The greatest video on how to sail on RUclips. Subscribed! Thank you sir!! I've been sailing a dozen or so times with a mad captain that's not the best at explaining things. I just do what I'm told and live in constant fear, but he mixes good rum & coke drinks for me. I don't know why he puts me up at foredeck I just end up grenading that area.
I guess because the head sail is easier to learn to handle, just keep the Sheet Ropes tidy and prepare before the tack...Jibes are easier as no heavy boom on the head sail unless you're using a Genoa or Spinerger pole jus dont get tangled in the sqil and wear a safety line in heavy weather to go onto the deck especially up front to the Bow or you may take a swim.
A pirate looks at forty.. jimmy buffet, look it up. I turned 40 in November.. lived on Canadian border.. sold all my stuff and moved to tampa bay.. mother ocean is calling me also..
I'm a Brazilian sailor with 33 years of experience and I need to say that this was the best video with the walkthrough I've ever seen, especially for the vocabulary, which in my opinion is the hardest part. Surely this video will help change the idea that sailing is hard. Thanks for sharing. Good winds.
I'd love to learn to sail and sail along the Brazilian coast. :) My wife loves Brazil. Sadly, she hates the sea. :( The existential paradoxes of life, I guess.
It's still useful to go to a sailing school and join a local sailing club. There is always something to learn, and learning is some classroom/book and mostly practical experience.
i've been hit with a boom 3 time in one year because when i had started i was very short so the boom didnt reach me, I quit for two year and then I went back but I didnt realise that I have grown taller and every time I was tacking I would get a hit of the boom
I can absolutely understand the attraction in this. As someone who has never even been on a boat before, I'm genuinely getting the sense I've been missing out on something both unique and peaceful. Great presentation.
It’s an amazing experience I haven’t been sailing for very long but I’ve really took to it and am so passionate it is honestly so fun especially in high wind although be careful of the boom in small boats that hurts
what gets me going about sailing is the peace and tranqility, combined with the absolute freedom of not relying on man made and corporately provided fuel to get where im going. and of course the thrill of being at the mercy of mother nature and her renowned unpredictable moods. becalmed one minute, squal with 30 knot winds the next. never a dull moment.
When i started to feel a sudden real interest on sailing after watching some other cruising channels - around 9 months ago - this was the first instructional video i saw, first just out of curiosity, in order to have an idea of what i was getting into, and if it would be a feasible aspiration to someone with no experience like me. I was suprised on how simply you explained the whole theory, which i thought would be impossible to learn in adulthood, since most yachters grew with it since they were children. I was thrilled to discover through this video that i could easily learn it, and thus a crazy idea became an objective, thanks to watching this video. 9 months into it, i am now on my RYA skipper theory course, but also acquired a 28 foot sloop (Fellowship 28) this January, which became the healthiest decision of my life... so here’s what i have to say to you Josh: THANK YOU! I should have left this comment longer ago. Today, while sending this video to a friend as an essential tutorial (in her case refreshment), i realised that i should have written this already months ago. Just so you know the impact of this tutorial on my life - and probably many others!
@@windfal7 A local sailing club is a great place to take lessons and get started sailing at minimal cost. It's much cheaper to use a club's boats than your own, to begin sailing.
A (hopefully) Easy to remember summary; Halyard = Any rope that lifts a sail (Main halyard = rope that lifts the main sail up the mast) Sheet = Any rope horizontally that pulls sails for trim (Main Sheet = Pulls the main sail in and out) Tack = The corner of a sail that connects to the boat Clew = The corner of the sail that connects to the sheet Head = The corner of the sail that connects to the halyard Stay = Ensures the mast "Stay(s)" up. Fore stay (front of boat) and Back stay (Guess)... Bow = Front of boat Stern = Back of boat Cockpit = The secure area with boat and sail controls Deck = The flat walking surfaces outside of the cockpit Beam = Side of boat (hence "wind abeam" is wind to the side of the boat) Hull = The boats floating structure Keel = Underwater vertical structure protruding from the hull. Can come in different shapes. Rudder = Underwater vertical surface used to turn the boat Block = Anything that turns a ropes direction Cleat = Secures a rope in position Port = Left Use phrase "There's no PORT LEFT in the bottle" also, Port (the fortified wine) is RED! Starboard = Right (The other side) ;-) Thanks for posting a clear and well made video on the subject!
Thanks for this post . I have yet to ever sail , but learning what I can , should I get on the water someday . Regarding Port and Starboard , I found it a lot easier , ( after trying to learn that Port was the left side ) that starboard was a lot easier to figureout/remember , as pronouncing " Starboard " the letter R is strong , and of course ...R is for Right ...so for me Port = Left ( the other side ) But I guess the point is ...what ever works Had I heard " There's no Port Left in the bottle " , that would have made things easier . I find myself adapting Port and Starboard terminology to my van in everyday driving .
Pretty good summary. A correction: they're lines when they have a specific purpose, not ropes (not sure why this guy keeps calling them ropes in the video). Referring to lines as ropes on a boat makes people sound like they don't know anything about boating. Another mnemonic: PORT = LEFT (four letters each).
The 3 corners have been mentioned above. But the 3 sides of a sail also have names. 1. The vertical stretched side (on main against the mast): "luff". 2. The loose side (on main diagonally): "leech". 3. Bottom side: "foot".
Hi Josh, Thank you for the clear instructions and encouraging approach "it's not that difficult". The video has made a difference... This is what happened to me: 1) watched your video 2) started dreaming about sailing 3) bought a boat 4) started to learn sailing based on your advice 5) after two seasons still happy + learning more and more every time going out to the sea I wish you all the best on your sailing trips. Stay safe and take care! Br, Otto "Rookie Captain from Finland"
I have never been sailing and doubt if I will ever get a chance to do so. (I am 76). I often wondered how sail boats and ships can go in almost any direction regardless of the wind direction. After and while watching Vickings and The Last Kingdom, I just had to become more knowledgeable about sailing. I believe this is an excellent video on the basic of sailing. Thank you so much! Nando
61 year old Grandma here. This has always been a mystery to me. You make it make sense! I wish I could turn back the clock a bit and try my hand at this. I do hope to get out on a sailboat some day (with someone else doing the work LOL) just to experience it firsthand! Thank you!
Check out a local sailing school if you live anywhere near a decent size body of water. You'd be surprised how many there are. They can take you out for the day for sure!
