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    pain when hiking

    Hi I find that when i attempt to straight leg hike the pressure placed on my calfs as they are squashed against the sidedeck makes hiking very uncomfortable. Has anyone got any advice as how to avoid this, ie toe strap length, or is it just a matter of gritting your teeth and getting on with...
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    Reusing sail numbers

    Hi, Can anyone tell me if it would be possible to remove the sail numbers of an old sail, without damaging them, and then stick them onto a new sail? Just wondering before i go about ordering new sail numbers. LPW
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    sail trimming on reaches

    Hi everyone. Recently i've been having a problem with sail trim whilst reaching. When reaching my leeward tell tales start waving about so i ease of the main. However this causes the front of the sail to luff.:confused: Does anyone know what i can do to stop this? more outhall? BTW- my sail...
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    Clew tie down

    Recently my clew tie down has developed the habit of not sliding down the boom. In light winds I have to lean out and push it along! Anyone got any suggestions. Thanks p.s. no idea what make it is, but it has a metal ring, balck velcro, and whitish side which slides on the boom.
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    Carbon tiller

    Hi I recently got a laser which has a carbon tiller. There seems to be no method of attatching the tiller to the rudder stock (ie. there is no space for the retaining pin to go.) THe fit between the tiler and stock is reasonably tight, should i just rely on this to keep the tiller in, in case...
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    Newbie Cunningham Question

    Re: Newbie Questions hi-can i ask a newbie question aswell? (sorry for hijacking your post!) When sailing my laser, is it best to pull on more of the cunningham to get the boat perfectly flat, or would I go faster if I just sailed with a bit of a heel but with a fully powered rig.

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