Nautilus Sailing's video: How To Sail: Man Overboard Drill - Sailing Basics Video Series

New to sailing? We created this comprehensive basic sailing video series just for you! We know how difficult it is to find solid answers to your questions related to sailing fundamentals. As professional sailing instructors, we get it, and since we cover these topics regularly with our students, we knew we could help you too. We created these Learn How To Sail: Sailing Basics videos, to be your ultimate sailing 101 video series. In them, we cover Monohull sailing for beginners from anchoring, to steps for recovering a man overboard, all the way up to perfect sail trim! In this video, we will cover: The Man Overboard Drill (also known as a Crew Overboard Drill). This video shows you the most effective way to get your crew member back on board. 00:00 Bumper 00:31 Crew Overboard Drill intro 01:36 1st thing when someone falls overboard, Yell! 01:45 Point! Make sure the helmsperson can see you, keep your eyes on the person in the water 02:17 How fast you lose sight of someone who falls overboard 02:41 Throw! Throw a life ring, buoy or other MOB device to the person upwind of them 02:52 Start your engines if your under sail 03:00 Drop your sails & furl as fast as your can 03:10 Motor 3-5 boat lengths downwind from the crew in the water 03:30 Turn into the wind and get lined up using flags or other instruments 03:45 lower engine speed to idle forward - slow down 04:09 Aim right for them on the same side as the helm 04:20 Go to neutral 1-2 boat lengths from the COB View the full playlist for the Learn How To Sail: Sailing Basics Video Series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0joRZMH7HDTHJlZGAzlUGgboKEmHylMI We hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching! PS. Want to spend a week improving your sailing skills while living aboard a beautiful yacht in an exotic location? Visit Nautilus Sailing School: https://www.nautilussailing.com/