Christina Aguilera (In Front of Water) Framed Minstrelsy
Poster Print
August 31, 2008
Originally released on VHS tape in the early eighties, this presentation has probably been seen by more new sailors than any other. Condensed from a week long sailing course, renowned Olympic sailor Steve Colgate expertly instructs Audrey Landers (from TVs ) and Sam Jones (Flash Gordon, the Movie) on how to sail. All necessary topics are covered, including boarding the boat, terminology, setting the sails, a few knots, points of sail, maneuvers (i.e. tacking and gibing) and rescuing a crew member overboard to name but a few. The presentation is concise and easy to understand. The footage is culled from a week long course, so there are one or two scenes that touch from each principle area of Steves instruction. The participants are clearly actually learning to sail. The errors they make are not edited out, so you can see the result of making them. Near the end, Steve states that the course MUST be taken while getting some practical experience as well. This is very important. View the presentation a few times prior to going out, then review it again between sails, and youll get the maximum benefit. Repeat as needed. Drawbacks: The conversion to DVD apparently had a few minor problems i.e.: when the highlight is on and you push your select button, the CHAPTER menu is presented. Conversely, if is highlighted and you press select, the DVD plays from the beginning. If you use the CHAPTER menu, the very first chapter is not an available choice for some reason. If on the other hand you simply play the DVD, you will see the mysterious first chapter explaining a bit about the Soling. The program is also a bit dated. For example, if you were born after 1965, you wont recognize these actors; the term Man overboard is used instead of the politically correct Crew Overboard and the music score is kind of hokey but the skills required for sailing havent changed, so who cares? I don Overall I rate this 4-stars, since the required skills are covered well, and the drawbacks mentioned above are aesthetic or mechanical and do not affect the content. If you are a newbie sailor, and you are learning the sport on your own, this is a must have DVD.
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