I'm fairly new to laser sailing, came from sunfishes.
When I'm sailing at a run, with the sail out quite a bit, and I jibe, often the main sheet will get caught on the stern corner as it makes it's way over to the other side. Most of the time I don't know it until I realize I can't sheet out, by then it's too late and I'm doing the back stroke in the water. This never happens close hauled as there is not enough sheet out, only when I have plenty of sheet out. I've tried to sheet in some before coming-about, but this does not really work well, and it seems like a clumsy way to come about. Design flaw or operator error? Please tell me this happens to someone else besides me. Advice? thanks.
When I'm sailing at a run, with the sail out quite a bit, and I jibe, often the main sheet will get caught on the stern corner as it makes it's way over to the other side. Most of the time I don't know it until I realize I can't sheet out, by then it's too late and I'm doing the back stroke in the water. This never happens close hauled as there is not enough sheet out, only when I have plenty of sheet out. I've tried to sheet in some before coming-about, but this does not really work well, and it seems like a clumsy way to come about. Design flaw or operator error? Please tell me this happens to someone else besides me. Advice? thanks.