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Yeah, it's probably important to break in a new sail properly (don't sail in any hurricanes with vang/downhaul set at "11", initially). But for what I see anyhow, after that the creases basically disappear. But, I definitely think that it is very worth not folding the sail routinely -- the...

Thanks, nice concise summary. Though I wonder about 10" + draft under any conditions, but maybe that's just me... ;-) Anyone aware of similar on Full, or 4.7? (Both my wife and i switch rigs, she between Radial and 4.7, occasionally Full, me Full and Radial.) BTW, yeah, block-block is...

"Less haste; more speed." Applies esecially well to gybing in heavy air, or tacking in very light for that matter, IMHO.

Hi, > ... Does the main sheet need to replaced regularly on a laser? In my opinion, yes. But not so much for block issues. I just like fresh lines -- runs smoother, less tangles, easier on the hands. And, does get better grip on the ratchet block. It's obviously the single most important...

> What is the recommended length of the main sheet line? I run mine quite long, around 50 ft. Really helpful in super-light air (we get a lot) when you need to get the boom well past 90 deg to stay by-the-lee without some bizarre yoga pose to manually hold the boom out. Also fast to go beyond...

Dunno about "race training" in T.O. anymore (grew up there, moved away long ago). For sure there will be many, so if really just starting best bet is probably to pick something easy to get to ... so you will show up. But, best race training above the very few basic few rules to know, and some...

Hi, This must have come up many times before, but darned if I could find it... I need to remove sail numbers from a Radial sail, in order to re-number it. So, any advice on the best way to remove the old numbers, and get the sail cleaned up -- gunk removed?? The sail itself is in great...