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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
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Legend has it that he trailered it home with the sails still up, and bounced off a few cars and the center median.
Sailboat guy didn't get wet. That's a win.
That sailboat thing was the best..😊 thanks Guru 😂
Easy to criticize. Solo dinghy maneuvering in wind isn’t easy. He obviously likes a challenge and almost did it. Bravo👍
More sensible to heave-to long before approaching the dock. Back the jib, lash the tiller to the lee side which pretty well stops the boat. Then lower the mainsail and decide whether to approach the dock under jib alone or just the engine. My preference is the latter given the conditions . With sails stowed easier to move around the boat for docking.
Being fair it looked like he had a decent current.
05:04 *THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE! You drape the dock line on a cleat IMMEDIATELY & PULL UP! Total control of the boat. That's how EVERYONE in the business does it.. not STANDING, holding a dockline, pulling it, hoping you can pull it in.*
The two guys sitting on the dock were a big help.
This sailor did a way better job of docking the sailboat than the majority of power boaters with engines. But I agree with the comments that suggest he should have heaved to while in the channel and brought the sailboat in with the engine or with the main sheet down and jib sheet reduced to a sliver for more control but overall he did a pretty good job even though he ran into the rocks considering the wind speed.
Gelcoat said "Ouch"!
Docking a sailboat under sail is nearly impossible....I say that guy did amazing, and I also say he was SUPER lucky. All the stars, moons, and planets aligned as he approached the dock.
He should have headed into the wind to drop the sails
He used the head sail to bring it in. Chances are he had outboard issues. To a person familur with sailing, he did great.
- About the day sailor, been there done that. Sometimes the wind whips up at the wrong time. Sometimes the sail won't drop. Sometimes you just have to go sailing, by yourself if necessary.
It looks like the head sail is on a furler system, thinking it may have failed. I wouldn't have gone to the dock with the head sail out, seeing that he did I'd say he managed pretty well considering being by himself. Also wonder if he thought the motor wouldn't be enough with wind and current.
My guess is that his furling line isn't long enough. When furling in high wind the sail is under more tension so it furls tighter and takes more turns to get it all the way in. His furling line might be long enough to roll the sail up loosely, but in that heavy wind he probably pulled all the furling line out of the drum and it wasn't enough turns of the drum to roll up the entire sail.
I was thinking that he might not trust his motor. What he did wouldn't make sense if he thought he had a good motor. Or maybe he was low on gas. Or maybe just wanted to pit his sailing skills against the conditions. He got the boat to the dock safely, at any rate.
the front sail is a self furling jib - it uses a spring at the base to retract (roll-up) the jib. Unless properly maintained, the spring mechanism might not have enough torque to roll it back in
Mans got to know his limitations maybe just got the boat the kicker motor is a joke, he has too much sheet for the wind, 15 foot boat one person on board 12 knot winds max. reef the main sail ,i solo sail precision 21 , when the winds get over 12 knots its time to head for the dock
If you can sail, you can bring it in under the jib alone.
It would have been a lot easier with a working roller furling jib. Also needed to have the main halyard down to a quick release when in open water. It’s very hard in a small boat that wants to round up if you blink, even if there is no land effect shifting the wind. It looks like he could have slowed things down and sailed in under just the little sail (jib) if the powerboats would refrain from cutting him off every few seconds. He couldn’t sail too close to the wind that way, but it looked like that wasn’t an issue on his approach. At least the water was deep enough to leave the CB down.
That sailor did good considering the winds and not to mention being by himself, he's lucky he didn't flip on his side or damage his boat on the rocks..
He did pretty well with the sailboat. I would have taken the sails down way earlier and used the kicker to maneuver to the dock considering that he was alone.
Yah that guy in the sailboat would have had an easier time if he had a crew, but he did that all under sail, which is why the jib wasent fully furled. if you look closely your see the motor is out of the water. If he turned into the wind, he would have been able to drop his sails and stay put.
BTW, the "front" sail is a jib. Don't sound like a land lubber. 😂
I would not have taken that sailboat out being single-handed. He's also not wearing any PFD either. For him, it's a stay-at-home type of day. Captain Keith, Tight lines
He may not be proficient sailing into "irons"... Sort of overloaded his "too do" list.
He had a furler on the jib but didn't have it set up right so couldn't completely put it away. He had no real idea or plan. Needed the main down while away from shore and then maybe a slip of jib out for stability - or none at all with motor. Disastrous stuff lol
Sailboat should have brought it up into the wind and furled the sails before coming into the dock. He had a self furler why he didn't completely douse the jib I'm not sure.
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Why didn't sailor man heave to out in the channel and drop his main out there? Or maybe even drop both sails? He's got a motor to get him to the dock!
My only sailing experience is with little boats in the harbor. No motor. You deal with the sails, and use the tiller to scull if you have to. But the bigger sailboats seem to come into the marina with the jib up. Either way, you have to anticipate the wind and your next move.
Sailing, invented by Cavemen.
I wonder if Gators boater is that jackwagon Lieutenant that was the Officer In Charge of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Physical Training Division in 1988.
Cares more about the Gators flag than a USA or USMC flag.
Should have put the sail down and motored in. No brainer with the wind like that 🙄
I dont understNd people when exiting water your trailer as to be less submerged. Wheel fender sticking out of water, that way your trailer is a ramp and stop the boat to go sideways on approach
So if it was windy, he should have at least taken down his headsail and come in under main alone. He has a furler on the jib, that would have been easy to do, and could have been done way before he go into restricted space. And of course the safest option would have been to point the boat into the wind with the motor and take down both sails before coming in. TO BE FAIR, a lot of sailors like this challenge, me being one of them. But at some point you have to swallow your pride and just do the right thing for you and the boat. Unlike the other videos on this channel, no one was hurt, and no other boat was damaged.
All things considered about sailing alone, that sailor actually made it up to the dock better than lots of powerboats.
But he still loses points for repeatedly leaving the helm while under sailor or motor power.
And I definitely did not see any safety tether switch action... he could have easily lost that boat several times.
After 40 years of sailing I have never been impressed by "sailors" who try to impress by "sailing" their boat into or out of docks, fairways or channels and putting other boaters and non movable objects at risk. The dude had a motor, use it.
Sailor John waited way too long to drop the sails. Should've been coming in the channel under power.
Being by himself he did ok. I've been in a similar spot and fared better but he did the best he could considering conditions.
Worse than the kayak sail boats lol