Kingsley Forbes-Smith … Sailing coach

With almost 60 years sailing experience, I am passionate about sailing, being on the water and getting the most from all the facets of the sport.

 

Sailing is a sport where there is no limit on knowledge.

I believe that to enjoy sailing is just as (possibly more) important, than winning races.

However winning can certainly help the enjoyment.

 

Actively coaching for 40 years.

Senior Instructor with Australian Sailing, (approx 20 years) accredited Coach & Instructor in Dinghy, Powerboat, Yachts.

First started coaching at age 10, helping with the “learn to sail” at Manly.

First accredited with Australian Yachting Federation (AYF) 1977. “Sailing Master”

 

Aimed to help sailors learn more, faster.

With 10’s of thousands of hours coding and testing

Available now on Apple and Google platforms

New versions coming out each month

Currently covers things like:

Using sailor weight, apparent wind, telltales, leach ribbons

Sail twist (vang etc), start/course bias, Wind shifts (6 types), current / tide.

 

Club Captain (ASC)

Manly Junior ( NSW President 3 years)

Race Officer (RO) Pittwater (5 years, up to 7 fleets each 3 races, 150+ finishes per afternoon)

Umpire (On water rules, team and match racing 5 years, at Australian umpire level)

Judge (off water, protest committee, chair, 5 years)

Safety On water (100’s of events over many years eg Sail Sydney 400+ boats)

Support boat Owner driver every weekend: 5m RIB or 12 ft tinny for over 15 years

Manly Junior (many years)

Flying 11 (many years)

Moth (club champion Northbridge Sailing Club)

Heron (4 years)

Northbridge Junior (many years)

Northbridge Senior

Manly Graduate

13 ft skiff

Hobie Cat

Arrow Cat

Sabot

Optimist

Flying Ant

Nippa

Cherub (3 years)

29er (5 years)

49er

Laser

Spiral

Puffin Pacer

125

Windsurfer

My first lifejacket, early 1960's

Swanson 32 (foredeck 2 years)

Top Hat (Skipper 5 years)

Half tonner (crew)

Etchells (helm 2 years, 2nd overall Woody Point)

North shore 369 (helm)

 

Cat Lagoon 470 (owner, skipper cruising East coast Aus, 7 years, 6000Nm)

Cat Lagoon 470 (1000+ Nm solo)

Cat Fontaine Pajot (short handed return Sydney - Lord Howe, 800Nm)

Yutson 60 (delivery skipper, 1000Nm)

Cat Leopard 40 (delivery skipper 400Nm)

Mono 32 footer (delivery skipper 500Nm)

Cat 60ft ( delivery 500NM)

Swanson 28 (crew)

 

Avalon Sailing Club ASC

Royal Motor Yacht Club RMYC

Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club RPAYC

Bayview Yacht Racing Association BYRA

Woody Point

Hornsby PCYC

Lane Cove 12 foot Skiff Club LC 12 SC

Hunters Hill Sailing Club HHSC

Cruising Yacht Club CYCA

Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron RSYS

Woolahra Sailing Club WSC

Vaucluse Sailing Club V 12ft SC

Manly Yacht Club MYC

Manly 16 ft Skiff Club

Belmont 16 ft skiff Club B16SSC

Middle Harbour 16ft Skiff Sailing Club

Northbridge Sailing Club NSC

Balmoral Sailing Club BSC

Middle Harbour Yacht Club MHYC

Middle Harbour Heron Sailing Club MHHSC

Cronulla Sailing Club CSC

Illawarra Sailing Club ISC

Port Kembla Sailing Club PKSC

Newcastle Sailing Club NSC

Long Jetty Sailing Club

Lake Keppit Sailing Club

Port Hacking Open Sailing Club PHOSC

Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron RQYS

Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club SSCBC

Safety Beach Sailing Club SBSC

Toronto Sailing Club TSC

South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club SLMASC

Gosford Sailing Club GSC

Gwandalen Sport and Rec

Narrabeen Lakes Sailing Club NLSC

Sydney Amateur Sailing Club SASC

Drummoyne Sailing Club DSC

Concord Ryde Sailing Club CRSC

Port Stephens Aquatic & Sailing Club PSASC

Urunga Sail Training

Bellinger River Sailing Club BRSC

Coffs Harbour Sailing Club CHSC

Richmond River Sailing Club (Ballina)

Southport Yacht Club SYC

Twofold Bay Yacht Club (Eden) TBYC

 

Why was this game developed ?

There are reasons why things happen on a boat.

I call these "Fundamental Rules"

This game explains those Rules:

• more than knowing WHAT to do
• UNDERSTAND why, when and what to do about it.

This game has training modules which focus on each skill, allow mastery of complexity by removing all the distractions,

You can also race with all the complexities of a real boat.

Some of the "Fundamental Rules" are repeated over and over during a race, others maybe happen once a season or even less.

By allowing you to experience the differences in a controlled enviroment, you can compress years and years of experience into a short time period.

Good sailors are often going TWICE as fast as slower boats, it is not the boat, it is all about KNOWLEDGE.

About the Simulator

The developer has over 40 years coaching experience (see above)

This game was carefully developed to highlight the tricks and techniques to go faster.

It is not about fancy graphics,

Everything that you see is a clue, to understand some aspect of sailing.

• Sail shape:
  • twist
  • depth
  • draft position
  • luffing (when it just starts to curl at the front edge)
  • flapping
• Telltales
• flags
• wind on the water
• wake off the back of the boat
• etc, etc

all will help you to understand a real boat.

The physics engine that drives the boat has been carefully crafted to respond to all the inputs:

• Mainsheet
• vang
• outhaul
• downhaul
• rudder
• balance
• trim
• wind shifts
• wind strength
• tide or current
• land effect

Other Techniques to deal with

• safely leaving and returning to shore
• Start Line Bias
• Starting Fast and On-time

and just like real boats the response is different depending on wind strength and what direction you are sailing in.

I hope you enjoy it and look forward to seeing you in the game and on the water.