18 Foot Skiff ronstan Bridge 2 Bridge

[Jan420er]

sailing is the best

[maxendenia]

I love 18 ft! never sailed, I sail 29er but I think the gennaker of the 18ft is way over powered..

[bsinton]

i agree stop winging and get on the water

[font9a]

It gets more interesting when a boat has to cross the ocean, all seasons, in all conditions, but the big speed records aren't going to shatter all over the place.

[1DanielChristensen]

What's with the parasail thing at 0:40? is that a kitesurfer? Way out there that far to sea?

[earthbound06]

@1DanielChristensen Its SF bay, not way out in the ocean....

[curlcurllocal]

i bet that's not koshy on the sunrise skiff! he's such a loser!!!

[Gusdor]

1:26 looks delicious

[pet2pet22]

if u use the x200 japanse kite u can go 60-80khm speed but its no for sell yet i think thase year the gona sell it

[wildwindsca]

tought to win ona windsurfer. the kite can move its airfoil even DDW , the skiff just makes up for that by having tons of sail area, adding the assym or dropping it if too overpowered. the windsurfer has one sail and pumping while it helps is damn tiring and DDW they cant go as deep.

[t00erinator01]

18 footers, great fast downwind boats. no wipeouts on this vid :D

seems like a good event, nice video

[ianconboy]

very good video

[extremeandyt]

windsurfing is cheaper and faster so whats the point in sailing an 18

[earthbound06]

Have you sailed an 18 is the question. Every Windsurfer i know who has knows how much fun they are. And faster....An 18 won the bridge 2bridge this year afterall...

[fintaneh]

Because it means u sail an 18ft skiff, no more needs to be said!

[ze2gir]

clear! i agree! nothing more exiting and fast than the 18 so pure adrenalin

[GuzziScott]

i sail a 12ft skiff, an 18ft skiff and sailboard... all cost heaps but all friggin sweet as and a blast although gettin the 12 jummpin outta the water is pretty intense lol

[Sailingfan12345]

skiff is cooler!

[mindreadingradios]

"windsurfing is cheaper and faster so whats the point in sailing an 18"

-Okay, then using your "logic" , since kite surfing is a HELL of a lot faster than windsurfing, and costs about the same, what's the point in windsurfing ?

Its all about being out there doing what you dig, and not slamming other people because they choose something else. Grow up.

[earthbound06]

Just a Note, A SKIFF won the bridge to Bridge Last year, Against kites and Windsurfers....insert foot in mouth please.

[zebidee86]

Note, Skiff has bigger sail and surface area, windsurfers are on formula kit which shows there aint much breeze, obviously going to win!

[Xpapasmurf05X]

@mindreadingradios what are you talking about man windsurfing, goes alot faster than a kite i do both and in really heavy winds i kicked this guys ass in the ocean so get your facts straight bitch!!!!

[poopymcassholenuts]

Because its exactly that Extremeandyt

Windsurfing is Windurfing

Sailing an 18 foot skiff is Sailing an 18 Foot Skiff...

Sailing and windsurfing are honestly two different things.

[wildblue2]

hey I FW, but there's nothing like the team element of boat sailing. BTW you can take a dinghy anywere and not worry about the wind dying. They're all going similar speeds here, exept the underpowered retro kiter.

[BnS1374]

@extremeandyt Windsurfing? Faster? Funner? LOL! I don't think you have ever sailed an 18.

[sanfranciscobay]

@extremeandyt

Trying to coordinate boat speed and balance of three people without killing or hurting yourself if the point of the skiff.

[FJPugh]

those spinnakers are insanely big lol...

[nighthawk901]

thats a genaker. only a tipp:)

[frostdamo]

there assy's (aysemetrical spinikers)

[P4nn3m4n]

As far as i know only in german they are called genaker (genua + spinnaker)... In english just (assymetrical-) Spinnaker. But im not entirely sure ;)

[OwnageLtd]

ive herd it both ways

[vibratingstring]

@P4nn3m4n

Gennaker is most definitely not German only usage. It goes at least back to the 1970s. It refers to a balloon broadseamed foresail flown from the centerline rather than on a spinnaker pole. Gennaker is a merging of Gen(oa) and (spi)nnaker.

[ebbyton]

who is on the canadian boat with the yellow hull?

[earthbound06]

Eaton, cunningham and i forget, but check other br 2 br from that year in my films and the credits at the end. thier names are listed.

[earthbound06]

more like 15 to 20 times. Both good kite and good windsurfer run 1000+. a used 18...15 or less, if you can find one.

[Gusdor]

No point spending 1k on a windsurfer unless you are doing some high profile stuff

[carlosespinal17]

awesome video...now i must decide whether choosing an aussie 18... a kite.. or a windsurf...god...

hey, very nice music, what is it?

[earthbound06]

music by Clonestudios, Darren Albro. hollywood, Ca.

an 18 is the only way to go!!

[korven72]

18s are definitely the coolest, the thing is that they are 50 times more expensive than a kite or a windsurf though.

[EricMammoth]

Go for the 18.