Tips From A Light Air Sailor:
1. In real light air, keep the boat heeled slightly. It keeps shape in the sail, as well as the boom out of your face.
2. Steer as little as possible and just CHILL! I sail in light light air all the time and the boat will always move faster when you are calm...
I am a lake sailor and find my self switching from low to high side occasionally. The 48'' extention is long and you have to make a quick turn to get out of the way of the main sheet. I don't like to use it on light air days. But in any sort of breeze I love it.
I don't know if you have found your answer yet, but here is a picture of how I rig the thing. I drew it on piant quickly so it's a bit crude. Basically, both sides of the bungee have to go on the starbord side of the mast and hook through the bracket for the bowline. You then flip the bungee...
Thank you so much for the answers, but I still have one. So your just saying to use the clear tape to act as a kind of cast. How should I go about it, put the epoxy on and tape to the general shape and sand later? What general type of epoxy should I use? One more thing, what should I do about a...
I am an avid lake sailor and have a 2 1/2 year old laser. I don't get to handle much breeze except for every now and again so my boat dosn't get too much wear except for average stuff. My problem is that about a month ago my daggerboard developed this little "curl" on the bottom corner of the...
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