This is fantastic! There's nothing like learning from someone who knows it well, but hasn't forgot what it's like not to know. Your presentation follows the natural progression. I, who have sailed a bit, just learned a ton. Thank you Josh!
Can you assist me please supposedly your.course 90 °east the course of the wind is 225 °west mean totally facing the wind what do i to go forward which I'm facing the wind please assist me for this situation please
In just 25 minutes of watching this video Im now confident I can sail across the Pacific. More info here in 25 minutes than reading 10 sailing manuals. GREAT VIDEO.....
Dude ! I sail . 30 foot Catalina. This is the most straight forward awesome sailing video Ive ever seen. Basic and true. I also go alone. Well frickin done. I am subscribing now !
@@JoshPostVlogs Thank you for taking a lot of your times to make this video for 360,223 viewers as of today. I have done boating for a couple years and now seeing your sailing tutorial video I am so interested in saling a sailboat. This video is a great encouragement for me to go sailing someday.
Rob Sheldon I sail a piper o.d class 24ft racing/daysailing keelboat and I know what I’m doing but I watched this video for no reason and this is just exactly the same except this boat has an inside on a piper there’s no inside apart from a deep cockpit with space upfront and back for racing sails and repair kits for the bilge pump because they break all the time but it’s expected from a 53yo boat being the first built aswell they’re all a little different no.1 being stormpiper(mine) no.2 being Peter Piper(my friends dads) and 57 others sorry if this didn’t make sense I’m 13 and have just got onto summer break and my brain is resting
I'm and old Norwegian Sailor, But I'm taking a Green guy with Me, and I'm going to make him Watch your Video until he got it down path before we leave for the Caribbean. That was a Very good Video. Thank's.
good luck to you two! and i know this is off topic but I've gotta say this every time i meet a Norwegian in the wild - your language is the most beautiful language I've ever heard and I'm doing my best to learn it :)
This guy is so down to earth and such a great teacher, it’s a blessing to have these videos publicly available, thanks so much, I learned a lot more than just sailing from watching your videos! 🙏
I’ve just bought a used 1971 Vivacity 20. Paid a bit more for it than I should but it came with everything for $2000 and I’d just stupidly fallen in love. Probably would have paid double once I saw that cabin and pictured the adventures we’d have. A newer outboard, sails, GPS. But needed a LOT of work. No doubt I will be into it for double what I paid for it before long. Bought new trailer tires, re-wired the trailer and am currently prepping the hull for new paint.
SAME me and my brother are fixing fiberglass blisters on the boat he got off of ebay for 870$ XD it doesn't have any ropes so we have to figure out where everything goes, and learn to sail in the next couple of days lmao good luck to you!
Thank you Josh! I've been a motor boater much of my life, have sailed in friend's boats sporadically for many years; but finally, after being in a yacht race last summer, I'm going through my sailing courses right now with the intent of sailing the seas when I retire in 5 or 6 years. This is the best video I've seen on the basics of sailing anywhere. You are a natural teacher - calm, explanative with an ability to take complex terminology and ideas and make them simple, and with a soft, yet enthusiastic inspirational tone - and I've been a teacher/professor since 1988. Well done! Much appreciation...
This was the best tutorial on the Internet ever until is wasn't. I learned how to sail when I was 8 and it was and still isn't OK to sail a small boat without wearing a pfd - EVER. It seems like it was cool to chilly so it made climbing around the bow of the boat while under way, unsecured, on cold water exponentially more dangerous. He goes straight from an amazing video to a hold my beer and watch this in minutes.
Hold my beer. 🍺 Cheers. People should use their own common sense. You can’t go through life holding people’s hands. Far more people die by looking down at their phones and then getting hit by a car while walking across the street. If you don’t like risks and you want to be extra safe, by all means wear a PFD. On this particular day it was quite calm and I was close to shore, so I chose not to. Does this mean I was right? No. It just means I made a choice just like everyone has to do everyday of their life. A calculated risk. I knew I was 95% safe doing what I was doing. Yes. There was a 5% chance of something bad happening. But you have much worse odds of something bad happening by simply driving a car or walking down a street. So my other life lesson in this video is to make your own choices. Don’t listen to a guy on the internet. You need to take all factors into consideration (your experience level, the weather, the water condition, day vs night, etc.). Then you can decide about the PFD. With that said, don’t text and drive. That’s far more dangerous than what I was doing.
@@JoshPostVlogs Cheers. As an instructor you can't expect your trainees to have common sense. Common sense is quite rare these days. But I stand by what I said. Your sailing tutorial is amazing, Clear and concise speaking to an audience that has little or no sailing knowledge or experience.
OH MY FRICKN GOSH!!! You are so amazing. I've purchased books and studied and that wind, water and ice example just made me blush! I am looking to buy my 1st boat / home, a 1985 Hunter Wish me the best!! And thank you SO SO SO MUCH!!!
Watched this over a year ago without knowing anything about sailing, bought my first boat, a 15' Chrysler Man o War dinghy, and needless to say I did learn a lot from this video and it lent well when I actually took it out.
Good job. Videos like this will grow the sport and the culture and allow more people to enjoy what sailors already know. It's a feeling like no other. Well done, Skipper.
Congrats!!! Great video!!! I live in a small city in Brazil and here we dont have a proper club to learn, so this video was great for me!!! thank you for the work!!! The name of the city is Jaguarão near the margins of the Lake merin (biggest sweet water lagon in world)
I've just completed my RYA Competent Crew course with no prior experience of sailing, and this video explained more than my tutor did in 5 full days! Wish I had watched this before I went!
Awesome! I recently took sailing lessons, so I understood everything you were talking about. Though for someone who hasn't sailed before they might appreciate a small thing in the corner of the video showing where the boat is in relation to the wind. So they can see in realtime what tacking and jibing is. Like the drawing you did earlier. Awesome video!
I watched this video years ago when I got my first beach cat and now I send it to anyone thats interested in sailing with me. Fantastic video that I keep coming back to!
I know this was put up 5 years ago or so but I just shared it with my son who lives near the Gulf in Tampa Bay and I also intend on watching it again tonight with my husband. Great information in just 25 minutes. Thanks so much for your quick and determined lesson on the water!!
Thank you, the best video I've seen yet!.I'm 62 and have always want to learn to ⛵ so I've purchased a 30ft fisher motorsailor here in New England and am going for it! so much to learn but I have a safe comfortable seaworthy vessel. thanks again very informative.
