Laser 8.1 - right for me?

I think there are all the ex-hire 8.1 rigs for sale, £300 I think and only used for a couple of light wind races at the nationals.

cooool!

That price is including the main sail its not a laser sail as such so does not have inflated price.

UK List for the rig is £350 (when I last checked), the Harken kicker you can pick up the bottom assembly for around £80-£100 and do the rest yourself using other blocks, a full assembled one for around £140. Cunningham you can do youself using a couple of blocks and some rope.

I have a mate who has a old style kicker that he has adapted to 12:1 which just about works for him ( he has to be a bit aniaml with it and cannot adjust it at all though).

The guys to speak to are Rooster themselves though, Steve is a helpful guy.

Failing that rigs do occasionally appear on Apolloduck/Ebay for around £200-£250.

 

 

Indeed it would be including the government robbery. It may be worth speaking to Rooster, they might be amenable to do a deal if you wanted a few. I find the outhaul is generally set and forget (unless you get it seriously wrong) but a good cunningham is essential.

There are a number of guides as to doing the 'XD style' control lines yourself floating around. I believe the 8.1 class rules (although not actually published yet) are intended to be exactly the same as the International Laser with the exception of the sail and lower mast section (or extender section).

My hull is a 80's hull that has all the goodies on it and seems to cope just fine .