Recent content by MrXC

Not mine, but pretty cool

Since you race radial, a local, reputable shop owner that does a lot of work with Laser and other dinghy classes told me the carbon radial lower is much more resistant to bending. He noted many regular radial racers will go through a couple of lowers a year. That said, I'm on an all AL rig...

Depends on the regatta and how strictly they are enforcing class rules. I've found many multi-class regattas to be flexible but if its a dedicated ILCA race it probably won't be allowed

I've been very happy with the Nautalutics. It's easy to read in all light conditions and the solar cell has been adequate to keep mine charged. I haven't uses the others so I can't compare them

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The new Lasers from LP won't be legal for some of the European races, like the ILCA masters in NL, BE, etc. See NOR & SI – Open Dutch Lasermasters Championship. If you want to be both ILCA and "the Laser Class" legal you need to get a pre-split boat

Hi, I have a Ford Focus with only about two feet between my roof rack bars. Fine for bikes and kayaks, but I'm concerned they may not adequately support a Laser for an hour+ drive. Thoughts?

Why wouldn't be legal? Inspection ports are legal and in fact require a threaded cover, which is what the bottleport is. It's not a modification to the hull itself (the inspection port is). I've used mine in regattas held under class rules and haven't been protested, but also keep the...

Thanks! I did remove my rails and mast step prior to refinishing. The rails were not a problem, but the mast step was glued and screwed and tore off some of the top later of plywood. I used some filler to level it off before epoxying.

I have no idea what it is, but the wood on my super sailfish looked the same. To me it seemed like an old top coat of a penetrating substance since the depth was uneven and it didn't hold stain well. I sanded through as best I could, stained the top and then coated the whole hull in...

I'll be spending the next few years in Brussels and am looking for a home base for Laser sailing less than an hour from the city. Antwerp seems to have a few active clubs at the Galgenweel, but the pros and cons of each are less clear. Any recommation there or elsewhere? I'd like to be able...

Lots of good advice on setting up an Albacore can be found here, albeit some more complex for racing: Rigging and Equipment | United States Albacore Association I have a 1981 Skene Albacore I restored last year and its a really fun boat. I haven't sailed it much this year because COVId-19...

The sunfish sail will work fine.

I have similar thoughts going through my head, including looking at the J/22. Another boat of similar size but designed to be singlehanded friendly is the Harbor 20 but they are expensive. A Daysailer might be a good option but I haven't seen one on the water. Lastly, if you're not concerned...

Where in MD? We sail Lasers all year on the Potomac. A Drysuit and a base layer can get you through the winter, but starts to get a bit warm as the temp hits 50'sh. After that a wetsuit should get you through to the warm weather hits