I learned to sail as an 11-year-old at summer camp in Wisconsin but never bought a boat nor took the helm of one since. Forty years later my passion was rekindled when I bought my neighbors Laser. Like riding a bike the basics were never forgotten. A few capsizes at first but not any more. It's a small, simple, one-man boat but so exciting to hear the dagger hum at speed on fast, windy days; to hook-up and hike-out, hanging on for dear life, hoping the sail won't shred and nothing breaks. On calmer days the kids like to hang their feet over the bow and ask me to capsize on purpose.
Had a laser as well back in the 90's. Great boat! The "motorcycle of the water", they call it. Fast buggers! Used to do circles around all the sunfish's out on the lake. sold it for the same price I bought it for after 7 years. Can't beat that!
Watched your video many times, will continue to watch until all of the terms and language finally sink in. Will take my first sailing lesson next month in Thailand, for sure you have given me a good grounding. Huge thanks.
Josh, you're a good communicator. Enjoyed the video. Appreciated your explanation of courtesy/safety warning about not getting hit by the boom. When she was single, my wife actually got a concussion from being hit by the boom when sailing with a former boyfriend. His loss, my great gain.
Thanks for this video! I just went sailing on a class trip, and even though the sailor on board taught me a lot, I had to clear up some misunderstandings because she speaks English, Netherlandic and a little bit of German. Things get mixed up when she tries to explain it in different languages so at the end I wasn't really sure about some things. Sailing is so much fun and I really wanna get into it when I'm a bit older, but I can already start learning now :)
Solid video! I am a Navy Vet, Shellback, salty dog that has spent 62 days at sea. My family owns an oyster farm which I just spent 10 hours on the water working. I also scuba diving, water ski, crab, and fish on the water. I have spent a signification amount of my life on a boat. I must admit I learned a few things. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge. Great job with the video editing. I just shared your video with C-dog who is going to sail the seven seas. I know he will appreciate the tutelage. Thanks. May the wind and your lover always blow you in a good direction.
Sailing is easy. Docking is difficult..... Thanks for sharing! With all of that said, several companies offer inexpensive sailing classes, ASA (American Sailing Association) is the one I've used. As noted, there is much more to sailing than this video, such as rules of navigation, Coast Guard regulations, docking manuvers, and much more. I didn't find any of it difficult, but as I discovered when I took motorcycle lessones after 30 years of riding, just because you can move a boat or a bike doesn't mean there isn't a better or safer way to do it.
This was brilliant! Perfect prep for taking my weekend sailing class next month. The vocabulary and physics were great and you explained things so well as you did them on the boat.
You know something? I never thought I would understand sailing, but I believe it's not impossible anymore. Like you said, though, it's the jargon that makes it so scary at first. The basic mechanics of it seem within reach now to my little brain. Thanks for this great explanation. I find it endlessly fascinating that you can use this free fuel (wind) to travel the world.
I spent 4 years steaming away on the ocean while in the US Navy, and I've been missing the ocean. I've considered taking some sailing lessons (and become a true sailor) so I looked up "Sailing 101" to find this video. Thank you for putting a straight forward (no pun intended... ok maybe a little) video that I'll be studying until my wife lets me take some sailing lessons.
Sean.......I was in the Coast Guard as a 18 year old kid....2.5 years sea time...Alaska and Florida...Finally pulling the trigger tomorrow....ASA 101 class......... (PS...58 years old now....never too late to fulfill a goal)!
Thanks a lot I’ve just retired and thought I would start sailing, never done it before great introduction I will join a sailing club appreciate your time and effort John I can’t wait to get sailing
I enjoyed every minute of it. I would like to point out the you were exceptional in mentioning the hazard of going to the bow. Nothing is as funny in hindsight as being tossed do to judgement errors, I know I would enjoy seeing some different sailing safety gear presented for single hand sailing.
This is awesome Thank you! I watched it once, didn't understand most of it, it was fun to watch. I will watch again and again to help me learn. I am a beginner and can't wait to go sailing! I will probably take some classes or hire a private teacher.
Without question the best intro to sailing I have found 30 min with Josh and it all makes sense now. Wind to water relationship and the terms. Your level of confidence as a sailor combined with the ability to explain sailing to newbees is amazing, thanks.
Dude, I've often wondered just how it works. Great intro! I'm not quite ready for a solo trans Atlantic in a fifty footer just yet. After watching you I'm sure ready to day dream about it! Thanks for the time and effort!
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for your wonderful explanations! Ive got boating down, but sailing specific terminology and methods have always been a gray area for me.
@@4x4overlandingwithMitzy hi there! going really well. Learning as I go about plumbing, mechanics, and electric work but thats all part of the fun. Have done a few sails now and its great. Catalina's are really great beginner or expert boats and are designed / built so well.
@@amyparmley Just checked their website , they look great. Not heard of them in Europe, though I am sure there are some about. I have mainly handled motor boats and Have only sailed once many years ago, and it was great , cant wait to get into it ,,
@@4x4overlandingwithMitzy Oh right, yes they are designed in California, so wouldn't be common in Europe most likely . I am up in Vancouver BC so easy for me to order parts have shipped.
What an absolutely great video! I dare say......no, I do say, this is the best intro video to sailing that RUclips has to offer.......and believe me, i have watched A LOT! Well done Mr. Post. I have subscribed, keep up the great work!
I watched this before I had even touched a sailboat. Now having done my RYA and my own boat for a year I have to really thank Josh for a great and comprehensive video
You did an extremely good job with this video. I know how long this took, especially with all the post-audio and caption work that you did. Very very nice job -
Very informative and easy to follow. This is the first "sailing 101" video I have watched and I got the concepts down. You make this very easy to understand. Thank you.
That was an exceptional video! I took sailing lessons 15 years ago and it was a great refresher course. I will definitely watch this a few times to catch up on my vocabulary and technique. Thank you.
Ed, I’m Bill Stapleton from VA (!), no relation I guess, but I also enjoyed Josh’s terrific video and subscribed to see more. Maybe see you out on the water sometime!
First video I saw of this sort and glad!! Great teaching! My notes are three pages long and that's concise enough for my handy flipbook. The basic moves you demonstrated were clearly essential and digestible. 🤓💯💯💯💯💯💯
You rock man!!! I am coming back to sail after 40 years of living in a country with no sea and you definitely made my day. I live now in Miami Beach and I came to live where I used to sail. You are such a cool teacher, so relax, so chilled you made me sail with you!!! Thanks! I will be in the water very soon!
