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nice job skipper! a little advice on wind shifts: hold a steady course and as soon as you see your sail begin to luff tack, you are now on a lift. Brendan

i used to have the ratchamatic but i found that after a few days of difficult sailing the spring in the autosensor broke, so i just got a regular carbo block and have had no problems.

125 pounds in a full rig in 25 knt winds? did you have any reef in your sail? I currently use a Harken 60mm CarboBlock, It works great! i'd highly recomend it although they can be pricey... Brendan

Re: Daily MidWinters East Reports from our own Merrily in Clearwater, FL yes sailor327, you should write a washingtons B-day report! and include who won first in 4.7 fleet! ha, just playin with ya! but you did reall well out there! see you at naples! (hopefully)

haha, very funny sailor327!

I too have the same problem, i am between 140-145 and about 5'7'', but very muscular. Currently, i sail a 4.7, but i am thinking about moveing up. Any advice from anyone would be appreciated. Thank you! Brendan

WOW! never seen that boat before, but it looks pretty sweet! seems like a cross between a laser and a 29er... best of both worlds! Brendan

Very creative! Brendan

Thank for the input! OliLaser, would it be possible for you to attach a photo of the system that you described? thank you very much! Brendan

Often times in heavy winds, i will have trouble quickly and easily adjusting my outhaul. Would it be legal to create a system where there would be a double block system attached to the eye on the boom, and single block system (with tie-off like on cunningham) on the eye of the sail just to make...

For the boat and spars, my dad just bought the Thule roof rack system with 64 inch bars, however, there isnt enough room on those racks for the lower section of the mast so i would have gone with the 72 inch bars, but whats done is done. Furthermore, when you for pads etc. get about 10 feet of...

thanks alot! ill give that a try! would burts bee's help at all? Brendan

After a 3 day Junior Olympic regatta this past weekend, my lips are fried! They have swollen up and torn up, do any of you guys (and girls) know what the best ointment is for this? or the best way to get rid of the pain?... thanks alot! Brendan

woops, sorry on my behalf for jumping to conclusions, but its all good Westcoast. Keep the good ideas comming! Brendan

Stupid?? how? it might be a waste of money and good carbon fiber, but afterwords id have the lightest laser.... ever! and although i cant use it in regatta's, i can probably end up selling it to bill koch (he lives right near me) for an outrageous ammount of money for his sailing museum in his...

According to Maritime Law set up by marine industries throughtout the United States, a boat would only need to have 3 things different in order to call itself "its own." For instance, i am also a classic SeaCraft collector and enjoy rebuilding them (i am on my second), these boats have the...

id start with an extremely well waxed layer of particle board, then id lay it up with west systems epoxy and a very very light fareing putty. sound good? i actually think im going to do this over the summer because im just a freshman in highschool. i will probably just use it to goof off in but...

Another note, i was just saying that it would be easy to make a carbon fiber laser if you had, say a mid 80's hull in good condition that you dont want. then all you would need to do is wax the hull really well and make a mold out of it. after that, you just need to lay the gelcoat, epoxy, and...

no, i never said that there was a carbon laser in production, believe me if there was i would have one... i was simply saying that there is a dinghy made completely out of carbon fiber... sorry for the misunderstanding. Brendan

As a matter of fact, they do make a carbon fiber dinghy. There is one at my club. it is a Stevens design and it is completely carbon fiber. GORGEOUS! i am aware that there are only 9 in the world and that you can obtain plans and materials to build your own or have a yard in Rhode Island build...