The fact this may not be legal is something that bugs me about Lasers. Lots of expensive stuff like carbon top sections and upgraded vangs (which I love BTW) are legal, but an easy, cheap way to hold a water bottle isn’t.Not sure that the Bottleport is legal...
They might be a good idea etc.. Blame the person who designed them. They were not willing to approach the ILCAThe fact this may not be legal is something that bugs me about Lasers. Lots of expensive stuff like carbon top sections and upgraded vangs (which I love BTW) are legal, but an easy, cheap way to hold a water bottle isn’t.
I am not meaning to be snarky with this response, but my response is directed at ILCA as a whole. While bottle port didn’t approach ILCA, , I find it hard to believe, for example, that manufacturers of bags to mount below inspection ports approached ILCA to make them legal, or the manufacturers of clips and bags for storage on the deck approached ILCA, or the manufacturers of padded hiking straps approached ILCA. I suspect ILCA decided those were good ideas and approved them without manufacturer input or request. I think I recall when clew tie-down straps were approved as an option to line, and strap makers were not involved. So I am not clear on why Bottleport had to approach ILCA.They might be a good idea etc.. Blame the person who designed them. They were not willing to approach the ILCA
Re-read the original Bottleport thread and the class rules.Why wouldn't be legal? Inspection ports are legal and in fact require a threaded cover, which is what the bottleport is. It's not a modification to the hull itself (the inspection port is). I've used mine in regattas held under class rules and haven't been protested, but also keep the standard cover in my race bag in case a measure decides to be a pain
Bottleport reviewed by TillermanRe-read the original Bottleport thread
Apparently no one has considered it important enough to push forward. It's what easily happens with "small", non-essential things like this.If it was being reviewed 12 years ago why was it never allowed or voted on!
The key to solving that would be to put a bottle of drinking water in the bottleport. If you don’t take water with you, then you wouldn’t need the bottleport in the first place.Personally, I wouldn't get a (legal) Bottleport for the simple fact that it lacks drainage. Not that it would increase weight noticeably, but it would be just plain annoying to have a bucket of water onboard.
_
The key to solving that would be to put a bottle of drinking water in the bottleport.