Thank you for the clear and concise explanation of it all. I've worked on boats, river running and commercial fishing, and have been curious about sailing for a long time. You've made sailing approachable and dispelled some fears, and filled in a whole lot of blanks on the basics for me. Excellent video!
Best sailing explanation I've seen! I really learned a lot. Combining just enough theory with the demonstration of how it plays out in practice was very helpful. Thank you so much!
Fantastic. I’m heading out tomorrow morning for my first lesson on the water. It’s been a lot of theory and imagining so far, and this video helped put all the pieces in place. Also appreciate how you pointed out your mistakes - I’ll be watchful for the under steer and loose aft stay. Thank you!
Super Nice video! HOWEVER: it stings in my heart to see you walk around alone WITHOUT a life jacket. Safety comes first and starts BEFORE you even leave the harbour and is THE most important thing to learn when you’re a beginner. Apart from this huge mistake: SUPER good explanation and super way of turning something relatively complicated into something relatively simple. Also good angle of recording.
An excellent video in every way but since it's an instructional video for beginning sailors, wearing a vest seems to me a small concession to make to stress the safety aspect. The ones we wear on our boat are so compact & unobtrusive--it's surprising he wouldn't opt for something like that.
Hey Josh...really good video!!!. I have watched many vids (500 hours worth) and you finally filled in some of the gaps where I had questions! So, I learned a few things and now they make a bit more sense. And I can honesty say after watching you video, I could sail the boat you're on and even do it solos! AND, I've never stepped foot on a sailboat in my life. WELL DONE and looking froward to many more! PEACE OUT!
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The greatest video on how to sail on RUclips. Subscribed! Thank you sir!! I've been sailing a dozen or so times with a mad captain that's not the best at explaining things. I just do what I'm told and live in constant fear, but he mixes good rum & coke drinks for me. I don't know why he puts me up at foredeck I just end up grenading that area.
Jayne Cobb Awesome comment. Thanks! Enjoy the rum and coke, and happy sailing!
Roger that. My husband send me a link to Mr. Josh Post's You Tube channel. Very grateful he posted these vids. :)
I guess because the head sail is easier to learn to handle, just keep the Sheet Ropes tidy and prepare before the tack...Jibes are easier as no heavy boom on the head sail unless you're using a Genoa or Spinerger pole jus dont get tangled in the sqil and wear a safety line in heavy weather to go onto the deck especially up front to the Bow or you may take a swim.
You lucky son of Gun!!
that sounds like god being mad
This might sound crazy but the sea is calling me. I've never been sailing and can't stop thinking about it.
David Christensen that’s where I’m at right now
The sea will become your mistress and every time she calls resistance is useless.
Not crazy. I'm in the same boat... Pun intended.
A pirate looks at forty.. jimmy buffet, look it up. I turned 40 in November.. lived on Canadian border.. sold all my stuff and moved to tampa bay.. mother ocean is calling me also..
I wanted to sail for years. Trying to find the right boat. I finally bought a Hobie 16 for $1000 to learn on and I couldn’t be happier!!
I'm a Brazilian sailor with 33 years of experience and I need to say that this was the best video with the walkthrough I've ever seen, especially for the vocabulary, which in my opinion is the hardest part. Surely this video will help change the idea that sailing is hard. Thanks for sharing. Good winds.
To aprendendo do zero hahaha
I'd love to learn to sail and sail along the Brazilian coast. :)
My wife loves Brazil. Sadly, she hates the sea. :(
The existential paradoxes of life, I guess.
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I feel the same.Had only 3 % knowledge. This guy pushed it to 99 % in theory. He is good. Can you make a video of all the knots?
@@Hirsutecyclist Sail without her? She can stay on the shore.
Dood. You just taught 80% of ASA101 in less than 30 minutes! Very nicely done, sir!
Yeah, sailing schools hate him for this one easy trick!
@@obiwanfisher537 LOL
It's still useful to go to a sailing school and join a local sailing club. There is always something to learn, and learning is some classroom/book and mostly practical experience.
Theory learning is a lot different than actually being able to do it, which is what sailing school is good at
This was THE best explained sailing video I have seen. I have been sailing for about 10 years and still learned something.
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They call it a "boom" because of how it sounds when it hits you in the head.
Coming about...duck
Lol, for real?
It does make sense tho.
@@elF3RCH0 no idea if it is for real but I always thought this too
i've been hit with a boom 3 time in one year because when i had started i was very short so the boom didnt reach me, I quit for two year and then I went back but I didnt realise that I have grown taller and every time I was tacking I would get a hit of the boom
Ct baw be careful when you tack, boys
I can absolutely understand the attraction in this. As someone who has never even been on a boat before, I'm genuinely getting the sense I've been missing out on something both unique and peaceful. Great presentation.
You are Micheal, there is nothing like it.
It’s an amazing experience I haven’t been sailing for very long but I’ve really took to it and am so passionate it is honestly so fun especially in high wind although be careful of the boom in small boats that hurts
I feel the same way. I live in a desert state, but I feel like I'm meant to be sailing.
what gets me going about sailing is the peace and tranqility, combined with the absolute freedom of not relying on man made and corporately provided fuel to get where im going. and of course the thrill of being at the mercy of mother nature and her renowned unpredictable moods. becalmed one minute, squal with 30 knot winds the next. never a dull moment.
When i started to feel a sudden real interest on sailing after watching some other cruising channels - around 9 months ago - this was the first instructional video i saw, first just out of curiosity, in order to have an idea of what i was getting into, and if it would be a feasible aspiration to someone with no experience like me. I was suprised on how simply you explained the whole theory, which i thought would be impossible to learn in adulthood, since most yachters grew with it since they were children. I was thrilled to discover through this video that i could easily learn it, and thus a crazy idea became an objective, thanks to watching this video. 9 months into it, i am now on my RYA skipper theory course, but also acquired a 28 foot sloop (Fellowship 28) this January, which became the healthiest decision of my life... so here’s what i have to say to you Josh: THANK YOU!
I should have left this comment longer ago. Today, while sending this video to a friend as an essential tutorial (in her case refreshment), i realised that i should have written this already months ago. Just so you know the impact of this tutorial on my life - and probably many others!
I had been watching sailing and now this morning came across this video and this comment. I'm now on the search to take sailing lessons - God willing!
