Rommel John M.'s Profile

Video: Learning to Sail

I don't know, I thought Steve's review was a little harsh. I have been sailing for quite a few years, off and on, and I've had this tape on video for some time but never watched until tonight (7/5/2008) and to be honest it was quite good, and entertaining to boot. Especially the bit with the guy from North Sails doing the run down on Sail Trim, a little too advanced for beginners by all means, I mean how many beginners know what or where the Cunningham is or how it works or what its primary or only usage is? But it was darn useful, and I would like to see an entire DVD devoted to the topic of efficient sail trimming alone! Surely the women on the tape were a bit hokey, as were the Canadian family, but that's the nature of these instructional video-log type deals, they try to be entertaining when they should stick to simply giving us the plain and simple facts.

But I would recommend this title to anyone new to sailing, it might entice them to go out and try it, and even risk getting wet in a capsize in a dinghy. Sailing is fun and this tape shows you that it can and is, and the time flew by. I liked it, and Steve really needs to rethink his opinion.