Nautilus Sailing

Nautilus Sailing

Nautilus Sailing is an award winning American Sailing Association school, specializing in week-long live aboard sailing courses in the Sea of Cortez (Mexico), Grenadines (Caribbean), Mallorca (Spain), Croatia, Exumas (Bahamas) and Tahiti.
This channel hosts training videos on basic sailing. If you want to learn to sail, start here are our playlists.

We have the ULTIMATE live aboard courses with an incredible balance of learning, fun, and adventure...Embark on a Lifetime of Adventure.

www.nautilussailing.com/online-masterclasses/ If you want to start learning how to sail a catamaran, our 36 Lesson course gets you started building a firm foundation.

Round Turn 2 half hitches

Round Turn 2 half hitches

Docking Arrival

Docking Arrival

How To Tie a Square Knot

How To Tie a Square Knot

How to Tie A Sheet Bend

How to Tie A Sheet Bend

6 knots to know

6 knots to know

Corsica Flotilla

Corsica Flotilla

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  • @johanandreassen1728
    @johanandreassen17282 күн бұрын

    I learned to sail as a kid by my father and now as middleaged I have my own boat after 20+ years of not setting foot on a sailboat. Alot knowledge was in the musclememory but the neccesary details needs to by brushed up naturaly. And this channel does it perfectly! Alot of "ahhh, that's right"..now I remember how to and why it went a bit hairy and unnecessarly difficult and heavy performing the different manuvers! Thank you!

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Glad to help. We notice how we can lose our touch when we don't sail for a while. May we prescribe more sailing? 🫡

  • @jordy46682
    @jordy466822 күн бұрын

    Um... So how do you leave? 🤔

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Very good point. On our Sailing Masterclass course we made sure to include the process for hoisting the anchor. The idea is to have someone on the bow, pointing to the direction of the anchor, slowly motor forward while retrieving the anchor on the windlass. The goal is to pull up the chain as the load comes off. NEVER pull the boat with the windlass. Then as the anchor is free from the bottom, let the helms-person know to keep the boat slow and safely away from other boats and land while you get the last 20' or so up. Then slowly bump the up button until the anchor is in the pocket.

  • @jordy46682
    @jordy46682Күн бұрын

    @@NautilusSailing Thanks for the reply! I was really confused 😅 Because I'm like, if the anchor is so wedged that a boat won't move, how you going to get it out again!

  • @edpicard1756
    @edpicard17563 күн бұрын

    Very nice videos. The bowline and round-turn-with-two-half-hitches are not the same as taught by the American Sailing Association. Even though they may be just as effective or possibly even more effective, students learning these variations in your videos may run into problems when taking ASA Certification tests.

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    They are the same knots. Our students have no problems passing the ASA tests, the written portion only needs to describe the use for each knot, the skills portion is to tie them on demand in front of the instructor.

  • @joecraven2034
    @joecraven20346 күн бұрын

    Just what I was looking for. Thanks.

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Glad I could help!

  • @arminmonfared
    @arminmonfared8 күн бұрын

    great content!!

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Thanks, glad to help

  • @akbarghavamzadeh5704
    @akbarghavamzadeh570418 күн бұрын

    Please come to Sweden!

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Love too. Especially in Summer the thousands of islands and bays to anchor or tie off look splendid.

  • @akbarghavamzadeh5704
    @akbarghavamzadeh570419 күн бұрын

    Very nice!

  • @NatNay-cu3uv
    @NatNay-cu3uv21 күн бұрын

    Politicakkt correct Crew overboard. Hilarious 😂😂😂🎉🎉😢😢😢😢🎉🎉😂

  • @sailingmrnice
    @sailingmrnice21 күн бұрын

    No tidal where you are??

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    There is not a lot of tide in Mexico. It was an oversight in the video where we need to describe to calculate additional scope if you're anchoring at low tide, or increased swing if you anchor on a high tide. Some of our instructors live in places where they see 10-15 foot tides. Makes a big difference.

  • @bigman-adv
    @bigman-adv23 күн бұрын

    Excellent

  • @JC-21470
    @JC-2147026 күн бұрын

    Excellent Video!

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @raymondmendez8092
    @raymondmendez809226 күн бұрын

    wow .. an spectacular video !!!.. I leaned more in just 11 minutes with this video that any class had taken !!!

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Amazing, thanks for the feedback.

  • @deweypug
    @deweypugАй бұрын

    2:11 Outhaul is misspelled! Great vid, thanks!!!

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Yeah, that was a charter boat. At least it was labeled. Thanks for the feedback.

