Toshinari Takayanagi
Member
I am a masters Laser sailer who is actively sailing/racing but not super competitive. I participated Masters World for the past three years, and finished about in the middle. My question is: how often people renew the race sail for these major events? I guess it all depends on who the "people" are, but my definition would be the people who want to sail the regatta with reasonably optimum sail (and wishing to finish the major regatta within 1/3 of the fleet). For example, my current race sail for the major events was used for a week in the Croatia world where the wind was mostly light and another week in the Ireland world where the wind was very strong (I needed massive de-powering). So, I wonder if a week use in the very strong wind could already stretch the sail so that it can make the noticeable performance difference.
Also, I feel that old (stretched) vs new sail would affect more in strong wind as it makes the de-powering more difficult, while it affects less in higher wind. Would this be true?
Also, I feel that old (stretched) vs new sail would affect more in strong wind as it makes the de-powering more difficult, while it affects less in higher wind. Would this be true?