SkipperofVaruna
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I'm looking to replace an older radial sail. i'm seeing more and more kevlar on other racing boats (not lasers) so i was wondering, are kevlar sails legal on lasers? i couldn't find anything in the rules pdf document
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I'm looking to replace an older radial sail. i'm seeing more and more kevlar on other racing boats (not lasers) so i was wondering, are kevlar sails legal on lasers? i couldn't find anything in the rules pdf document
hell no!!!!
class legal sails!!!! only the white stuff!
No offense for people that are trying to save money these days,(which seems like alot of people) By making it themselves. Just go and buy the actual thing! support aps or your local store!
Why should we spend money that we don't have to? And who mentioned making anything themselves? The post above yours mentioned sending the sails away to have them reconditioned. There was no mention of anyone wanting to fix their own sails.No offense for people that are trying to save money these days,(which seems like alot of people) By making it themselves. Just go and buy the actual thing! support aps or your local store!
The strict laser class rules make racing as fair as possible. Nobody should gain an advantage because they have extra money to spend.Why is the laser so strict about sails? Why should it matter if a guy has a Kevlar sails? We should be able to use any sail we want. What's the big deal?
The strict laser class rules make racing as fair as possible. Nobody should gain an advantage because they have extra money to spend.
In an ideal Laser world perhaps. Reality is different, however. Some people buy a new sail every year (or more often) and a new (stiff) boat every other year or so.....
Can Ross promise us a new sail with each membership renewal? I would certainly vote for him if that's the case
Kevlar sails are pretty cool. I'm fascinated by all the engineering thought that has to go into the extremely high performance sails (AC cup and VOR and stuff like that). I'm thinking about going into sail design a bit in the long run.
Just putting that out there.