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Its not the leg legnth thats the problem for me, seeing as im almost 5'10 but i find them too big on the waist, if they fit well on the legs, yet im not particularly slim :confused: The magic marine ones do look pretty, but white hikers? thats a recipe for looking scruffy in five minutes I...

Hi all, i was just hoping if someone could point me in the direction of some womens-cut hiking shorts as my standard mens ones are now too big for me and i cant seem to find any on the UK chandlers websites. Alternatively if any women know of 'normal' hiking shorts that suit the female physique...

Hi, I know there is a Purple Marine Shop very close to Heathrow, and they usually sell laser parts/sails etc. but a quick phone call to check wouldnt hurt. Hope that helps

Hello all, here's my 10 cents on the matter, I am a heavy (around 180 pounds) radial sailor, as a female sailor in the UK sailing radials is the only option if you want to compete against other girls. To put this into perspective at the recent U.K nationals approximately 1/4 of the helms in a...

Hi all, thanks for the advice This wasn't the first time i had heard the hum when plaining but it did seem louder than usual last time, that said some of the gusts pretty fierce. I don't think i the sound is as prominant on all lasers as when i sailed a different laser (a tatty heavily used...

Hi all, Recently, when out sailing in moderately strong winds, i have noticed a humming sound when planing. The sounds seems to have two 'frequencies' which appears to depend on how fast the boat is travelling. Originally i thought the sound was due to the bow being out of the water and the...

I think its down to personal choice, and of course the weather on the day, but generally i tend to wear my hikers over a thin wetsuit when i first brave it without a dry suit, and then when in theoretically gets warmer (i.e July) I just wear a swimsuit and then a rash vest and spray top with my...

Heya, roostersailing.com sell a downhaul kit for the laser XD its a 6:1 purchase that costs about £26 using harken blocks and a vectran primary line and a rooster 2nd line. Quite a few of the boats around here have that kit and seem to like it hope that helps

Hi all thanks for your comments/suggestions. In the end i got a pair of magic marine 'pro winter' gloves off ebay :D. I find that im getting very cold sailing even when wearing a drysuit with several layers underneath it. I think if i was to spend less time in the water i wouldn't get as cold...

Hi all, having sailed through December in the U.K in short finger gloves when the air temperature was 33-40 Fahrenheit i found that my hands were unbearably cold. Is it possible to wear full finger gloves for laser sailing or is it impossible to untie knots etc. ? I'm looking at buying a pair of...

cheers i was being thick :P why would i want to get rid of my blue and pink sail?

Great ideas everyone but merrily; painting my pink and blue sail green would be to messy! i might get some lights though :D by the way what is garland? im probably just being thick though!

cheers, i will become a member of the ukla in time when i start going to events. I will travel abroad (i.e england) but by local i meant not going all the way to to scotland or newcastle for a weekend, as the petrol bill is high enough without that!

Hi all, can someone explain to me how the U.K qualifiers and ladders work? I went on www.laser.org.uk and found no real explanation, as im not a member of the UKLA. Are they like the topper nationwide seires or are they completely different. Im trying to work out which events to attend next year...

how can people justify to themselves spending £150+ on a carbon tiller? what are the avantages other than it looks shiny :o I've got an old sliver alloy one and dont have any trouble with it. Anyone care to enlighten me?

HI all, our area is holding a small Xmas regatta, but the condition of entry is that its fancy dress for you and your boat :eek:. The regatta is on Saturday and still haven't been able to think of something festive to decorate my boat! Please can you give me some inspiration? I was going to turn...

I dont know about you guys but if the wind drops enough for the racing to be abandond i lift the rudder and lie on the front deck and paddle in like a surfboard. I've paddled the entire length of our resevior that way and to be honest i back back ashore before everyone waiting to be towed in by...

Hia everyone, thanks for your comments. i am planning on making a device that transports with their dollies on a single road base ( i did a questionnaire at my sailing club and found that almost everyone wanted to take two dollies as well) but my device won't necessarily transport boats on...

Hi thanks for your reply. http://www.dixonbate.co.uk/Smallboat/westmersea_smallboat.asp if you go onto this website you can clearly see the two parts that make up a combi trailer. the launching trolley (dolly) which is used to launch the boat clips into the road base via two pins.( i would try...

Hia, as part of my GCSE resistant materials coursework i am looking into developing a device to assit transporting two boats on a standard 'combi road base'. Has anyone got any ideas on what features you would like a trailer to have and also any problems you have with transporting your boat at...