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| Rossiter Pintail Mortagne sur Gironde, near Bordeaux |
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| Laser 28 - Excellent example of this great design Hamble le rice |
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kneewrecker 
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 Topic: RS aeroPosted: 27 Jul 15 at 10:56am |
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JC strap was pretty fundamental in the Solo, I could imagine it would be useful on rotational unstayed rigs too.
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jeffers
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Posted: 27 Jul 15 at 10:45am |
I believe it is a thick bit of shock cord, Solo/Finn style (also known as a JC strap) that goes from the Kicker fitting on the boom to the bow. Some classes don't like them as they are seen as an aid to pumping (and have it written into the rules that you cannot have them).
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furtive
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Posted: 27 Jul 15 at 10:44am |
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From the class rules: "A “J.C” strap may be fitted to pull the boom forward whilst
sailing downwind. The maximum elastic thickness permitted is
8mm."
Basically a big piece of shockcord from either side of the boom to a bow fitting. Finns and OKs use them I think, helps to hold the boom forward when sailing deep downwind.
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laser193713
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Posted: 27 Jul 15 at 10:36am |
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I notice there are already a couple on the site for sale. One of them specifies a "downwind boom stabiliser"... What is one of those?!
Is the aero fitted with an especially unstable boom???
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ventus
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Posted: 17 Jul 15 at 10:09pm |
Your right. Too much wine consumed here in wells next the sea. 
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Rupert
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Posted: 17 Jul 15 at 10:04pm |
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Did you just go measure a chocolate bar, Peaky? Seems a bit long, to me.
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Posted: 17 Jul 15 at 9:48pm |
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190mm or 7.5" surely.
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ventus
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Posted: 17 Jul 15 at 9:43pm |
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Rupert
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Posted: 17 Jul 15 at 9:23pm |
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Isn't the Aero 13 feet? So nearer the size of a Streaker than a Laser. But longer by far than the Comet/Europe.
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Posted: 17 Jul 15 at 8:41pm |
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Actually I did some sums. If you scale it up to the size of a Tasar, it weighs the same as a Tasar.
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