@@windfal7 A local sailing club is a great place to take lessons and get started sailing at minimal cost. It's much cheaper to use a club's boats than your own, to begin sailing.
@Jaime Paiva great story! Fair winds, mate.
Just yesterday I passed my sailing exam and now I just waiting for the arrival of my license. 14 btw.
How's it going a year on?
“Hmm yes interesting” - me watching in bed at 2 am with no intention of sailing ever
I've literally never learnt so much in 25 minutes my whole life - Great beginners guide to some basics. Thank you.
You need to learnt English.
A (hopefully) Easy to remember summary;
Halyard = Any rope that lifts a sail (Main halyard = rope that lifts the main sail up the mast)
Sheet = Any rope horizontally that pulls sails for trim (Main Sheet = Pulls the main sail in and out)
Tack = The corner of a sail that connects to the boat
Clew = The corner of the sail that connects to the sheet
Head = The corner of the sail that connects to the halyard
Stay = Ensures the mast "Stay(s)" up. Fore stay (front of boat) and Back stay (Guess)...
Bow = Front of boat
Stern = Back of boat
Cockpit = The secure area with boat and sail controls
Deck = The flat walking surfaces outside of the cockpit
Beam = Side of boat (hence "wind abeam" is wind to the side of the boat)
Hull = The boats floating structure
Keel = Underwater vertical structure protruding from the hull. Can come in different shapes.
Rudder = Underwater vertical surface used to turn the boat
Block = Anything that turns a ropes direction
Cleat = Secures a rope in position
Port = Left Use phrase "There's no PORT LEFT in the bottle" also, Port (the fortified wine) is RED!
Starboard = Right (The other side) ;-)
Thanks for posting a clear and well made video on the subject!
Thanks for this post . I have yet to ever sail , but learning what I can , should I get on the water someday .
Regarding Port and Starboard , I found it a lot easier , ( after trying to learn that Port was the left side ) that starboard was a lot easier to figureout/remember , as pronouncing " Starboard " the letter R is strong , and of course ...R is for Right ...so for me Port = Left ( the other side )
But I guess the point is ...what ever works
Had I heard " There's no Port Left in the bottle " , that would have made things easier .
I find myself adapting Port and Starboard terminology to my van in everyday driving .
BlueLineSpeed nice,,, thanks.
Pretty good summary. A correction: they're lines when they have a specific purpose, not ropes (not sure why this guy keeps calling them ropes in the video). Referring to lines as ropes on a boat makes people sound like they don't know anything about boating. Another mnemonic: PORT = LEFT (four letters each).
an easier mnemonic, a ship out to sea has LEFT PORT
The 3 corners have been mentioned above. But the 3 sides of a sail also have names. 1. The vertical stretched side (on main against the mast): "luff". 2. The loose side (on main diagonally): "leech". 3. Bottom side: "foot".
Hi Josh,
Thank you for the clear instructions and encouraging approach "it's not that difficult". The video has made a difference...
This is what happened to me:
1) watched your video
2) started dreaming about sailing
3) bought a boat
4) started to learn sailing based on your advice
5) after two seasons still happy + learning more and more every time going out to the sea
I wish you all the best on your sailing trips.
Stay safe and take care!
Br,
Otto
"Rookie Captain from Finland"
I'm at stage 2. Looking forward to the progression with my family :)
I have never been sailing and doubt if I will ever get a chance to do so. (I am 76). I often wondered how sail boats and ships can go in almost any direction regardless of the wind direction. After and while watching Vickings and The Last Kingdom, I just had to become more knowledgeable about sailing. I believe this is an excellent video on the basic of sailing.
Thank you so much!
Nando
Basic but brilliant. From an old sea dog, you've saved a lot of people a lot of money and they should be very thankful.
we are
61 year old Grandma here. This has always been a mystery to me. You make it make sense! I wish I could turn back the clock a bit and try my hand at this. I do hope to get out on a sailboat some day (with someone else doing the work LOL) just to experience it firsthand! Thank you!
Check out a local sailing school if you live anywhere near a decent size body of water. You'd be surprised how many there are. They can take you out for the day for sure!
There are sailing video games. Super fun and safe!
My grandpa sailed until he was in his late 70s and maintained a large sail boat until he was 84!! age is but a number!!
Hey guess what? I am just learning to sail at 63. There is still time especially with great videos like this one.
It's all about practicing constantly. I sail solo. I practice alot
This is fantastic! There's nothing like learning from someone who knows it well, but hasn't forgot what it's like not to know. Your presentation follows the natural progression. I, who have sailed a bit, just learned a ton. Thank you Josh!
Can you assist me please supposedly your.course 90 °east the course of the wind is 225 °west mean totally facing the wind what do i to go forward which I'm facing the wind please assist me for this situation please
@@williamelica4522 You're asking me? I'd say tack 135 degrees close hauled and eventually come about and head north.
In just 25 minutes of watching this video Im now confident I can sail across the Pacific. More info here in 25 minutes than reading 10 sailing manuals. GREAT VIDEO.....
😂 .. You can't learn to sail by looking or listening.
@@Kitiwake If Bebo could fly a stolen Q400, MHendersonwriter can sail. 😎😎😎
@@BOBK-jf4qx hopefully he doesn't try a barrel roll
Dude ! I sail . 30 foot Catalina. This is the most straight forward awesome sailing video Ive ever seen. Basic and true. I also go alone. Well frickin done. I am subscribing now !
Thanks, Rob, for this great comment!
@@JoshPostVlogs Thank you for taking a lot of your times to make this video for 360,223 viewers as of today. I have done boating for a couple years and now seeing your sailing tutorial video I am so interested in saling a sailboat. This video is a great encouragement for me to go sailing someday.
Rob Sheldon I sail a piper o.d class 24ft racing/daysailing keelboat and I know what I’m doing but I watched this video for no reason and this is just exactly the same except this boat has an inside on a piper there’s no inside apart from a deep cockpit with space upfront and back for racing sails and repair kits for the bilge pump because they break all the time but it’s expected from a 53yo boat being the first built aswell they’re all a little different no.1 being stormpiper(mine) no.2 being Peter Piper(my friends dads) and 57 others sorry if this didn’t make sense I’m 13 and have just got onto summer break and my brain is resting
I'm and old Norwegian Sailor, But I'm taking a Green guy with Me, and I'm going to make him Watch your Video until he got it down path before we leave for the Caribbean. That was a Very good Video. Thank's.
good luck to you two! and i know this is off topic but I've gotta say this every time i meet a Norwegian in the wild - your language is the most beautiful language I've ever heard and I'm doing my best to learn it :)
Man this is such a great and well explained video. You found the sweet spot between simplifying and still using the traditional vocabulary
This guy is so down to earth and such a great teacher, it’s a blessing to have these videos publicly available, thanks so much, I learned a lot more than just sailing from watching your videos! 🙏
Yeah, these tutorials being free is a true blessng.
