Quick guide to setting the kicker in an Optimist dinghy for strong winds. Sorry about the audio, it was windy! Strong winds means when the sailor is hiking upwind and having to ease the mainsheet in gusts. Lots of kicker will make the boat easier to sail upwind and reduce leech twist and therefore rolling downwind. Ideally also look to rake the mast forwards to balance the centre of effort in the sail and avoid excess weather helm in strong winds.

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Intense moment with Hurricane Beryl. Filmed in Woburn Bay, Grenada, by the bridge to Hog Island.

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#shorts Here’s a video from a lil' while back, took about 20 minutes to reel in a roughly 5 foot blacktip shark outside Venice Louisiana. That's the biggest critter I have ever pulled out of the water personally! So much fun!

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Our #sailing adventure in #newyork was a unique and challenging experience. Aside from being a bustling #harbour with much marine traffic, the harbour is affected by tidal currents—two floods and two ebbs every day. Learning the current patterns to plan your sail into the harbour is essential, especially if you want to sail up the East River and into the Long Island Sound. Watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLELsmD1bWBPwMPbIiE-x6pzng_sdbLtU2

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Chegada do veleiro Alpina na cidade de Cametá-Pa, às margens do rio Tocantins, agosto/2025.

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X-99 https://www.scanboat.com/en/17413101

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