Recent content by JuanCH

Hi there, any experiences with these 2 types of trolleys? Gunwale trolley more stable I guess. may damage gunwale. Sling trolley, less stable , esp when coming out of the water. More stress on bottom of the boat? What are your thoughts? Thxs

hello! Just curious, what do you use to hold the mainsheet ratchet upward? I have been using a spring but I saw some boats with a rubber like support to hold it upward. is it class legal? how does it work? Thanks!!

should I go for a 7 mm sheet? 8 mm seems way too much and 6mm just don't know. any ideas? thanks

Hi there, how about these laser mast discs (teflon) to protect the mast bottom of the boat? Any users here? How many discs should you use? I read somewhere you can use one and some sites say you need 3 of them,. Thanks all!!

2011 UK made.

Hi there, is this mark normal on the hull? Some say it’s normal , it’s where the mast sits, kind of reinforced spot.

hi all where can i watch some footage of the dvds? any links? Thanks

luciano, the traveler line should be tight but the blocks shoulds run free when tacking. when beating the traveler line should not go upwards. hope it helps. ask around other sailors in your club. good luck

Hi all, I just want to know what´s going on with the Laser Class, I´ve been told recently that in the near future Lasers will be manufactured and sold by whatever constructor following the class specs, just like other classes (Optimist). I am based in Argentina and it´s hard to find some spare...

Hi all Ive heard that a new Standard sail is in the works and a new carbon top section ?? That´s gonna be expensive man!! Will those changes come into action soon??.

Hi all! This new format looks pretty cool. Ok here is my doubt. Today I went sailing (7-8knots). When I was on a run I had the sheet in my hand, I grabbed it in front of the ratchet so I could feel the pressure of the sail. But whenever you feel that pressure is starting to grow, what am I...

Dave Perry`s works right (Winning in one designs)

Hi all! I was wondering if you could help me with this:I would like to know how much tension is good on the shrouds , how do I know? general answer is the leeward should go a bit slack when beating in 10-15 knots; but how much "slack" is good?? 1cm / 2cm, more??? My rig is a double spreader...

Hi all!! I am considering buying a new sailing watch. Any ideas? Which one is the most used among sailors? Thanks!

Hi all I was wondering how do you manage this situation: here it goes. you are on a beat two-blocked (medium winds), you need to tack (roll tack), do you let go some of the sheet fisrt so that the blocks are no longer two blocked? I mean, since you need go two block when you are in the process...