Are one designs really all equal ??

Re: Re: lasers from different regions

my old Canadian hull was far sturdier and better made than my new british one. I've also heard stories about chisels and screwdrivers and stuff being found in PSE boats as well as them having thin patches in their gelcoat where it hasn't been laid up properly

What I've seen so far of PSE boats doesn't do much to disprove this.The boat I sail with at the moment is right on the bottom boudaries of the class weight limits and also seems to have a curiously light nose. The weight difference between mine and several other similarly aged lasers in the boat park at my club is quite marked, so you can notice when you're sailing them and they're only about 100 sail numbers appart at most

Re: Lasers from different regions.

I've not heard about Lasers in Aus being faster, though am aware that the US supplied masts are softer than those from elsewhere. In general this is taken as meaning they do not last as long rather than affecting speed much. also, I guess being an entire continent having the same supply means that there is less likelihood of competing against others with a "better mast".

Ian