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Someone inquired about mainsheet ratchet blocks with swivel camcleat bases (in the "Laser Sailing" board of this Forum). Just getting to this part of his question... Finn wrote: "No mention is made in the rules of a mainsheet swivel cleat, only two deck mounted cleats". Here is the...

Hi, In a post on April 8, I had noted that "JC Tie-down Sleeve", an article about the re-engineered clew tie-down fitting designed by John Christianson was made available in the "Class & Racing Rules" and "Maintenance" sections of the drLaser web site. Since then, the "JC Tie-down Sleeve"...

In a recent post in the "Laser Class & Politics" board, I noted in passing: "...A more or less permanent end to my days as an ILCA-NA member is approaching fast. But that's another long story...." Some concerned friends inquired about the details. In order to prevent wild speculations, let...

If I remember correctly, there was a "Position Paper" by Peter Johns drafted prior to the NA elections and posted on the ILCA-NA website. If you have a copy of that, could you please mail it to me at [email protected] or post it here. Thanks, Shevy Gunter Member, ILCA-NA

The proposed By-Laws of the International Laser Class Association - North American Region (Version 2.3 April, 16, 2004) are posted at the URL: http://www.laser.org/c/cnt/down/LaserBy-lawsv2-3.pdf Your comments in this thread would probably be appreciated both by the NA Officers and the...

In relation to the old-style, boom-cleated outhauls, I had written (in a post on the "Laser Sailing" bulletin board of this forum): > ... to UNCLEAT the outhaul control line from the clam cleat > REMOTELY, from the deck. Here's exactly the basis of what I had in mind and why I have been...

In a thread titled "World Council's heavy hands" in this forum, I had written: > After consulting with sponsoring institutions, the designer > decided that we would all be better off if we did not present > this design to the Lasering world right now via drLaser. After consultation of...

Just a suggestion: Public bulletin boards and mailing lists such as this play a major role in tracking which sail/hull numbers were produced when and by which Builder and in tracking the resale value of used Lasers. But for the same reasons, it is imperative that "Boat For Sale" ads placed...

In a recent thread titled "North American access to drLaser", I noted that access within North America to the technical drLaser articles would once again be restricted to only ILCA-NA members. I noted that "this policy change was not requested by ILCA-NA and is necessitated by a planned...

Re: Where to buy used Laser? Seth W., You are continuing to set a bad example by keeping your identity secret! Let's hear your justification, then. SG

Dear fellow Laser sailors, An unplanned server move on 29-30 March 2004 at the hosting company has caused all passwords used on the www.drLaser.org web site to be erased or stop functioning. At the moment, the special, technical drLaser articles that have been reserved for ILCA Members...

ILCA Rule 3(e)ii attempts to regulate where "THE" cunningham control line may be attached. Similarly, Rule 3(f)ii attempts to regulate where "THE" outhaul control line may be attached. But don't we now have (up to) THREE control lines for the cunningham and (up to) TWO control lines for the...

Since May 2003, some Laserites have been wondering about: Why a boat manufactured in 1972 was allocated #95, when hull numbers had to be greater than 100? Was #95 boat manufactured in Canada or elsewhere? Was Jim Price's #99 boat really a 'prototype' shown at the NY Boat Show in 1972...

Some time ago, the special technical articles in the "drLaser" web site that are reserved for world-wide members of ILCA were made available to all North American (USA & CAN) sailors regardless of whether they were ILCA-NA members or not. As of Wednesday 3/24/2004 8:00 AM EST, access by North...

In a private letter to drLaser, an interesting question was raised. The letter is reproduced below with the consent of the author: -------------------------------- From: Finn Hassing Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:46:05 -0500 Dr Laser: I have studied the clew tie-down design consisting of...

RELATED RULES: 3(f)iii. Additional purchases may be obtained by forming rope loops in the line or adding “Optional” blocks to the line, and/or using the outhaul fairlead, the outhaul clam cleat, the boom, the mast or gooseneck fitting. 3(f)iv. An “Optional” block may be attached to the...

Hi, The article titled "drLaser's Outhaul" in the "Class & Racing Rules" and "Maintenance & Fitness" sections of the drLaser website was just revised to take into account the recent (2003) ILCA Interpretations. The design maintains an unloaded ouhaul fairlead to minimize friction while...

My question in the subject line is clear. For the purpose of completeness, all tangentially related rules and interpretations are given at the end of this post. Rule 3(b)v notes the non-standard components a block may have (in addition to its cheeks, head, sheave, etc.) Implicitly, it...

RELATED RULES: Rule 3(b)ii: "Control lines shall be of uniform thickness and shall not be tapered except for the purpose of a splice within 100mm of a dead ending at a fitting." Rule 3(b)iii: "In a control line system where more than one control line is permitted, lines of different...

Following Interpretation 5, a simple revision that makes the no-friction drLaser Cunningham legal again is now made available on the drLaser website. (I waited, but none of the past users came up with a better way to legalize it than this.) Now ILCA can issue a new rule change, calling it an...