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This is the way to do it. A picnic table is perfect for this.

On a single row (0-20) compass if you are on a 12 on one tack, you should be on a 2 on the other tack if your boat's performance matches the compass design. I thought the point of the double row was that if you were sailing a 12 on the green row on starboard, when you tack you should be on a 12...

Things that help (in order of effectiveness in my experience) 1. Put a small peice of velcro (loop side) in the front of the daggerboard trunk, as per the class rule change allowing htis last year. Also prevents wear 2. Concentrate of keeping the flow constant on the board. It pops up when the...

It is most likely to be the tiller rubbing on the transom with a tight traveller. Try either replacing the gudgeons (rudder mounts) with new, unworn ones, or insert a washer between the rudder pin and the gudgeon to raise the whole rudder assembly slightly (purists will say this is sub optimal...

I would have thought that hitting a wave badly was far more traumatic to the hull than car topping. Sailing is going to wear your boat out. Car topping allows you to wear it out in more interesting places! To any small car owning Laser sailors: PLEASE don't let the info in this thread put you...

Agreed. Car-topping is often made to sound overly complicated. It isn't. Tie your boat to the top of your car, use a little common sense, and the world is your oyster. This was the design intent of the Laser.

Ronstan = Optimum Time, except one is yellow and the other is blue. I beleive Ronstan 'badge label' the Optimum time device. Oh yeah, and the huge price difference...... >$100 in the US/ Canada versus ~40UKP in England

More pictures of boats on cars.... http://sailingforums.com/threads/trailer-vs-roof-rack.17296/page-2#post-88155 Just use a little common sense, and and car-topping is fine. Sure, a trailer is nice (I have one) but a roofrack is WAY cheaper for occasional use, easier to store, doesn't suffer...

The link did not work for me, but I think this is the same article.....

I somewhat disagree. The first time I've seen these in the flesh is at the Laser Training Centre in Cabarete. I was quite impressed with them - they obviously stand up excellently to UV and wind, given the conditions there. They are a little baggy, so water will pool in the cockpit, but I'd...

Call Laser Perfromance UK. They recently switched from vela grey to dawn grey, but I'm not certain when. My UK boat was a 189xxx and vela grey was a perfect match (shipped from Laser Performance UK). Phone: 01327 841600 Email: [email protected]

Buy a sewage pipe (4" diameter) Cut it down to ~50" Duct tape over the ends. Make a handle out of tape for them to affix the bag tag to. Check as a normal peice of luggage (it will come out on the 'oversize carousel' though, with the skis and surf boards etc.) I'm on the way back from a training...

Anyone have any insight as to what this means? (from http://events.laserinternational.org/en/events/overview/100z62): World Laser Masters Championship 2011 Fri 5th August 2011 - Sat 13th August 2011 USA, San Francisco THE OPENING OF THE APPLICATION FOR ENTRY IS DELAYED UNTIL WE...

You may not be aware that we ship world wide and a large number of sails into the UK specifically. We are shipping individual sails globally at a cost effective postage cost on a daily basis. I used an Intensity sail for club events through 2010 in the UK, and was constantly asked what it...

I think it would be an advantage to this proposal if all the replica sellers (Intensity in the US, iSails and Rooster in the UK, etc) DID use the same Chinese loft - we'd then effectively have several regional distributors for the same product. It allows this discussion to scale globally...

Last year I registered online on November 5th. About the same the year before. It's definitely later than usual this year.

Do you prefer holding cucumbers or large carrots?

Been there myself. I'm willing to bet that everyone that has had a clew strap come undone on them on the water had rigged it incorrectly. They are bomber when you use them correctly. Video of how to do it properly here.

Combi trailers are very rare in North America, since everyone uses Aluminium Sietec dollies, rather than steel A-frames. This is addresses the same market as a combi.

I flew Air Canada (like you I expect) with my tiller and ACME fatso extension from Ottawa to London, and carried it on. I also had a full size carry on and laptop. I did put the tiller and extension in a cardboard tube. Not a problem. See you there Simon