Alan,Contact the World Measurer
Thanks again!Jean-Luc's details are here http://www.laserinternational.org/info/technicalmeasurement
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Why go to all that hassle? Why not get one and modify it so you can stuff it down the front or back of the sail like you would do with a traditional burgee?
I find burgees are usually more sensitive that the plastic 'vane' type indicators.
However if you do hear back from the measurer do report back here so we know the outcome. You never know you might start a new trend....
There is no need to drill a small hole into the webbing:
You're sure doing some biking (95% of the active Laserites do biking) Take a suitable piece of an old inner tube of a bicycle and pull it over the top of the upper mastsegment. Aft you have pulled the sail over the mast, you fix the wind indicator between the tube and the mast. There is enough space between the strap and the sail tube at its top. (This is a hint taken out of an old GER book for introducing into sailing the Laser, I own it from my fist years sailing Laser: "Laser Segeln" by Ulfried Biedermann & Walter Mai, 1979 ).
A wind indicator a the top of the sail is very useful! It tells a lot more about the wind situation in the upper areas of the sail than a wind vane , such as the Little Hawk or a Surfpilot, at the gooseneck ever is able to do. I don't use one at the top, as I still to often capsize in shallow pools...
Ciao
LooserLu
I was wondering about the inner tube idea.Do you cut it and tie it around?Does it not interfere with the head of the sail going to top of Mast?There is no need to drill a small hole into the webbing:
You're sure doing some biking (95% of the active Laserites do biking) Take a suitable piece of an old inner tube of a bicycle and pull it over the top of the upper mastsegment. Aft you have pulled the sail over the mast, you fix the wind indicator between the tube and the mast. There is enough space between the strap and the sail tube at its top. (This is a hint taken out of an old GER book for introducing into sailing the Laser, I own it from my fist years sailing Laser: "Laser Segeln" by Ulfried Biedermann & Walter Mai, 1979 ).
A wind indicator a the top of the sail is very useful! It tells a lot more about the wind situation in the upper areas of the sail than a wind vane , such as the Little Hawk or a Surfpilot, at the gooseneck ever is able to do. I don't use one at the top, as I still to often capsize in shallow pools...
Ciao
LooserLu