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Did I read somewhere that Beeswax or surfboard wax would work nicely?? I personaly don't agree with wax........

APSLTD.com has some of their stuff like line and hiking straps

I have seen the huge straps being sold, but I hae never seen one on the water. I went with the rooster one (which at the time, and it may still be, was the cheapest one from APS) and love it. Dan

dude, check out my post in the class rules section ("new laser sail"). I went with north and after one season it feels just like any other sail, not good. If you want one from the states I highly recommend APS sailing APS sailing

you want the full rig. If you have kids or a lighter wife, the laser can be changed to fit anyone.check this out

in the sailing portion of this forum there was a question about centerboard play. Is tape, like that found on APS for use around the top part of the board class legal? dan

:rolleyes: good point, I've only used it on practice boats that belong to the club. I'll make a post in the class rules section........

The board does move from side to side. It happens with every Laser. (or at least every laser I've ever raced against. This link has some tape in it that can fix that problem. click here dan

I play my downhaul more than anything else. I set the outhaul to relate to the waves and in the wind you're talking about, take the slack out of the vang. If I can't hold the boat down, more cunningham and maybe a little vang. I am curious as to why so many people chose the vang....... Dan

Your boat has large watertight bags that are used for flotation (5 of them) They are not attached to anything so yes they will move around. You may have pieces of glass loose in the boat also. These are no serious threat, just maybe a little annoying.

I have the Ainslie book. The clips are close up and easy to see. I would recomend it.

You should always stay foreward in the Laser, except when planing. If your boat has mainsheet cleats, put your foreward cheek close enough to that so they are touching even overlaping at times. From here you can still hike and thus, you should be able to keep the boat flat. I too sail on a small...

I have read the other threads on pointing in this forum, but I still need advice when it comes to sailing up wind. My problem is this; no matter who I sail with durring the race or who I tune with before, I can never point as high and it is becoming a real problem. When I tune with someone our...

I haven't given it much thought...... I am sure that in very windy conditions this makes somewhat of a difference (atleast you would think it does). It is a very interesting subject, but the question I have is would it be something that would actually make a noticable difference? Personally I...

does anyone know where I can find instructions for instaling/repairing an autobailer?

When you hike, is your butt over the side or are you just sitting on the boat bending back like you are trying to touch your head to the watter? the boat flattens out a lot nicer if your butt is over the watter.

I have learned to stay away from the shore (wind shadows due to trees) and stay a little (just a little) farther forward in the boat. Other than that, watch the wind!!

that kinda goes without saying :rolleyes:

I was at a regatta this weekend and was doing pretty well....until the windward mark. Heading downwind, I easily lost two or three boats. The breeze was 10 to 15 and there was some nasty chop. My controlls were eased so that the mast was fairly straight, but that didn't seem to help. Besides...

I currently have 2 books. The first one is by Ben Ainslie published by Fernhurst books. Ainslie won the Olympics in 2000; comes with a CD, mmmmm good stuff. It has a bunch on boat speed. The other is by Dick Tillman and is called The Complete Book of Laser Sailing. Longer & covers more topics. I...