Latest legal Laser tweaks????

Originally posted by blaze720 ... but a few of us 'knockers' have suggested identifiable improvements... and get a bit of jocular feedback ... well of course.

ILCA 2014 Handbook:-

Rule changes:
If you have a good idea for a rule change, talk first to some other sailors and also to class officials to see whether they share your opinion. If this is the case, then formulate the rule change as precisely as possible and add a justification. Next, send your proposal to the Chief Measurer of the Class, Jean-Luc Michon (e-mail: chiefmeasurer@laserinternational.org.) He will discuss it with the other members of the Technical and Measurement Committee. If recommended the proposal will then be presented to the World Council. Finally, if the World Council and the Advisory Council agree with your proposal, the rule change must be approved by two thirds of the membership.

Put up or shut up.....

Originally posted by iiitick Even Mirror have scrapped the gaff!

Originally posted by iiitick Remember I am old but not fuddy duddy.........I took my thwart out!!!

Far less of a fuddy duddy than me, then!

I do like debates like this - no one on the forum has any influence at all over what happens to the Laser (except by buying one, or not), but we still argue about it like good'uns!

Put up or shut up.....

What ... on a general forum !?  You know better than that .... I expect I'd have to be a CA paid up member again as well, even own another Laser, go to dull national annual meetings, talk with committee's at multiple levels, liase with official design rights holders, snuggle up to the manufacturer and still wait decades for even something like a decent kicker set-up (It was suggested 'officially' back about 1972 or earlier I think .... and very probably on many occasions since as well).  I'm far too old for all that stuff.

We live in an age of social media and forums which is why we are all 'here'.....  hot beds of ideas, opinions and banter verging on entertainment even those that do not toe any official line.   Sometimes people 'get upset'  if they do not agree - but that is general forums for you.  But if new ideas upset (or even old ones come to that !), then with respect maybe the relevent suitably moderated CA forum is a safer prescription.

Besides the third alternative was to go sail something else which when our knees started to go on strike was to prove a latter day pleasure. 

I/We wish the Laser well ....  those of us who are 'ex-Laser' do still care a bit you know ! 

Mike L.

PS - nows time for some sailing ...   

Originally posted by iiitick According to Sandgrounder we do! I do agree with bustinben, in fact but...he implies that Laser is the pinnacle of the sport. It is a shame that the 'pinnacle of the sport' is out of date! Regarding standards in ordinary national racing, RS100? From my position as observer and terrible sailor it seems to me that if the class 'stars' do not turn up the standard in most classes is not that hot. I was however very impressed with the Olympians when I saw them once.

Edited by bustinben - 20 Jun 14 at 4:19pm