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Spinnaker takedown onboard the J Class Yacht Hanuman | /div> |
Movie Ranking: four / 5
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Spinnaker takedown onboard the J Class Yacht Hanuman | /div> |
Movie Ranking: four / 5
Bowman should have climbed up and sat on the pole. It is the right move if done correctly. Before climbing you “set” the pole meaning: crank up on the topping-lift and fore-guy. We was clipped onto the foreguy/downhaul – so generally you are not going anywhere. Your best friend should be the guy on the topping lift.
What the hell are you faggots arguing about? That was some cool shit.
If I were to go out to spike it I would have had 2 titanium clips but would have preferred a hollywood take down instead. Did it going faster and in mor wind on a whitbread 80 and worked like a charm.
Right, your comparison is “better”, anyhow, if you have some footage of you being on a sailboat showing us how it’s done, I’d be glad to learn from you.
bad car / marathon comparison..
what these sailors are doing is the same as:
you are driving in your car with a friend of yours and are running out of fuel. Fortunately you have a can of gas.. what do you do?
exactly you’re buddy with the can climes out of the windows onto the roof climbs back to the fuel cap and refuels the car while you keep on driving..
“Car drivers are used to this sort of stuff and it’s why the driving deserves respect.”
I guess you still don’t get it
I can’t find any of your sailing videos. Have you ever been on a boat?
It’s not stupid if you know how to do it. We have cars too but still run marathons. Does that make us retarded?
I have a big cock, so by your logic I should simply not use a condom
but guess what.. I simply use a big condom :P
damn you sailors have zero common sense
who said it should have a canting keel?
I just said it is plain stupid that they can’t release a shackle remotely and accept that somebody gets serious head injuries doing so manually
And I’m sure not all crews in the j class do it manually like that..
“Sailors are used to this sort of stuff and it’s why the sport deserves respect.”
that a reason why people think sailing is a retarded hobby.
We can fly a men to the moon and space crafts to other planets but you sailors can’t figure out how to release a spinnaker shackle remotely?
and you’re even proud of it.. ridiculous
It’s more in the class spirit, what makes it fun sailing. It doesn’t have a canting keel either.
“Due to the huge loads there is no way to release the shackle from a distance.”
that’s just bad engineering
Not bad, but in this conditions you can do in less time.. I dedect some *disorder” on the frontdeck…. LOL just practice furter… all the best! (and watch out nobody goes over board..)
and the socks a pretty gay as well :-)
Couldn’t you douse the spinnaker by easing the spinnaker halyard, leaving the tip completely free, and having the guy still in the pole. That way you can douse the spinnaker completely and still have the ability to tack a gib (the whole spinnaker set stands out of the rest of the sails and the stays)
Chase boat follows this J class boat to pick up anyone who falls off. Sailors treat the use of a PFD as a personal choice and do not like people telling them what to do. If you were on board you would not be mocked for wearing a PFD.
He actually got a nasty bang on the head. Due to the huge loads there is no way to release the shackle from a distance. Sailors are used to this sort of stuff and it’s why the sport deserves respect. Tons and Tons of pressure and life and death maneuvers are par for the course.
The J class does not use railings. The boat is followed by a chase boat when sailing as picking someone up who falls overboard is not practical on a J.
that was good takedown it was smooth and you know what you guys are doing good job ! =D
2:11 !! Wtf.. ! :O
Yeah, someone on the pole is pretty normal on the big boats. It doesn’t have to be particularly hairy, though. You can get up ahead of time on a halyard. Look at the video “Welcome to Yorkshire perform a spinnaker peel during Clipper Race” for an example.
PS Having to have someone climb out to the end of the pole to trip it is not right. See how he almost got flipped off? There are huge forces out there. What if he ended up hitting the boat, or burning/losing a finger and had to let go…add shock and unconsciousness to the “drill” and you have a tragedy. Watch what he does when he gets back on deck.
Considering the conditions- boat speed 12.5 kts, sailing downwind with the spinnaker, 6 minute take down, a boat with no life lines and a small toe rail….should a crew member go overboard, it would be a long time before they could be recovered, if they were found. Look at the crew, do you see anyone on the foredeck wearing a flotation device? Stupid sailors.
1:41 WTF ahaha
Is this the way to take a spinnaker down on a boat that size? Why do the pull the tack back on bord, when they first realeased it? would it not be easier to realease the tack an pull the clew on the deck? would not affect the jib that much.
thank for sharing!