Sooooooo.... there may or may not have been a heated debate between the RC and a member of my club as to whether or not there is a rule stating a laser must have a bowline?
I've scoured the laser book and I can't find a rule stating that there must be a bow line or any sort of tethering line... anyone else know if any rule requiring me to have a bow line?
A 20 foot piece of line bust be permanently secured to the mast and passed through teh bow eye at all times."
we used to joke about what "permanent might be" and usually decided it meant a bowling under a few wwraps of old weathered duct tape.
The fitting on the bow of a laser is not strong enough to be towed from. If I need a tow I take my mainsheet off and tie it around the mast before passing to rib crew.
It's conventional wisdom to tow a Laser with a line on the mast because the boweye is not so strong. Maybe it's one of those old sailor's tales.
Paddling back in in no wind is an option when the distance isn't too far or there is no tide. Change your venue to a sea championship however and it's another story.
I nailed the MOST AWESOME GYBE! It was an effortless and elegant maneuver amongst the carnage, the driving rain, the flying spray... Such a great feeling
Sooooooo.... there may or may not have been a heated debate between the RC and a member of my club as to whether or not there is a rule stating a laser must have a bowline?
I've scoured the laser book and I can't find a rule stating that there must be a bow line or any sort of tethering line... anyone else know if any rule requiring me to have a bow line?