Customer Reviews

Basic Sailing Skills, with Chesapeake Sailing School, Show Me Videos, Learn to Sail

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This is an excellent DVD for learning an overview of sailing, the terminology, and the concepts of how a boat reacts to wind direction. All of the mechanics of actually operating a sailboat are first explained in a classroam setting and then demonstrated out on the water. I particularily liked the fact that Gary does his instruction single handed so you can see how one person can raise the sails, and go through all of the steps of sailing and operating the boat when alone. All of the key maneuvers such as tacking, gybing, etc. are demonstrated several times to reinforce each point. Most of the video is on the water footage. I have viewed two other basic sailing DVDs and this is by far the best and most recently produced (2008) If you watch this before starting your sailing lessons, it will be much easier to learn because you will know what to expect.

This is a very good Sailing video for beginners. The theory is well explained in a classroom setting and then in practice. It was very helpful for me.

I don't understand why people are complaining about production value. The production value is on par for an educational video. The lessons are great. He goes over all the important methods very thoroughly.

This DVD is excellent! I am a beginner sailor and feel much more confident in all my sailing abilities after watching this! The sailing instruction is filmed on a sailboat in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland! I have crewed on sailboats and own my own laser. This video has helped me improve my skills for both. I've even learned how to tie a few new knots. AND I FINALLY know what an accidental gybe is. (I hope not to do that anymore) :) I highly recommend this video - You won't be disappointed.

One shot I bought myself maybe 4 sailing instructions video, and by far this was the best of them. I could have done away with the others.

This DVD did an outstanding job of explaining the basics of sailing. The maneuvers were explained and then demonstrated clearly! I would like to see a follow up series with more advanced material, such as heavy weather, reefing and so on.

I bough this for a friend of mine and we watched it together. I didn't have to answer any questions. Great movie for a beginner sailer.

This was a good basic sailing DVD. It covered most everthing. Only complaint was that it could've been a little longer.

I was hoping for a bit more from this video. I am no stranger to video and online tutorials. They are a big part of my professional life, however this video while informative lacked impact. Don't get me wrong, I learned alot but it was pretty hard to get through it. Sure most of the important points were covered but the effects were terrible, the instructor un-dynamic, the props, diagrams and graphics less than mediocre. (A small hand held sailboat model is not the best way to communicate/demonstrate the parts/maneuvering of a boat...certainly not on video). Overall it just seemed like a very cheap home video...certainly overpriced. Also, the sections on rules of the road and MOB (especially) were a little overlooked/rushed/a bit of an afterthought. A little more review on emergency response would have been useful. A nice addition would be more review of knots and docking procedures.

The video accomplished communicating the overall basics of sailing but for the price I think the quality should have been much more updated.

This DVD is an interesting mix of classroom an actual hands-on demonstration. I felt that it was worth the cost and time.