  • @maemae7426
    @maemae7426Ай бұрын

    Great to know as a single sailor😂😂

  • @pamledford1541
    @pamledford1541Ай бұрын

    Best presentation delivered, thank you!

  • @louisemortlock8504
    @louisemortlock8504Ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for the easy explanations, I can now do a Bowline. And judging by the comments there's 2 of them so learned the one you have taught which is what we were using already but now I can do it. The way you have explained the knots was really easy for me to follow thankyou

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @kjellg6532
    @kjellg6532Ай бұрын

    In my younger days, a huge mahogany sailing yacht, no engine, came gliding up to the mooring. Everything calm onboard. Forward sails came down and belayed. Everything calm on board. Main came down and belayed on the boom. Everything calm onboard, boat silently gliding through the water. One of the crew slowly walking the foredeck, preparing some rope. Everything calm onboard. Slowly the yacht turns into the wind before the buoy coming to a complete stop. Crew bowing down and CLICK carabiner in situ! That helmsman for sure knew his boat and calculated the wind!

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Wow, that's impressive to witness. We've seen that too and it's awesome.

  • @sailing.everyday
    @sailing.everydayАй бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this video!! Very cool to learn the ropes 🪢✨

  • @TreePlantedByTheRiver
    @TreePlantedByTheRiverАй бұрын

    Never told how to actually hook the mooring

  • @dvdabeele
    @dvdabeeleАй бұрын

    Dank voor deze mooie film! Ik hoop ooit ook eens tot Helgoland en terug te raken. Een vraagje - is dat geen grote knoeiboel nabij Helgoland met die verkeersscheidingsstelsels? Ik heb helaas geen AIS.

  • @2011Matz
    @2011Matz2 ай бұрын

    You don't "raise" a sail. you hoist it and set it. Raising implies lifting not setting.

  • @Baby4Melancholie
    @Baby4Melancholie2 ай бұрын

    Close Reach/Close Hauled: go on a Beam Reach course for no more than two boat-lengths and then get your nose trough the wind. Keep the Genoa windwards and you'll slowly drift to the Person. Broad Reach/Running: also go on a beam reach cause for no more than two boat lengths, then get your nose though the wind. When the wind comes from straight ahead, pull your main sheet tight, then also keep your Genoa windwards. Again, drift to the person.

  • @SailingSarah
    @SailingSarah2 ай бұрын

    Good video

  • @TheBangBang0808
    @TheBangBang08082 ай бұрын

    A very good explanation of trim without being technical. When I used to teach sailing this is how I taught it to beginners. Much easier for a newbie to understand. Good job

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailingКүн бұрын

    Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the compliments

  • @bobv8219
    @bobv82192 ай бұрын

    Land HO she’s solid captain, to the shore for rum punch.

  • @bigandyfan
    @bigandyfan2 ай бұрын

    Sailing doesn't come easy to me. These videos are truly helping me actually understand and learn the basics without being under pressure on the boat. Thank you!!!

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing2 ай бұрын

    Glad to help!

  • @theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439
    @theyshouldhavenevergivenme54392 ай бұрын

    What if the sails are wet when you have to take them down? Do you take them out again when in dock after the rain to dry them or no? Cheers

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing2 ай бұрын

    Yes, good point, sometimes it's also good to spray them off with freshwater if the jib gets some saltwater spray from a spicy afternoon sail.

  • @theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439
    @theyshouldhavenevergivenme54392 ай бұрын

    Jesus.. some warning before coming in hard with that terribly loud (and pretty bad) music would be nice...

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing2 ай бұрын

    Sorry, that was several years ago and you can't really edit that out to repost. Our new masterclass has much better music.

  • @ozzi2200
    @ozzi22002 ай бұрын

    But one important thing is missing!!! The wind must com from front of the boat befor you drop the anchor!!

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing2 ай бұрын

    Correct, @3:18 we discuss the wind and we could have made it more clear that we always set with our bow to the wind.

  • @karmassecret
    @karmassecret2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! this is very helpful! I need to learn 8 knots for trail life to get the badge.

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing2 ай бұрын

    we have another video with 6 knots that are very common and useful.

