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I suspect you will be pleasantly surprised at how friendly and encouraging the fleet will be. Ask questions throughout the week. Observe and learn as much as you can. You will no-doubt come home a much better Laser sailer when the week is over. You will not get better if you never leave the cozy...

From the minutes of the August 11, 2009 ExecComm meeting posted on Laser.org - 2010 schedule. Ted Cramer working on a venue for the ACCs in Long Island for 2010. He (Ted Cremer) has hosted past events for the class at Sayville YC.

Late '04 to early '05 is my guess. I purchased 184550 new in the fall of '05.

Looks like the entry cap was raised from 350 to 400...and allocations to North America raised from 35 to 131. http://events.laserinternational.org/en/application/list/100z38/101z92

Baltimore TV channel 13 filmed a two minute feature on the Havre de Grace, Maryland laser frostbite fleet. Click on link for the video...

The 2007 North Carolina Laser Masters regatta took place June 23-24. Host Oriental Dinghy Club completed 9 races on the Pamlico Sound, just off the shores of the beautiful town of Oriental, NC. A wonderful write-up with pictures is posted on the town website. Be sure to check it out...

Complete results are online at the Palm Beach Sailing Club website: http://www.pbsail.org/regatta/downloads/2007LaserMasters.pdf

Fred - here are some stories... The day before the regatta started the beaches in Palm Beach were closed due to sightings of large schools of sharks. See CBS news report: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/31/earlyshow/main684288.shtml It brought back memories of the 1999 Midwinturds...

The pin isn't any shorter so you should be able to hang your spare key on the outside. Not ideal but you'll sleep better at night if you're really worried about busting the key.

http://www.clwyc.org/LaserMidwintersEast07/

The international class website changed the wording overnight. It now reads: "As of 19th December the Laser Masters World Championships has been narrowed to three possible venues within Europe. Site inspections have been completed with a decision to be confirmed before the new year."...

Don't pay any attention to the last post. Fred hasn't sailed the regatta in at least the last seven years. http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/RolexMiamiOCR/results/index.htm Miami is awesome and worth trying at least once in your life.

Two purposes. 1. It is the first of three events to determine the five members of the 2007 US Sailing Team for Lasers. The other two events are Miami OCR and Midwinters East. 2. It gives the Olympic Trial organizers a chance to work out all the kinks before the real olympic trials event.

2 steps: 1. ease your boom vang 2. pull your centerboard up 1/2 way You'll likely begin to drift backwards. If so, in order to bear away to fill your sail you will want to push the tiller away from you.

The Potomac River Sailing Association Laser fleet is hosting a two day regatta next weekend, March 18-19, just north of Old Town Alexandria, VA. The Capital City Laser Regatta should be a great time! Whether you are looking to cash in on all the Laser frostbite practice you've been...