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I've been coaching a squad of Laser 4.7 boys this past year. We've had a windy winter here in South AU. Watching these guys working their asses off upwind while doing all the right things(vang sheeting, properly adjusting the rig, etc). It got me thinking that the entire boat is out of balance...

I have always taken the deck cleats off of Lasers. They always seemed to cause capsizes or just be in the way. Finally I see a pro use them for what looks like an awful tack. He's the one an only Robert Scheidt on his way to winning the 2013 Laser Worlds. Time to reconsider? tack starts at 1:12

I'm looking at buying another boat to have around for friends and family. I found an old hull in very good shape for its age. Everything is there . Blades need TLC. Unfortunately the brand new iSails got wet and stained red by the clew. The trailer is in very good shape. Its like the Kitty Hawk...

About 6 months ago I had a painful cut on one of my ankles. It was more comfortable for me to cross my feet when hiking in the Laser. Basically nesting one heel on top my other ankle, with knees touching. I didn't realize for a long time that it had become my hiking style over time. I find it...

It would be good fun to have a vote thread on new names. I'm back of the fleet as far as making those voting type threads. Would somebody step up please? I propose to call the new boats the Loser Class. The logo would be Homer Simpson. Unfortunately, Bruce may be able to keep the name, make...

I saw these at APS. Nobody in AU shows them on their sites. Has anyone used one. It's about time they did something about that worthless rubber pad. http://blog.apsltd.com/2009/11/hands-on-laser-daggerboard-friction-pad.html

As most sailors have heard there are 2 trains of thought about smoothness of hull/blades. First is smoother the better, second is at some point(400 or 600 grit) it doesn't matter, because its water on water. Frank Bethwaite's book High Performance Sailing says that he tested 2 Laser rudders...

After reading the current threads about sailing by the lee and the pros and cons of the windex on the Laser. I had a thought. Everyone notices that the windex goes nutz when you mover from in the limbo area between Lee and Gybe. I figured a correctly places tell tale should do the same. I placed...

What distance off of the boom end to the clew do you use when going downwind? I currently max out at about 13".

I had my Laser up on the dolly with the rudder installed. It looked by eye that the rudder was not perpendicular to the deck. I checked it with my Stabila(highest quality level). The rudder was several degrees out. I had to ream out the grudgeons a wee bit to get it correct. Meaning that the...