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The goose neck on my 2012 Laser broke. It was a clean break at the bend of the flange for the rivets on one side. My previous boat also had a goose neck break in similar fashion. I wonder if there is a fault in either the design or manufacture of the fitting. It's a simple task to replace a...

What's going on at Laser Performance? The 4.7 sail is on back order at every dealer that I have contacted.

I sail about 60 races per year and my current boat is five years old. Should I be thinking about installing an inspection port and reinforcing the base of the mast step? Does anyone have any info on how much usage a typical Laser can withstand before the mast step is likely to fail? The...

The RRS specify that flags will be "displayed" from the race committee boat. I would like to garner opinions about the definition of "display" in this context. If the furled flag on its pole is put up does that mean it is displayed? I tend to think that the flag is not displayed until the...

Here is one for the rules mavens. Two Lasers are sailing on the downwind leg on starboard tack. The lead boat is about one and a half boat lengths clear ahead of the trailing boat. The trailing boat has slightly better speed and bears off to pass to leeward of the leading boat. The lead boat...

I have a one year old alumimium tiller that has a groove worn into it by the traveller. What kind of material do people use as wear strips on their tillers?. Cheers, Indrek Aavsito #181136