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Hello, I have been offered a LaserII and am seriously considering it... I have never sailed one and would like to know if one can sail it alone. Also, can it be sailed without the jib...... Any not so good aspects about this boat... Looking forward to your wise comments.....

Hello, Can anybody tell me where I can get info on how to make handles for control lines. Muchos thank you.....

Hello, For various reasons I need to transport my mast and boom on my roofrack. What is quickest and safest way of tying, loading, unloading the mast and boom on/from the roofrack.

Hello, The wind has been pretty strong this season. So, I have really been battling to sheet in....from launching,reaching and beating..... Any suggestions..............

Can one have a kicker that is too tight. If so, how does one tell............

What is the actual technique for hiking under severe heeling. I had a monstrous dunking this weekend (my first sail this season) While sheeting in and hiking, I had no feeling that my weight had any effect on the heeling. Both my feet were under the toestrap and I had no sense of...

Hello, Is there a simple, small, reasonably priced gadget that one can use to measure the wind strength. If so, where can one get them........

Hello, I have the old type of setup for the laser. This means that my outhaul is fixed and cannot be adjusted during the sail. How do I workout the setting of my kicker and cunningham to start depowering the sail on a reach, beat and run and then how much I can depower with kicker and...

Our sailing season here in South Africa starts in about 6 weeks time......I can't wait to start ........ So, in order to improve my sailing I want to learn to hike properly and to be able to sail by feel. I want to practice sailing rudderless. How should I go about this.... I sail in an inland...

Hello, Can some of you clever people please explain the meaning of this paragraph from this fascinationg book: Most sailing dinghies make about 45 degrees to the true wind when beating. Judgement of the moment at which to tack to lay a mark obviously depends on what angle your boat makes to...

Hi, Can you clever people recommend a good book for racing tactics and techniques. Thanks

Hello Wise Ones, This weekend I really came a cropper in our Club champs in medium strength winds. What exercises can I do do to learn/practice to gybe. Thank you.

Hello, How do you time your approach to the startline so that it coincides with the start signal. Thank you, all you wise people.

Hello, I am still have a lot of fun trying to figure out a way of depowering my laser on a reach and beat. As I still have the old style setup for my laser, the only options I have are the kicker and mainsheet and hiking. My current 'discovery' when I am being overpowered is to hike out as...

I capsized 3 times this weekend. This was due to gusts and I was getting them on a reach. My problem was that I could not hike far enough. After letting some sail out,I was just holding on for dear life and couldn't even sheet in. Any suggestions welcome.......

Hi, How do you know if the kicker is set correctly? What do you use for a reference point. This is for light, medium and heavy winds.

I want to shorten my tiller extension so that it ends just before mainsheet block. Do I need to shorten the tiller as well? I have noticed that most of the lasers at the club that the tiller extension and tiller are of equal length.

Hi, This Saturday was my first experience of a strong wind in my laser. The water was also pretty choppy. When on a beat I could not point nor bear away using the rudder as the boat was heeling. The rudder would not move. I tried hiking out but the boat was still heeling. There were a few...

Are there any indicators that will show you that you are starting to oversheet on a beat in a light wind.

Hi, What s the adjustment for the traveller in different weather conditions and does it change for the different maneavours?