Hi,
I have recently bought a sail on ebay that claimed to be a genuine laser sail. When it arrived i gave it a once over and saw that it has a laser patch on it with the company logo but no red button to show that it's race legal.
Do laser make alternate sails without buttons or does this sound like a fake?
Thanks very much
Jonny
Hi,
I have recently bought a sail on ebay that claimed to be a genuine laser sail. When it arrived i gave it a once over and saw that it has a laser patch on it with the company logo but no red button to show that it's race legal.
Do laser make alternate sails without buttons or does this sound like a fake?
Thanks very much
Jonny
Ok, that wording sounds correct for the 3.8 ox sails prior to the introduction of the button. The sail might be legal.
Even without the button ?
Ian
what is the point of the button?
Even without the button ?
Ian
The sail is quite new and the patch near the tack says "New Numbers 3.8" under the Laser Logo.
Without the button, a....
From a distant memory, I think the buttons were introduced when we became an Olympic class, so 1993, this new sail is roughly 17 years old. So for a measurer to reognise that it might be a legal sail, they probably have to have 20 years experience in sailing lasers. With me dropping the measuring, that experience is leaving the class and in future I would assume that what is technically legal will not be permitted to be used in my district because of the inexperience of who ever takes on the role of measurer.
The sail is absolutely original. I bought my laser from the italian laser distributor many years ago about 10, and it has no button.
I understand what you're saying Laserlu, but to my knowledge it isn't correct except in a couple of specific class rules, i.e the use of timber foils and sail numbers not meeting the current specs.