  • @Venom-nk8nd
    @Venom-nk8nd3 ай бұрын

    🇵🇬,z

  • @antoniopetrovic5401
    @antoniopetrovic54013 ай бұрын

    Thank you bro ⛵

  • @rafaelarrieta3532
    @rafaelarrieta35323 ай бұрын

    Thanks capi

  • @Snookbite24
    @Snookbite243 ай бұрын

    God I hope newbies don’t watch this. This video is so specific to rig setup and should not be used for general knowledge

  • @Only1Feckitt
    @Only1Feckitt3 ай бұрын

    Don't forget you can always send an advanced shore party to find a top spot while you mull over your anchor technique 👍

  • @KarlusCuriosityQuest
    @KarlusCuriosityQuest3 ай бұрын

    🎉🎉❤❤ so cool 😎!!!!

  • @KarlusCuriosityQuest
    @KarlusCuriosityQuest3 ай бұрын

    Cool!!

  • @Ioraek
    @Ioraek3 ай бұрын

    Ok, I am still learning, so I very well may have missed something, but you said at 3:28 that if the top telltales on the jib are luffing then you should move the jib car forward. But wouldn't this increase sail twist, which would increase angle of attack toward the top of the sail, which would decrease air pressure there, which would lead a greater tendency to luff, not less...?

  • @Ioraek
    @Ioraek3 ай бұрын

    Or do I have the relationship between jib car position and sail twist back-to-front?

  • @Ioraek
    @Ioraek3 ай бұрын

    I think I do have it back-to-front. If the car is forward, it's pulling more (relatively speaking) on the leech; if it's aft, it's pulling more on the foot (and giving more relative slack to the leech, allowing twist). If that's right, what you said makes sense.

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing2 ай бұрын

    You've got that right. Think in extremes, if your track was long enough to pull the foot really tight, then the leach would be loose. Move it all the way forward so it's pulling straight down, the leach would be tight. Twist is leach tension, more twist is a loose leach, less twist is tight leach.

  • @sergeyandrosov7569
    @sergeyandrosov75693 ай бұрын

    It covers only first 25% of the proper sail trimming for absolutely novices, but a kind of a good introduction. Find RYA sail trimming ebook for a very clear step-by-step purpose oriented sail trimming techniques.

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing2 ай бұрын

    This is the basics, it will get their boat going at all points. This topic can go very deep and we admit that. Many good resources and the RYA is at the top of the list. North U with the ASA is very good too.

  • @oday3514
    @oday35144 ай бұрын

    You are inconsistent in the video with respect to ALWAYS have your palm facing the winch. As you are easing the line, your fingers of BOTH hands are facing the winch. Also terms: what you call the "feeder" is called the "guide" by some winch manufacturers.

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for pointing that out. Yes, terminology is different around the world. Sailing is a strange sport when it comes to words.

  • @cordvision
    @cordvision4 ай бұрын

    Two wraps on a sheet with a lot of load on it is not enough in my opinion...

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing4 ай бұрын

    agreed, it really depends on the load, too many is better than not enough.

  • @izoable
    @izoable4 ай бұрын

    Bowline is not correct

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing4 ай бұрын

    Nope, it's a bowline. There are two types, a "cowboy" bowline and this one. Both are correct.

  • @coreyriddell4726
    @coreyriddell47264 ай бұрын

    I prefer a clove hitch on the standing part compared to your cow hitch shown.

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing4 ай бұрын

    That does make it much stronger.

  • @BrotherHoodofTheDogxix
    @BrotherHoodofTheDogxix4 ай бұрын

    Best explanation yet.

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing4 ай бұрын

    Glad you think so!

  • @michealhunter1977
    @michealhunter19775 ай бұрын

    Great video 👍

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing4 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @createpower3167
    @createpower31675 ай бұрын

    Why you not pick up your back plate and point us out where all real all that stuff. And who likes a paff fish?

  • @user-pw2sd1oh5f
    @user-pw2sd1oh5f5 ай бұрын

    Tom. You are a great instructor. Everything is so easy to understand and makes sense the first time. Thank you and keep up the great work.

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing5 ай бұрын

    Glad to help

  • @SailingJasine
    @SailingJasine5 ай бұрын

    That bowline is wrong...

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing5 ай бұрын

    There are two ways to do a bowline, a traditional where the line comes inside the bight, and the outside, the later is called a cowboy bowline, and we don't advise that because it can get caught on things especially when tying your jib sheets. Do tell, what's wrong about it?

  • @PhilipBendeich
    @PhilipBendeich4 ай бұрын

    @@NautilusSailing not wrong, just different. I'm aware of at least three ways to tie a bowline, and I'm just an amateur.

  • @NautilusSailing
    @NautilusSailing4 ай бұрын

    We have a saying, "If you ask 4 captains their opinion on something, you'll get at least 5 answers."