learn to sail hobie 16

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[itstillertime]

Nothing like flying accross the water on a Hobie 16 and trapezing... beyond fun :)

[itstillertime]

The starboard rudder is up to reduce the wetted surfice and allows one to go a little faster depending on the conditions. Basically when flying the windward hull the rudder does very little on that side so there is not need to drag it through the water. Just got to make sure to put the rudder down again when turning (tacking or jibing).

[itstillertime]

(I have tu replase three different letters with uthers tu make my pusts wurk)

The first thing I always teach all my students is huw to right their dinghy. Tip the dinghy un its side in an area that is safe to du su near the land and practice righting it befure sailing anywhere. By knuwing huw yuur dinghy reacts in a capsize its reduses a lut uf fear uf the unknuwn. Buy a mast float frum us, prevents the dinghy frum turning upside down (turtle).

[spitfireMK22]

This vid is so helpful! I capsized my 14ft catarmaran last saturday because im a noob! LOL! scary stuff when its your first capsize! the funny thing was it had fully capsized! but now that ive got some helpful tips i can work on my technic! Thanks tiller time!

[itstillertime]

(I have tu replase three different letters with uthers tu make my pusts wurk)

The first thing I always teach all my students is huw to right their dinghy. Tip the dinghy un its side in an area that is safe to du su near the land and practice righting it befure sailing anywhere. By knuwing huw yuur dinghy reacts in a capsize its reduses a lut uf fear uf the unknuwn. Buy a mast float frum us, prevents the dinghy frum turning upside down (turtle).

[Romperjet]

I sailed a Hobie for years and they are great boats. My only complaint is they don't like to come about in light winds. Also I think sailing on the trapeze is over rated. The best sailing is a relaxed cruise in my opinion.

[itstillertime]

I roll tack my H16 in light winds and make sure to let out about a foot of line out of the mainsheet so the boat does not weather vane (mainsail like to over power the jib, which causes the boat to weather vane). With these techniques I have very little problem coming about. I love to trapeze and cruise it all depends on what I am in the mood for. Thanks for your comment.

[iducatifan]

its like a bad porno the beginig

[qleyo]

Fantastic video! I'm going from crewing monohull (GP/Lightning) to a Hobie tomorrow and didn't want to be totally lost with my skipper, great all round intro. Thanks!

[jellybean3264]

it looks like sooooo much fun

[jshrader13]

Just wondering, why is the starboard rudder up at 10:05 ? I haven't gotten a cat yet or learned to sail, but I'm trying to pick up as much info as possible before I do. Great video! Very informative!

[henwee100]

great tutorial vids !! however the trapeze posture was total wrong .... thats going to hurt afterwards !! stiil tihink its a great vid thought and im going to show that to some of my students !! x

[DrummerInTheCity1091]

@MrHobiecat For it to be classified as a "roll tack" you have to be rolling the boat and pumping the sails. I have no doubt that sinking the boat does not help it tack I am just saying that what you are describing is not a roll tack, just a modified one.

[MrHobiecat]

@DrummerInTheCity1091 you are talking about a roll tack in a monoslug. On a cat, the wide stance of the twin hulls is hard to spin around, because you have to force the hulls sideways, like skid steering a tank. By moving the skipper and crew back on the stern, the front half of the bows come out of the water, reducing the length of the hulls by half, making it easier for the wind to blow the bow across.

It works. It works all the time.

[DrummerInTheCity1091]

@MrHobiecat That's not the purpose of a roll tack. During a roll tack, even though you are putting more hull in the water creating drag, the resulting "pump" from rolling the boat creates enough force to overlook that small hull resistance and speed up the boat. In the tack that you just suggested you've now sunk half the hulls, creating even /more/ drag, and without even a roll and resulting pump. Perhaps in a relaxed environment that would be suitable but not during a race it's not a roll tack

[MrHobiecat]

Nicely done. Im trying to guess where the cameras were, on another hobie (an 18 or 21 maybe) and for some shots, on a helicopter?