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Have some one have experience of Zhik Powerpads 3? It would be even better if someone has experience of both Poewerpads 3 and 2 and can compare them. I have used Powerpads 2, which worked ok but often tended to slip down while hiking, so I often had to bring them back up. I stopped using them...

I am a grand-masters age Laser sailor. I know many Laser sailors have hike bench at some point (either bought or home made), but not many people actually use it. And I am one of them. I made the bench 4 years ago based on Make Your Own Hiking Bench, but very quickly it went to the garage. But...

I am wondering if someone knows a nice way to take notes while doing sailing practice or checking wind condition before the race. For example, I would like to write down what is the starboard/port compass angle to check how much the wind may be swinging before the race, or I would like to take a...

I am a masters Laser sailer who is actively sailing/racing but not super competitive. I participated Masters World for the past three years, and finished about in the middle. My question is: how often people renew the race sail for these major events? I guess it all depends on who the "people"...

I am looking for a good way to put markers on my Laser mainsheet. I have two markers on my main sheet: One at 90 degree boom angle and the other one for a little narrower angle. I tried (a) blue and red color sharpie, and (b) Scotch vinyl plastic tape, but neither one works well. With (a), the...

With the new Laser class rule (rule 17C), we can now use a cleat and shake for the hiking strap. I tried to mimic the configuration listed in the following page as an example (attached the photo also), but it did not work too well for me. It perhaps did not work well because the rope thickness...

Hello, I sometimes saw some sailers knit the rope end to shorten the too long unused rope end (and perhaps make it easier to grab). I have attached a photo I found in the internet, but I am not sure if this what I would like. I saw some sailers do this knitting very quickly by moving two hands...

Hello, I had this case yesterday. In one of the five races in Laser class, in the third race, the race committee missed my finish and my score was marked as DNF. It was a casual race without protest etc., but later I was contacted in email by one of the race committee whether I finished the...

Hello, I am a Laser sailer, and I am not good at sensing the wind shift, identifying gust/lull, or predicting the wind shift. So overall, I am not good at reading wind. Can people tell me the tips for how to read the wind (where is the gust, which wind direction the gust will have etc) and how...

IntensitySails now sells practice sail for Laser Mk2 radial cut for $199 (Practice Sail for Laser® Mk2 Radial Cut Full Rig). I bought Laser Radial practice sail from them a little while ago and I have been very happy about the quality, so I am interested in buying this one as well. If someone...

I am thinking about buying a helmet when sailing Laser under strong wind. This is to protect my head from possible boom punch. Does someone have experience using helmet in Laser, especially Zhik H1? Zhik H1 may be originally meant for high-speed sail boats such as 49'rs, but will it be also good...

I sail radial rig most of the time, but I also sail standard rig when the wind is very light. I recently bought Mark-II sail for this and used it this weekend, and I noticed that I do not have good sense of how to trim it when close-hauled, especially how to set the boom vang and the main sheet...

I have questions about the start and finish lines, for which I think somewhat different rule is applied from the weather/leeward mark rounding. Is my following understand correct? (1) Start line: If I did not recall, but touched the pin or committee boat after the starting gun, I can clear it...

I have seen a thread "is there a reason to buy a legal batten?", but my question is about whether there is a reason to update battens. I have been sailing the same boat for 32 years (which is still in a very good condition), and the battens came with the original purchase. The battens look fine...

I have heard that "centerboard and rudder can also lift" twice. One case was a commentator of world cup laser medal race mentioning that in laser, sailers do not bring up the centerboard too high because the centerboard can create lift. The other was Paul Goodison's LASER HANDBOOK: p. 70...

I have used a compass for my Laser, but since I haven't used so-called a tactical compass, I do not understood how it works. The two compasses I am considering are: • (a) Nexus 103RE: Nexus 103RE Racing Compass • (b) CarbonParts: The CarbonParts Laser Compass | CarbonParts First...

How can I park the laser around the start line before the race start? Is there a special techniques to stop the boat (such as how much mainsheet should be sheeted in, how the tiller should be manipulated, boat should drift back and forth, how tight the boom bang should be, etc.), and just...