Salmo 15 Dory-Skiff. From Salmo Boats |
I might be wrong but there is a large contingent of both first time sailors and seasoned salts who go out alone, in a very small and possibly homemade boat for pleasure and work. Sure they'll write wonderful books about it, such as The Craft of Sail, but I've not seen a video along those lines.
I've mentioned the Payson/Bolger books, how about a video? Not only see a Teal being built but also it on the water sailing? It can be very intimidating to a new comer to the hobby being bombarded with more information then they need about sailing. Sailing can be a very simple act and I think as a novice it needs to be a simple act. Get out, find the wind, go where you want to go. Feel the boat and the wind and learn to go by your gut. I don't have a digital wind readout on the Sea Hawk. Nor do I have a bilge pump, electrical system, or a way to hoist a spinnaker. My winds will be inconsistent and my navigation is all done by sight and memory.
One of the greatest things when first getting y our boat is the ability to explore. Once you cast off from the dock the world is your oyster. How about including that in a sailing video? Show how to make a landmark without a GPS in a notebook and then use these notes to get home again.
I think in this age of going fast and high technology it's high time we get a simple sailing video. Because there is a market out there, we're it!
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