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I sail on a river and the wind is usually pretty shifty, especially on the way around the corner. I have been sailing there for a while, but I still can't pick the windshifts and consequently it is slowing me down. I will be hit by a shift and the sails will back, or the boat will stop, or...

I thought we could have a thread for real-life sailing incidents where we are not sure of who was in the right according to the rules - and everyone can debate them. I reckon everyone will learn a lot from this thread. To kick it off, here is one incident that happened to me: During a...

Has anyone ever had this? My physio reckons there is a fair chance that I have it. It is worse in my right arm, but I get pain in both. I want to know if anyone has ever had surgery for it and how it went - ie how successful, how long to recover, could you go back to stuff like sailing...

Is it legal for a boat to position themselves below (to leeward) of you just before the start gun goes and then push you up over the start-line? Even though you are the windward boat, I would think this breaches the 'proper course' rule. Am I right? If not, how can you get out of a...

Hey, I'm not sure how many english people are here but thought I'd ask anyway. I was wondering if someone could give me an idea of the double-handed dinghy classes that are popular in the uk. My boyfriend and I are looking at heading over there at some point in the near future and would...

My parents are wanting a boat to sail together. They know how to sail, they weigh about 140kgs all up and want something that they could race in the future. Ideally the boat would have three sails and no trapeze. A swing centreboard would be nice and the class must be readily available in...

The daggerboard on my Laser 2 needs some work. There are some dings in the bottom which shouldn't be an issue to fix. However, on the sides the fibreglass is getting so thin that you can see the wire showing through. How do I go about fixing this? Should I try and strip the glass off and...

Ok, I'll kick this off. We had a sailing day with the uni club in one of the local esturies. One of the girls (who is a good sailor) decided to take one of the lasers out. Now, this laser is generally referred to as 'Snotty' cause it is green and a heap of junk. During her sail she decided...

These were held at my club recently on a very windy weekend. It was blowing about 20 - 25 knots most of the time which is incredibly rare on the river. http://www.bss.org.au/rivertitles.htm

I thought we could have a thread where people can put their favourite sailing pictures. I'll kick off. This would have to be one of my all-time fave pics. It was taken at the 125 National Titles in December 2005 and is taken from the committee boat just as the start-gun went off...

Here are some photos from the Laser 2 Worlds. Unfortunatly I wasn't able to go as they were held in Canada, but I thought you might like to see what looks like some very exhilarating sailing. My fave of the pictures is the last one, entitled mischa. That looks so awesome...

Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone had any advice for me? I'm wondering where abouts in the boat you put the mainsheet, and whether anyone else spends practically the entire time that they are in the boat getting tangled in it? It is either tangled around my legs, my crew is...

What other classes of boats do you sail/have you sailed? When did you learn to sail and how did you get into it? I currently sail a Laser 2 and a 125. In the past I have sailed in: Corsairs, vagabonds, hobie 16, toppers, laser picos I learnt to sail when I was about nine in a Topper...

I was wondering if anyone here has done any sailing on tall ships? I'm going on the Young Endeavour (http://www.youngendeavour.gov.au/) in about five weeks. I'm really excited but I also know it's going to be incredibly hard work. It would be good if anyone who has been on a tall ship could...

I know this isn't really 'photos' but I was wondering if anyone can give me any sites where I can download a fairly decent sailing screensaver? I don't mind what boats, although dinghies would be preferable.

This is me sailing my L2 on the Clarance River NSW (sorry about the grainy pics - the negative was damaged)

Do any of you sail laser 2's in Australia? Better still in Queensland?? I am looking for some fellow L2 sailors who I can discuss the boats with etc. I've not had much luck finding a specific forum which is active.