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Holland is a country without physical borders. but is seems we have some virtual borders :(.

there is a live coverage on http://nos.nl/os2012/ This is dutch, so if you need any help, please let me know. I am going to watch the start of the laser woman right now

The only thin parts of my body are my hands. They are always cold in winter. Over the years l tried different kind of gloves. Thin neoprene (will help for a few minutes), the "Rooster winterpro" (worst ever, good grip though) and Magic Marine drysuits gloves. These are really warm, because...

Unfortunately I have some experience with sea sickness. I allways get sea sick when I go for a trip offshore. I sail offshore for more than 30 years and tried several kinds of medicine and other treatments. Most medicine make you sleepy. The medicine that works the best for me is Touristil. I...

Luckily there are'nt many sunfish sailors in Holland. ;)

If only your hands are worn after 8 days of saliling, you must be in good shape.

Did you use your traveler block upside down?;)

After trying to bend it back, you might consider to give it a new life by using it upside down. It's much stronger. The only thing you have to do is refit the upper mast sleeve. :rolleyes:

"The event is open to those in possession of a valid license and to those without a license" I read on the internetsite. Although the senior games are for competitors age 50+, the Laser events have other age categories. Age categories 45 - 54 (Masters) 55 - 64 (Grandmasters) 65+...

This is caused by the shape of the dagger board. And it is difficult to avoid. Would the dagger board have a different shape, for example, a width of 30 cm at the top and 20 cm at the bottom, it would be more difficult to bring in resonance. So, in my opinion, there is no solution, except...

Try Tena lady :D .

The bumps are caused by the immense downforce thats been put on your mast via the Cunningham hole system. It is the same force that causes the “leaky mast step” in older Lasers. The forces only get bigger when the boom goes out and you do not release your cunningham. It’s a miracle the Lasers...

Better send a friend first, let him offer 900....:D 2000 is far too high.

Although I agree with the method above, you should be careful with self foaming resin. It is able to put an enormous pressure on the cockpit floor and the hull. There is a chance of getting damage when you use to much foam.

This article about how to coach yourself might be interesting: http://www.laserinternational.org/laserworld.htm (June 2009)

Few weeks ago I sold a similar trailer (1984 model with gunwale support) for 225 Euro's. But that was in Holland. The buyer was quite happy with it.

Do not forget to protect your head. The head is an important region for heat loss. So consider wearing adequate thermal protection. Bear in mind that without protection a 50 year old, only survives 50 minutes in 50F water temperatures. (survival of the fattest :)

Where do you live/sail? What are the water/air temperatures? I ended last season with a neoprene steamer 5/3 mm air temperatures around 7 degrees Celsius and started with a new drysuit in temperatures about the same, but the water was colder. I prefer the drysuit.

Try to be proactive. Look over your shoulder and learn to "read" the gusts. If you see a gust coming, then bear away (appr 15 degrees) a few seconds before the gust hits you. You will find that all forces that otherwise heel your boat, will give you more speed.

There is a little black tube underneath your bailer. The tube isn't symetric. Try to turn the tube around, so the tube won't get stuck against the bailer. It might solve your problem.