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It may have been a laser 3000, 4000, or 5,000 (I don't remember which one is 1-trap asy)

as long as the hull's dry, the temp change shouldn't do anything.

Look for any major championship in your area that is using charter boats, or even a boat rental company; for example, Sturgis charters boats, and sells off their charter fleet after a couple of years.

I had the same issue, heating it worked fine. Clamping two strait boards to the board may not be enough- it springs back a little. I had to stick a wedge in to push it farther than straight.

Well, I'll see what I can do

That's such a small point, if it's illegal now, just change it! it's not like we're redesigning the sailing controls or making a new mast, just adding some tape.

Fly me in from Maine and I'll sail

Blocks aren't an option on the mast. I wouldn't necessarily even use a tension gage- make sure the rope part of the jib halyard is something slippery, so you can do a 3:1 or 5:1 purchase with the cleat. Rig settings are so easy with the club version- light air is enough to keep the mast from...

Re: Top section The boom sleeve isn't a snug fit in the tube- there's about a 16th to an 8th of an inch of clearance. I just added a sleeve this summer, and was a little concerned about the space. The sleeve doesn't even start to help until you're vanged hard. I don't see a sleeve as helping...

Re: Top section I don't see how lengthening the upper section would help. If the fit is tight, like it should be, adding more length in the mast won't take load off of the point right where the lower mast ends, it would only make the whole joint stiffer (but still just as likely to break). You...

If you don't crank on the cunningham first, the sail will get wrapped up with a deep draft and will be almost as bad as an un-reefed sail. You can wrap once with the batten in, but the batten has to come out for two or more wraps.

Get a wind indicator. Just watch the indicator- as long as your trim and course stay the same, any changes (not from rolling in waves) are shifts.

I don't believe there is such a thing as a perfect start. You can have the best start. All I hope for is speed, on the line, in clear air, in the right direction.

For the volvo youth worlds (if you didn't mean the one above) it is different in each country. In the USA, the US Youth Champs determine the representative.

The laser 1 has an unstayed rig, while the laser 2 rig is a two-piece tapered mast with diamond shrouds. The laser 1 rig won't handle a jib well. The laser 2 can be single-handed in light winds, but it isn't raced much. Both boats are very fun to sail- they are both fast in light air, and the L2...