Bud.Haycock
New Member
Hi
Firstly, I don't own a Laser sailboat... I have a Bombardier Invitation 16', which seems very similar to the Laser, so hopefully that is close enough to belong to the forum.. there are no Invitation forums on the net.
I'm fairly new to sailing( 3 years), and new to this style of boat. I have a couple of questions hopefully someone can answer. All the boats I've sailed before had a halyard for raising the main, which allowed for easy rigging and then hoisting the main on the water. This boat has a sleeved sail which is fitted over the mast before it is stepped. I'm wondering what techniques you use for 1. Keeping the sail from flapping while rigging/stepping the mast? and 2. How do you shorten/reef sail if you find yourself in sudden bad weather?
I had heard that some people wrap the sail around the mast a few times, step the mast, and then fit the boom and outhaul the sail once pointed head-to-wind on the water. Has anyone tried this? Does it work?
Can you safely leave the sail fitted to the mast while the boat is moored?
Boat Details:
Hull 16' Beam 5'
Mast 22'
Sleeved Sail with simple Cunningham through a deck cleat at the step
2 block Boom Vang
Loose Footed with simple outhaul and boom cleat
Center mainsheet with stern traveler
daggerboard
Hope someone can help me..
Thanks
Bud
Firstly, I don't own a Laser sailboat... I have a Bombardier Invitation 16', which seems very similar to the Laser, so hopefully that is close enough to belong to the forum.. there are no Invitation forums on the net.
I'm fairly new to sailing( 3 years), and new to this style of boat. I have a couple of questions hopefully someone can answer. All the boats I've sailed before had a halyard for raising the main, which allowed for easy rigging and then hoisting the main on the water. This boat has a sleeved sail which is fitted over the mast before it is stepped. I'm wondering what techniques you use for 1. Keeping the sail from flapping while rigging/stepping the mast? and 2. How do you shorten/reef sail if you find yourself in sudden bad weather?
I had heard that some people wrap the sail around the mast a few times, step the mast, and then fit the boom and outhaul the sail once pointed head-to-wind on the water. Has anyone tried this? Does it work?
Can you safely leave the sail fitted to the mast while the boat is moored?
Boat Details:
Hull 16' Beam 5'
Mast 22'
Sleeved Sail with simple Cunningham through a deck cleat at the step
2 block Boom Vang
Loose Footed with simple outhaul and boom cleat
Center mainsheet with stern traveler
daggerboard
Hope someone can help me..
Thanks
Bud