If you benefit from watching, you could throw a few bucks his way via patreon.
Great guidance, thanks
As a novice sailor who’s stupidly just bought a sail boat, that has helped me a great deal. 👍🏻
Did you buy a new or used one? How much, if you don't mind me asking, for the boat and repairs before it's sailable? :)
I’ve just bought a used 1971 Vivacity 20. Paid a bit more for it than I should but it came with everything for $2000 and I’d just stupidly fallen in love. Probably would have paid double once I saw that cabin and pictured the adventures we’d have. A newer outboard, sails, GPS. But needed a LOT of work. No doubt I will be into it for double what I paid for it before long. Bought new trailer tires, re-wired the trailer and am currently prepping the hull for new paint.
Gotta start somewhere
SAME me and my brother are fixing fiberglass blisters on the boat he got off of ebay for 870$ XD it doesn't have any ropes so we have to figure out where everything goes, and learn to sail in the next couple of days lmao good luck to you!
I'm about to do the same thing !
This is the clearest explanation of sailing that I’ve ever seen. Thank you
Many thanks!! ⛵
Crisp, clear, clean, with no fluff.
That was really informative - thank you.
I'm here for writing research for my fantasy novel, and let me tell you this is SO helpful!!
eh, creep? He's married
@@fitfirst4468 id get divorced for a wife like melissa
Thank you Josh! I've been a motor boater much of my life, have sailed in friend's boats sporadically for many years; but finally, after being in a yacht race last summer, I'm going through my sailing courses right now with the intent of sailing the seas when I retire in 5 or 6 years. This is the best video I've seen on the basics of sailing anywhere. You are a natural teacher - calm, explanative with an ability to take complex terminology and ideas and make them simple, and with a soft, yet enthusiastic inspirational tone - and I've been a teacher/professor since 1988. Well done! Much appreciation...
rabukan 58 you motorboating son of a bitch you
This was the best tutorial on the Internet ever until is wasn't. I learned how to sail when I was 8 and it was and still isn't OK to sail a small boat without wearing a pfd - EVER. It seems like it was cool to chilly so it made climbing around the bow of the boat while under way, unsecured, on cold water exponentially more dangerous. He goes straight from an amazing video to a hold my beer and watch this in minutes.
Hold my beer. 🍺 Cheers. People should use their own common sense. You can’t go through life holding people’s hands. Far more people die by looking down at their phones and then getting hit by a car while walking across the street. If you don’t like risks and you want to be extra safe, by all means wear a PFD. On this particular day it was quite calm and I was close to shore, so I chose not to. Does this mean I was right? No. It just means I made a choice just like everyone has to do everyday of their life. A calculated risk. I knew I was 95% safe doing what I was doing. Yes. There was a 5% chance of something bad happening. But you have much worse odds of something bad happening by simply driving a car or walking down a street. So my other life lesson in this video is to make your own choices. Don’t listen to a guy on the internet. You need to take all factors into consideration (your experience level, the weather, the water condition, day vs night, etc.). Then you can decide about the PFD. With that said, don’t text and drive. That’s far more dangerous than what I was doing.
@@JoshPostVlogs Cheers. As an instructor you can't expect your trainees to have common sense. Common sense is quite rare these days. But I stand by what I said. Your sailing tutorial is amazing, Clear and concise speaking to an audience that has little or no sailing knowledge or experience.
OH MY FRICKN GOSH!!! You are so amazing. I've purchased books and studied and that wind, water and ice example just made me blush! I am looking to buy my 1st boat / home, a 1985 Hunter
Wish me the best!! And thank you SO SO SO MUCH!!!
Watched this over a year ago without knowing anything about sailing, bought my first boat, a 15' Chrysler Man o War dinghy, and needless to say I did learn a lot from this video and it lent well when I actually took it out.
Good job. Videos like this will grow the sport and the culture and allow more people to enjoy what sailors already know. It's a feeling like no other.
Well done, Skipper.
Hear hear well said
Congrats!!! Great video!!! I live in a small city in Brazil and here we dont have a proper club to learn, so this video was great for me!!! thank you for the work!!! The name of the city is Jaguarão near the margins of the Lake merin (biggest sweet water lagon in world)
Today I had a sudden urge to be a pirate but I have no idea how to sail so here I am learning how to sail instead of doing my homework
I've just completed my RYA Competent Crew course with no prior experience of sailing, and this video explained more than my tutor did in 5 full days! Wish I had watched this before I went!
Thank you for this great compliment! Good luck to you in your new sailing adventures!
Awesome! I recently took sailing lessons, so I understood everything you were talking about. Though for someone who hasn't sailed before they might appreciate a small thing in the corner of the video showing where the boat is in relation to the wind. So they can see in realtime what tacking and jibing is. Like the drawing you did earlier.
Awesome video!
YES!! The only thing missing and what I was really wanting to know. GREAT video!
That and more on how the tiller is corresponding to the movement.
I watched this video years ago when I got my first beach cat and now I send it to anyone thats interested in sailing with me. Fantastic video that I keep coming back to!
Thank you for the kind words!
I know this was put up 5 years ago or so but I just shared it with my son who lives near the Gulf in Tampa Bay and I also intend on watching it again tonight with my husband. Great information in just 25 minutes. Thanks so much for your quick and determined lesson on the water!!
Thank you, the best video I've seen yet!.I'm 62 and have always want to learn to ⛵ so I've purchased a 30ft fisher motorsailor here in New England and am going for it! so much to learn but I have a safe comfortable seaworthy vessel. thanks again very informative.
