The Laser by definition is a one-design boat. One Design as in, just one... only one... no differences... one-design therefore all the same. Recently I've seen debates about different sail materials, manufacturers, carbon masts, harken blocks and who knows whatever else...
I've never had a problem with running in light airs
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they have just been around a bit longer, and have experienced their growning pains, and the pains have come to be accepted
" Frankly, a wet Rooster sheet will hurt you more than a JC will help, I believe.
I have tried it in all conditions, just happens to be on different boats lol"I mean honestly guys, how can you be so negative about something you have never sailed with?? "
Ok, Ross, we love your enthusasim for the JC, and I am very interested to try it out when the ice goes out around here. We get plenty of light and lumpy, on a lake, often in the evening. But, admittedly it's nothing like left over Pacific sweels. I already have a ultra light, floating main sheet, an autoratchet, and other legal things to reduce the times I have to push the boom. Frankly, a wet Rooster sheet will hurt you more than a JC will help, I believe.
So, don't accuse us of being negative (which we may be), unless you've tried it enough in all conditions to explain why you are so positive?
Al
The net person to tell someone to join another class or sail another boat, I will personaly hunt down and light thier hair on fire.
we all sail the same boat, telling someone to sail another class because you don't agree with them is realy childish and anoying, it is not an argument its just a realy stupid coment, also asking why someone joins/joined the laser class ??????? Does it mater(probalbly has something to do with the competition)
Al, I haven't heard of this before. Please tell more. Do you use a different brand of sheet? Why is a wet Rooster sheet bad?
Kind of a thread hijack, but.....
A wet Rooster is heavy. Having 30+ feet of it hanging on the boom, when at 90 degrees, and it's light and lumpy, is going to make you have to hold the boom out, to keep the sheet from dragging in the water, etc...
I have light, "floating" sheets for light air. Floating means it doesn't absorb, weigh's the same wet or dry, so good for 0-2 knots, etc.
My point was... If you haven't tried the legal fixes to the holding the boom out problem, then maybe you should. A smaller Rooster misses the point.
Al again
we all sail the same boat
Afraid to speak? I think you will find that most people are more than happy to speak up when they have reason to. Have you considered that the reason why you are doing most of the talking might be that most people are pretty happy with the boat the way it is? And believe it or not, that is a perfectly valid opinion to have.the reason i did the "what do you want to change" thread is because ive been doing all the talking, and i wanted to know what the people of the class had to say, those that arent afraid to speak that is