Recent content by XtSurfMogulXt

Regarding the steering motions, I believe the Rooster videos describe it as the following, which has helped me understand the proper motions: Imagine your boat is capsized (mast horizontal). Your rudder then acts like the tail flaps on an airplane. Your objective is to steer the boat...

How useless..

I haven't used the jacket, but unless you plan on wearing it around on shore, there's no reason not to get the smock in my opinion. Lighter, slimmer, more water-tight (no zipper, inner and outer neck seals). I took the smock on a Fastnet, a Transatlantic, wore it in the Laser and for...

Does anyone plan on doing this event? It's new, right? Does anyone have any information beyond what's on the SailNewport site? Is there a list of people who are currently registered that anyone's been able to find?

Might be interesting to anyone in florida. Not much time left. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Laser-Sailboat-New-Trailer_W0QQitemZ280492081924QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSailboats?hash=item414ea18304

The recommendations of Snipe, JY15, 420, and V15 are far inferior to the Laser II in terms of performance (with trap and spinnaker, only available on the 420 [but still with inferior performance]), but there is obviously a required difficulty level rise to match that increase in performance...

Seitech. I think the Seitech does more to protect your boat. The gunwale supports seem more forgiving for one. I've also seen boats on Optiparts dollies that have slipped off the gunwales onto the plastic axle beam and then rocketed downhill and onto the beach or, worse, pavement... This...

Anyone ever have this happen before? Rear ended on I-495 on Long Island. Boat totaled, brand new kitty hawk trailer likely totaled. How does insurance handle a boat? How do I go about establishing its value? Thanks, Seth

Re: 2009 North American Championship (Laser.org) Will I need "USA" stickers on my sail for this regatta?

As far as I know, you cannot get scholarships for sailing--fyi. Just a heads up.

^I second that opinion of the Buzzards Bay Regatta... (at least in a laser)

Hi, I'm looking to borrow or charter or something... a laser in Huntington Beach or Long Beach or there-abouts until the end of February. I'm here doing an internship with Morrelli and Melvin (Naval Architects and Yacht Designers) and I'm looking for something to sail while I'm here. I have...

I may be working in Huntington Beach, Ca this summer. I've got a few questions about laser racing around there. First of all, assuming I don't cart my boat across the country, how should I go about chartering a laser for the time that I'm there? Is long term chartering a thing that is at all...

Line tied with a bowline to the bow support, run through the bow 'eye', pulled tight, and secured with a cleat hitch on the 'handle' of the bow support. Quick, easy, and secure.

They take it all and part it out. The hardware being sold alone doesn't seem as suspicious though.