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Eric's posts are in the comments of this thread at the Sailors Voice Facebook page: Leonardo Ciasca

Eric posted that the ILCA decals are being removed from the PSA boats before racing begins

I can't really see the rest of the world wanting to pay PSA list price + shipping, not the cheapest of the bunch. I am interested to see what PSA boats end up retailing for in other countries once the mess is sorted out. I'm always surprised when I see Australian made products available in...

From Eric on Facebook responding to one of the posts about this: Seems LP reduced their costs after PSA came to the party to provide cheaper charters for the kids

Tracy posted on SA with some clarification on what's going on, which is where the blog got their 100K info but neglected to include the full info: ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

Do folks think the laser getting Olympic status had any real impact on numbers at all? Pre Olympics it looked like there was about 10,000 boats sold every 2-3 years, post Olympics it seems to be 10,000 every 3-4 years: Sail Number Age - Laser Sailing I'd think there's more prestige and sense...

I find it amusing that if the ICLA succeeds in the name and other changes, the boat supply issues in Brazil are likely to improve a lot making life better for Brazilian Laser/ICLA sailors

If you want a genuine sleeve then PSA will ship you one: Boom Sleeve - PSA Sailing Online Shop For club boats when I've made booms from broken top sections, you can also make a sleeve with a section of old boom with a slit cut in it so the sleeve will fit snugly in the "new" boom. Takes a bit...