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    Posted: 16 Jan 07 at 9:24pm
If you're gold fleet at that level surely £800 for new foils is but a drop in the ocean?
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From what I have heard this is class driven! The sailors were fed up of some sailors altering the foils, fairing and respraying.

The class actually wanted an earlier start date, I think it was originally March discussed at the last Worlds.

The CNC foils have an embosed logo and so will not be allowed to be altered. CNC tooling must be a vast improvment on the existing foils.

I also note on the ISAF website the 49er is one of a very few classes up for IHC certification.

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the beauty of smod sailing, eh? affordable and hastle free...
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Originally posted by 49erGBR735HSC

Means over £800 for new foils  

aaarrrg

600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318
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Another reason to moan............

"Rule C.2.1 (p)
Amendment: Add new rule:
“For all Gold fleet and finals racing in Olympic, World, Continental Championships and
Grade 1 events after July 1st 2007 all foils shall have been manufactured from the CNC
moulds (identifiable by the embossed 49er logo).”

(Quoted from the 49er site)

Means over £800 for new foils  
Dennis Watson 49er GBR735
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Blatent plug for the Blaze (we all have our favorites!)  built by Rondar now, quality fittings, carbon boom, foamed throughout for lightness and long life, carbon+lightweight alloy wings, Elvstrom or North main, keep their price well, fast and fun with a long competitive life - list price £5,900 .... There are cheaper and there are more expensive out there but few that are as much fun.  And you'll might still have knees that work after a few years !!  see the Blaze association website  www.blaze-sailing.org

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what everyones forgetting in this discussion about lasers is how much you would have to pay for new knees after sailing a laser if it wasnt for the NHS. if you add that on to the price of a laser it must get close to the price of a cat.
600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318
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Lasers are built in Polyester, CSM, with Laser's purchasing power I would imagine alot cheaper than I quoted above.

Cheap as chips, if you compare a Laser to anything it will always be over priced.

Look at a Solution, Epoxy foam sandwhich hull and a similar price to a Laser, that looks like good value for money.

I remember purchasing my first Laser new for £900, thats as about as much as I would want to pay for one now. 

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laser is made from old beer mats and toilet tissure stuck together with spit!
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What's the Laser made from then? Unobtainium?
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