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something like 75 percent of college sailing is in FJs

I saw clips of it the other day, it was awesome. They have cameras and microphones on the competitors boats.

trim your mainsheet block to block and pull out the slack of the vang. then let the sail out so there is around 8 inches between the mainsheet and travelor blocks. also, as stated before, sit a little farther forward.

http://www.laserinternational.org/manu.htm south american bulider is Primex SA

I just realized that I was pretty harsh and generalized things the other day but the above quote is uncalled for and ignorant.

heeling the boat downwind is fast until planing conditions. IN under five knots, you have to let your sail out past 90 degrees regardless of whether your are sailing by the lee to prevent the booom from falling.

Austin is a great place to sail in the spring and fall.

wrong, it feels and seems fast, but its not. FLAT IS FAST upwind

Yeah, in over 25 knots I try to put a little more vang on when I gybe (I do this because I am more confident in my gybes with more vang even though it migth be slightly slower), but in under 20 I think it would be more of a problem. I think I pull the vang on until it is perpendicular with the...

Well whatever you do, "traveller a little loose" in those conditions is a bad idea. Get it tight.

I would go with no cunningham or vang, as tight as you can get the traveler, a pretty tight hiking strap, and the outhaul as deap as a handwith. If you have any trouble with that then pull on the cunnigham. If you continue to have trouble, pull the cunningham down to the boom and pinch. I...

I would like to point out that while making the sailing team is an accomplishment, I made it in an off year. "sailing history, training and fitness regimen, and the like? Anything to help us poor beginners along" I raced optis, laser radials, and bytes from age 11. I did not begin to...

I definately have prejudices against NA manufacturers, and after thinking about it, my advice on the topic is biased.

1. APS has almost everything 2. hyde is actually made for the european laser distributor - their sails cost more, but have more resin and last longer 3. http://www.laserforum.org/cms.php?view=fredsrig - there are lots of good pictures of the new rigging; recently I took off a block on both...

140-160 lbs is quick, at the radial NAs in Corpus Christi in 03, i think four guys in the top ten were over 160 and 3 were 165 or more. But at the radail open world in AUS, Michael Blackburn won in both lgiht and windy conditionsand he must have been well over 165 lbs. I think it makes...

Everyone on the US team is a student or has a job. Most countries have much better finacial support than the US.

Oh yeah, The Eurolymp regattas in Europe make up much of the laser spring and summer circuit. Regattas like SOF, SPA, Kiel, and the laser European champs turn out the best competition in the world.

Only two Stars were register by the beginning of April. Possible reasons for only two stars being registered by that date would be that it is an Olympic off year and the Western Hemisphere champs were less than two weeks before the start of the event. Thats lots of shipping for the stars -...

Look back in 2003 or 2004 I posted stuff on the sail comparisons. I think the current situation is that the radial hydes are considered better than the radial norths, and the standard hydes are the same as the standard norths.

I dont use the cleats, and I have been told not to add them to my hull(by North Americans); however, I read an interview of Robert Schiedt the other day on his tacks, and he said that he cleats the main sheat at the end of the tack to have "free-hands". I had had never thought of or heard of a...