You have no idea how happy I am to have found this video on my first search!! Comprehensive and to the point.
nice job kid . this old boy enjoy it 70 years i have sailed ! i Think You Did A Good Job Some Will Lear From This Cool ! :)
the pinching the ice is a nice analogy
Thank you for over dubbing the voice
I learned to sail as an 11-year-old at summer camp in Wisconsin but never bought a boat nor took the helm of one since. Forty years later my passion was rekindled when I bought my neighbors Laser. Like riding a bike the basics were never forgotten. A few capsizes at first but not any more. It's a small, simple, one-man boat but so exciting to hear the dagger hum at speed on fast, windy days; to hook-up and hike-out, hanging on for dear life, hoping the sail won't shred and nothing breaks. On calmer days the kids like to hang their feet over the bow and ask me to capsize on purpose.
Had a laser as well back in the 90's. Great boat! The "motorcycle of the water", they call it. Fast buggers! Used to do circles around all the sunfish's out on the lake. sold it for the same price I bought it for after 7 years. Can't beat that!
You had me at “Is sailing difficult? Is sailing expensive? No” Great video.
LOL same!! suddenly out of nowhere I may have a new hobby.
Watched your video many times, will continue to watch until all of the terms and language finally sink in. Will take my first sailing lesson next month in Thailand, for sure you have given me a good grounding. Huge thanks.
Excellent! Best of luck to you. I’d love to sail in Thailand!
Josh, you're a good communicator. Enjoyed the video. Appreciated your explanation of courtesy/safety warning about not getting hit by the boom. When she was single, my wife actually got a concussion from being hit by the boom when sailing with a former boyfriend. His loss, my great gain.
Buying my "new" sailboat in 3! days:)74 Grampian 28' Learning a lot in a short time. This is one of the best videos I have seen so far.
Otto graff Congrats on your new boat! That's great! I'm no expert, but let me know if you have any other questions after you get your boat.
Otto graff please want buy sailboat same you how prise
after two years still one of the best videos to watch in his field. thanks Josh!
Thanks for this video! I just went sailing on a class trip, and even though the sailor on board taught me a lot, I had to clear up some misunderstandings because she speaks English, Netherlandic and a little bit of German. Things get mixed up when she tries to explain it in different languages so at the end I wasn't really sure about some things.
Sailing is so much fun and I really wanna get into it when I'm a bit older, but I can already start learning now :)
The amount of knowledge you were able to pack in 25 minutes, with demonstrations, is simply spectacular. Thank you!
Solid video! I am a Navy Vet, Shellback, salty dog that has spent 62 days at sea. My family owns an oyster farm which I just spent 10 hours on the water working. I also scuba diving, water ski, crab, and fish on the water. I have spent a signification amount of my life on a boat. I must admit I learned a few things. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge. Great job with the video editing. I just shared your video with C-dog who is going to sail the seven seas. I know he will appreciate the tutelage. Thanks. May the wind and your lover always blow you in a good direction.
Daniel Casey 62 full days or nautical days?
Sailing is easy.
Docking is difficult.....
Thanks for sharing!
With all of that said, several companies offer inexpensive sailing classes, ASA (American Sailing Association) is the one I've used. As noted, there is much more to sailing than this video, such as rules of navigation, Coast Guard regulations, docking manuvers, and much more. I didn't find any of it difficult, but as I discovered when I took motorcycle lessones after 30 years of riding, just because you can move a boat or a bike doesn't mean there isn't a better or safer way to do it.
This is an excellent review. That is what I needed
I used to teach sailing about 4 years ago and this was an excellent lesson!!! I'm watching as a refresher and you didn't disappoint!!! Thank you!!!
You taught ppl how to sail yet you need a refresher after some time? Eeehm im not sure what to think about that 🤣
This was brilliant! Perfect prep for taking my weekend sailing class next month. The vocabulary and physics were great and you explained things so well as you did them on the boat.
By far the best video for beginners about to start sailing in RUclips, hands down so applause Josh, perfection!
I've always been a power boater. I'm in my later years now and sailing appeals to me.
Please take a lesson! I used to teach sailing and the horror stories I could tell you about inexperienced people 😬
But sailing is so much fun!!! Do it!!!!
You know something? I never thought I would understand sailing, but I believe it's not impossible anymore. Like you said, though, it's the jargon that makes it so scary at first. The basic mechanics of it seem within reach now to my little brain. Thanks for this great explanation. I find it endlessly fascinating that you can use this free fuel (wind) to travel the world.
I spent 4 years steaming away on the ocean while in the US Navy, and I've been missing the ocean. I've considered taking some sailing lessons (and become a true sailor) so I looked up "Sailing 101" to find this video. Thank you for putting a straight forward (no pun intended... ok maybe a little) video that I'll be studying until my wife lets me take some sailing lessons.
Sean.......I was in the Coast Guard as a 18 year old kid....2.5 years sea time...Alaska and Florida...Finally pulling the trigger tomorrow....ASA 101 class......... (PS...58 years old now....never too late to fulfill a goal)!
I too spent 4-4.5 years at sea in the Navy, and have recently been on a sailing binge.
Great video. You hit all the key pints and then demonstrated them to us. You have a great instructor voice. Nicely done!
Finally! I found a video, that I can recommend the person I sold my sailboat to. He bought it and I have never had a moments peace. Thank YOU!!!!!
Lately I've become very interested in sailing and this was extremely helpful. Thank you!
This is the best go to video when learning to sail. Now I’m off to put it into practice. Thank you 🙏
You are a gifted teacher young man. You repeat the basic comments as you introduce new ones. Very comprehensive and thorough! Well done.
Thanks a lot I’ve just retired and thought I would start sailing, never done it before great introduction I will join a sailing club appreciate your time and effort John I can’t wait to get sailing
I enjoyed every minute of it. I would like to point out the you were exceptional in mentioning the hazard of going to the bow. Nothing is as funny in hindsight as being tossed do to judgement errors, I know I would enjoy seeing some different sailing safety gear presented for single hand sailing.
This is awesome Thank you! I watched it once, didn't understand most of it, it was fun to watch. I will watch again and again to help me learn. I am a beginner and can't wait to go sailing! I will probably take some classes or hire a private teacher.
Great video, you make it exciting, good job lad.😊
Without question the best intro to sailing I have found 30 min with Josh and it all makes sense now. Wind to water relationship and the terms. Your level of confidence as a sailor combined with the ability to explain sailing to newbees is amazing, thanks.
This is the textbook example of the word fabulous
Excellent tutorial Josh, clear, concise, professional and authentic.
Thank you for producing this content.
I loved the simplicity of this video. It answered so many questions I have been trying to get straight in my head. Next stop is sailing school.
