He needed to pull the sail in, by takin the main sheet in one hand (all of it) and it would have gone much more cleanly, he would have got the sail around much earlier, and avoided capsize. Oh and power through, rather then only gently pull on the tiller.
After letting his sail out he needs to then trim again also once he went round the mark he then let his sail out futher witch made it harder to turn.
Ease his sail princi? How? Take the shrouds out. Issue was he was reaching but sail on a run. He thought it would gybe as rounded but infact that was the run :) commit and go is the key.
Hi the supernova is a much easier driven hull the sheets dont get caught up etc doesnt tend to death roll like the laser, it is quicker than the laser in most wind conditions, it is not as sturdy as the laser and it can get caught in irons if you try to slam tack it
dont think they are yet, they are manufactured by Hartley boats in the UK and as far as I know they are the only builders the original design and builder was Giles, the designer and builder of the Lightning single hander
display of poor boat handling, i saw that coming a mile away, in high winds, and low winds, it is always a good idea to pull your sheet in when trying to do a controlled gybe, the momentum will take any boat over.
He needed to pull the sail in, by takin the main sheet in one hand (all of it) and it would have gone much more cleanly, he would have got the sail around much earlier, and avoided capsize. Oh and power through, rather then only gently pull on the tiller.
Table552 2 months ago
After letting his sail out he needs to then trim again also once he went round the mark he then let his sail out futher witch made it harder to turn.
09lomawil 9 months ago
Ease his sail princi? How? Take the shrouds out. Issue was he was reaching but sail on a run. He thought it would gybe as rounded but infact that was the run :) commit and go is the key.
boltonmerlin 1 year ago
AAAAH!!! He should have eased his sail, hiked, then trimmed again. Could have avoided that...but that gibe was AWESOME!!!!!
PrincipessaDellOpera 1 year ago
lol how did he even capsize xD
DrummerInTheCity1091 1 year ago
Looks like he bent the sail at the end.
pbr2424 1 year ago
How does the Supernova compare to the Laser?? Faster,cheaper, easier to rig,etc?
zkenzo 2 years ago
Hi the supernova is a much easier driven hull the sheets dont get caught up etc doesnt tend to death roll like the laser, it is quicker than the laser in most wind conditions, it is not as sturdy as the laser and it can get caught in irons if you try to slam tack it
mikeewart 2 years ago
Thanks--wondering if these are available in the U.S. Mostly Lasers around here.
zkenzo 2 years ago
dont think they are yet, they are manufactured by Hartley boats in the UK and as far as I know they are the only builders the original design and builder was Giles, the designer and builder of the Lightning single hander
mikeewart 2 years ago
@zkenzo bullshit
Midgmo 6 months ago
his rudder also fell out so thats just bad rigging
scaredbasejumper 2 years ago
display of poor boat handling, i saw that coming a mile away, in high winds, and low winds, it is always a good idea to pull your sheet in when trying to do a controlled gybe, the momentum will take any boat over.
Tropicanaman2 2 years ago
hahaha, i do that often!!
MannieKam 2 years ago
Who didnt see that coming.... also hope his rudder didnt sink as he righted the boat
sailingpro 3 years ago
Hey I just film them I sail an IC a bit of a different beast
mikeewart 2 years ago
letting the kicker off wouldnt make any difference, he needed to pull in some sheet. its called a chinease gybe.
murraygreenhill 3 years ago
letting his kicker off does help. Board up a bit and kicker off and it would have gone cleanly
stellalover1 2 years ago
you should of let your vang off then that wouldnt happen
kurfbomb 3 years ago
what kinda dinghy is that?
skidskiz 3 years ago
Supernova see their website just put supernova into google quite a popular dinghy in the UK at present
mikeewart 3 years ago
More like attempts gybe not gybes and capsizes
andrewpoophead 3 years ago
he didnt even gybe
ericdude4 3 years ago
lmao, he was well slow, great video again
bobby064eva 3 years ago
to see how to do it properly see phantom and supernova gibing
mikeewart 3 years ago
Lol i don't think he came out of that thinking 'perfect manouver'
ceirwan 4 years ago
No he didnt his comment when he saw the vid was you b******d
mikeewart 4 years ago
Lol, we've all done it ;)
ceirwan 4 years ago
lol i hate it when you come out of the gibe thinkin "yes, a perfect maneuver" and then capsize :(
coldstar07 4 years ago