Recent content by softshuffle

Hello, I have been offered a LaserII and am seriously considering it... I have never sailed one and would like to know if one can sail it alone. Also, can it be sailed without the jib...... Any not so good aspects about this boat... Looking forward to your wise comments.....

Thank You !!

Hello, Can anybody tell me where I can get info on how to make handles for control lines. Muchos thank you.....

It's perfect.......thank you Sail_J6

So...what does a spar clip look like......is there a picture..... How many would I need..... What is the cost and where do I get.........

Thanks for the info guys...... The idea of spar clips sounds good... I am looking for a way to quickly and simply tie/clamp the 2 sections of mast and boom together, and so carry and load it as one unit... and then strap it onto the roofrack. Will the spar clips do this.......

Hello, For various reasons I need to transport my mast and boom on my roofrack. What is quickest and safest way of tying, loading, unloading the mast and boom on/from the roofrack.

Thanks guys and sailor chick for the great advice......... One more question........ What position should the rudder be in this situation......... My experience is that I try to keep the rudder in a position to point up into the wind. This means that my rudder hand is fully locked in just...

Thank you very much for the responses. To Racingkyle.......you are correct about my setup..... when I launch all my controls are very loose.... so in a strong wind I am heeling very much on launching and immediately out of...

Hello, The wind has been pretty strong this season. So, I have really been battling to sheet in....from launching,reaching and beating..... Any suggestions..............

Merrily - thank you for the most merry response... Wavedancer - at this point, upwind and on a reach......... Currently, this is my experience and 'knowledge'.....if my kicker is too loose, then the laser is very unstable on a reach and beat....I don't know how much tension is...

Can one have a kicker that is too tight. If so, how does one tell............

reply to Merrily - this is what happened. I has just come out of a tack and going into a reach when the mainsheet slipped . this was the first heel. when I started sheeting in, more heeling with the wet result.... reply to Sailorchick - you put it correctly, I had...

What is the actual technique for hiking under severe heeling. I had a monstrous dunking this weekend (my first sail this season) While sheeting in and hiking, I had no feeling that my weight had any effect on the heeling. Both my feet were under the toestrap and I had no sense of...

Hello, Is there a simple, small, reasonably priced gadget that one can use to measure the wind strength. If so, where can one get them........