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    New Sailor Gybing and Tacking help.

    I've been sailing for about 2 months now and can, for the most part, maneuver well across the lake in mild winds (10-15) with no technical sailing. I've just been working on hiking out and getting good balance and speed etc.. anyways whenever i jibe, or sometimes tack, in higher winds my...
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    So, is anybody actually racing this weekend?

    thats awesome, i can see the fleet putting their masts up. looks like alot of radials. I bought my laser from gary flint, who i believe is a member at St Francis. its my first boat ever and Im having a blast! hopefully i can come race with you guys sometime, I just turned 18, just started...
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    First big sail of the season

    as a beginning sailor with about 10 trips under my belt on a laser. this is the most helpful paragraph ive read!
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    New junior sailor questions

    thanks for that, it helps much more for the meantime than a book suggestion, which wouldnt help me for sailing tomorrow afternoon. I got into Western Washington, as well as UW, Colorado- Boulder and Uoregon, so the decision is on...
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    New junior sailor questions

    Just got my first boat, Laser with full and radial set ups- I have taken it out three times in about 9mph wind with the full sail. I am content with my basic sailing skills, simply from being taught by my friend in the Caribbean a few months ago but would like to fine tune, and learn more about...
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    New To sailing

    im 18 and up in chico. we wre in the caribbean over winter break, and could take out the laser fleet for free. me and a friend pretty much taught ourselves. came back to california and bought one, took it out for the first time today. alot different using a boat ramp than the sandy beach, thats...
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    WANTED: pictures of rigging set up

    Could anyone post some pictures of their rigging set up. I just bought a 1994 Laser- standard i'd imagine- as my first sailboat and believe i am missing a few parts. I've printed out the pdf from vanguard Thanks- trying to get on the water this weekend
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    New Sailor with a Laser

    Thanks for the suggestion, however, the inspection ports are already installed, i just need the caps (the screw in part)
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    New Sailor with a Laser

    I also need two of the inspection inspection ports part # 11302 (5in pvc caps) if anyone has some around..
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    New Sailor with a Laser

    Good evening gents, I'm 17, from northern Cali, just learned to sail in the Caribbean on a Laser, and picked one up when I got back to the states, a '94 with three sails and some other stuff for extremely cheap from what I hear, anyways, does anyone have a guide on how to rig it? It came with a...

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