Sails: How Much Do You Know?

[@kirenireves]

I knew the sail info, but it was great to see Clark's teaching style. I learned some good ways to explain things!

[@allmomomosthomebus3895]

Such wonderful teaching. Very non threatening. You would do an excellent job as a sailing instructor. You're a natural teacher.

[@johnnypemberton111]

I really enjoy videos like this, it's easier for me to understand the terminology when there is a description videos. Thank you.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Thanks Johnny.
Next week, how to fold sails

[@gabykouric]

GREAT LESSON. THANK YOU

[@SirCharles12357]

Fantastic episode!! Learned/reinforced a lot. Thanks for uploading.

[@douglasrobbie9998]

I think the mainsail with the X is for a plans-built hi performance wooden planning hull 15' long sailboat called "Windmill" Family built one in the 1960's and the sail had that windmill emblem.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Thanks Douglas. Others agree that's the boat

[@livingsimplytosimplylive6817]

Great tutorial

[@dbjones33]

Enjoy all you guys' videos. Hope to see a couple more of these for the more beginner / intermediate sailor. I used to sail solo after work on a 16ft at a local marina - that was great fun. Haven't sailed in 15 years though and nice to get a refresher from excellent professor of sails and seas. Emily's youtube video on sailing knots is also very good - was actually the first E&CA video I watched a year ago. Keep up the great videos and looking forward to your next adventures.

[@bobuncle8704]

Great explanation. I knew some of the basics, but not in such great detail. Thank you

[@braithmiller]

Now, the audience won't be clueless.

[@franktartan6808]

Clark, that sail is from a Windmill.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Thanks Frank, you are the first.

[@benjaminnevins5211]

@@EmilyAndClark The headsail with the window is also.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Thanks. I'll pass it to Andrew.

[@adelarsen9776]

My family were sailors. We discovered and settled north America 500 years before Columbus. I suppose some of my family made the sails too.
I don't know much about sails nor sailing boats but thanks for making and sharing info about sail nomenclature.

[@chshrkt]

Wow!
The explanation for a Halyard was brilliant. "Hauling yards of cloth up".
So, if a halyard is for pulling sails up, sheets are for pulling sails horizontally?

[@chshrkt]

Just answered my own question with a bit of Google-fu, Sheets are for positioning the corners of a sail.
Super useful information.
I really like your teaching style Clark and Emily.

[@billwood1101]

@@chshrkt Ergo, when you are "3 sheets to the wind" on a square rigger, you are flapping away with only one corner secured. Thanks, makes a pretty good visual!

[@OMIF1]

So, what are your thoughts on loose footed main? Are there advantqages? If so, what might they be? Thanks.

[@EmilyAndClark]

I like the idea. My current main is loose footed. The one I had made before that was shelf footed, which is loose footed with a light cloth that you could use to collect water from the main if you sail in the rain. After 20 years of sailing I never did that so I went loose foot this time.
Loose foot is both easier and gives you better control of the sail shape in the bottom third of the main.
Also to a lesser extent it makes more of the loads on the boom stay in column and therefore makes the boom essentially stronger.