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fab100
Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1005 |
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Topic: Sunfish, MacLaren and Popcorn... Posted: 08 Nov 17 at 4:53pm |
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thanks largely to World Sailing's treachery I suspect. I will never understand how they could side with the one who had not stuck to their contractual obligations, failing to pay the designer his due royalties, for years. Ant of course, what a great job Rastegar is now doing. Anyone not struggled to get official Laser parts when they need them?
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 17 at 6:08pm | ||
AIUI Kirby lost on legal technicalities. The rights and wrongs never seemed to come into it, which seems par for the course for US civil law. Edited by JimC - 08 Nov 17 at 6:09pm |
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2547
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 17 at 9:28pm | ||
So what does that actually mean for the class?
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turnturtle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 17 at 9:56pm | ||
Sentiment shared here Jim, as for what it means to the class, no idea really... same old, same old: two tier system of club racers vs the circuit guys I guess |
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 17 at 11:51pm | ||
It means the class has two main builders worldwide who hate each others guts, have each cost the other a lot of money in litigation, and who have rather different visions for the future of the class. |
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 17 at 9:44am | ||
I thought boats built by Bruce Kirby and associates can't be called, or sailed as, Lasers.
Is he actually allowed to build an identical boat BTW, the IP argument all went a bit beyond my understanding (or at least my will to read the fine print)?
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2547
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 17 at 11:54am | ||
Who are the two builders?
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Old Timer
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 17 at 11:55am | ||
Opening the door for the Devoti D Zero & the RS Aero
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 17 at 2:37pm | ||
In future whenever I feel aggrieved that I can't change something on one of my boats I'll go and read this https://www.laserinternational.org/rules-and-regulations/illegal-equipment/
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Spice 346 "Flat Broke"
Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |
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Old Timer
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 17 at 2:45pm | ||
Most on that list is fair enough; but some seems a bit silly, Deck ware pads??
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