Dude, I've often wondered just how it works. Great intro! I'm not quite ready for a solo trans Atlantic in a fifty footer just yet. After watching you I'm sure ready to day dream about it! Thanks for the time and effort!
Me too ,bro for 2 decades ,I wondered how the medival times sail boats and ships worked
This really is the best sailing video on RUclips! I am finishing the ASA 101 sailing course and this helped me a lot at the beginning. Thank you!
How much did ASA 101 cost?
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for your wonderful explanations! Ive got boating down, but sailing specific terminology and methods have always been a gray area for me.
awesome teacher you make it look easy thanks Josh it looks like your out in the Chesapeake bay.
I didn't have a clew until I watched this.
Kaisersozze I see what you did there.
Funny
Bahaha! Well-played, sir!
Mast-erful pun! I nearly keeled over when I read it. Genoa nother one?
You didn't have a crew.
This was so insightful thank you! I just purchased a 27ft Catalina and excited to learn all I can!
Hey Amy how is it going with your boat ? I,m planning on getting one in the next year and so excited
@@4x4overlandingwithMitzy hi there! going really well. Learning as I go about plumbing, mechanics, and electric work but thats all part of the fun. Have done a few sails now and its great. Catalina's are really great beginner or expert boats and are designed / built so well.
@@amyparmley Just checked their website , they look great. Not heard of them in Europe, though I am sure there are some about. I have mainly handled motor boats and Have only sailed once many years ago, and it was great , cant wait to get into it ,,
@@4x4overlandingwithMitzy Oh right, yes they are designed in California, so wouldn't be common in Europe most likely . I am up in Vancouver BC so easy for me to order parts have shipped.
@@4x4overlandingwithMitzy Enjoy your Sailing ! Its a wonderful thing to do :)
What an absolutely great video! I dare say......no, I do say, this is the best intro video to sailing that RUclips has to offer.......and believe me, i have watched A LOT! Well done Mr. Post. I have subscribed, keep up the great work!
Charles Gokey - Thank you for the glowing comment! That's great. Happy sailing!
I watched this before I had even touched a sailboat. Now having done my RYA and my own boat for a year I have to really thank Josh for a great and comprehensive video
You did an extremely good job with this video. I know how long this took, especially with all the post-audio and caption work that you did. Very very nice job -
Best comment ever. Thanks!
yup, yup, yup!......very very nice job! i'm a twin screw captain thinking about sailing. this was good!
Very informative and easy to follow. This is the first "sailing 101" video I have watched and I got the concepts down. You make this very easy to understand. Thank you.
This is probably one of the best sailing videos I watched . Very informative, great for beginners and step by step teaching . Thank you.
Watched this while living in China, returned home, bought a sail boat and have learned to sail. Thanks!
That was an exceptional video! I took sailing lessons 15 years ago and it was a great refresher course. I will definitely watch this a few times to catch up on my vocabulary and technique. Thank you.
Ed, I’m Bill Stapleton from VA (!), no relation I guess, but I also enjoyed Josh’s terrific video and subscribed to see more. Maybe see you out on the water sometime!
I liked my own reply because … well, I did like it, and I also thought it might increase the chances that you’d notice it! Ha!!
😂
First video I saw of this sort and glad!! Great teaching! My notes are three pages long and that's concise enough for my handy flipbook. The basic moves you demonstrated were clearly essential and digestible. 🤓💯💯💯💯💯💯
You may be the best teacher I've ever seen, just loved it !!! Thank you for this amazing guide.
You rock man!!! I am coming back to sail after 40 years of living in a country with no sea and you definitely made my day. I live now in Miami Beach and I came to live where I used to sail. You are such a cool teacher, so relax, so chilled you made me sail with you!!! Thanks! I will be in the water very soon!
Thank you for the clear and concise explanation of it all. I've worked on boats, river running and commercial fishing, and have been curious about sailing for a long time. You've made sailing approachable and dispelled some fears, and filled in a whole lot of blanks on the basics for me. Excellent video!
Excellent sailing 101 class. Highly recommended!!!
Feel like a whole new world just opened up.
Dunno why I thought this stuff was so unapproachable.
Thanks man.
You were at the no go zone, now you are at a close haul
Best sailing explanation I've seen! I really learned a lot. Combining just enough theory with the demonstration of how it plays out in practice was very helpful. Thank you so much!
Tremendous. Concise. Clear. Comprehensive. Worth watching again.
Good video. Well explained with slow purposeful facts that do not overwhelme the viewer with too much filler facts. Nice job sailor.
Harleydog 1996crownline Many thanks!
Looks like an amazing hobby! Can’t wait to take some sailing lessons!
Fantastic. I’m heading out tomorrow morning for my first lesson on the water. It’s been a lot of theory and imagining so far, and this video helped put all the pieces in place. Also appreciate how you pointed out your mistakes - I’ll be watchful for the under steer and loose aft stay. Thank you!
Been watching RUclips videos of sailing boats and never understood the lingo, until now. A kid could understand this. Thank you, Josh, amazing video.
Super Nice video! HOWEVER: it stings in my heart to see you walk around alone WITHOUT a life jacket. Safety comes first and starts BEFORE you even leave the harbour and is THE most important thing to learn when you’re a beginner.
Apart from this huge mistake: SUPER good explanation and super way of turning something relatively complicated into something relatively simple. Also good angle of recording.
@Will Hunter famous last words lol
@Will Hunter lmao my name actually worked!! Lol
Just to clarify I live in indiana and don't have to sailboat mor could afford one lol
Had me a little nervous as well, especially since his boat seems to hold its course pretty well.
An excellent video in every way but since it's an instructional video for beginning sailors, wearing a vest seems to me a small concession to make to stress the safety aspect. The ones we wear on our boat are so compact & unobtrusive--it's surprising he wouldn't opt for something like that.
To be fair he DID point out that a life jacket should be worn.
I.e. Do what I say and not what I do.
the best explanation of sailing i have seen to date.
Watching this while sleeping in my tiny sail boat..
Genius! In a single video you have demystified sailing for me. Thank you so much!
Hey Josh...really good video!!!. I have watched many vids (500 hours worth) and you finally filled in some of the gaps where I had questions! So, I learned a few things and now they make a bit more sense. And I can honesty say after watching you video, I could sail the boat you're on and even do it solos! AND, I've never stepped foot on a sailboat in my life. WELL DONE and looking froward to many more! PEACE OUT!