Clew Sleeves

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Deimos

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Thinking about getting one (for ease or rigging as much as anything else; I don't like the velcro strap). The UK Laser Centre seems to sell a Harken one, yet I notice that those in the US do not appear manufactured by Harken.


Are there several different ones or it the same one sold as a Harken brand in the UK ?


If there are different ones, anybody know if they behave differently (better of worse than each other).


Ian
 
Deimos said:
Thinking about getting one (for ease or rigging as much as anything else; I don't like the velcro strap). The UK Laser Centre seems to sell a Harken one, yet I notice that those in the US do not appear manufactured by Harken.


Are there several different ones or it the same one sold as a Harken brand in the UK ?


If there are different ones, anybody know if they behave differently (better of worse than each other).


Ian
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The US ones are Harken, too, and I believe they are the only manufacturer.
 
Yea.... Harken is the only one that makes them. I bought it the day it came out and I will never go back to velcro again :D :p
 
I am excited about the prospect of moving up to velcro in the near future. Currently using a piece of string.
 
Mojo said:
I am excited about the prospect of moving up to velcro in the near future. Currently using a piece of string.
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im fifteen and have been sailing lasers for four years now, the sleeve makes rigging alot nicer and faster because you dont have to wrestle with trying to tie a bowline to the clew or whatever system you use. id say spend the 45$ and buy the harken boom sleeve
 
I tried one for the first time a few weeks ago...Its SOOOOO much better than the old system! I got mine the day after they arrived in the UK, and then took a few months to get out on the water. I arrived late, rushed to rig, got on the water with 4 minutes to go, and scraped home with 2 1sts! I would have still been tieing the clew down at the start with the old system! lol! Twas dumb luck tho, got totally hammered in both races the following weekend!
 
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