Recent content by sam173210

also if you sail at angles bu going bu the lee or reaaching you are less likely to roll. think of it like snowboarding. you are more likely to fall when you are going down the mountain so if you go at angles to the waves you will be more stable

I was wondering what kind of hiking pants everyone perfers and why.

I perfer the rooster because it is between 1/4 and 5/16 and does not twist as much. in a breeze winds without gloves it can be harsh on the hands so i simply use a 5/16 line instead

i took the cleats off my laser because I never use them and they are right where you sit and a ratchet block like a fredrickson provides plenty of friction so there is low pressure on the sheet where you hold it

I think the vang is nessisary for anyone underweight like myself at only 162 lbs . the cunningham/outhaul is nice to have as it makes depowering or releasing the controls at the weather mark much easier in a breeze.

I use the 15 to 1. i feel that this is too much but it is much easier to get the correct tension in high winds or get the perfect tension downwind in a breeze

to help avoid dethrolls you should trim the vang so the leech doesnt have a large hook, you should also try trimming the sail from the block so when you jump across the boat to prevent the boat from deathrolling you also trim the sail and that helps prevent the deathrol