Mugshots....

Originally posted by Calum_Reid Should have seen it and replaced it before it got to that state tho. Should be ckecking the boat over after sailing everyweek. If it had broken you could have trashed a few things!

Yeah... ME! When I saw the state of that rope, I didn't want to get the spinnaker up at first. Then I was tempted and hoped for the best. It held OK thanks for that... Well, it's not the reason why we capsized, eh Carshalton!!?

 Here's another symetric to keep the 505 company, My Wife and I at Pevensey bay.

 

Edited by GaznJax

Is that a flying 15, gaznjax, or do my eyes deceive me?

 


Edited by Isis - 22 Nov 11 at 12:50pm

Oh, well with my choice of boats to sail the laser 2 is the heavy and robust alternative! (my other boat is a cherub!) If they've been looked after then i find there isn't much to go wrong with them. In the 3 years that I've sailed them I've lost 2 kite poles but thats only because they stow really poorly and seem to come undone in the worst possible time, and also lost a whole rudder with stock, tiller and extension.... that fell off in a capsize!

In nuclear conditions (eg at the BUSA nationals this year at weymouth, averaging 35knots) they are insane. I was flat wiring on all points of sail, even a 2 sail very broad reach! Upwind was incredible, with 14 stone on the wire we were pointing a good 5 degrees higher than the other 2's and going considerably faster. Think it may have been terminal velocity in a 2! Brilliant!