Nice new Laser for Christmas

Jist because there is no evidence for something doesn't mean it's not true. But Toppers are injection moulded, in one factory and have one sailmaker, spar maker etc. I have no doubt they are more consistently produced than hand Kay up Lasers built in several places with a choice if sails. Likewise, 49er and Musto have higher quality production techniques that should ensure tighter tolerences and hence greater similarity. I've no idea if RS are any more OD than a Lader, but you can't pick your sailmaker at least.

Not knocking the Laser, but to claim it is the tightest OD in the world surely also needs some evidence to back it up. The advert, even though retracted (in part) does not inspire confidence and neither does unpublished results of measurements taken at Santander.

Originally posted by Peaky Too many to list, but Topper, most of the RS boats, Musto skiff, 49er (which has plenty of debate around who makes the best, but without consensus), etc etc.

Topper. All injection moulded. Much more consistent than hand layup Lasers.

Edited by JimC - 06 Dec 14 at 10:33pm

The Laser is as close as it gets? Pull the other one...

The ad retraction didn't even deny the choosing North or Hyde. Surely if they're the same you wouldn't need a choice?

I was on a sailing holiday in Greece two or three years ago. The company had got a batch of a dozen or so new Lasers. One of the top Lasers sailors in Greece measured the mast rake on all of them and chose the best ones to go to the Greek laser squad and the rest were kept by the holiday company. I watched him choose the boats. He had a lower mast section which he put in each mast hole and measured from the top of it to the back of the boat. And I think he measured from the back of the mast to the stern corners too.