How To Trim Sails: Foresail Trim

In the long awaited part 2 of our sail trim techniques, we look at the foresail. Whether you have a blade jib or an overlapping Genoa we give you 4 ways to adjust the trim of your sail. Hopefully with this you’ll sail faster and in a more efficient way. Let us know your thoughts.

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[willtaylor]

Nick, being in my late 30s I'm clearly not going to be the eldest person watching this but I've been in and around sailing vessels and the marine industry my whole life and I think that was the clearest introduction to foresail trim I've ever heard! 👏👏👏

[stephenmeyer]

Sure glad I didn't pay attention to your introduction. As a former America's Cup sailor I found the video a great, easy to understand, primer. I have forwarded to all my crew and their spouses. It will make sailing more fun for everyone aboard as they will be able to contribute to sailing!! Thanks. Great job.

[kennethvannorsdall]

Nick, I've been sailing for almost 40 years. I have owned my 30 footer for 25 years, sailing great lakes, lake Erie. This season I'll be sailing with a new main and 155% Genoa. So your video today finds me today, perusing YouTube, boning up on sail trim. Yeah I'm experienced and raced at one time. Still I am lazy and have forgotten the Nuances of good sail trim.

Great video Nick, well done.

[Mr.Cheerios]

I’ve been on YouTube for a hot minute looking for good sailing videos. This channel’s educational videos are unbelievably helpful. Great work man, please keep generating more content.

[courtneygorman]

Nick I've been sailing for over 50 years and I must say a very good and concise explanation. Well done. Cheers!

[phildavey]

Thanks, very clear and simple to understand advice. I just hope my wife remembers it longer than one day. Thanks again

[wildcoastadventures]

Awesome, concise content with no waffle. Thank You!

[rik]

Am I the only one who didn’t recognize Nick’s voice at first? I truly thought it was someone else. In any case, I’m glad it’s finally changed. Congrats, Nick! 😀

[noelroberts]

Very good explanation of jib trim. Keeping it simple made it easier to understand. Continue making more technical videos. You have a nice way of explaining complicated sailing techniques

[DavidMartin-fksd]

No better sailing channel than this, to give great explanations!

[FtLMale]

I first sailed some 50 years ago in an 6’ Dink and have owned multiple sailboats over the years, yet I’ve never had any lessons.
Now with your instruction I’m finally understanding the reason for each aspect of trim that experience has burned into me, as well as how much each aspect of trim effects a particular situation.
Thanks Mate.

[Nohandle]

Yes, as a new sailor I look forward to these instructions. Well done, thank you!

[Neilhuny]

Bloomin' fantastic! This should be one of the first videos any and all sailors should watch (short of 'Vendee Globe/America's Cup' skippers). It is undoubtedly the best guide to trimming the fore sale and particularly has great info re the tell-tales.... compulsory viewing!

[downwind_david]

A great explanation there, Nick. I, like you, learnt a lot of this stuff from crewing on other people's boats. Whilst you don't push a boat to its limits when cruising, the knowledge you gain from being part of a racing crew is invaluable (and free!).

[normanrubenis]

Just in the process of learning, but this made it all very clear. Great vid, cheers.

[SteveBannister]

Great stuff Nick, very useful for us who aren't american cup sailors

[everest_CFA]

An excellent video!!! This is combination with your regular videos, really sets your channel apart!!! So so so good. Thank you 🙏

[simoneclarke]

Thanks Nick, very informative video! My husband and I bought our first boat and are spending the cold Canadian winter studying in our cabin.

[davidtierney-kanning]

Nick, this and the video on mainsail trimming for greater speed are great. I've sailed small boats for a few years, but never understood the effect of the sheets, foresail cars, traveller or vang on sail trim. We just purchased a 30 ft cruiser and needed to quickly learn more details on all aspects of sailing a larger boat, and your technical series is a great resource. Thanks for making these available for us less-experienced sailors.

[rebeccafarlow]

Clicked through to watch the main sail trim video first and came back and watched this one. Great series for me as a beginner. Thank you so much for the work that went into the graphics. The combination of the two videos explanations plus graphics was an excellent boost to my sailing education. Also glad to see that you listened to the feedback from the first video (mainsail) and found ways to incorporate some of the missing info into this one. Love that you two are learning just as much as you’re teaching! Great job all around. Keep it up. ❤️