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    Sailing Rules Question

    Here are some sites to visit to help you with rules. http://game.finckh.net/indexe.htm http://www.ukhalsey.com/RulesQuiz/quiz_list.asp http://game.finckh.net/reg_gbr/rrs_000contents.htm http://www.racingrules.org/guide/ Since you are having trouble with this (#10), the...
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    water in tanks

    A leak . . .
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    Laser Sailing Guide Spreadsheet

    urbo100; Thanks so much. Great job. dwb
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    Show off YOUR Laser!

    Here are a few photos of my old '77 Laser just before a race last weekend at the Lake Lanier Sailing Club just north of Atlanta. I had just upgraded to the new vang and deck fittings. Now I have to learn how to adjust everything for the various conditions.
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    Show off YOUR Laser!

    xflyer95; Ok, I'll do that.
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    Show off YOUR Laser!

    Flusha; Great post Flusha . . . You've put into words what I suspect many of us have been thinking. Thanks. Shatty007 - - lighten up will ya. Post your ideas and opinions and leave it at that. Your harsh, loud, bombastic, uncompromising attitude just turns people off. Even when you have...
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    Back Problems

    EddieDingle; What I’ve done to improve my comfort and endurance in a Laser may be of use to you. First of all, I’m almost 65 years old - - everything hurts all the time.:) I try to minimize this and have found a few techniques that have helped me a lot when sailing the Laser. I am fairly new...
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    Cape Hatteras

    northwind; I've been going to that area amost every year for 12 years or so to windsurf. Usually we go in early to middle May. The winds are still good then and the house rentals are still inexpensive. Also, it's starting to warm up nicely. We usually sail off Avon on the sound side or at...
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    Problems going straight, fighting the helm

    Hi All; This is probably a dumb question, but what is the "kicker"? Is it the boom vang?
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    Sail cloth comparison between legal and "replica"

    Hi All; I'm new to Laser sailing and will soon be racing it in my first race. I maybe have something to contribute to the issue of "narrow interpretation" of the rules for this class. For the last 35 years or so (almost as long as Lasers have been around) I have been involved in radio...
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    mainsheet mess

    Hi All; I'm new to Laser sailing and have found a situation that constantly is a problem to me. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU DO WITH ALL THAT MAINSHEET SPAGGETTI ON THE FLOOR OF THE COCKPIT ALL THE TIME????? It is under knees, tangles in my feet, in my lap, gets overboard, and otherwise is a huge...
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    Laser rule?

    sailingmania; Quoted from the ILCA rules: 26. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE (a) Repairs and preventative maintenance to the sail, hull, deck, centreboard, rudder, mast, boom or any fittings and fixings may be carried out without violation of these Rules provided such repairs are made in such a way...
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    Mainsheet block options

    Thanks for the information and advice. At least I interpreted the rule properly. I hadn't decided to get one, I was just wondering if it was allowed. I need to get a lot more time in my Laser and learn the techniques for handling the mainsheet efficiently. I am looking forward to my first...
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    Mainsheet block options

    Hi All; This is my first post on this forum. I recently bought a used standard Laser and intend to race it. I used this forum to research what to look for when looking at used Lasers and found the information extremely useful - - thanks everyone. I have been religiously reading the rules on...

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