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Hey Skip , they recon the one thing on the laser that would have been altered is the small rudder . don't fot get to let it up when doing the repeated course alterations tho :-) laser stratos ruder is the best I've had to use so far , too far out when the wind finally dumped me ;-( best...

Re: Most spectacular capsise?! I have 2 outta boat experiences that always hang in my mind. 2 of my pals were out 2 up in a strong breeze in my laser ( shorter wooden tiller helped with space for tacking. All was going well, boat up to great speed when suddenly both do a synchronized back...

howdy folks , newby on the block . I'd never thought about reefing causing damage , but I think the best thing for gaining confidence is working the way up from 4.7 radial to full laser. Ive shown people how to sail when we had only full rigs , the 4.7 is a breath of fresh air , at least the...

That just reminded me to get my old dog off its trolley and support it by the gunnels. the downside to upside down storage is that it tends to let water into the deck foam & make it disbond & spongy anyone got any favourite ways of stiffening the deck up ?

I've used both & unless the waves are stopping me quick gentle luff followed by extra hike to bear away as wind dies works for me. As a gust comes there should be a tendency for the apparent to swing aft & your object is to climb the ladder upwind. Bethwaites diag seems to recommend both. The...