited for you Millie’s new look.
Good Tube ❗️
( I’m pretty sure the Halyard tension is by hand only, the ‘sag’ in the forestay would be dealt with by the backstay, not sure if you were just getting ‘wrinkles’ out of headsail or not. ) sorry, I hate knowitalls too. 😬
nice objective look at the whole new sail thing Adam......and Precision sounds like they have the right attitude for Cruisers ...good job guys
Sweet new sails!! Love how excited you both get over them :)
From what I could see the quality looks very good.
Cant wait to see some drone footage with all the sails up!
Cheerz!
Nice to see the new headsails, less heel more drive indeed. Was kind of hoping Adam would talk Nerdy to me though. The sticky back sheet is a nice touch. Hope the clew board on the staysail doesn't leave a mark if you are in the wrong place and the wrong time and curios to see if it works as predicted. Great episode.
As I was watching this, it just came to me about how good the video quality was. The imagery was awesome. Thanks for all of the hard work, guys!! Enjoy the adventure.
Awesome!! Beautiful sail. You are both very lucky. Enjoy.
So nice. I got as far as a quote in the off season but I couldn't quite justify replacing the sails this year. I hope it is in the cards next year as then main especially is looking a bit ratty.
Clean white crisp sails ... almost like having maid service at sea. : )
I am looking for my new summer season hat. I can’t decide between Dan’s Zhik or Adam’s Gill.. I might have to buy both. Two great mentors.
The headsail has a nice shape. Try to get some of the sag out of the head stay. I did a bvi family charter of a lagoon (post Sandy)- my takeaway: comfortable boat that cuts the water like a cinder block.
Chrispy new... Exciting ;)
Jib sheets? If you’ve renewed the sails you should consider new jib sheets too. Small relative cost but old sheets stretch when the wind comes on new sails instead of transferring the power efficiently to drive the boat.
As always excellent. But now the long wait for next weeks
Have fun with the new sails
Congratulations and enjoy. Did I miss it or are you getting a new main? Thank you and be safe.
Beautiful red head 👍🤦♂️👌👌🇺🇸
Congrats guys
Good to hear that the sails performed great. I bought a new Jenny and mainsail from precision sails over the winter and will testing next month when I splash for the summer. I hope it goes as well as yours. Keep on having fun guys!
Here is another great safety tip.... when lifting heavy objects dont bend with your back.... bend with your deck hands and line handlers.... saves a lot of grief and agony LOL :P
Hey Adam, just was thinking about outboard motor thefts at the dinghy docks and you with your new outboard, wouldn’t you think it prudent of a manufacturer to render the motor useless if you didn’t have a “chipped” circuit board type of “key” ? Locks and cables can be cut and boats run off at that time, where as the rightful owner with his chip key in his/her pocket would give you the security needed. And the only way a replacement chip could be replaced was to provide the motor serial number to the manufacturer? We spent 10 days on a charter out of St Lucia a couple of years ago and St Vincent had the reputation of thefts, which ultimately we just bypassed the island completely. Carrying onto Bequia. St Vincent basically cutting their own throat of tourism dollars! Cheers and love the channel. Wish I were there Doug in Vancouver Canada.
Would love to see how you reef that hanked on staysail - not an easy thing to do, especially in the sort of conditions when you would need to.
Also, can your instruments measure Velocity Made Good (VMG) to your destination, or as an upwind vector? Very useful when close hauled, to determine the optimum upwind sailing angle.
thanks for the great videos
Looking good guys! Love what you are doing...the genoa is too big. Yankee jib and staysail for everything..
4th ROTF ... Short and Sweet .... good job Adam !
Hi Guys
Thanks for wonderful videos. You make really good ones well done.
Suggestion: Make multiple intros and put different ones on each video. Will help the interest side of things.
Q: How can you tell if two sailboats are racing? A: They're heading in the same direction.
Well you got some awesome sails there Adam & Khiara. The Falcon is looking SHARP in her new threads. Adam, are the old sails going to be saved for "emergency" repair situations or do you plan on donating, selling or whatever comes to mind with them (and no I'm not looking to purchase, just curious as to what most do with their old sails.
Proud of beating a charter cat when sailing close hauled ... Oh dear!
Did I see a tear in Adams eyes when he was talking about his old sail