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    Laser rental in Belgium

    Thanks for the invitation, unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to make it up north. And thanks for the tip on Belgian coastal waters, will keep that in mind! Nah, just looking to goof around some marks while on holiday, no racing intended. This looks super interesting, I might just book a...
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    Laser rental in Belgium

    I would like to rent a Laser for the day (few hours) during my stay in Belgium in September. The only place I found in Google was Sailcenter Limbourg, which is not very close to Brussels, where I'll be based. Could someone point me in the direction of a club that rents Lasers nearer Brussels...
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    Surfing

    That's where the flat earthers were debunked right? LOL Dank u Menno, the Dutch lads are TOP NOTCH Regarding where to keep your gaze on, what you're saying is rather than constantly looking aft, you should feel the surge and manoeuver accordingly, right? What about those light-to-mid air days...
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    Surfing

    I have a very basic question regarding surfing waves: what should you be looking at when trying to do this? When you're faster than the waves I guess you should be looking ahead of you for the lower spots or valleys. What about when you're slower than the waves? Should you be looking behind...
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    Class Politics Olympic status

    So the sea trials are over... any news on the outcome?
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    Starting: shooting up to defend hole

    What would be the hole-closing move? Legally bearing away at slow speed with an eased sheet when you see someone about to steal your hole?
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    Starting: shooting up to defend hole

    Thank you all guys for your input! I haven't seen any videos of sailors putting their bows down (bearing away by sculling) to close their leeward gap from poachers. Is this something that is not done in the Laser class? If so, why?
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    Starting: shooting up to defend hole

    In the video above a coach from the International Sailing Academy says that shooting up to head to wind is a good technique to defend your leeward hole from poachers. Watch from 1:53. I'm not getting the rationale of this. What I see here is that the windward boat hast lost his leeward hole...
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    Ben Ainslie sculling vid - is this legal?

    Published in 2015. I think you're only allowed to scull from above close-hauled to close-hauled, if stationary or moving slowly. And you're not allowed to offset your movement by sculling in the opposite direction. This is what I gather from reading this other ISAF document...
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    Ben Ainslie sculling vid - is this legal?

    In this video Ben Ainslie says that he "waggles the tiller on one side of the boat and then on the other side" to keep the boat head to wind. Is this legal? According to this document, I think it is not: http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/Rule42Laser201320032014-[16804].pdf Emphasis...
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    Jon Emmet's book

    Has anyone read Jon Emmet's "Be your own sailing coach"? Would you recommend it? Are there good pictures, are the different techniques clearly explained?
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    Hiking under the grab rail when roll tacking?

    I think Steve Cockerill is hiking under the grab rail here:
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    "Did you learn anything new today?"

    Started sailing the Laser at 34... I've missed out on so much! Wish I had been introduced to sailing at their age!
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    Hiking under the grab rail when roll tacking?

    So you feel this could only work in non-hiking conditions? Congrats to the Dutch team! The Argentines didn't do too badly either ;) You should definitely visit, now that our currency has fallen more than a 100% in a few months.
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    Hiking under the grab rail when roll tacking?

    Do you reach the rail with your bow foot?

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