Recent content by Teeftie

from what i see, it's more of an aspect of younger sailors have coaches out there watching them train and its a lot easier to fix your mistakes when you have someone watching you outside the boat and analizing your sailing. from that i think younger sailors have an advantage from being able to...

as the boat starts gaining speed on a reach, you will have more of a head wind meaning sheeting in or have the boat be unstable as it is undersheeted. with the chop, work the waves, pumping your sail on waves and surfing if possible doesnt seem like it will make your boat anymore stable, but...

my dad was going to a few meetings around there anyways so me and my mother went along for a trip and the vanguard factory was only a 45 minute drive from one of the meetings anyways so it was well worth it

when i went to the laser factory to pick up my new boat they gave me a tour of the production area and i took some pictures, heres the link if anyone is intrested it might give you a better thought about what the inside of the boats look like http://www.piczo.com/laserpimp?g=1867696...

go with the dollie

i got a gul one piece spray suit, and a picture of the boat my parents bought fo rme 2 months ago (big box, little picture) merry christmakkah

i have 2 sponsors and they occupy the space on either side of the bow of my boat and either side of the stren, both above teh waterline that is. and i have a 5 story igloo with a 2 story garage for my sled dogs to live in!

and well deservied by robert

coulda been attributed to his weight placement in the boat, and control settings?

i have always known it as min 160lbs and max 180

thats actually pretty intresting now i know what it is, thanks for the quick reply

i know this is an irrelivent question, but its been getting to me and i just cant figure it out, on teh end of my black diamond tiller (rudder end) theres like a hole with crinkly stuff in it, it almost seems like some type of plastic, what is this stuff? and whys it there?

my style changes every race, my favorite thing to do is when the whole fleet parks on the line at 1min and then they drift down and then at like 20 you just fly in and take that perfect spot at the comittie wth full speed. but the main thing to do on the line is to be agressive and defend...

my best friend and training partner wears those neoprene MEC gloves, he swears by them and claims that his hands never even get wet, and i swear by those citton lined blue dishwashing gloves that are like $6 at canadian tire, though i dont tuck them into my top so my hands will still get wet...

im a young laser sailor in Nova Scotia