sk8ingsailor
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I see no advantage to such a strap in the Laser.
True but it would be hella cool!
And at my local club, winds are incredibly shifty most of the time so....
Also, I hate having to kick to my back foot for the strap.
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I see no advantage to such a strap in the Laser.
I see no advantage to such a strap in the Laser.
I think your problem is your not much of a free thinker, and your not imaginative enough! Do I need to remind anyone of my JC Strap?
True but it would be hella cool!
And at my local club, winds are incredibly shifty most of the time so....
Also, I hate having to kick to my back foot for the strap.
using your logic
first off, it says nothing about marking your spars (with your name) with a marker or pen therfore anyone you identifies their equipment in any way is a CHEATER
second, it says nothing about competitors being allowed to tape their tillers or extentions (quite comon as the joints are really shity) if you do tape the joint you are a CHEATER
fourth, It says nothing about having a waterbottle so therfore everyone with a waterbottle on board is a cheater
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That stuff raises some interesting points.
A broken tiller will effect performance. So will drinking and eating lunch as opposed to not.No it doesn't. The things that OliLaser mentions do not affect performance and so are not illegal.
hmmm how can you refinish which means, to give a new surface; the blade and not change the thikness or original shape? unless of course you do it perfectly down to the last nanometer
Thats why I don't bother messing with my blades, I pay someone else to do it!
A broken tiller will effect performance. So will drinking and eating lunch as opposed to not.
Try sailing without a tiller extension! Your performance will be redced considerably.Taping a tiller does not affect performance.
Besides, the tiller and tiller extension are one part of the boat that is NOT restricted, so modifications there to are a bad example:...etc etc
As far as "drinking and eating lunch," these are not "changes from the standard boat that might affect performance" because eating lunch and drinking water do not change the BOAT.
Not sure where you are getting the "within tolerance through error and not design" language...because that's not in the rules. The rules just say that "surface refinishing of the centreboard is permitted provided the original shape, thickness and characteristics are not altered."
Try sailing without a tiller extension! Your performance will be reduced considerably.
the point being made was that "if it doesn't say you can do it, you can't". there are no bad examples in that context.
Does having a support boat change the performance?
Are you allowed to take advice from coaches on support boats or have any contact with them while racing?
and once again, "if it doesn't say you can do it, you can't"...that's the context.
The thing about rules is they have an intent, much like the law has an intent. the intent of ILCA rules is too make everything one design, the same from boat to boat. If you read the rules right through you will find a common theme: you can repair certain items, but you may not intend to change them. Refinishing is a maintenance specifically allowed. The tolerances given for the trailing edge is for margin of error reasons not re-design. That is pretty clear. When you find contradictions in rules like that you have to look for the intent.
hahaha, it only costs $20, so I don't loose sleep over it. All that gets done is fix the trailing edge, fill gouges, and make it smooth, nothing crazy