How To Trim Sails: Foresail Trim

Nick, being in my late 30s I'm clearly not going to be the eldest person watching this but I've been in and around sailing vessels and the marine industry my whole life and I think that was the clearest introduction to foresail trim I've ever heard! 👏👏👏

Thanks you for your clear technical explanation. I would like to understand how to manage better with a selftacking genova in the last 2 scenarios you described. Thanks in advance.

good !

Thanks for sharing, was very useful.

Thanks, very clear and simple to understand advice. I just hope my wife remembers it longer than one day. Thanks again

Please stop the flashing of the wording

Dont we want more twist in light winds, meaning the genoa cars more aft? Otherwise the foresail will not match the shape of the (twisted) mainsail. Or am i missing something here?

Nick, this and the video on mainsail trimming for greater speed are great. I've sailed small boats for a few years, but never understood the effect of the sheets, foresail cars, traveller or vang on sail trim. We just purchased a 30 ft cruiser and needed to quickly learn more details on all aspects of sailing a larger boat, and your technical series is a great resource. Thanks for making these available for us less-experienced sailors.

Great videos but please leave out the flashing intros, I have to close my eyes

Good job!

I love your videos!! Thanks for being so clear and giving thorough explanations.

Got that noted and printed onto a laminated paper I shall stick into the cocpit until I recall by heart... Always got confused... Thank you Bernd

Awesome, concise content with no waffle. Thank You!

clear and concise. thanks

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Great 2 videos part 1 and part 2. Now I need to go out and practice, practice, practice!

I like this video but the speed of discussion and description of sail twist withal, that jargon and technicals is just ridiculous and I thought this was aimed at beginners.

Always been curious about this.👍🏻

great demo and explanations

Thanks!

Very good thank you.

Thanks so much for these lessons in sailing your channel is so informative and yours is the only channel I’ve seen that go’s into so much info on sailing. Enjoy your new Cat.!!

Hi Nick. The Cp ratio of a boat seems to be instrumental in determining how fast it can sail. Would you be willing to tackle an explanation of it and how to take published boat statistics like LWL and Beam to calculate a boat's Cp ratio? Thank you!

Nick I've been sailing for over 50 years and I must say a very good and concise explanation. Well done. Cheers!

Brilliantly explained.

Love the instructional video, though nearly had a fit with the exploding text graphics... ;)

Yes the graphic lettering is bugging my eyes out

I’m just glad you’re not speaking to the French guy again. That was hard to understand.

Very good!

Great video Nick and very instructive but the Tell-tail I'm most interested in is the Tell-tail sign chocolate on my chin when I'm supposed to be on a diet ! Stay Safe & Fair Winds !!

Where is this main trim video You mentioned ?

in ballooning parlance , right with high. but ballooning is with greater altitudes how it effects sailing I have no idea.... but it may give newbys idea how air moves not only with wind ......

Hi Nick, very interesting video (although it felt a little rushed) will have to go over it a couple of times - ideally when we have our yacht under us!, Thanks.

Bloomin' fantastic! This should be one of the first videos any and all sailors should watch (short of 'Vendee Globe/America's Cup' skippers). It is undoubtedly the best guide to trimming the fore sale and particularly has great info re the tell-tales.... compulsory viewing!

Keep it up, it's great to see examples of the correct techniques. looking forward to your catamaran.

Great information, but try slowing it down a bit to give time to digest what you're saying.

You seem to be associating right winds and smooth water along with heavy winds and rough water. Now heavy winds and smooth water is unlikely come up but what do you reckon then for heavy seas and the light wind.

Good mid-winter refresher. Nicely done Nick.

A great explanation there, Nick. I, like you, learnt a lot of this stuff from crewing on other people's boats. Whilst you don't push a boat to its limits when cruising, the knowledge you gain from being part of a racing crew is invaluable (and free!).

Great summary video that I can easily come back to for a nice refresher! Many good tips that are never covered in basic sailing classes. This just became my latest 'favorite' video. Thx Nick! Nicely done.

class dismissed!! thank you

If in doubt let it out 😉

Cheers guys

Very interesting! Thanks! One request, some of your fans have aging eyes. It is really difficult for me to read the flashing graphics between each chapter. Please consider just a normal, stationary bold text. (Music is ok, the letters just don't need to dance to the beat! Thanks!)

Thank you. That was another wonderfully well prepared video with explainations that were clear. I learned quite a lot and I am grateful

Thanks Nick, very informative video! My husband and I bought our first boat and are spending the cold Canadian winter studying in our cabin.

Hi Nick, excellent, thank you very much. Kind regards Gavin

If you have all your tell-tails flying horizontal you will have maximum lift but you will have increased drag to a point where your net gain is reduces so a little lifting on your front tell-tails will give you best results.

Great information, dreadful graphics on the intros....