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David Vaughn

David Vaughn

E31 Independence - Decatur AL
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No, it’s not unusual, many YouTube sailing videos have that much wind noise and poor audio.
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As far as motor sailing with electric, it is a thing. In the right conditions, depending on the setup, it can help add a knot or so and it doesn’t take much power to be useful. We did it a few times in our Beneteau 235 with an electric. In light winds adding 200 or 300 watts with the motor added enough apparent wind to notice a difference.
 
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Bepi

Bepi

E27 Roxanne
David Vaughn said:
No, it’s not unusual, many YouTube sailing videos have that much wind noise and poor audio.
:egrin:

As far as motor sailing with electric, it is a thing. In the right conditions, depending on the setup, it can help add a knot or so and it doesn’t take much power to be useful. We did it a few times in our Beneteau 235 with an electric. In light winds adding 200 or 300 watts with the motor added enough apparent wind to notice a difference.
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What I noticed is the jib sheets were inside the shrouds.
 
Kenneth K

Kenneth K

1985 32-3, Puget Sound
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Bepi said:
What I noticed is the jib sheets were inside the shrouds.
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Jib sheets (way) inside the shrouds, jib luff caught in furler foil (luff tension on a non-reinforced part of the sail vs the tack), life-lines have seen better days. Are those permanent lazy-jacks cleated off to the mast (baby-blue lines)?

As long as it's just a guy just out there having fun in his own boat, and not an instructional video, I guess it's still no-harm/no-foul. At least until someone loses an eye.
 
Bepi

Bepi

E27 Roxanne
Kenneth K said:
Jib sheets (way) inside the shrouds, jib luff caught in furler foil (luff tension on a non-reinforced part of the sail vs the tack), life-lines have seen better days. Are those permanent lazy-jacks cleated off to the mast (baby-blue lines)?

As long as it's just a guy just out there having fun in his own boat, and not an instructional video, I guess it's still no-harm/no-foul. At least until someone loses an eye.
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I wrote them an encouraging message with advice, and noted that my early days of sailing were a comedy of errors. They were appreciative.
 
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