Obviously I am not a purist.
Am pragmatic. need to keep laser moored to dock waiting for next great wind.
Traditional rigging of main does not allow boat to "sit" in one place... even a little wind makes it tip over. Is there a rolling reef main or alternative rigging (like sunfish) that will allow boat to be "stable" in wind when moored -- I want the fund of a laser hull -- but have no interest in racing..
if you take the sheet out (or unclip the blocks) and release the vang, your boat should stay quite well.
I usually dont have a lot of problems that way.