Who can win the real race????

How long to rig your Laser? Minus dressing and yakking.

  • Old school, 10 to 15, pretty fast

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  • Old school, 20 to 25, need caffeine?

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  • Old school, 25 to 30, pay attention!

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  • Old school, 30 to 35, did you fall asleep?

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  • Old school, 35+, comatose?

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  • Total voters
    36
I have the new rigging and my current time record from standing next to teh boat with its cover on to sitting in the launched boat is 4 minutes and a few seconds. That includes fastening a wind indicator and water bottle in place. I know I will soon be able to rig in under four minutes.
Racing on the water is for novices. The real race is on land when it comes to rigging up the boat. Whats your shortest time for rigging up a Laser. When listing please state the rigging, covers, and the time begins with cover off and ends at sitting in the boat on the water.
 
... the time begins with cover off and ends at sitting in the boat on the water.
XD-Style: 35 minutes,
Laser "Classic" style: 20 minutes.
If I come,to our harbor with my Laser, cartopped, and have to do all alone (without of the time for getting into my sailing-clothes): 1h15minutes.
Ciao
LooserLu

(Merrily, perhaps you add a poll, this is a great thread, but I guess, a poll with severall time-windows for how long does it keep to get into the water, would be helpful here.. Just an idea, thanks)
 
Yeah, it often takes me over 30 minutes, but I'm not in a hurry. I enjoy taking my time with it. I voted and then added the over 35 minute option.
 
Yea I'll take 30 minutes or more. It's no problem for me as most people where I sail take this long. I actually like taking my time, because I make sure there is nothing wrong with my boat, and I have no problems out on the water.
 
I can set my laser classic up in under 4 minutes and tie all the knots right, and have everything just right. I don't have to take it off a car either. I have a float on trailer and the club has a crane so generally I can have my boat in the water and ready in about 5 minutes.
 
30 to 35 mins ...for anything?

Holy sweet mother of god on a hand cart.


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30 minutes? Geez thats fast... takes me over an hour:
  • Pull up to the launch site, untie everything, remove the cover, find someone to help me flip the boat off the trailer onto the dolly (~5 min)
  • Take a phone call from work (~3 min)
  • Pull all the parts out of my car (~2 min)
  • Wander over and chat to the person who just showed up. (~5 min)
  • Assemble top and bottom mast, unroll sail, insert battens, put sail on spar (~1 min)
  • Explain to curious passerbyer about the laser, and that they too can join in the fun, just visit RTPLaser.com (~5 min)
  • Run mainsheet through block and tie to back of cockpit (~15 seconds)
  • Finish coffee and eat granola bar while chatting (~4 min)
  • Wander over to attend skippers meeting (~15 min)
  • Go to restroom, get changed, put on stinky boots, etc (~5 min)
  • Return to car, take another phone call (~5 min)
  • Put up mast, run rigging, attach boom, etc (~5 min)
  • Lock car, realize I left my life vest in car, unlock car, relock car (~3 min)
  • Wheel dolly down to water, dump boat in water, attach rudder, rig daggerboard (~3 min)
  • Sail away
So a mere 61 minutes & 15 seconds for me...
 
From the point I make the decision to go to pushing the boat off the dolly is about 20 minutes, but that's from my "bat cave" style garage where the boat is on the dolly and my gear is hanging ready to go. I can run in there dress, hook the dolly to the golf cart and go.

But at the club it's the same as SailNC. Show up, unload, talk, wander around, so on, yada, yada, yada, and I'm on the water in an hour.
 
Well now this must be it. When I go sailing, I'm there to sail, not to score dinner and a root, or shoot the breeze. One day I may personally inspect how Americans "sail" at clubs. Sounds like it may be more entertaining than the last time the circus came to town.

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I think there's a big difference between those who drive up with the laser on a trailer (or cartop)

vs. those who show up to find the laser already on a dolly at the club or launch site.

Road/trailer specific stuff adds 5-10 minutes to my routine.
 
Well now this must be it. When I go sailing, I'm there to sail, not to score dinner and a root, or shoot the breeze. One day I may personally inspect how Americans "sail" at clubs. Sounds like it may be more entertaining than the last time the circus came to town.

You said "anything." You didn't limit it to sailing.
 
Well now this must be it. When I go sailing, I'm there to sail, not to score dinner and a root, or shoot the breeze.

Yep thats it. I go sailing to enjoy myself. Its not a job, and you don't get extra points for showing up, not talking to anyone, and being back out of the parking lot before the first beer is opened. I like sailing, I like talking about sailing, and I like talking with sailors.

