Recent content by DaveTaylor

I wonder if anybody can offer some advice. Going up wind, in decent wind, with any sort of kicker on (not roll tacking) I'm finding it hard getting under the boom smoothly. I'm regularly catching my bouyancy aid on the boom, often resulting in a capsize. I have got quite a lot of clothing on...

That's my understanding Dude , but I've not tried it, or seen many other people try it.

In the event of a serious port-starboard incident they automatically inflate, pop out of the deck and prevent you from bashing your face on anything hard. It was a new safety feature brought in in about 2005. Seriously, I don't think they are standard, and I don't think they serve any purpose...

I have a carbon tiller on a Laser that I just bought, but it fits a bit sloppy in the rudder stock. It doesn't have a hole for the retaining pin and it doesn't have a cleat for the rudder downhaul, just an eye for some reason. Can I drill the tiller, so that I can insert the retaining pin...