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I have one question...WHY? I agree, make a better sail, it's a POS, but don't do this. If you want a modern rig that is at the leading fore-front of technology sail a Int. Canoe, Moth, 14. If you went to that sail plan, it would be around 700 dollars for a really good sail, and the thing would...

It's faster to S-curve in breeze than do either of those. In the lighter stuff, it depends on the situation, I will sail whichever angle I need to link the puffs together to stay in the most breeze. TC

I think what you are seeing is people that are using a 3-1 setup for the cunningham. They have the tape there to hold the line below the vang in place when it's slack (when you blow off the cunningham downwind). TC

It's not how far off the end it should be, but the depth of the sail should be about two "fists" at the foot of the sail. TC

That won't work since the laser isn't light enough. Having a carbon fiber top section will no where near make the boat light enough for foiling. Think about making the entire boat carbon fiber and then MAYBE can you even consider foiling. As to the "Open 60" Laser, do the math for the amount...

I'm going to agree with that, I have deck cleats and used to use them, but now I hate them. First, I never cleat my sheet during a race as I'm always easing or trimming, when I hike hard, the sheet is in a location in which it will cleat itself, this doesn't help when I'm vang-sheeting. As for...

It's a restaurant in New York, it's a yacht club in RI. I sure as hell wouldn't want to take a 7 hour round trip ride to Newport everyday nor every weekend for 1 day, 2 days at most of sailing. I sailed the BI race with a guy from Manhattan, he sails in the Manhattan sailing club, and was...

Depends on the age of the sail, with newer sails you leave the wrinkle and don't pull it out with the cunningham, if the sail is older than it is better to pull the wrinkles out with the cunningham. TC

word...its all about the CofE. I did a few tests last year where I towed a Laser and then cut the tow rope, I heeled the boat to one side to see if it would cause the turn, there was a small amount of turning, but not nearly enough to cause weather helm that occurs when heeling. So, this proves...

Thanks for the tip, I'll have to remember that when I go to replace my line before the junior sailing season starts up. Do you know what the changes in length are for the lines? TC

the RC is for keelboats, I wouldn't sail my Laser with it on. Most of the time I don't even wear spray tops as mine is too small, but when its really cold or the breeze is above 20 and its raining I will wear mine and I just wear one of the Ronstan spray tops, I'm probably going to get a Musto...

Oh and I only use 3 types of rope on my Laser...Spectra, Maffioli Swiftcord, and for the main sheet I use rooster rope. The one thing that you really need to remember is to keep the control lines down to as narrow of a diameter as you can get them, it's a pain when you get the next smallest size...

Umm...I'm pretty sure that's 100% false. I have had Swiftcord for 2 years, and 3 of my friends that were sailing Lasers at the regatta were using swiftcord, and I'm pretty sure we weren't the only ones. TC

I guess I'm a commie...Anyways, I get well water, so I don't pay for that, and I sure as hell don't drink Red Bull or Coffee, so I'm not wasting my money on those. And actually Ross, some o-rings come in clear! :p TC

Because it's illegal.

Nope, the radial lower section also has a thinner aluminum.

I'm not being hostile, no offense to Perry, but that's a pretty common sense thing to do. I don't come here to be hostile to people, I was just giving the guy some advice. TC

Just seal the damn thing with a piece of tape.

It's purpose is to drain the water that fills up in the cover when the boat is right side up.

It's perfectly legal, as there is no proper course before the start so that does not apply, however, it is not legal if they come from astern. The leeward boat is allowed to push you however high they want, you can't do much in the situation besides yell at them or you could tack out and find a...