Of course, another important aspect to sailing for me is having other boats to sail with. That's where helping new sailors rig, talking to curious folks about the boat, etc. comes in. I'm willing to spend an extra 30 minutes in the parking lot if it means I've got a shot at getting another boat on the line.

That said, you really should come across the pond and see how Americans sail. We'll help you find a boat if it'll get you on the water with us. :)

And yes, personally I would rather go sailing than go to the circus, but to each their own.:D
 
Hah! Now show me an American sailor who actually drinks bud!

Bud is America's Bass... it exports well, but most real drinkers drink real beer.
 
Yeah, I admit I contributed to this chaos. We've had our little frolic, now calm down, please, boys.

The poll is showing a wide spectrum of rigging speeds, probably reflecting not only the amount of time the sailor has to spend, his dexterity, and his organizational ability, but what he aims to get out of the event, as well.
 
Now, I can set my laser up pretty fast but I still will spend thirty minutes on the dock socializing. Whats the point of being the first one on the water when no one is is even out yet. Plus if you get done quick you can help other people.
 
Yeah, I admit I contributed to this chaos. We've had our little frolic, now calm down, please, boys.

That's the problem. After all we are boys and once a woman says "sex" or something along those lines it gets hard for us, (he, he I said hard) to hold back our charming and witty side!

Hey, that's not my tiller extension I'm resting my hand on in my avatar!

OK it is, but a guy can dream right!

I'm sorry I can't stop!!!! This should be moved to the silly thread. I'm guilty of derailing the how fast can you rig thread!!!
 
Terrible, terrible stuff Rob. Come sail with me and I'll buy you a non-bud.

Back on topic.. Like I said, it takes me about an hour to rig.
 
OMG. I don't know what gets into me at times....

It happens to all of us. Me, for example. In fact, I started the morning with a thread about sex and racing, and some people saw it and a couple responded. I realized with one of the responses that I'd gone overboard and soft deleted it. When I read it again later, it seemed tasteless and not even funny, so it is gone forever. Sorry if I offended the few who saw it. Ai yi yi! TLF is a balancing act between the bounds of good taste, knowledge, and entertainment. Sometimes it's difficult to manage because I like to have fun (with words) too.
 
Now, I can set my laser up pretty fast but I still will spend thirty minutes on the dock socializing. Whats the point of being the first one on the water when no one is is even out yet. Plus if you get done quick you can help other people.
It's a different philosophy toward racing, clearly. If some new kid wants clarification on rigging they can ask all they like, but I don't wander round making sure everyone had a good sleep and aren't experiencing domestic issues. My mind is on getting set up and seeing how the conditions are on the water. I'm usually out on the water 45mins-1 hour before the start. After the race I may stay out if conditions are good, for a bit of a wind down. I don't ever drink beer or smoke after racing. Since lasering is all about the skipper's skill, I try not to disadvantage myself by filling me full of drugs straight after a workout. So no drugs before or after, no unnecessary distractions before or directly after. After race my mind is usually full of questions/ideas about whatever happened and how they either relate to the rules or highlight training points for the coming week/weeks. The fact is that there just isn't all that for me to say to other people about sailing where I wouldn't be repeating myself ad nauseum over the period of a season. 80% of sailing can be learned from scratch without any outside advice as long as you go out and do it. The other 20% will just speed up your learning.
 
Now you may be thinking, gosh, how isolating and boring. I choose to approach racing and training this way so that I'm focused on reaching the highest level of the sport my age and ability will sustain at any given time. (there must be other ways to do it and still be effective, but this is my way)
 
Chainsaw, I usually arrive early so I can visit with people. Also, since I'm fleet captain and Vice Commordore's wife, I'm usually helping someone out with something. Also, for every time that I race, I rig up the ole Laser two or three other days that week and go sailing for fun. If others are out we have a few practice races. I'm just definitely in fun mode when I do this. Rigging the boat then is like a meditation that I really enjoy. It's true on racing day, Sunday afternoon at our club, I'm more focused and less chatty. It still takes me 30 minutes or more from the time I get the boat out of its trailer until it's on the water, since I have to go slow and be careful to get it right. I believe that Gouvernail leaves his sail furled around the mast and has the boat right next to the water. That's not how I can leave my boat, since someone would likely take it out in my absence.
 
I was just looking at the sunfish forum for kicks and it is pathedic. I coudn't find a thread to put this on so I picked this one. The sunfish forum is pathedic they talk about the stupidest things check it out and you will see what I mean.
 
kind of like how we talk about the same stuff over and over and over? Also note that that forum has a lot less action going on over there.
 

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