from first hand experience, its not too difficult. you do have to undo the velcro super strap however. All in all I would still highly recommend the waist pant over the suspender hikers.
i have seen the DVD. the yacht club that I am working at purchased a copy. I am not sure if it is in HD or widescreen, we just viewed it on a laptop computer screen and it looked fine. The production quality is relatively high, considering other Laser Sailing instructional videos on the...
I pickup up a pair from APS a few weeks ago and i love them. they stay up perfectly and are very comfortable... Highly recommended. Zhik has a really good boot and hiking strap system. They also make a really good titanium layered 'Superwarm' hiker and wetsuit to replace drysuits for...
I recommend never sailing DDW. Sailing by the lee or on a reach is much faster, and much more stable if the wind picks up. In both of these cases, I need flow over my sail so i never let it BAG. However, if you have horizontal creases along the foot of your sail, then thats slow as well.
First of all, were you even racing when your high school got sixth? I can say Severn School, my old high school, won fleet race nationals last year, but I only watched it happen from the break-wall of the Naval Academy because I was an alternate. Anyways, at team race nationals we finished...
When its pretty light, like under 7 kts, i lean in to make sure im not healing to windward before i cross head to wind. Then I actually shift all of my weight to the back of the boat in order to pop the bow out of the water. I have found that this helps to help the boat cross head to wind...
You have to remember the weight of the mast affects the the heel. The further the mast is past centerline, the more it will roll the boat towards a capsize. Once you get momentum in your roll, you should immediately start thinking about getting yourself to the other side. Hopefully that helps
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