Al Black
New Member
Treated myself to a gentle upgrade of the old Laser, Rooster clew strap, clew hook & block kit and Teflon disc for mast step foot.
The outhaul & clew strap kit makes life easier shoreside (fastest I've ever rigged the boat tonight), but I was amazed by the difference the Teflon disc made!
Second leg of tonight's race was a dead run. Up 'til now I've had to sail it as broad reaches with a gybe, tonight I discovered the delight of sailing by the lee! I could put my boom out a LOOOONNNGGG way further than before. In fact, on that leg I overtook a Phantom (Portsmouth Yardstick of 1043 against Laser's 1078). First time I've ever improved a place from one mark to the next (mind you I've only had the boat since May and have raced half a dozen times: most of my sailing is relaxed cruising in 40 ft+ keelboats)!
Happy man tonight!
Al.
The outhaul & clew strap kit makes life easier shoreside (fastest I've ever rigged the boat tonight), but I was amazed by the difference the Teflon disc made!
Second leg of tonight's race was a dead run. Up 'til now I've had to sail it as broad reaches with a gybe, tonight I discovered the delight of sailing by the lee! I could put my boom out a LOOOONNNGGG way further than before. In fact, on that leg I overtook a Phantom (Portsmouth Yardstick of 1043 against Laser's 1078). First time I've ever improved a place from one mark to the next (mind you I've only had the boat since May and have raced half a dozen times: most of my sailing is relaxed cruising in 40 ft+ keelboats)!
Happy man tonight!
Al.