Recent content by papilion

I had a problem rolling downwind, and spent alot of time and energy correcting it. I also got some excellent advice from some of the master sailors in the SF Bay area which I can reduce to four helpful hints. 1. Only lift the daggerboard 1/3 of the way up. It helps with steerage and stablizes...

See the leak section in this document: http://www.teamvanguard.com/2005/base/content.asp?section=boats&dir=core&page=boats_tuning&boatid=4#tuning2 Basically the same infor George told you, but there's a breather hole under the hiking strap that should be plugged. They also have the...

I'm 6'3" and felt the same way about the 48" one. However, I found out my hiking style was bad, and since correcting the issues, 48" seems just about right.

This sounds illegal. From your tie-off to your cleat(deck or boom) is the control line. Some point in between must pass through the fairlead. It sounds like your adding a block to your tie off, and counting the knot that is the tie off as passing through the fairlead. If you had a...

I think in terms of getting a newish boat this is the best way to go. I just bought a new laser that was used for a week at the NA's in Santa Cruz, and it cost a few hundred dollars less than boats that were two or three years old.

Yes, and no. Its all a question of center of gravity. 5lbs doesn't seem like much, but when hiking it can make a difference. If you can move that 5lbs out 2.5 feet, its working to correct the heel. If the 5lbs is part of the hull, its 5lbs more you're trying to correct with hiking. Also 5lbs...